La Paz & the Uyuni Salt Flat — 6 days
The world's highest capital and an immense salt desert. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in La Paz; La Paz; Flight to Uyuni; Coloured lagoons.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival in La Paz
- High altitude
- 14:00 — Arrival at El Alto International Airport
- 15:00 — Transfer to the centre — El Alto → La Paz
- 16:00 — Hotel check-in — La Paz
- 19:30 — Light dinner, coca tea recommended — La Paz
Day 2 — La Paz
- 09:30 — Witches' Market (Mercado de las Brujas) — La Paz
- 11:30 — San Francisco Church & the historic centre — La Paz
- 14:00 — Mi Teleférico cable car — La Paz
- 17:00 — Valle de la Luna — La Paz
Day 3 — Flight to Uyuni
- 09:00 — Domestic flight to Uyuni
- 11:00 — Uyuni train cemetery — Uyuni
- Drive to Colchani — Uyuni → Colchani
- 13:00 — Colchani, artisanal salt processing — Colchani
- 4x4 to the island — Colchani → Salar de Uyuni
- 15:00 — Incahuasi Island — Salar de Uyuni
- 18:00 — Sunset over the Salar — Salar de Uyuni
- 4x4 to the salt hotel — Salar de Uyuni → Bords du Salar
- 20:00 — Night in a salt hotel — Bords du Salar
Day 4 — Coloured lagoons
- 07:00 — 4x4 departure for the Eduardo Avaroa reserve — Salar → Sud Lipez
- 12:00 — Laguna Colorada — Réserve Eduardo Avaroa
- 4x4 to the refuge — Réserve Eduardo Avaroa → Sud Lipez
- 18:00 — Night in a mountain refuge — Sud Lipez
Day 5 — Back towards Uyuni
- 06:00 — Sol de Mañana geysers — Sud Lipez
- 09:00 — Laguna Verde — Sud Lipez
- 13:00 — Drive back to Uyuni — Sud Lipez → Uyuni
- 19:00 — Hotel check-in — Uyuni
Day 6 — Back to La Paz & departure
- 10:00 — Flight back to La Paz
- 12:00 — Transfer to the international airport
- 15:00 — International return flight