Desert & Salt Flats Tour for Explorers
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Overview
Highlights
- Visit Salta, travel the stunning Cloud safari, and discover the local culture of the traditional Andean towns.
- Travel to San Pedro De Atacamain Chile, a laid-back oasis town on the edge of the driest place on earth.
- Take a trip tothe immense sea of salt —the Uyuni Salt Flats— in the South of Bolivia.
- Best time to travel: All year round
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Trip includes
- Transfers and tours mentioned in the itinerary
- 3-night accommodation in a hotel (Salta)
- 4-night accommodation in a hotel (Atacama)
- 3-night accommodation in a hostel (Uyuni)
- Daily breakfast
- Bilingual guide (English / Spanish)
- Bilingual driver-guide (English / Spanish) in Chile and Bolivia.
- One way bus Salta / San Pedro de Atacama.
- Meals: Breakfast on tour (day 6), lunch and dinner (days 7, 8, 9)
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Itinerary
Transfer from Salta Airport (Argentina) airport to your hotel Upon arrival, we’ll meet at the airport and we’ll drive you to your hotel. Take the rest of the afternoon to explore the city. Bear in mind that this is a stress-free hub: la siesta (mid-day nap) is kind of...
Visit the Humahuaca Gorge and the Yungas (Northern jungle) We’ll pick you up early in the morning to begin your 13-hour trip exploring the Humahuaca Gorge, declared a UNESCO Heritage Site. Humahuaca Gorge is home to a bunch of amazing natural monuments like the Seven...
Visit Cafayate, the Wine Hub of North Argentina, in Calchaquí Valley
Today, venture into the beautiful Lerma Valley to discover its picturesque villages, Cerrillos, La Merced, and El Carril, and reach the isolated town of Alemania. Travel 50 miles to meet Las C...
Transfer to the bus station – Bus to San Pedro de Atacama
Time to keep moving! Early in the morning, we’ll take you to the bus station to board a public bus to San Pedro de Atacama, the gateway to the orange-tinted sands of the notoriously driest desert in the ...
Discover Moon Valley’s natural highlights
¡Buen día Atacama! It’s your first morning in this magical place. We know that yesterday you had a long trip, so take your time to enjoy the morning and rest, because, in the afternoon, we’ll get active again.
To...
Visit Tatio Geysers and Machuca Village
This morning, you will travel to where the crevices of the Earth exhale their millenary breath. At about 4 a.m., we’ll pick you up to take you 100 km (60 miles) away from San Pedro de Atacama into the Andes range in an 8-...
4-day tour to Bolivia – Uyuni Salt Flats
Few people are prepared to really live an adventure. In this 4-day tour to Uyuni Salt Flats, you will live more than one, and discover South America in an unique way! The journey to Uyuni is different than anything you m...
Visit the Valley of Rocks and Agua Dulce Waterfall
Welcome to the second day of your adventure on your Bolivia trip! We will start early in the morning by visiting cave paintings and the Valley of the Rocks, where you can see formations such as the lost city of...
Uyuni Salt Flats Tour & return to Villa Mar
Today we’ll take on the highlight of the trip: the Great Uyuni Salt Flats. We’ll depart bright and early in the morning to start our 6-hour outing. First, we’ll take a general tour around the widest (6575 miles) a...
From Bolivia travel back to San Pedro de Atacama in Chile
Here is where your Bolivia trip and your Uyuni Salt Flats tour end. Get ready to cross borders back to Chile and lodge in San Pedro de Atacama. We’ll pick you up by sunrise and after breakfast, journey to Hito Cajón and conduct the immigration procedure. Once in Chile, we’ll drive you to the already familiar to you, San Pedro de Atacama.
Transfer from San Pedro de Atacama to Calama Airport
You have visited San Pedro de Atacama, the driest desert in the world, and enjoyed the Uyuni Salt Flats tour in an unforgettable trip to Bolivia, and the colorful mountains of North Argentina. But all have it...
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Logistics
What's excluded
- International or domestic flights or buses.
- National Park entrance fees
- Travel / Medical Insurance
- Bolivian visa: Citizens of some nationalities are required to present a tourist visa to enter Bolivia. Please check the requirements on your country’s consulate website.
Any changes to the original booking must be confirmed by the person signing the booking form. Any costs or charges, which we incur or which are incurred or levied by our suppliers as a result of the amendment, will be charged to the Client. Whilst every reasonable effort will be made to accommodate changes and additional requests, their availability cannot be guaranteed.
The Client may cancel the booking at any time provided that the cancellation is communicated to Say Hueque in writing. Cancellation charges will be applied as shown below calculated from the day written notification is received by Say Hueque. In addition to the charges shown below airlines may impose 100% cancellation charges.
Period before departure written notification is received and Cancellation fee as a percentage of the holiday price
30 days or more: 30%
29-21 days: 40%
20-15 days: 60%
14-9 days: 75%
8 days or less: 100%
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