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3-Day Tour to Salt Flats and Lagoons

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Overview

Available languages

English
Spanish

3 days

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Enjoy the world’s largest salt flat with the safest and best operator in Bolivia.

Best rated tour, with an English-fluent guide assisting you the whole trip.

All groups travel in comfortable Toyota 4x4s with experienced drivers.

Including Satellite phone, Oxygen bottle and sleeping bag.

Take an unforgettable 3-day tour through the vast white Salt flats of Uyuni, into the desert of southwest Bolivia, one of the highest and driest in the world.

Visit tiny villages lost in the tundra surrounded by multicolored mountain and lakes filled with flamingos, the Sol de Manana geyser, thermal hot-springs at night to finish the day, with temperatures around 38°C (100°F) and enjoying the star gazing and milky way.

You can finish your tour at San Pedro de Atacama for an extra $10 USD if specified !

Additional Info

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Wheelchair accessible

Children must be accompanied by an adult

May be operated by a multi-lingual guide

Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking

Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

Please dress appropriately for the weather conditions ( Mostly Cold temperatures)

One guide is divided between two cars ( 1 Guide for 12 people max )

All cars in the company are equiped with Radios to comunicate between eachother

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

Day 1

Beginning of the Experience

Accommodations

Accommodation at Playa Blanca Salt Hotel

Food and Drinks

LUNCH

Lunch

DINNER

Dinner

1

Train Cemetery

From our office we will be leaving at 11:00 am. in a Toyota land cruiser. We will head towards the first stop "The train’s graveyard" and see the first locomotives in Bolivia. Afterwards you go to the small village of Colchani visiting the factories and the handy-craft market.

2 hours • Admission Included
2

Salar de Uyuni

Finishing your lunch in the village of Colchani, you will be taken to the great Salar de Uyuni to go straight to a hotel made out of salt. Playa Blanca (the only hotel allowed inside the salt flats) surrounded by salt sculptures, flags and the Dakar Statue. Moving on towards the center of the salt flats you will fully enjoy the vastness of the landscapes and have a photo session of funny perspective pictures with the tour guide who's got plenty of experience in this field of photography.

3 hours • Admission Not Included
3

Necropolis & Museum Kawsay Wasy

Hike in the Inca Wasy island (Cactus Island). Awaits for you after that, where you see the giant cacti and coral Rock formations. The hike itself is a loop of approximately 1h and will take you all the way to the top where a great 360* view can be appreciated. Once you finish this little hike, west will be your next direction to the small Village of Villa Candelaria to spend the first night but just before your leave the salt flat a breathtaking Sun-Set will be seen at its very shore. Arriving to the accommodations, you will enjoy some hot coffee and chocolate with some cookies and snacks. At tea time you will enjoy a delicious dinner.

4 hours • Admission Not Included
Day 2

Laguna Colorada

Accommodations

Accommodation at Playa Blanca Salt Hotel

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

LUNCH

Lunch

DINNER

Dinner

1

Laguna Colorada

Waking up at 6:30 am, your journey into the hightest and driest desert will be filled with breathtaking landscapes of dormant volcanos and lagoons coloring the vast andean desert of Bolivia. Different Flor and Fauna are on the menu like Llamas,Vicunas, Viszcachas, Andean Foxes and of course Flamingos ! Those animals will be most commonly seen in the national park Eduardo Avaroa which is 720000 hectares big, and where the Laguna Colorada awaits for you, one of the highlights of the entire tour ! Last but not least, we drive you into a volcanic crater where you can see some geological activities. Afterward the hotel and hot springs awaits for you

10 hours • Admission Not Applicable
Day 3

Final Day

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

1

Salvador Dali Desert

This day starts around 6:30 am. taking a good breakfast (some pancakes, yogurt, milk, corn flakes etc) to get energy for the last day of this trip. Starting by visiting first the Salvador Dali Desert and then followed by the Green Lake right next to the border of Chile where you can be dropped off at the immigration office. If you wanna come back to Uyuni, North would be your course crossing back threw stunning landscapes from a different road and making some stops in the way for legs stretching, toilets, and lunch. 17:00 pm Approx arrival in Uyuni at our office.

7 hours • Admission Included

What‘s Included

2 nights accommodation

Professional guide

Afternoon tea

Hotel pickup

Professional photographer guide

Fuel surcharge

Entrance fees (30 bs for the Inca wasi island and 150 bs for the nacional park)

Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

Pickup points

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3-Day Tour to Salt Flats and Lagoons

Pickup included

Reviews

4.37

171 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Once in a lifetime experience

    leuterisl2015,Mar 25, 2026

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    What can I say about this experience. One of the most memorable and beautiful things that I have done. The lake, the lagoons, the volcanoes, the animals, the surreal landscapes.. Most important our guide Axel and our driver Emanuel. They really made our excursion something extraordinary. Very knowledgeable, friendly, authentic, open to flexibility and always attentive to our needs and questions. I was able to dive into the Andean / Bolivian culture and i was feeling that i ride with good friends.. Gracias mis amigos und buena suerte por todo!!! Lefteris el Griego :)

  • Car crash, poor resolution

    A1074MXthomasm,Mar 25, 2026

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    1.00

    I booked with this company as they offered seemingly good condition, turns out things were different. All companies basically run the same tour and stay in mostly the same places over night, so it might happen that you get scrambled into another group. Anyway, now to the real problem. It starts with the issue that our english speaking guide was well on cocaine and the later it got in the day, the more drunk he became. Baseline his knowledge is good and he explains many things, but being drugged up on the job is simply crazy. Since he and the two drivers were always together during breaks, we can only assume what they did. Now day 1 all in all went well, but day 2 is where the issue became most apparent. The Toyota Landcruisers are in poor condition to start with. No space in the back, backpacks tied to the roof. The vehicles didn't have functioning seatbelts in the back, can't say anything about the front, since I wasn't sitting there. The vehicles also have NO airbags which is an enormous safety concern. Continuing and coming to the biggest issue. The driver took a corner recklessly with way too much speed, lost control of the vehicle and umtimately we ended up offroad, tumbling three times. Mind you, no airbags, no working seatbelts and no means of really being protected. I hit my head, others got cut. The driver somehow got out, didn't check on us, didn't give us a first aid kit, just abandoned us. Now, he did get help, but first aid is first aid and must be done! They brought us to a "hospital" in the village. We didn't pay there, some got patched up, some pretty much ignored. They also checked on the driver who got hurt in the crash and at a later point in time they showed us his document. They told us he had zero alcohol in his body, but this wasn't written on the paper by the nurse, but by the guide! With his pen and his handwriting identifiable... Many times we tried to talk to him, but it proved difficult as now he was on coke and adrenalin, because his driver could have killed six tourists. We were constantly interrupted, had conplaints and on the third day were brushed off as "sensitive". The owner of the company also kept interrupting us on the phone. This was all obviously a huge problem. End of the day they refunded us the tour in cash and offered me 2500Bolivian Pesos as settlement with coverage of my first hospital visit in Chile. I accepted this offer simply because I have no faith in the police/justice system of Bolivia, but if this had happened in the US, safe to say, I'd never have to work another day in my life. They wanted me to sign a paper that stated I can't leave a negative review, but I never received this letter. I didn however at some point received a letter for my insurance, claiming that we went off road because of a tire blowout (it never blew out). We got a police report at some point, in this report it was stated that the driver was too fast, the supposed blowout was never mentioned. This entire experience and the wrap up of the accident proved that the owner will lie as much as he can to safe his own ass. Do NOT book with this office, look for a company with good cars and reputable guides.

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  • THEY ALMOST KILLED US, serious car crash from dangerous driving!

    672liama,Mar 22, 2026

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    1.00

    THEY ALMOST KILLED US! DO NOT BOOK WITH THIS COMPANY!!! The drivers drive too quickly, the cars are old, have no airbags, no one has first aid training and there is no safety kit. Our driver lost control on a straight road after driving too quickly, lost control, fishtailed and went off road at a 45 degree angle going around 55/60kmh (he was going 80+kmh before the fishtailing) and the car rolled multiple times. Fortunately non of us got serious injuries. We were taken to a local medical centre but it was clear no one had any idea how to handle the situation. The driver didn’t check if we were okay and hailed down a passerby within 2 mins of getting out of the wreck, granted to get help but his reaction to the situation was terrible. No one called the police at the time of the accident, the owners had the wreck removed the same night so the police could not issue do a fair investigation or issue fault. We were given a copy of the drivers medical report but we’re 99.9% sure the main tour guide fraudulently wrote that the driver had no alcohol in his system. We’re sure of this because the clinic we were all treated at could not have access to a breathalyser or have the ability to take bloods. It was also scribbled on his medical report with a different pen and different handwriting. The main tour guide was taking cocaine and got drunk at different points of the trip. I cannot speak for the drivers, I never personally saw them drunk or high but if you read other reviews people have said it happens. It was incredibly suspicious the main tour guide made a big show of the driver having no alcohol in his system as it was 10am and I don’t think anyone did suspect he was drunk. It’s a bit of a Barbara Streisand effect there. There are so many operators that do the same tour, do yourself a favour and book with one that has newer Land Cruisers and places more value on safety.

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  • Great 3 day tour with Carlos

    Demanding but Fair,Nov 23, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    We took the 2 nights 3 day English group (shared) tour and it was great. Our guide was Carlos who was knowledgable, charismatic and opinionated in a good way. A very patriotic man who clearly loves his country and enjoys showing it to people. We had 6 tourists in our car (including us) and the driver, and there was another car with more tourists and our guide. Contrary to other reviews on this site, explanation wasn't minimal. Carlos really gave us a lot of information and history in English and it wasn't just some wrote script, he clearly enjoyed what he was doing and lots of us began filming his introductions to new places as they were that good. The only warning I would give is... If you have a food allergy, it's not enough to tell them by email and then tell them again in person. You need to remind before each meal. part of that is that things are a bit hectic. We arrived at hotels where rooms that should have been available weren't. In all cases they fixed it by putting people in hotels very near by, often nicer ones than we were expecting. But that means sometimes you've got people cooking for you who have nothing to do with the tour company. Now I know that it's the tour company's job to coordinate everything and pass on all information but it at times didn't happen. What did happen is if you let the guide know that you paid for X or that you have a food allergy, or whatever, they dealt with it. So... my advice is, just be prepared for this and be on top of it. Be nice and they'll deal with it. That being said, we saw great things and had a great guide, which was what we were paying for. In fact I would say it was more than what we were paying for. Carlos' narratives are now a part of the background of Bolivia for us, a part of the scenery and fabric of an incredibly beautiful country.

  • Great locactions to see, but poorly organised.

    PeterBarras,Jul 14, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    3.00

    On balance we had a good trip, parts were fantastic, but when things went wrong it was quiet bad. The communication leading up to the trip was pretty good, so I can't complain about that. The locations we went to were fantastic and well worth the effort. Our guide was pretty good and had a lot of information. We were expecting the accomodation to be sparse but the first night was much better than expected. Second was OK, but very, very basic. What was bad was - when we arrived at the airport we were 4 people with luggage, and there were others on our flight for our tour as well. They sent 1 standard sedan to pick us all up. Clearly this was not going to work and cabs were hard to finds. - there were only 2 4wd's for the whole group meaning we were really crammed in, and those unlucky enough to be in the back row were extremely cramped. There was barely room and had to sit side saddle. - when we got to the second nights accomodation it really seemed like they had no idea we were coming, and some of our group ending up getting punted to a place down the road - at dinner we found out that where we were planning on crossing the border was closed the next day. Seems like they had no idea on how to handle this and it took hours for any sort of communication on it. -ended up we had to get up very early the next day and drive hours out of way and had another person crammed into the already uncomfortably crowded 4wd. So much so that one person spent the trip sitting either on her partners lap or on the center console between the driver and front passenger hunched over and facing the wrong way. -once we got to the alternate border crossing they then charged us another 100 for the extra transport to San Pedro de Atacama -once arriving at San Pedro with no warning they kicked us all out on the edge of town to find our own way to hotels, some of which weren't close.

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  • Don't go

    Roam26014303645,Apr 29, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    1.00

    Hiden fees that they didn't mentioned at the web site. Horrible organization. The woman at the reception desk could't explain us why they did't give any information about extra fees before tour. She tried to find it at their web site- she couldn't

  • Uyuni trip

    tonko c,Jan 21, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Tour crew tried their max. to please all of us and show the best of all. Guide with name Peter was outstanding.

  • Spectacular views, not very serious tour operators

    Jakob H,Jan 16, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    3.00

    The views were spectacular, highly recommend you to visit. The accommodations were good, above our expectations considering they’re in the middle of nowhere. However, the communication with the tour operator was not good. Very slow to respond to emails, and after confirming airport pickup multiple times, we were met by no one when we arrived. Our guide was very funny and eccentric, but super drunk every morning. The last day he was “too tired” to come with us back to Uyuni and stayed at the last hotel to sleep it off. The cars were full, 7 people in each one, which would have been ok if there was working air conditioning and the driver didn’t blast tunes all day long. It seems like all tour operators are very similar, so be prepared for amazing views but have some patience with the rest!

  • 3-day Salary De Uyuni - a must!

    tobyjd142,Jan 14, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    3 days out on the Salt Flats and surrounding national parks and lagoons. Unforgettable! You'll never see scenery like it anywhere else in the world. It's a really special place. And Red Planet Expeditions were very helpful and accommodating the whole time. Quick responses to emails, very good English speaking guys, great food. Big highlight being the hot springs at night on the 2nd day - really unique experience that most other tours don't have the luxury of. Highly recommended to do the 3-day tour too, if you can, you get to see so many unique landscapes!

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  • Great tour

    DaveT216,Oct 13, 2024

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    We did the 3 day from Uyuni and finishing in San Pedro de Atacama. The vehicle and driver Angelo were very good and we felt safe at all times. The guide Robert was funny and informative and took good care of us. We opted for private rooms as we got a private bathroom but otherwise the rooms were the same standard as the shared accommodation. They were both fine considering the remote locations. Food was also good, no choice but they provided vegetarian options if booked ahead. The itinerary was excellent and we saw so much. Staying the 2nd night at the hot springs was a good idea as we didn’t need an early start on the last day. Would recommend to others.

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