4D3N ATACAMA, UYUNI SALT FLAT, ATACAMA

· Start: Day 1 at 06:30 am at your hotel in San Pedro de Atacama.
· End: Day 4 at 1:00 pm in the bus station or downtown San Pedro de Atacama
DAY 1:
We will pick you up at your hotel and travel in a minibus from San Pedro de Atacama to the border of Bolivia, passing by the border-control stations of Chile and Bolivia. Once we reach the border, we will switch to a 4x4 vehicle for 5 people. On this first day, we will visit places in the Bolivian Altiplano such as the Blanca Lagoon and Verde Lagoon located near the Licancabur Volcano. Next, we will visit the Salvador Dalí Desert, the Polques Hot Springs to take a nice dip, and the Sol de Mañana Geysers, intermittent sources of water. We will end the day at the Colorada Lagoon, a major nesting site for more than 30,000 flamingos. We will stay overnight at the Refuge.
DAY 2:
In the morning we will go to the Siloli Desert. Here, we will observe the “Stone Tree,” a volcanic rock that, as you can imagine, is in the shape of a tree. Next, we will visit the Chiarcota, Honda, Hedionda, and Cañapa Lagoons, followed by the Chiguana Salt Flat and the town of San Juan del Rosario. We will stay overnight at the Hostel de Sal of San Juan del Rosario.
DAY 3:
We will begin our last day of the tour very early in the morning with a view of the sunrise in the Uyuni Salt Flat. After this we will go to the Incahuasi Island, a limestone formation located in the middle of the salt flat where we will be able to explore and get another perspective of the Salt Flat. We will then continue on to the Salt Museum and the town of Colchani, which are outside of the salt flat. From here we will go to Uyuni, passing by the train cemetery, where we will make a short stop to take pictures. In Uyuni, we will say goodbye to our driver/guide who accompanied us during the previous three days, and then we will have some free time to eat lunch and tour part of the city. Then, we will meet up with the driver who will take us on the return trip, with a stop-over in Villamar to eat dinner and sleep.
DAY 4:
We will get up very early to continue our return trip and get to the border between Chile and Bolivia. Once here, and after the corresponding procedures, we will switch vehicles to a minibus to go back to San Pedro de Atacama.

• Comfortable and warm clothing.
• Comfortable shoes (ideally for hiking).
• Swimsuit and towel (for Polques Hot Springs).
• Sunscreen
• Sunglasses.
• Toiletries.
• Toilet paper.
• Flashlight.
• Water (1 liter per person for the first day. You can buy it on the road durign the rest of the tour).
• Sleeping bag.
• Towel.
• Passport or ID card. If you are a foreign resident in Chile, you should bring both to present them at customs.

Restrictions

Minimum age of 7 required.
Not recommended for people suffering from high blood pressure, heart failure, asthma, or other similar ailments, for whom visiting places above 4,000 meters (13,123 ft.) of altitude may present a health risk (the tour is done mostly above 4,000 m of altitude, even reaching up to 4,850 meters (15,912 ft.) of altitude on one of the days of the tour).
Passengers over the age of 65 must present a medical certificate authorizing them to travel to an altitude above 4,000 meters.
Not allowed for pregnant women.
Resident in Chile Venezuelan passengers will be able to make the tour only if they have permanent residence in the country.

*The high season applies from December to March, on July, on September and national holidays (long weekends). Low season, meanwhile, applies from April to June, on August and from October to November, except long weekends. Check seasonal prices

This is a referential itinerary. The route to get to the salt flat, the places visited, the indicated order, and the end time will always be subject to change according to weather conditions, road conditions, unforseen events, and accommodation availability. The itinerary is confirmed in the briefing given by the supplier the day before the start of the activity. However, the itinerary still could be modified due to the occurrence of the aformentioned situations once the tour has already begun. Important: Your passport must have 6-month validity at the time of entry. If entering Bolivia from Peru then the passport you use must be the same passport used to enter Peru. If you have dual citizenship, you cannot switch passports at the Bolivian Border. You may also need a visa if you are a passport holder from countries from Group 2 or Group 3.