After beeing in Tupiza we decided to start our Salt Flats Tour from here and not from Uyuni, where it would have been much cheaper, but refeering to other travellers also worse.
So our tour startet at about 8.30 in the morning with our driver Mario and two belgium girls and another car with two israeli guys and Claire and Kristell, two french girls and our cook, Jeanette.
After packing everything on top of our car (a Toyota Landcruiser) the journey began. At our first stop, Mirador de Sillar, we had a great view of different
mountains and valleys. It was about an hour drive from Tupiza and this was the place where the first car from a different tour already broke down with a leeking power steering...
After some difficulties passing a truck on the narrow mountains roads and at least one indicator less at the truck we stopped at a small village in the mountains for lunch. We had some chicken milanesa, rice and potatoes.
Some lamas, nandus and mountains later we had another stop at some ruins of a spanish settlement (San Antonio de Lipez) which was abanoned in the 90's and was relocated to a place which is much easier to access.
We passed the Lagoon Morejon with the Volcano Uturuncu in the background at an altitude of 4.855m. After that, we arrived at our night stop at Quetena Chico.
The next day started with lots of lamas and flamingos at the Lagoon Hedionda Sur and even more at the Kollpa Lagoon.
Lunch break was at the hot springs Aguas Calientes, where we could relax in 37° warm water and some nice lunch afterwards.
Next stop was at the Laguna Verde, which is surprisingly green, the desierto de Dali, which reminds one of the paiting with the burning giraffe and the geisers Sol de Manana.
After we brought our stuff to our sleeping place we drove to the Laguna Colorado, where there were some more flamingos and a nice colorful lagoon. We walked around a bit and when we came back to our car, the belgium girls and the israeli guys had already gone back to our hostel. So we drove back with Claire, Kristell and Mario, who allowed Claire and Sandra to drive the car back.
The next day we were asked if it was okay for us if we continue with the two french girls in one car, so the other four can be in one. And to be honest, it was much nicer to be with them.
So we started with passing five different lagoons, stopping at the Arbol de Piedra, and passing on to our last night stop at the Salar de Uyuni. A hostel built out of salt.
We had short walk around mountain, a nice dinner and played a french card game with Claire and Kristell before we went to bed because we had to get up at 5.00 the next morning to see the sunrise from the isla del pescado (Isla Incahuasi) in the middle of the Salar. It was freezing cold, but we had really nice view, a good breakfast with selfmade cake from Jeanette and met a puppy living on the island.
So our tour startet at about 8.30 in the morning with our driver Mario and two belgium girls and another car with two israeli guys and Claire and Kristell, two french girls and our cook, Jeanette.
After packing everything on top of our car (a Toyota Landcruiser) the journey began. At our first stop, Mirador de Sillar, we had a great view of different
mountains and valleys. It was about an hour drive from Tupiza and this was the place where the first car from a different tour already broke down with a leeking power steering...
After some difficulties passing a truck on the narrow mountains roads and at least one indicator less at the truck we stopped at a small village in the mountains for lunch. We had some chicken milanesa, rice and potatoes.
Some lamas, nandus and mountains later we had another stop at some ruins of a spanish settlement (San Antonio de Lipez) which was abanoned in the 90's and was relocated to a place which is much easier to access.
We passed the Lagoon Morejon with the Volcano Uturuncu in the background at an altitude of 4.855m. After that, we arrived at our night stop at Quetena Chico.
The next day started with lots of lamas and flamingos at the Lagoon Hedionda Sur and even more at the Kollpa Lagoon.
Lunch break was at the hot springs Aguas Calientes, where we could relax in 37° warm water and some nice lunch afterwards.
Next stop was at the Laguna Verde, which is surprisingly green, the desierto de Dali, which reminds one of the paiting with the burning giraffe and the geisers Sol de Manana.
After we brought our stuff to our sleeping place we drove to the Laguna Colorado, where there were some more flamingos and a nice colorful lagoon. We walked around a bit and when we came back to our car, the belgium girls and the israeli guys had already gone back to our hostel. So we drove back with Claire, Kristell and Mario, who allowed Claire and Sandra to drive the car back.
The next day we were asked if it was okay for us if we continue with the two french girls in one car, so the other four can be in one. And to be honest, it was much nicer to be with them.
So we started with passing five different lagoons, stopping at the Arbol de Piedra, and passing on to our last night stop at the Salar de Uyuni. A hostel built out of salt.
We had short walk around mountain, a nice dinner and played a french card game with Claire and Kristell before we went to bed because we had to get up at 5.00 the next morning to see the sunrise from the isla del pescado (Isla Incahuasi) in the middle of the Salar. It was freezing cold, but we had really nice view, a good breakfast with selfmade cake from Jeanette and met a puppy living on the island.
On our way to Uyuni and our end of the trip we stoppend in the middle of the Salar to make some touristy photos, stopped at a former Hotel, which is now a museum, a salt mine on the Salar and had lunch next to it where we also bought some cloth, beanies and other souvenirs.
At the end we took a bus to Potosi, which was quite interesting. Mario, our guide, went to a ticket office and asked how many seats they still had available for the bus to Portosi. The woman said she had two, he said we need six and suddendly there were six... After beeing in the bus we knew why: She just sold us seats she already sold before, so we ended up discussing with some bolivians why we were on their/our seats... In the end I could sit on seat, Sandra on my lap and after about two hours so many people left the bus, we both could have our own seat!
Claire and Kristell also went to Portosi and we met again for dinner for some lama and different bolivian food.
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