Meeting in our office at san pedro, atacama before beginning the tour. Could you please name the travel agency with which you traveled, and their web site or email. We are looking to travel north chile in late dec 2020 and need some help we want to do roundtrip uynuni tour from to san pedro atacama so we can take our international flight out of santiago. Travel from bolivia to chile with the most recognized companies. The transition from one otherworldly landscape to the next will be like nothing youve ever seen before. The tour runs daily from monday to sunday and has been designed for 6 passengers. Its dramatic surrounding landscape incorporates desert, salt flats, volcanoes, geysers and hot springs. The atacama desert in northern chile is a beautifully desolate, dramatic landscape.
Colorful lagoons, cactus forests, and whimsical geological formations add to its ethereal feel. We see the chile tobolivia tour direction as better than boliviato chile, because the salt flats are then the climax of the tour and you get to see them at sunrise. Red planet are one of the most experienced, safe and reliable companies for the uyuni salt flats and have been for a number of years and for this reason they do fill up in advance. A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which i enjoy with my whole heart. This 3day uyuni desert and atacama deserts tour combines the desert playgrounds of bolivia and chile. We did a 3day salt flats tour in the opposite direction. The most popular month to go is november, which has the most number of tour departures. However, be warned they will probably upsell you on a salt flat tour from san pedro instead. Taking a turn behind the wheel on the bolivian salt flats it was one of the most memorable adventures of my life. I wanted to make sure we control the buget, all is scheduled and of good quality. The beginning and ending times are subject to variation, according to the changes of time and seasons.
During the rainy season november to aprilmay, parts of the salt flats can be flooded causing changes to the itinerary as it is impossible to access some sites. Roundtrip atacama to uyuni tour visit south america. From uyuni to atacama uyuni message board tripadvisor. Bus uyuni to chile calama, san pedroatacama bolivia. The trip is very popular among travelers who want to visit the uyuni salt flat, the largest salt flat in the world and who are coming from chile. Those who come from tupisa on an uyuni tour and who want to continue straight to san pedro atacama most likely get offered. My wife and i just arrived back from a salar tour starting in san pedro and finishing in uyuni. We only had 2 days but with denomades we were able to fit the itinerary of 4 days.
Transportation 4wd, lodging mentioned, breakfast, lunch, dinner and tickets. The best way to get to bolivia from chile taking in the amazing salt flats, colored lakes, geysers and more. Tours will go north visiting points of interest in the region, the majestic uyuni salt flat and ending at uyuni town. We dont usually do tours as we prefer to do our own. This tour visits the same places as the 3 day tours but requires an extra night in order.
Unfortunately email to pamela tours bounced, perhaps someone has a correct one. It is definately possible to travel from san pedo to uyuni without doing the 3 day tour. Compare below a list of the best uyuni salt flats 3 days 2 nights tours at cheap local prices. We want to finish the tour in uyuni and not return to san pedro. Ive searched and searched and apparently i can go to san pedro by a tour and just tell them i dont want to return bus to uyuni. Discover all of the beauty that this truly unique landscape has to offer with a 3 days 2 nights tour. There are tours in both directions i went from san pedro to uyuni, and they go back as well. We see the chiletobolivia tour direction as better than boliviatochile, because the salt flats are then the climax of the tour and you get to see them at sunrise. The bus leaves from calama and takes 8 hours to drive to uyuni plus an hour or so to cross the border. My main question is should i book from here or is it. Based on our research, all tours ends in uyuni but we would like to come back to san pedro atacama. If youre visiting this destination to check out the extraordinary landscapes that make you feel like youre no longer on this planet, check out this guide on how to get there and what tours are on offer.
Its much better and cheaper to book your salt flat tour in uyuni. Before booking the tour i spent a lot of time on these forums reading other peoples accounts, to make sure we chose the right tour company, so that wed have a good experience. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. Sandwiched between the andes and the chilean coastal range, the atacama desert receives little to no rainfall and is one of the driest places in the world, resulting in otherworldly terrain. Departure from san pedro to hito cajones border chile bolivia here we will be doing migration to get in bolivia as well as changing vehicles, continuing to laguna verde green lagoon and laguna blanca white lagoon both located at the. The first day is the same as the one day tour usually spending the first night in one of the basic salt hotels on the salar itself. Hola, as i didnt find any clear and reliable information about this topic online hope, i didnt miss something. Booking my trip to the bolivian salt flats my wife and i thoroughly enjoyed reading this post. We are planning to tour the area in february, 2016. You must confirm in the calendar the times of the tours, according to the date you want to begin the program. Select an option below to see stepbystep directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in rome2rios travel planner. Discover pristine lagoons and volcanic landscapes not seen anywhere else on earth. The uyuni salt flats in bolivia also known as the worlds largest mirror offers some of the most spectacular views in all of south america.
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