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3 Days Tour Uyuni Salt Flats ending in San Pedro de Atacama Chile

From La Paz: 4 Days Tour Uyuni Salt Flats ending in San Pedro de Atacama Chile

Name: From La Paz: 4 Days Tour Uyuni Salt Flats ending in San Pedro de Atacama Chile
Brand: Joker Expedition, Bolivia.
SKU: 21789P10
Price: 420.00 USD
Rating: 4.5 (17 reviews)

La Paz, Bolivia

3 days (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Travel between Bolivia and Chile via a myriad of natural attractions on a 3-day tour that begins in Uyuni and ends in San Pedro de Atacama. Over the course of the journey, you’ll jump between world-famous attractions, including Salar de Uyuni and lagoons of various vivid colors, without getting lost and conquer off-road terrains without a hitch in a 4x4 vehicle. Plus, a guide takes care of all accommodation, transfers, meals, and activities so that you don’t have to.

Explore the vast desert between Bolivia and Chile without getting lost on a 3-day tour
Discover attractions at a relaxed pace and conquer off-road terrains in a 4x4 vehicle
A guide takes care of all transfers, accommodation, meals, and activities
The most interesting way to cross the border

What's Included

English Speaking Guide
Food and drinks (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
2 nights accommodation (Private accommodation)
Transfer to San Pedro de Atacama(no hotel Dropp-off)
Bottled water
Bus Ticket La Paz - Uyuni (with hotel pick up)

Entrance fees: tickets (30 Bs Incahuasi Island, 150. Bs. national Park, and some small things, please be with you approx. Bs. 200)
Travel Insurance

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

08:00 PM

Pickup details

Pick up from all La Paz Hotels.

What To Expect

Your 3-day excursion to the Uyuni Salt Flats begins with evening hotel pickup in La Paz and drop-off at the bus station for the overnight trip to Uyuni. Once you arrive in Uyuni the following morning, your driver will meet you for the transfer to the breakfast location, where you can also relax with a hot shower before continuing on to Uyuni. Break up the drive with stops at the train cemetery and Colchani salt processing plant before reaching the salt flats. Visit the photogenic flats and cactus-covered Isla Incahuasi for lunch, then enjoy dinner and an overnight stay in Uyuni.

The following day, set off from Uyuni after breakfast to visit area sights like the Chiguana Salt Flat, Ollague volcano, and Siloli Desert rock formations, finishing at the Laguna Colorada in the afternoon to admire its color and local flamingo population. Overnight and depart the following morning at sunrise for San Pedro de Atacama, stopping to admire the geysers, Polques Lagoon hot springs, Salvador Dalì Desert, and Green and White Lagoons along the way.

La Paz (Pass By)

Uyuni (Pass By)

Train Cemetery

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Colchani

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Salar de Uyuni

2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Isla Incahuasi

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Colchani (Pass By)

Laguna Hedionda

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Laguna Colorada

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Aguas Termales de Polques

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Geiser Sol de la Manana

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Laguna Verde

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

San Pedro de Atacama (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
WHAT TO BRING: (Recommended) .- gloves, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, good quality, warm clothing, extra batteries for your camera with good storage capacity for photos, basic medications for a headache, extra snacks, swimsuit and towel for the hot springs.

f you have special requests please let us know by this means (food, allergies, etc)
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers

Operated by Joker Expedition, Bolivia.

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Reviews

4.5

17 reviews

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Joker really fumbled the bag

Kieran_M, May 2023

I’m not really sure how to review this trip. First off, Joker Expeditions was not the operator of the tour. They arranged transport from La Paz to Uyuni, and let me use a hotel room to shower and change, which was actually very nice. Then though, they drove me to another tour office and said here, this is your tour- no real explanation or anything. Andes Salt I believe was the agency. The most glaring error by Joker, was on the final day. The tour was listed as arranging transport to San Pedro de Atacama and help with border crossing. When we got to the border crossing the driver asked me “so, how are you getting to San Pedro?” I was truly stunned, like I have no idea- it was supposed to be taken care of by Joker, I thought. The tour I was with had absolutely no idea what I was talking about and apparently they said I was supposed to arrange a bus myself from the border into town. Andes Salt wasn’t able to take me there as they couldnt cross the border. This makes sense I suppose but clearly there was absolutely zero communication between the 2 companies about what happens then. All attempts to call Joker were met with no response. I ended up having to pay a random person $20 USD to take me into town- which he definitely did not have to do. Any border crossing can be chaotic but this was really next level, and truly not okay to leave someone stranded on the edge of the desert. I’m lucky I brought cash or I would have been S.O.L. Andes Salt- tour was quite nice. We saw a lot of cool things and everything seemed to flow well. Accommodations for the 2 nights were really basic- think cold nights with no electricity, but that’s pretty normal for the area. My tour guide was clearly very intelligent and explained things pretty well and even joined us in the evening to relax and have fun. They deserve more than this review- but this was my whole experience Overall a confusing experience, I would certainly not use Joker again, but Andes Salt- go for it.

Amazing tour, but 2-3x the price when booking on Viator

Charlotte_R, Jan 2023

The tour was INCREDIBLE!! Cannot recommend Uyuni and the Salt Flats enough. I was so glad I did the 4-day tour, because the magic happens beyond the Salt Flats. Rolling mountains, cute animals (flamingos, pecunias, llamas!), lagoons, sunsets, and seeing the entire milky way. The problem was that the tour wasn't actually run by Joker Expedition. They arranged the bus and the hotel I got to rest in for three hours when I arrived, but after that I was handed off to another tour company. I found out that I paid 2-3x more than everyone else on my tour. Lesson learned - don't book anything if you're outside the country. Wait until you arrive!! You'll get the same experience for much less money.

Once in a lifetime experience

Sam_L, Jan 2023

The incredible scenes of salt flat, lagoons of various colors, colorful mountains and the very high altitudes we had traveled through from 3800 meters to 5000 meters, being able to flamingos close up.

The original and the untouched phenomena!

George_S, Dec 2022

The original and the untouched phenomena! This trip has changed my mind and my soul once more time in a positive way. It is the highpoint of my this South America trip. Operations: Quite many tour agents offer the similar tours, and they are using and sharing the handful real tour operators who provide the tour guide, the driver, and the 4x4 vehicles. Our tour guide: Dedicated, love this land, and very knowledgeable! Our 4x4 vehicle driver: the best! Physical environments: It could be a challenge to the people who wants to approaching to it if this person is not prepared for, due to the high elevation, sun exposure. The real actions of 4x4 vehicles in the most remote locations. Simple loading.

Ótima experiência!!!!!

JoaoHenrique_B, Oct 2022

Salty desert Se quiserem visitar o deserto do Salar de Uyuni recomenda-se mais que esta agência, o guia Michael. Não é só uma visita ao deserto, conheces toda a parte sul da Bolívia e é uma forma simples de chegar ao Chile sem complicações (os guias ajudam em tudo e tratam das burocracias e transportes). Por fim, o guia Michael apresentou-nos o seu país com uma atenção e carinho extraordinário. Se o grupo em que fores inserido tiver um espírito de aventura o Michael vai conseguir criar a dinâmica de união entre todos e elevar a experiência a outro nível.

Consigliatissimo

Salvatore_Z, Aug 2022

Tour organizzato perfettamente in ogni dettaglio con tutte le destinazioni più interessanti. Cibo e sistemazioni buone. Oscar super guida, come anche gli autisti sempre disponibili e simpatici. È bello vedere persone a cui piace il loro lavoro e la loro terra!

Ein wunderbares Erlebnis!

Gion_C, Jan 2020

Es war ein wunderbares und unvergessliches Erlebnis. Die riesige Salzebene, die Kaktusinsel und die vielen Lagunen und Flamingos, einfach nur schön! Wer 5-Sterne Hotels erwartet ist hier natürlich fehl am Platz, die Unterkünfte sind sehr einfach, die Fahrt teilweise recht holperig, aber es ist ein Erlebnis. Wir waren eine super Gruppe mit 2 Geländewagen, dem Guide Marco sowie Driver Michael.