Uyuni - Salt Flat of Uyuni - Laguna Colorada - Laguna Verde

Departure from Uyuni city at 09:00 am to Salt Flat of Uyuni by 4x4WD. We are going to visit the Train Cemetery, where you can see the remains of nineteenth and early 20th century steam locomotives and which is a good place to take artistic photographs.

Our journey will take us through the immense alien desert of the Salar de Uyuni. At 3665 metres above sea level, this covers an area of 12000 km2, one-third the area of Belgium. The salt varies from 2 to 20 metres in depth. To travel through this saline landscape provokes a feeling of freedom and unreality.

It is estimated that the Salar contains large reserves of lithium, magnesium, sodium and boron. Fish Island – Located in the centre of the Salar and at 80 km from the Salt Hotel lies Fish Island (Isla Pescado). This forms an oasis with a unique and isolated ecosystem, populated by cacti between 8 and 10 metres high. Photographers will find Fish Island an excellent site from which to indulge in their hobby as it affords views of the salt flats that are reminiscent of the polar region, dominated by the colours blue and white, and with images of the surrounding hills turned through 45°. The island is so named because it has the shape of a fish. We shall have a llama-meat barbecue for lunch and in the afternoon we shall continue to devil's cave, galaxy cavern,It's a subaqueous cavern at the moment dries and formed in the previous stage to the freezings, corresponding to volcanic eruptions on waters of the Minchin lake (today Salar).Displays a conformation very different from terrestrial grottos, because instead of customary stalactites and estalagmitas it projects from the ceilingcalcares bodies with capricious forms of solidification of the magma to the contact with water, salt hotel where pass the night, dinner and rest.

Uyuni - Salt Flat of Uyuni - Laguna Colorada - Laguna Verde - Laguna Celeste	5 Days - 4 Nights
One of the most marvels region of Bolivia ever more known to the World, this sea of Salt, the largest in the World, stronghold of epochs inmemorial when the sea covered the earth, is an unmatchable natural attraction valued for its beauty and geological richness, featuring thermal waters, geysers, and other volcanic activity. Withing the National Park, in the South Lipez in the foothills of the Volcano Licancabur, which snowcapped peaks offer magnificent climbing opportunities, one will also find the Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon), home of flocks of pink flamingos and the verily green Laguna Verde (Green Lagoon).

Day 1 :: Uyuni / Salt Desert / Fish Island / Galaxy cave / Salt Hotel
Departure from Uyuni city at 09:00 am to Salt Flat of Uyuni by 4x4WD. We are going to visit the Train Cemetery, where you can see the remains of nineteenth and early 20th century steam locomotives and which is a good place to take artistic photographs. Our journey will take us through the immense alien desert of the Salar de Uyuni. At 3665 metres above sea level, this covers an area of 12000 km2, one-third the area of Belgium. The salt varies from 2 to 20 metres in depth. To travel through this saline landscape provokes a feeling of freedom and unreality. It is estimated that the Salar contains large reserves of lithium, magnesium, sodium and boron. Fish Island – Located in the centre of the Salar and at 80 km from the Salt Hotel lies Fish Island (Isla Pescado). This forms an oasis with a unique and isolated ecosystem, populated by cacti between 8 and 10 metres high. Photographers will find Fish Island an excellent site from which to indulge in their hobby as it affords views of the salt flats that are reminiscent of the polar region, dominated by the colours blue and white, and with images of the surrounding hills turned through 45°. The island is so named because it has the shape of a fish. We shall have a llama-meat barbecue for lunch and in the afternoon we shall continue to devil's cave, galaxy cavern,It's a subaqueous cavern at the moment dries and formed in the previous stage to the freezings, corresponding to volcanic eruptions on waters of the Minchin lake (today Salar).Displays a conformation very different from terrestrial grottos, because instead of customary stalactites and estalagmitas it projects from the ceilingcalcares bodies with capricious forms of solidification of the magma to the contact with water, salt hotel where pass the night, dinner and rest.
Day 2 :: Salt hotel / Laguna Colorada
We will have a breakfast that is typical for the region. Following breakfast we shall depart for the Red Lagoon (Laguna Colorada), visiting other lagoons on the way, such as Lagunas Cañapa, Hedionda, Chiarcota, Hona and Ramaditas. We shall also pass through the Siloli Desert. The route passes through spectacular landscapes with multicoloured volcanic rock formations, and reaches a height of 5000 metres. On the way we shall have a snack at the Paso del Inca, and we shall arrive at Laguna Colorada at about 3 p.m. Laguna Colorada lies 151 km to the south of San Juan at an altitude of 4278 metres and covers an area of 60 km2. The rich red colouration is derived from algae and plankton, which thrive in its minerals, and the shoreline is fringed with brilliant white deposits of sodium, magnesium, borax and gypsum. The lagoon is inhabited by numerous flamingos, three species of which breed there. The Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopterus Chilensis) reaches a height of just over one metre and has a black-tipped white bill, dirty blue legs, red knees and salmon-coloured plumage. The James flamingo (Phoenicopterus James) is the smallest of the three species. The Andean flamingo (Phoenicopterus Andinus) is the largest of the three and has pink plumage, yell legs and a yellow and black bill. To see these pink posers strutting through icy mineral lagoons at 5000m will make you abandon timeworn associations between flamingos, coconut palms and hot steamy tropics. At Laguna Colorada we shall have a camp dinner find lodgings.
Day 3 :: Laguna Colorada - Laguna Verde - Quetena
Departure for the Green Lagoon (Laguna Verde). On the way we shall visit the volcanic zone ‘Sol de Mañana’ (Morning Sun). Here, at 4850 metres, lies a geyser basin with bubbling mud pots, hellish fumaroles and a thick aroma of sulphur fumes. This is a site of intense volcanic activity. Inside a small crater we shall observe boiling lava, reminding us of the age in which the earth was formed. We shall also stop at hot springs, where we can bathe, and cross a pass at 5000 metres. Green Lagoon, We shall arrive at Laguna Verde at 10 a.m. The green colour of this lake arises from high concentrations of lead, sulphur and calcium carbonate. Behind the lake rises the cone of the Licancabur Volcano, with an altitude of 5960 metres. Its summit is said to have once sheltered an Inca crypt. On arrival we shall have a snack and then spend some time getting to now the place. Our return journey takes us back past Laguna Colorada to the village of Quetena Chico, where we shall have dinner and rest.
Day 4 :: Quetena / Laguna Celeste / Alota
Departure to Laguna Celeste (Blue Lagoon). We shall visit the volcanic zone, which is one hour’s journey from Quetena. A local legend suggests that a ruin is submerged in the lake, possibly a chullpa. The name Laguna Celeste means ‘Blue Lagoon’, and also, more romantically, ‘Lake of Heaven’. Behind the lake the road to Uturunco winds its way up to 6020 metres. On the volcano Uturunco lies a sulphur mine, situated in a pass between the mountain’s twin cones at 5900 metres. Here the road is about 300 metres higher than the road over Kardung La in La Dakh in India. We shall have a snack in the afternoon and continue our journey, arriving at Alota village where we shall have dinner and rest.
Day 5:: Alota / Uyuni
After breakfast we shall return to Uyuni, and pass by the train cemetery at 11 a.m.. We shall also have lunch in Uyuni where our services will end.

The Program Include:
	All trips to the Salar and Sud Lípez region include transport in 4x4 WD vehicles
	English-speaking guide/driver
	Cook and assistant cook and full kitchen equipment. Breakfast, lunch and dinner during the expedition
	General assistence

The Program NOT Include:
	Individual personal equipment
	Restaurant services in the cities
	Tips and extra drinks