4x4 to Bolivia

4x4 to Bolivia

The Andean Plateau and the rugged landscape we went through on our way from Salta to San Pedro de Atacama had fired up our appetite for some high altitude experiences. So we decided to go from San Pedro to Uyuni in Bolivia via the Altiplano by 4x4. We went with the tour operator Estella del Sur that we found to be quite reliable and ended up on an awesome trip through an extraordinary part of our world with a great (though a little rough) guide and driver and 4 extra cool new friends from Germany, France and Switzerland. We got to see high-altitude lagoons of red and turquoise, swim in clear, hot pools with unmatched vistas, cuddle llamas and watch flamingos in their thousands, lose ourselves in the endless whites of the Salar de Uyuni and stay in remarkable places like salt hostels and bare bone shelters in the nowhere. Our bodies managed the altitude well (places on 4900m above sea level aren't made for getting there quickly) and we adapted to the low temperatures faster than we'd thought. In the end, these three days must really be told in pictures, though...

Accomodation on over 4000m altitude

 

 

 

 One very unique

fact about the tour:

You always 

had a great view!!

Sunrise at the border to the water covered part of the Salar de Uyuni