Salar de Uyuni – World’s Largest Salt Flat

FUN! at Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

If you ever go to San Pedro de Atacama, Chile … then you must plan for at least 5 additional days to take the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia trip that departs from San Pedro.  Back in May 2010, I took a trip with a few friends from Santiago to San Pedro de Atacama (See post: Sandboarding in San Pedro, July 2010).  There’s LOTS to do in San Pedro alone, but if you’ve got the time, definitely try to fit Uyuni in.  The highlight of the trip is seeing the world’s largest salt flat (yes, we did a lick test and it’s definitely salt), and if you’re into photography it’s a great place to take neat perspective photos.  (See below).  In addition to the salt flat, the 4-5 days Uyuni trip includes overnight stays in accommodations built entirely out of salt (bed too!), see herds of alpacas running through the fields, visits to various colourful lagoons (colours are different based on its mineral components), including the Red Lagoon where we saw hundreds of pink (and white!) flamingoes.  Just beware of one thing: the altitude is pretty high up there, so take some time to adjust in San Pedro before embarking on this amazingly fun, and beautiful, Uyuni trip.

It's all about perspective.

Crossing the border: From Chile to Bolivia on a 4x4

Flamingoes at the Red Lagoon, Bolivia

The White Lagoon, Bolivia

Alpacas racing across the road.

With our awesome Bolivian tour guide/4x4 driver. Vamos!

Related articles

• Salar de Uyuni – Uyuni, Bolivia (travelpod.com)
• Salar de Uyuni (Bolivian Salt Flats) – Uyuni, Bolivia (travelpod.com)
• Salar de Uyuni (barnesbury.wordpress.com)