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10 Day itinerary in Argentina, South America

Salta, Uyuni & Atacama

This Discovery Tour through the Uyuni Salt Flat and the Desert of Atacama combines beautiful landscapes with the possibility of enjoying the culture and customs of its inhabitants. The balanced amount of excursions and places to visit, allow us to enjoy the spectacular landscapes of Uyuni at Bolivi... Read More

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Overview

Physical Difficulty

Average
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Recommended Age

Everyone

Operated in

English, Spanish

GUIDANCE

Tour Leader, Tour Guide, Driver

starting point

Salta

trip type

Private

trip attributes

Hiking

Meet local people

Historic & cultural landmarks

Outdoors & Nature

Start/End

Night

Highlights

1

Argentina & Bolivia & Chile

2

Northern Region

3

High Plateau Lagoons, Salt Flats & Geysers

4

Colorful Hills & Cardones

Itinerary

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Day 1

place Bienvenido/Welcome to Argentina! Salta

We welcome you at the Salta Airport and transfer to our accommodation. The rest of the day will be free for us to discover this particular city. Accommodation.

Guide: Included for the day

Day 2

place Salta -> Humahuaca

We depart early on our way to Jujuy, visiting León, Tumbaya and Purmamarca with its colourful “seven colours hill”. Then we visit Tilcara and its famous Pukara, the ancient church at Uquia, arriving at Humahuaca when our excursion ends. Accommodation.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Day 3

place Humahuaca –> La Quiaca - Villazon –> Uyuni

After breakfast we take a regular service from Humahuaca to La Quiaca, crossing the border we reach Villazon and begin our journey by 4WD to Uyuni. Finally, we arrived at Uyuni at night to spend the night at our accommodations.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Day 4

place Uyuni Salt Flats

We leave Uyuni around 11:00hs. heading to Colchani (22 Km to the north of Uyuni), a little village of built around the exploitation and refinery of salt. We enter the town walking through the piles and attending a demonstration of the extraction of the salt blocks. We can visit the stores, the salt hotels and the Isla Lomo Pescado, appreciating the huge cactus and an outstanding panoramic from the viewpoint. Box lunch at the Island and then continue towards Tahua, near Tunupa volcano. Accommodation.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5

place Uyuni Salt Flat –> Bolivian Altiplanic Lagoons

Leaving around 09:00 hs, after breakfast, to visit San Juan, Ollague volcano viewpoint, Altiplanic Lagoons, then continuing through the desert of Siloli to see the Tree of Stone. Visit to Laguna Colorada where we can appreciate the pink flamingos and major Andean fauna such as vicuña, "sure" or Andean ñandú. Accommodation in Ojo de Perdiz desert.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6

place Bolivian Altiplanic Lagoons –> San Pedro de Atacama

The day begins around 05:00 AM, when we leave the refuge to be able to see the Geysers (volcanic steam springs) and visit the thermal waters. Continuing our travel we find very curious rock formations produced by countless years of erosion, and finally reach Laguna Verde, a lagoon very particular and famous because of its color shift occurring between 11:00 and 12:00. We also visit Laguna Blanca and then we may take a new transport vehicle and continue to San Pedro de Atacama, arriving past noon. Accommodation.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Day 7

place Salar de Atacama and Chilean Altiplanic Lagoons

This day we will visit the Miscanti y Miñique lagoons; with its wonderful colours are located over 4000 meters over the level of the sea. On our way to them, we stop at a Toconao, an old town made complete of stone, where the art craft is also well known. Another highlight of this is the “Salar de Atacama” which is over 100 km of extension. We will also appreciate some of the bird and fauna that has manage to survive in one the most desert places of the earth. All this will require from us around 6 hours. Accommodation.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Day 8

place Geysers del Tatio – Valle de la Luna

This day starts quite early in the morning. We will depart before sunrise (4am) in order to go to the Tatio volcano, located 4300 meters over sea level. The first thing we’ll do once we arrive is to go to the geothermal field located in the mountain range of Los Andes. Early in the morning, this place has an amazing steamy activity because of the high temperatures that are coming up from the craters. The boiling water, the huge columns of steam and the water that runs underneath the surface make this an unforgettable experience. Here will have breakfast, and then we’ll take a walk and those who want to might take a bath in the warm water (between 25ºC and 30ºC).near the geysers. In the afternoon we take a trek to the Valle de la Luna; located at 17 km from San Pedro in the area of the Cordillera de la Sal. It's called the Moon Valley for its amazing resemblance to the lunar surface. Accommodation.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Day 9

place San Pedro de Atacama –> Salta

We leave San Pedro de Atacama by bus, arriving in Salta during the afternoon. Accommodation.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Day 10

place Adiós/Goodbye Argentina! Salta

At the set time you will be transferred to the Salta Airport, where our tour ends. Come back soon!!

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

What’s Included

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  • Breakfast (9)
  • Lunch (2)
  • Dinner (2)

Transport expand_less

  • Transfer Salta Airport - Hotel / Hotel –Salta Airport.
  • Transfers according to the Itinerary descriptions, combining private and regular buses.
  • Transportations in Bolivia as shown in the itinerary as private 4WD from Villazón to Hito Cajón.

Activities expand_less

  • All visits mentioned in the itinerary.
  • Excursion to the Altiplanic Lagoons, Valle de la Luna and Geysers del Tatio in San Pedro de Atacama.

Extras expand_less

  • Bilingual guide (Spanish - English) during the excursions.
  • Tour Leader in Uyuni.

Not Included expand_less

  • Medical and life insurance.
  • Tips.
  • Drinks and beverages (provided meals are without alcoholic or non alcoholic drinks).
  • Optional excursions nor Services not shown or detailed in this program.
  • Flights or airport taxes.
  • Entrance to National Parks or Private Areas.

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