Salar de Uyuni – Salt lakes
Probably the best tour so far was the one to the biggest salt flat in the world (10,582 km²), Salar de Uyuni. We had good group consisting of two Australians, two Germans, us plus the driver/mechanic/cook/guide. Tip: When booking this tour, there is like 60 companies offering it. It’s good to pay attention who you book with, as some drivers like to drink and drive recklessly. Luckily we had done our research on the issue, booked with Esmeralda and were satisfied. We didn’t even get a flat tyre (it really seemed to happen to everyone else) !
The salt looks like snow and sounds like hard snow when you walk on it.
It’s even brighter than snow and you need to be careful with hot sun reflecting
from it. At least we got some tan :)
The Salar itself is stunning, along with its cactus island and its salt made hotels. But the 3-day tour also takes you to visit different types of deserts, funny rock formations, colored lakes, geysers, hot springs … you get to watch lamas, alpacas, vicuñas, flamencos, and many more !
Overnight places are tiny villages in the middle of nowhere, in windy western-movie like atmosphere.
Have fun with pictures!
Photos day 1
Photos day 2
Photos day 3