Departure from Potosí to the world’s largest salt lake. On the route to Uyuni we will appreciate lovely views of the Altiplano, Bolivia’s highland plain, and the eastern mountain ranges. We will observe llamas, vicuñas and Andean wildcats as well as local flora such as Andean grass (ichhu), yareta moss, and thola. We will pass through peasant villages such as Tica Tica, Yura and Pulacayo. The journey to Uyuni is 4 hours by 4x4 WD Land Cruiser. At Pulacayo, we will visit the abandoned mine and find traces of Bolivia’s legendary train outlaws – Robert Leroy Parker and Harry Alonzo Longabaugh (better known as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid). UYUNI: the town of Uyuni, at 220 km from Potosí, is situated high on the Altiplano at 3665 metres above sea level. In Aymara, “Uyuni” means farmyard owner. We will have lunch in Uyuni. In the afternoon, we will visit the train cemetery the resting place of many of Bolivia’s historic steam locomotives and observe Bolivia’s most important rail tracks. In the town of Colchani, we will visit the salt refinery, the iodisation plant and the ovens. We then enter the grand presence of the world’s largest salt flats with an area of more than 1200 km2. The impressive salt crust is blinding-white as the most perfect snowfield – a gigantic mirror in the rainy season. To venture across the Salar de Uyuni and to find oneself in the middle of this immense desert provokes a feeling of liberty and surrealism. The view of the salt flats at sunrise and sunset is of outstanding, colourful beauty. On the edge of the Salar we will visit the salt sea, see salt blocks, salt mounts, salt miners, salt eyes and salt handicrafts. We shall sleep in a hotel that is constructed entirely of salt blocks.