
Day 1: Depart from Uyuni around 10 Am

Colchani
, we drive in our 4*4 jeep from Uyuni to the town of Colchaniwe will visit the Salt factory where they put Iodine to the salt, everything is manual .The salt workers sell souvenirs made of salt
After this visit we continue to the biggest salt field in the world with a surface area of more then 12.000 km thin exciting Salt crust is as blinding white as the most perfect snow field ,and as a gigantic mirror in the rain season.
We venture across the salar of Uyuni .We drive in the middle of this immense desert of salt. It provokes a sentiment and unreality.
Enjoy the jeep ride over the salt; this place is almost 1/3 of the size of Belgium. At the border of the salar we will visit the salt eyes, salt blocks and salt hotel, we arrive at the salt hotel one unusual hotel is constructed entirely of salt blocks, also chairs and tables /beds.
Uyuni Salt Flats provokes a feeling of freedom and reality. At an altitude of 3665m.Together with the wall in China its possible to see the salt flats from satellites . The salt varies from 2 to 20m. in depth.It is estimated that the flats contain 64.000 million tons of salt .The flats also contain a large reserves of Lithium, Mg, Na, Bo
We continue our trip to the Fish IslandINCA WASI,this is located in the middle of the salt flats at 100 km from Uyuni, fish Island (Isla Pescado) afford views of the flats reminiscent of Polar region, dominate by blues and whites producing images ofhills.
Fish Island is an oasis with unique and isolated ecosystem populated by cactuses up to 8 to 10 m high. Photographers will find that fish island is one of the best sites in the world to indulge in their passion.
The Island has the shape of a fish. Lunch at the island. It’s full of giant cactuses who give an extraordinary contrast with the salt.
This island is an research centre and protected .2 usd entrée
After this visit we continue to the small village of San Juan where we sleep. |