Won't regret a moment paying for another organized tour!! Rosenda was super nice guide. Uyuni itself wasn't that impressive, dead cold! We bought popcorns are were watching a film in our room, wearing jacket, gloves and hat!!
Salar de Uyuni is one of the biggest and highest salt lakes in the world. Deepest part goes to 140m, only 2m of salt! It was like driving on a ice. Brings childhood menories driving to our grandmas summer cottage on a frozen lake. White everywhere, nice contrast with the blue sky. Salt was so hard also!! Compressed hundreds of years. We got to see how salt is collected, dried and bagged. We visited one of the 25 islands, full of cactuses, huge ones :) First night we spent in a salt hostel, beds, tables, chairs, walls made out of salt.
Second day we spent mostly in the car, driving around the desert, close to Chilean border. Visited four different lagunas with stunning view towards the mountains and volcanos. We saw all three different types of flamingos and few dead ones also. Cold wind takes what it wants, only strong chicks survives.
Third day we woke up 5am for gorgeous starish sky! Middle of desert, no lights, only black sky with miljon of stars :) I was very happy girl though it was -22°C and I was freezing! By sunrise we were at the geysirs, bubbely mud and steam coming out somewhere underground. It only got better when we drove little bit further to thermal spring. I was melting! Seriously, how good does +40°C water feel at 4850m and when it is more than minus twenty. We continued to huge rock formations called Ciudad perdida Italy, because it looked like Colosseum. Lunch we had in lava field slash canyon and I think it was the best view! We climbed top of the rocks where we had amazing 360 view. Llamas frolicking on the bottom :) we saw zinchillas, foxes, lamas, ostrich and voulture birds.
Salar de Uyuni is one of the biggest and highest salt lakes in the world. Deepest part goes to 140m, only 2m of salt! It was like driving on a ice. Brings childhood menories driving to our grandmas summer cottage on a frozen lake. White everywhere, nice contrast with the blue sky. Salt was so hard also!! Compressed hundreds of years. We got to see how salt is collected, dried and bagged. We visited one of the 25 islands, full of cactuses, huge ones :) First night we spent in a salt hostel, beds, tables, chairs, walls made out of salt.
Second day we spent mostly in the car, driving around the desert, close to Chilean border. Visited four different lagunas with stunning view towards the mountains and volcanos. We saw all three different types of flamingos and few dead ones also. Cold wind takes what it wants, only strong chicks survives.
Third day we woke up 5am for gorgeous starish sky! Middle of desert, no lights, only black sky with miljon of stars :) I was very happy girl though it was -22°C and I was freezing! By sunrise we were at the geysirs, bubbely mud and steam coming out somewhere underground. It only got better when we drove little bit further to thermal spring. I was melting! Seriously, how good does +40°C water feel at 4850m and when it is more than minus twenty. We continued to huge rock formations called Ciudad perdida Italy, because it looked like Colosseum. Lunch we had in lava field slash canyon and I think it was the best view! We climbed top of the rocks where we had amazing 360 view. Llamas frolicking on the bottom :) we saw zinchillas, foxes, lamas, ostrich and voulture birds.
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