Death Road + Uyuni Salt Flats
Combo Tour

5 Days
Shared Service

Day 1

Death Road – Bus La Paz – Uyuni 

Point 1: This is a 22 km downhill on asphalt (tarmac) road. At the police checkpoint (after 45 min.) all visitors pay Bs. 50 for the entrance to the national park. This first section is for you to develop confidence and get used to the bike. Do not worry, the safety van is always behind the group and we have stops for water, photos, and bike checks.

Point 2: “Death Road” about 10 Km. always in a compact group (safety first!!!) and also snack time.

Point 3: About 32 Km. it starts with a waterfall splash!! Finally, the end of the tour is in Yolosa, so the next stop is in a hotel with showers, a swimming pool, and a buffet lunch as well. At approximately 04:00 p.m. it´s time to go back to La Paz driving through the new road. At the final of the “Death Road Tour” the guide will drop off you at the bus office to your Bus La Paz to Uyuni. **Bring your bags with you because you won’t return to your hotel** Bus departs at 9:00 p.m.

Day 2

Uyuni – Train Graveyard – Colchani – Incahuasi Island  – Agencha 

Start your tour off at 10:30 a.m. with a drive out to the Uyuni Salt Flats. The first stop is the haunting “Train Graveyard’, which is found on the outskirts of Uyuni. Get to see the first locomotives in Bolivia, and learn about their history, which connected several major cities. Now, corroded over time from the strong salt winds that run through this desert area, this makes for a great photo setting.

Then visit the small settlement of Colchani (salt miners’ workshops next to the salt flats), there, also find handicrafts made of salt, and textile art manufactured of llama and alpaca wool. These make excellent souvenirs to bring back home. Take photos as you cruise along the vast white expanse of salt, wade through “Ojos de Agua Salada” (salt water eyes), also visit: a hotel made completely out of salt which is currently used as a museum – restaurant, Flags of the world (Where you can bring yours and put there for free) and a Monument of Dakar racing.

After a morning of exploration, Lunch will be served near “Isla Incahuasi” (Fish Island), following that, have time to take a hike to the top of the island to see giant cacti and rock formations made of petrified coral.

Next, take time to organize your group for fun perspective- and proportion-distorted photos, set on the blinding white surface of the salt flats, playing around with the scene, you can be sure to take some funny, and memorable shots!

Finally, head to a spacious area for the unique experience of seeing a beautiful sunset over the salt flats, spreading its dazzling colors all over the Uyuni Salt Flats, and enjoying it with a glass of wine.

Arrive to Agencha town to have dinner and a night stay in the hostel.

Accommodation: Agencha Hostel – 2-beds, 3-beds, 4-beds, 5-beds, and 6-bed rooms + communal bathrooms.

* Optional: you can Upgrade First Night Hotel for 40 USD extra. (It includes: private room + private toilet + toilet paper + towel)

** The rainy season (from January to April): Hotel in Uyuni City (No access to the Salt Hostel during these months)

Rainy season is the time to appreciate the mirror effect from the first week of January to the first week of April.

Day 3

Chiguana Desert – Caves – Lagoons – Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve – Red Lagoon

Start at 7:00 a.m. for breakfast. First stop, the Chiguana Desert on Uyuni salt flats Southside, surrounded by volcanoes such as Ollagüe, which is still active and can be seen from the lookout point.

Then, continue along the rocky road to visit: Cañapa, Hedionda, and Chiarcota Lagoons in which flamingoes can be seen.

After Lunch, enter to “Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve”, visit the Desert of Siloli (the highest and driest in the world), and take a picture next to the ‘Rock tree’ (a lava rock formation). Before arriving at the final destination, stop at the overlook point by the Red Lagoon to see more pink flamingos in their natural habitat and admire this intense red-colored lake. Stay the night at a hostel in Huayllajara.

Accommodation: Huayllajara Hostel shared 6-beds rooms + communal bathrooms.

**Optional: you can Upgrade Second Night Hotel for 40 USD extra. (It includes: private room + private toilet + toilet paper + towel)

Day 4

Sol de Mañana Geyser – Dali Desert – Green Lagoon – Uyuni – Bus Uyuni to La Paz 

Get off to an early start around 5:00 a.m. to visit the Sol de Mañana Geyser (5,000m) and walk next to fumaroles and steaming craters filled with boiling pots of mud at 150-200 Cº. then, have the opportunity to take a bath in an open air Hot Springs at a 35 Cº water.

The next places to appreciate are the Dali Desert (named after its resemblance to the surrealistic paintings of Salvador Dalí, this desert offers an impressive view with its combination of unique colors and shapes), and then explore the Green and white Lagoon (toxic copper water at the foot of the big Licancabur volcano, a few kilometers from the Bolivia-Chile border).

Then head back to Uyuni passing by beautiful scenery along the way and eating a picnic lunch along the roadside. On the way, pass by Rock Valley (Alota) and a small stop at San Cristobal Village.

Return to Uyuni town to our office at 7:00 p.m. – free time – and arrive at the Bus Office 8:30 p.m.

Because your bus from Uyuni to La Paz departs at 9:00 p.m.

For those who prefer to conclude their journey in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, instead of returning to LA PAZ CITY, our Tour Guides will provide assistance for your border crossing at 10:30 a.m.

The drop-off is at San Pedro de Atacama’s main square.

Option to connect to San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. You need to INFORM that you want to take this transfer in advance.

Travelers who choose the transfer to San Pedro de Atacama simply forfeit the trip back to Uyuni and La Paz.

Day 5

Arrive to La Paz City at 6:30 a.m. 

The finish point of the tour: Bus Station La Paz City 6:30 a.m.