About this trip
This trip takes you through some of South America's starkest, most dramatic landscapes, starting in the Atacama Desert, the driest place on Earth, before crossing into Bolivia to cross the Uyuni Salt Flats and finishing in La Paz.
You'll see geysers, high-altitude lagoons and an otherworldly salt flat where the horizon seems to disappear, followed by a capital city where indigenous tradition and modern life sit side by side against a mountain backdrop.
This is a self-guided trip, so you move at your own pace between destinations, sharing transport and services with other travellers along the way rather than travelling as a fixed group.
What you'll do
- Explore the Atacama Desert's geysers and high-altitude lagoons
- Cross from Chile into Bolivia overland
- Drive across the Uyuni Salt Flats
- Take in the endless white horizon and dreamlike scenery of the salt pans
- Explore La Paz, Bolivia's high-altitude capital
- Independent style — you travel this route sharing services with other passengers rather than as part of a fixed group
- Moderate trip level, with high-altitude stretches in the Atacama and Bolivia
- Check visa requirements for both Chile and Bolivia before you travel
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Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Santiago · 20 Jul – 21 Jul
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