Tucked away in the southwest of the country holidays, packages & tours to the Bolivia Salt Flats (Salar de Uyuni) & La Paz will take you to the largest salt flats in the world – an extraordinary pure white expanse that attracts visitors from all over the world. This astonishing natural phenomenon extends over 4,000 square miles and contains an estimated 10 billion tons of salt. It sits on an Andean plateau at 3,650m where the air is extremely dry and clear. With a variation in altitude of less than one metre, it is one of the flattest places on earth, which makes it an ideal location for satellite calibration. You can even stay in a hotel built from the local salt!
There is little wildlife or vegetation here but the Bolivia Salt Flats (Salar de Uyuni) support over 80 bird species, the most well known being the three species of flamingo that nest here when the salt flats are covered with water during the rainy season. For the best view of the Bolivia salt flats, drive to the centre and climb Isla Incahuasi (Inca House), a small rocky outcrop covered in giant cacti. On holidays, packages & tours to Bolivia Salt Flats (Salar de Uyuni) & La Paz, conditions are also perfect for star gazing.
Uyuni is also the base for visits to the 2,760 square mile Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve, close to the border with Chile. Often called Bolivia’s Yellowstone, here you will see active volcanoes, geysers, hot springs, fumaroles and stunning coloured lakes. These include green Laguna Verde and red Laguna Colorada, whose colours are the result of salts and other minerals that shift as the sediments are disturbed by the wind and sun. The lakes are dominated by the 5,900m volcano, Licancabur, and the reserve is dedicated to protecting its 40 bird species, including its indigenous flamingos. On holidays, packages & tours to Bolivia Salt Flats (Salar de Uyuni) & La Paz you will be privileged to see some of the wildest and most spectacular scenery on our planet.
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