La Paz: Uyuni Salt Flats & San Pedro de Atacama 3-Day Tour

La Paz: Uyuni Salt Flats & San Pedro de Atacama 3-Day Tour - The 9 p.m. bus from La Paz to Uyuni

White salt, red water, volcanic fire. This La Paz-to-San Pedro route packs Bolivia’s finest high-altitude scenery into a demanding but rewarding journey. I like the mix of Uyuni’s surreal salt flats and the remote lagoons, deserts, geysers, and volcanoes that follow. The trip ends in Chile, so you see far more than the salt flats … Read more

Uyuni: 3-Day Salt Flats Tour ending in San Pedro de Atacama

Uyuni: 3-Day Salt Flats Tour ending in San Pedro de Atacama - Day 2: Flamingo lagoons and the Stone Tree

White salt, red lagoons, volcanic dawn. This three-day journey brings together Bolivia’s Uyuni Salt Flats and some of its strangest desert scenery, then carries you across the Chilean border to San Pedro de Atacama. I like the route’s mix of giant cacti, flamingo-filled lagoons, geysers, hot springs, and wide-open salt. I also like the practical … Read more

Uyuni: Uyuni Salt Flats and San Pedro de Atacama 3-Day Tour

Uyuni: Uyuni Salt Flats and San Pedro de Atacama 3-Day Tour - Day 1: Trains, Salt Craft, and Sunset on the Flats

White salt, red water, smoking earth await. I like this trip because it packs the Uyuni Salt Flats, high desert lagoons, geysers, hot springs, and the Chilean border crossing into three demanding but memorable days. The salt-made hotel and museum add a quirky human touch, while flamingos at Cañapa, Hedionda, and Chiarcota bring a flash … Read more