The Uyuni Salt Flats Tour is a must do on the Gringo trail and a great way to get from one country to the other without the hassle of border crossing (there's a special border just for the tour, otherwise you have to go way up north to cross).
The 3 day tour has become some what of a blur, I have never seen such diverse scenery in so short a time. Within 3 days we saw countless mountains, lakes and volcanoes speckled with llamas and flocks of flamingoes. It even got a bit boring, "Oh great, another lake", I now cringe at my lack of enthusiasm! We drove through the desert named after Salvador Dali for its likeness to his surreal paintings. We climbed giant rock formations and relaxed out muscles in hot springs. We saw natural gases bubbling out of mud pools from the earths core and felt the strange sensations of altitude sickness after climbing to nearly 5000m in a day. It was awesome! And we had Abba's greatest hits as our soundtrack. Say no more.
The 3 day tour has become some what of a blur, I have never seen such diverse scenery in so short a time. Within 3 days we saw countless mountains, lakes and volcanoes speckled with llamas and flocks of flamingoes. It even got a bit boring, "Oh great, another lake", I now cringe at my lack of enthusiasm! We drove through the desert named after Salvador Dali for its likeness to his surreal paintings. We climbed giant rock formations and relaxed out muscles in hot springs. We saw natural gases bubbling out of mud pools from the earths core and felt the strange sensations of altitude sickness after climbing to nearly 5000m in a day. It was awesome! And we had Abba's greatest hits as our soundtrack. Say no more.
We were moving fast and managed to visit the train cemetery on our second day, the place where trains go to die! So that we could get up early to see the sun rise over the Salt Flats. A peaceful if freezing morning we watched the sun dance over the thin layer of water that lay on top of the ice. We moved further onto the flat to take our trick photos and be dazzled by the bleak expanse of blinding white salt.
This tour was a definite highlight, magical scenery, great friends and good food.
SURVIVAL TIP:
It's bloody freezing! Take all the warm clothes you can and some coca leaves to kerb the altitude sickness.
SURVIVAL TIP:
It's bloody freezing! Take all the warm clothes you can and some coca leaves to kerb the altitude sickness.
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