5 Days Uyuni Salt Flats with English Guide by Bus from La Paz
Overview
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4 days
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Welcome to Bolivia.
Enjoy an unforgettable adventure visiting the Salar de Uyuni and colorful lagoons with collection from your Hotel de La Paz.
The service starts with pick-up from your Hotel in La Paz, to take a night bus to Uyuni on arrival we pick it up from the Bus, to start with the 3-day and 2-night tour of the Salar de Uyuni.
Join this 3-day tour in Salar de Uyuni sharing with more people interested in the visiting this surreal landscape of desert and colored lagoons of the Eduardo Avaroa Reseve with your professional english speaking guide in a TOYOTA LAND CRUISER 4WD.
In winter, called dry season from May to October, when the surface hardens, geometric figures formed by the salt particles agglomerated into polygons appear. In summer, rainy season from November to March, the salt desert is transformed into a giant mirror that blends into the sky of the purest blue you've ever seen before.
Additional Info
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
La Paz - Uyuni
Accommodations
Overnight in Cama Bus.
La Paz Department
Day 1: La Paz - Uyuni (D) The service starts with pick up from your Hotel in La Paz City, (1 hour before the bus departure time) to take a night bus to Uyuni that leaves at 8:30 p.m. The bus that we select is TODO TOURISMO COMPANY, one of the most comfortable with reclining seats (semicama), with bath on board, assistance in English and small dinner included.
Uyuni Salt Flats
Accommodations
Overnight Salt Hostel (private room)
Uyuni
Day 2 : Uyuni (B, L, D) After a 9-hour bus ride, we wait for you to transfer you to our offices and enjoy a delicious breakfast and then start with the 3-day and 2-night tour of the Salar de Uyuni.
Visit with photo stops Our adventure begins visiting an outdoor museum of ancient and impressive field trains.
Salar de Uyuni
Visit with photo stops
Isla Incahuasi
Visit with photo stops Enter the Salar by Colchani where we will see the salt processing and piles of salt, visit the hotel salt, eyes water and continue downtown to visit the Incahuasi Island of volcanic rock and giant cactus and a top that climb it becomes extraordinary viewpoint of the white salt plain.
Uyuni - Laguna Colorada
Accommodations
Overnight LODGE POLQUES (Private room with bathroom)
Salar de Uyuni
Day 3:Uyuni - Laguna Colorada (B,L,D)
Laguna Canapa
Visit with photo stops To the south are Cañapa gaps, Stinking, Chiarkota, Honda and Ramadita, where large numbers of flamingos can be founded. Other birds, such as geese and Andean gulls accompany the flamingos in these lagoons flanked by snow-capped volcanoes.
Laguna Hedionda
Visit with photo stops
Arbol de Piedra
Visit with photo stops
Laguna Colorada
Visit with photo stops At night we came to stay overnight in private room with bathroom. LODGE POLQUES. .
Laguna colorada - Uyuni- La Paz
Accommodations
Overnight in Bus road to La Paz
Laguna Colorada
Day 4: Lagunas - Uyuni- La Paz (B,L,D)
Geiser Sol de la Manana
Visit with photo stops At dawn we will go in search of known geysers Sol de Mañana. They arrive at the first rays of light. This is the highest point of the route, about 5000 m.
Aguas Termales De Polques
Visit with photo stops.
Salvador Dali Desert
Visit with photo stops The cold is intense. You will see pools where the land seems to boil red, gray and scarlet mud can be traversed by us in their own shores. The desert and Salar de Chalviri is another scene of great landscape value that combines the white snow, ocher desert, the blue water and white of borax. In one corner we can take a bath in Termas de Polques and enjoy a hearty breakfast outdoors.
Laguna Verde
Visit with photo stops. And almost as an excess and to leave this desert valley, we will visit Laguna Verde, at the foot of the volcano Licancabur. We arrive at this lagoon just on time to see how the water go from emerald green to a duller. In return we stop for lunch at Laguna Colorada, main nesting center of the three species of flamingos and whose algae and plankton activated by solar radiation and wind give both pink lagoon as part of the legs and plumage these exotic birds.
Uyuni
We return to Uyuni and upon arrival after a brief descent, we transfer it to the Bus for its return to La Paz, the bus company is the same, TODO TURISMO. No one can forget the experience of this journey! Arrival to Uyuni at 5:00 pm. take bus to La paz at 7:30 pm
What‘s Included
Bus ticket La Paz - Uyuni - La Paz.
Hotel pickup and drop-off
2 nights accommodation
Professional guide
Accommodation as per itinerary
Food and drinks (4 breakfast, 4 Lunch, 4 Dinner)
Entrance fees
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
From La Paz: Uyuni by bus
Pickup included
Reviews
9 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Well organized tour
deboraegri,Jan 14, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Well organized tour, well coordinated. The guide Daniel was excellent. The salar lodging was in simple and clean establishments.
Well organised but overpriced
Marvin S,Sep 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00The tour itself is well organised but way too overpriced if you book it from Viator/Joker expedition. But i have to give credit to Joker Expedition for the planning. You get the same experience if you book the tour in person from the tour operator (Salty Dessert) in Uyuni and book the night bus from La Paz yourself. Jonn (Salty Dessert) is the best guide and went extra mile so we have the best tour of Uyuni and the places around. Highly recommend booking with them directly and giving the guide a nice tip.
Better tour options available for this price $$
Curiosity03603852351,Apr 28, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00The company does not actually run the tour they use a third party company , I found that company to be unorganised and the guide quite unprofessional. You spend a lot of the 3 days in the 4x4 vehicle travelling and it really is not comfortable, we had 7 people in the vehicle and the days when we had to sit in the fold up seats at the very back was so uncomfortable for two adult males. Other company’s we saw had less people in their vehicles and looked like it would be a lot more comfortable and enjoyable. The tour is quite expensive and the accommodation you stay at seems to be the cheapest option every night , one place we stayed had no shower and only had electricity and running water from 7pm-9pm so couldn’t even flush the toilet. There seemed to be nicer options to stay at which I thought with the price of the tour could of been included. It’s a shame because the places you see along the tour are amazing , but I would not recommend this company or the third party company they use for the tour called salty desert , there would be better tours available for this price range.
Amazing!
bennoti,Sep 23, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Everything is very well organised. The bus from la paz to uyuni is very nice, and when we arrived there we where brought to a hotel where we could take a shower and have a good breakfast. It was an amazing tour. We have seen so many different types of nature. We slept in really nice places and the food was also good. After the tour we where taken to the hotel again where we could clean up again. I would really recommend this trip! It was awesome!
Geat trip with knowledgeable guide
Ryccardo D,Apr 13, 2019
- Review from Viator
5.00The trip was well organized and the guide as well as the drivers were running the extra mile to make the experience great. Would definitely raccomand!
overpriced
Youjeong K,Mar 20, 2019
- Review from Viator
1.00I thought that I would be safe because the tour with JOKER EXPEDITION was more expensive than other tour companies but I had the issues with this company. Also, in my group, there were people from the other companies, and they paid less with the same service. Please do not book the tours with the " JOKER EXPEDITION" company. The organizer was unreliable. For example, he forgot to pick me up from the bus station in Uyuni, and I had to wait 30 mins but he didn't apologize. Also, the tour was different from the description. The organizer and the guide both lied to me. There are many local tour companies that are cheaper than the " JOKER EXPEDITION" company. You will receive the same service, and won't need to pay 25% of commission to Viator. Here are my issues: 1. They were supposed to take me to the Inca island and to the Salar to head to Galaxy Cave on day 2, and to pools where the land seems to boil red, gray and scarlet mud but they didn't take us. Also, they didn't take me to the desert and Salar de Chalviri on day 4. I didn't see the cactus at all during the tour. 2. Bottled water and snacks were included in this tour but the guide was not informed by the tour company. I didn't get any snacks until day 3, even though I made a complaint. The guide said that he didn't know about it. Later, the organizer (Josef) told me that he told the guide that my tour included water and snacks. 3. They were supposed to book the bus with Todo Turismo company but they booked with the cheaper company (Titicaca), which the service was very poor. 4. They forgot to pick me up from the bus station but no apologize. 5. The car broke down multiple times in the middle of the desert.
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