Salar de Uyuni (Uyuni Salt Flats)
The scenery in this south-western part of the country is truly beautiful, weirdly wonderful. Without doubt,
All at the same time they are spectacular; eerie, ‘other-worldly’, unique, freezing by night, boiling by day and whiter than snow always. This is an inhospitable environment, not easy to reach, but with the right vehicle and guide we can arrange for you to visit this windy and out of the way place. The sensation of standing in the middle of this salt desert is truly incredible and something you won’t forget for a long time. Nor is sleeping in a hotel made of salt! If you can put up with some bumpy roads and windy conditions then this stark landscape will reward you.
Originally a salt lake, stranded inland by the collision of tectonic plates which formed the
A visit here combines well with
The best time of year to visit the salt flats at Uyuni is in June and July. This is when the skies are clearer and the sun is hot (but the nights are cold).
It is unlikely that you will have ever stayed in somewhere like the Luna Salada Hotel for one very good reason, because it is a hotel sculpted entirely from salt. Salt makes good building blocks and although the outside has to be resurfaced after each rainy season, the building is extremely solid (we assure you!). More…
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