16 days tour

From Buenos Aires To La Paz Via Uyuni (15 Nights)

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From Buenos Aires To La Paz Via Uyuni (15 Nights)

This tour includes:

Transport

- Bus from Buenos Aires to Salta - Bus from Salta to San Pedro at 1 am or 7 am depending on day - San Pedro to Uyuni Overland including: Transportation in shared Jeep 4WD for 6 customers from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni - PM Bus from Uyuni to La Paz

Others

- Ezeiza International Airport pickup - Buenos Aires City Tour AM or PM 3 hours or Buenos Aires Bike Tour - Tango Show with Dinner, Drinks and transfers - Cafayate Full Day Excursion, lunch not included - Geisers del Tatio Excursion (4.30 am to 12.30 pm) - Tiwanaku Ruins day trip, departure 8-8.30 am and back at about 4 pm, lunch not included

Guide

- San Pedro to Uyuni Overland including Spanish speaking guide/driver

Meals

- Breakfasts San Pedro to Uyuni Overland including: - 3 Breakfasts - 3 Lunches - 2 dinners

Accommodation

- 3 nights Accommodation in Buenos Aires at selected basis with breakfast - 3 nights Accommodation in Salta at selected basis with breakfast - 3 nights Accommodation in San Pedro de Atacama at selected basis (Dorm, Double private or Single Private) - 2 nights accommodation at Selina Hostel in La Paz, in Dorm, Double room or Single room upon choice San Pedro to Uyuni Overland including: - 1 night accommodation in Family Hostel Dorm or private Double room - 1 night accommodation in Salt Flat in Dorm or private Double room

Not included:

Flights

- International flights are not included

Others

- Transfers to Buenos Aires, Salta, San Pedro, Uyuni and la Paz Bus Stations - Meals not specified in itinerary - National park fees in San Pedro and in Uyuni Overland (Avaroa National Park) - Towels, in case of Hostel Dorm Room

Insurance

- Insurance is not included

Optional

- Other activities and services not included

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Itinerary of your trip From Buenos Aires To La Paz Via Uyuni (15 Nights)

  • Day 1 Day 1: Buenos Aires
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 1: Buenos Aires

      Arrival in Buenos Aires. Regular transfer from Ezeiza International Airport. Check in at selected accommodation

  • Day 2 Day 2: Buenos Aires
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 2: Buenos Aires

      Breakfast. 9 am City Tour:  Discover the beauty and wonders of Buenos Aires, see the National Congress, The Metropolitan Cathedral next to the Government House in May Square area. Visit the Colon Theater, one of the most important opera houses in Latin America and San Telmo, traditional neighborhood where Tango performances can be seen in many bars and restaurants. Stop at La Boca colorful neighborhood, which was seat of immigrants - mainly Italians - and now home of some artists.

      Enjoy Palermo, an area that combines its architecture and history with entertainment and amusement in its green spaces. Finally, La Recoleta, an exclusive and elegant neighborhood where the famous cemetery is found. Alternative at no extra cost: Buenos Aires Bike Tour.

      Free afternoon. 

  • Day 3 Day 3: Buenos Aires
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 3: Buenos Aires

      Breakfast. Free Day. In the evening (8 pm), Tango show with dinner and transfers: In the very heart of Buenos Aires, this refurbished historic "conventillo" is a classic building of the porteรฑo culture. A Tango Show is a trip to older times.

      Professional artists will show you their best art, singing songs and dancing typical pieces, shared with the best tango orchestras. The show consists of several parts in which you can appreciate 2 tango orchestras, a folkloric group, dancers and singers. 

  • Day 4 Day 4: Buenos Aires-Salta
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 4: Buenos Aires-Salta

      Breakfast and check out at 11 am. In the evening, departure to Salta by night bus.

  • Day 5 Day 5: Salta
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 5: Salta

      Arrival in Salta in the afternoon. Check in at selected accommodation. 

  • Day 6 Day 6: Salta
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 6: Salta

      Breakfast and free day to relax, walk around this beautiful colonial city and try to go to a โ€œpeรฑaโ€ at night. There are many available optional day trips.

  • Day 7 Day 7: Salta
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 7: Salta

      Breakfast. We are leaving from Salta to the South, taking the route 68, passing through little towns like Cerrillos, La Merced, El Carril, Cnel. Moldes, La Viรฑa (agricultural area which main production is tobacco). We are visiting the village of Alemanรญa, and from there we are entering to Cafayate Gorge, where weยดll see in the mountains the erosion of millions of years, created by wind and water (Devilยดs Throat, Amphitheater, The Monk, The Castles, Parrotยดs House, The Windows and The Toad). After visiting these places, we are arriving to the town of Cafayate to visit a winery and to taste the specialty of the region, torrontรฉs wine. After walking through the town, we are coming back to Salta through the same gorge, which will offer us a different landscape in our way back to the city.

  • Day 8 Day 8: Salta โ€“ San Pedro De Atacama
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 8: Salta โ€“ San Pedro De Atacama

      1 am or 7 am Salta to San Pedro de Atacama bus, depending on day or time of the year. Arrival in the morning or in the evening. Accommodation at San Pedro Backpackers

  • Day 9 Day 9: San Pedro De Atacama
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 9: San Pedro De Atacama

      4.30 am half day tour to Geisers del Tatio. You will be picked up at the hostel between 4.30 and 5 am depending on season to be able to admire the driest and highest desert in the world. The road will take you between hills and mountains of the Andes range until you reach the geothermal site of the geisers, 1 hour and a half after departure. There you will be able to admire the geisers, fumaroles and steaming craters that show the volcanic activity of the region. The geisers reserve is located at 89 km from San Pedro and 4.230 meters above sea level. So temperature is low in summer (-6 degrees Celcius) and even colder in winter (july-august) (-20 degrees Celcius). It is very important to take warm clothes and plenty of water to help your body adapt to altitude. Breakfast is offered viewing the geothermic field and on the way back there is a short stop at Machuca Village. Back to San Pedro at about 12.30 pm.

  • Day 10 Day 10: San Pedro De Atacama
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 10: San Pedro De Atacama

      Free day to relax or taking optional tours like Moon Valley or Altiplanic Lagoons.

  • Day 11 Day 11: San Pedro โ€“ Uyuni Overland 1St Day
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 11: San Pedro โ€“ Uyuni Overland 1St Day

      6.30 am - 7 am pick up for the beginning of the San Pedro to Uyuni Overland. There is a stop at the border to go through Chilean immigration before departing San Pedro. After a short but nice ride the minibus reaches Hito Cajon, the border with Bolivia and in the foothills of the Licancabur Volcano. There you will change to the Jeep 4WD you are going to use until the end of the overland and have breakfast meeting your driver and other staff. They almost donยดt speak English and even their Spanish is basic but are normally very friendly and helpful. This is the beginning of the real adventure. The vehicle will ride along deserted landscapes, climbing higher and higher without even noticing it is happening. You will see lagoons with plenty of wild life (Red and White lagoons), huge white topped mountains and volcanoes, and altiplanic plains while you talk to your companions and learn about their travels. Lunch is provided at a place of hot springs and after that, the second part of the day takes you to the Sol de Maรฑana geisers and finally to Laguna Colorada, where more than 30.000 flamingoes nest every year. The night will be spent at Huaylajara at a family or communal hostel. Basic but clean and enough to sleep and eat to be ready for next day! Attention, this 1st day you will reach 4.500 meters above sea level, so take into account the many tips to avoid โ€œsorocheโ€.  

  • Day 12 Day 12: San Pedro - Uyuni Overland 2Nd Day:
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 12: San Pedro - Uyuni Overland 2Nd Day:

      Breakfast, a bit relax before everyone is ready and off you go to learn a bit more about life in the Altiplano. The second day, the road is less dramatic and lonely and you will see more signs of civilization.  You will visit the Siloli desert where the wind and sun and a bit rain carved strange volcanic rock formations.  By lunch time you will be at Laguna Escondida (Hidden Lagoon) and in the afternoon you will see the canyon of river Anaconda. In the evening, arrival at Salt Hotel in the shores of the Uyuni Salt Flat for a comforting 2nd night in the desert.  

  • Day 13 Day 13: San Pedro - Uyuni 3Rd Day (Salt Flat) โ€“ La Paz
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 13: San Pedro - Uyuni 3Rd Day (Salt Flat) โ€“ La Paz

      4 or 5 am departure to cross the biggest and highest salt flat in the world. If weather helps, you will be able to see the sunrise in the middle of the salt flat, one of the most beautiful experiences the Altiplano has to offerโ€ฆand being at the salt flat is already breathtaking! Breakfast in the salt flat. 

      The driver has to drive slowly and you will have plenty of time to relax, enjoy and be amazed by an โ€œout if this worldโ€ landscape. You will never forget this day. 

      At midday there is a stop to have lunch at a sat hotel and restaurant in close to Colchani village, the gate way to the flats. So after lunch you will go out and arrive to Uyuni at about 1 or 2 pm. You will have time to relax, grab a coffee, eat something, charge your mobile devices and connect with your friends and family to tell them about your adventures. But Uyuni town is not a really nice place to be so, at 8 pm, bus to La Paz!

  • Day 14 Day 14: La Paz
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 14: La Paz

      Arrival to La Paz, accommodation at Selina Hostel. Free day.

  • Day 15 Day 15: La Paz
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 15: La Paz

      Day Trip to Tiwanaku Ruins. Between 8 and 8.30 am, pick up from your hostel. After 1 hour and a half ride you will reach this pre Columbian ruins, surrounded by beautiful nature. The ancient city and culture of Tiwanacu is supposed to be one of the most important in the American continent. It is believed that they were even more advanced in pottery, astronomy and math than the Incas. If you are traveling further north you will see Tiwanacu influence in the archaeological sites of Peru. After a visit to the uncovered ruins (there is a lot that is being uncovered but is not open to the public), the tour returns to La Paz and will leave you at you hostel at about 4 pm

  • Day 16 Day 16: La Paz โ€“ End Of Services
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 16: La Paz โ€“ End Of Services

      Check out and end of services.

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโ€™re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Small Group

Youโ€™ll be accompanied by a small group of travelers just like you.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Average

There are several physical activities that last from 2 to 6 hours in easy terrains, low altitude flats, or water experiences. Please ask if youโ€™re not sure this applies to you.

Age range

Age range

Min: 18 / Max: 70

Age range allowed for this experience.

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