After returning from the Amazon, we had a quick stopover at the Wildrover (long enough for a beer but not long enough to sucked back into the party cycle) and then took an overnight bus to Uyuni to visit the Salt Flats. Salar de Uyuni is the world’s largest salt flat and incredibly beautiful – another of those “must do” activities in South America.
We opted to do a one day tour on our way to Argentina (the All Blacks impending game restricted our time) and we booked this in La Paz as we wanted to start as soon as we arrived in Uyuni. We ended up travelling with Alkaya Expediciones, which provided a large 4×4, a Spanish speaking guide and great lunch.
The tour starts with a visit to the train graveyard before heading out across the salt flats. We stopped several times to take photos (trick photography is a bit of a big deal at Salar de Uyuni) before visiting Incahuasi Island, where huge cacti rise up about the white plains. Absolutely stunning!
Chasing the Cheese 