{"id":9944,"date":"2016-10-13T16:55:35","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T14:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/?p=9944"},"modified":"2024-05-30T09:35:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T09:35:03","slug":"salar-de-uyuni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/nl\/salar-de-uyuni\/","title":{"rendered":"Salar de Uyuni: 5 Unforgettable Experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1015\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Salt-Flats-Little-person-big-hand.jpg\" alt=\"Salar de Uyuni: 5 Unforgettable Experiences on Bolivia's Salt Flats and Colored Lagoons\" class=\"wp-image-9954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Salt-Flats-Little-person-big-hand.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Salt-Flats-Little-person-big-hand-1280x722.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Salt-Flats-Little-person-big-hand-980x553.jpg 980w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Salt-Flats-Little-person-big-hand-480x271.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1800px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s more to Bolivia&#8217;s Uyuni than the salt flats. True, standing on those&nbsp;bright, white grounds with&nbsp;clear blue skies is one of those experiences you&#8217;ll never forget. But if you limit your visit to Uyuni to &#8216;just&#8217; the salt flats, you&#8217;ll miss some of the most beautiful and diverse landscapes I&#8217;ve ever seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We joined a small group with a guide to do a 3 day (2 nights) tour. I&#8217;ve been back two weeks now and I&#8217;m still struggling to find the words to describe this experience. Words, photos and videos will never do it justice. So I&#8217;m hoping that this post will do enough to convince you to go to Bolivia to see it for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VP3sSX1z_HI?rel=0\" width=\"901\" height=\"507\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The title of this post is therefor a bit misleading, since not all of the experiences were <em>on<\/em> the salt flats. But they&#8217;re all part of the tour and it&#8217;s what made&nbsp;Uyuni&nbsp;one of&nbsp;the highlights of our trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Staying at a salt hotel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"977\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salt-Hotel-Luna-Salada.jpg\" alt=\"Salt hotel Luna Salada - Salar de Uyuni: 5 Unforgettable Experiences on Bolivia's Salt Flats and Colored Lagoons\" class=\"wp-image-9946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salt-Hotel-Luna-Salada.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salt-Hotel-Luna-Salada-1280x695.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salt-Hotel-Luna-Salada-980x532.jpg 980w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salt-Hotel-Luna-Salada-480x261.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1800px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the hotels I show here on the blog are usually modern, luxury design hotels. I love staying at places like that for city trips, but when I&#8217;m traveling to countries like Bolivia I really don&#8217;t care that much where I sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the hotels and hostels we stayed at were nice, but basic. Especially (!) those two nights during the tour. I don&#8217;t think I can actually use the word &#8216;nice&#8217; there, it was simply very basic. The second night we slept with the rest of the group in one room with about 5 heavy blankets + sleeping bag on each bed to keep you warm, and no showers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s no big deal, but that&#8217;s why we decided to treat ourselves to a bit more luxury at the beginning and end of the tour: Salt hotel &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lunasaladahotel.com.bo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Luna Salada<\/a>&#8216;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9967\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salt-Hotel-Luna-Salada-Interior-2-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Salt Hotel Luna Salada - Salar de Uyuni: 5 Unforgettable Experiences on Bolivia's Salt Flats and Colored Lagoons\" class=\"wp-image-9967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salt-Hotel-Luna-Salada-Interior-2-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salt-Hotel-Luna-Salada-Interior-2-480x719.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 684px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9968\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salt-Hotel-Luna-Salada-Interior-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Salt hotel Luna Salada - Salar de Uyuni: 5 Unforgettable Experiences on Bolivia's Salt Flats and Colored Lagoons\" class=\"wp-image-9968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salt-Hotel-Luna-Salada-Interior-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salt-Hotel-Luna-Salada-Interior-480x719.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 684px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was everything I hoped it would be. Everything (well, almost everything) is made out of salt: the floors, the walls, the beds, tables, chairs. With&nbsp;little nooks with fireplaces to read and stay warm. Our room was&nbsp;very modern &#8211; and warm &#8211; with super comfy beds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salt-Hotel-Luna-Salada-Sun-Rise-Salar-de-Uyuni.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise on the salt flats from salt hotel Luna Salada - Salar de Uyuni: 5 Unforgettable Experiences on Bolivia's Salt Flats and Colored Lagoons\" class=\"wp-image-9959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salt-Hotel-Luna-Salada-Sun-Rise-Salar-de-Uyuni.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salt-Hotel-Luna-Salada-Sun-Rise-Salar-de-Uyuni-1280x558.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salt-Hotel-Luna-Salada-Sun-Rise-Salar-de-Uyuni-980x427.jpg 980w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salt-Hotel-Luna-Salada-Sun-Rise-Salar-de-Uyuni-480x209.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1800px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And in the morning you see the sun rise over the salt flats from your room! Incredible. And because the location of the hotel is quite remote (it&#8217;s a bit of a drive from the city centre) you&#8217;ll have all your meals at the hotel restaurant which was delicious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For European standards it&#8217;s not even that expensive, but it is compared to what you pay anywhere else in Bolivia. But I couldn&#8217;t have wished for a better beginning and end of this tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Standing on the salt flats<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1035\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Salt-Flat-Car.jpg\" alt=\"Salar de Uyuni: 5 Unforgettable Experiences on Bolivia's Salt Flats and Colored Lagoons\" class=\"wp-image-9972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Salt-Flat-Car.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Salt-Flat-Car-1280x736.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Salt-Flat-Car-980x564.jpg 980w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Salt-Flat-Car-480x276.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1800px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As I said before, it&#8217;s hard to describe what it feels like to stand on the salt flats and seeing nothing but white as far as you can see. &nbsp;There are a couple of places&nbsp;where you&#8217;ll find the other tourists, like an old salt hotel where you&#8217;ll stop for lunch with all the country flags, and the cactus island. But the rest of the time it feels like you&#8217;re almost on your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Salt-Flats-Little-person-big-person.jpg\" alt=\"Salar de Uyuni: 5 Unforgettable Experiences on Bolivia's Salt Flats and Colored Lagoons\" class=\"wp-image-9951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Salt-Flats-Little-person-big-person.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Salt-Flats-Little-person-big-person-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Salt-Flats-Little-person-big-person-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Salt-Flats-Little-person-big-person-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1800px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And yes, it&#8217;s a super touristy thing to do, but of course you need to take some funny pictures on the salt flats. Which was actually more difficult than we thought. We struggled a bit, but fortunately our guide &#8211; who probably does this every week &#8211; came to our rescue and told us exactly what to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9965\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Salt-Flats-Photography-Shadow-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Salar de Uyuni: 5 Unforgettable Experiences on Bolivia's Salt Flats and Colored Lagoons\" class=\"wp-image-9965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Salt-Flats-Photography-Shadow-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Salt-Flats-Photography-Shadow-480x720.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 683px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9952\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Salt-Flats-Photography-Jacintha-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Salar de Uyuni: 5 Unforgettable Experiences on Bolivia's Salt Flats and Colored Lagoons\" class=\"wp-image-9952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Salt-Flats-Photography-Jacintha-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Salt-Flats-Photography-Jacintha-480x720.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 683px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Walking to the top of Isla Incahuasi&nbsp;(Cactus Island)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1202\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Cactus-Island-Man.jpg\" alt=\"Cactus Island - Salar de Uyuni: 5 Unforgettable Experiences on Bolivia's Salt Flats and Colored Lagoons\" class=\"wp-image-9949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Cactus-Island-Man.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Cactus-Island-Man-1280x855.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Cactus-Island-Man-980x654.jpg 980w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Cactus-Island-Man-480x321.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1800px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While driving on the salt flats you see nothing but salt. But then all of a sudden, out of nowhere appears this &#8216;island&#8217; with giant cactuses. It&#8217;s so weird, but also very special. You need to pay a bit of money to access the island for which you can then also use the toilets (where else would you go in the middle of a salt lake).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1202\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Cactus-Island-Car-driving.jpg\" alt=\"Cactus Island - Salar de Uyuni: 5 Unforgettable Experiences on Bolivia's Salt Flats and Colored Lagoons\" class=\"wp-image-9950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Cactus-Island-Car-driving.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Cactus-Island-Car-driving-1280x855.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Cactus-Island-Car-driving-980x654.jpg 980w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Cactus-Island-Car-driving-480x321.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1800px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The view from the island is just incredible. I couldn&#8217;t stop taking pictures while climbing to the top. It&#8217;s definitely a surreal moment standing next to a huge cactus&nbsp;looking over this&nbsp;empty salt desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Admiring the colored lagoons with flamingos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1174\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-vicugna.jpg\" alt=\"Vicugna - Salar de Uyuni: 5 Unforgettable Experiences on Bolivia's Salt Flats and Colored Lagoons\" class=\"wp-image-9947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-vicugna.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-vicugna-1280x835.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-vicugna-980x639.jpg 980w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-vicugna-480x313.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1800px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of day one you leave the salt flats to drive to your hostel&nbsp;for the night and then the next day it&#8217;s time to visit the colored lagoons. The landscape and roads couldn&#8217;t be more different from&nbsp;what you experienced before. It&#8217;s why you need that 4-wheel drive and an experienced driver.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s quite a long drive in between each stop, but just looking out the car window makes it worth it. The landscape keeps changing and is so beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9960\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Colored-Lagoons-Laguna-Verde-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Laguna verde (green lagoon) - Salar de Uyuni: 5 Unforgettable Experiences on Bolivia's Salt Flats and Colored Lagoons\" class=\"wp-image-9960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Colored-Lagoons-Laguna-Verde-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Colored-Lagoons-Laguna-Verde-480x719.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 684px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9961\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Colored-Lagoons-Flamingo-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Flamingo - Salar de Uyuni: 5 Unforgettable Experiences on Bolivia's Salt Flats and Colored Lagoons\" class=\"wp-image-9961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Colored-Lagoons-Flamingo-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Colored-Lagoons-Flamingo-480x719.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 684px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But eventually you do want to see the colored lagoons: one green, one red. It&#8217;s the minerals that give the lagoons this special color. And the flamingos seem to like it as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"910\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Colored-Lagoons-Laguna-Colorada.jpg\" alt=\"Laguna colorada (red lagoon) - Salar de Uyuni: 5 Unforgettable Experiences on Bolivia's Salt Flats and Colored Lagoons\" class=\"wp-image-9963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Colored-Lagoons-Laguna-Colorada.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Colored-Lagoons-Laguna-Colorada-1280x647.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Colored-Lagoons-Laguna-Colorada-980x495.jpg 980w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Colored-Lagoons-Laguna-Colorada-480x243.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1800px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watching the sunrise at the geysers of Sol de Ma\u00f1ana<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The third day of the tour. Wake up time: 4.30am. There&#8217;s no shower at this hostel, so we drag ourselves out of bed, get some breakfast and pack our bags to get back in the car while it&#8217;s still super dark and cold outside. While I&#8217;m still waking up and wondering why we&#8217;re doing this I first see the sun rising behind the mountains and then the steam coming out of the geysers. Okay, I&#8217;m awake now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"955\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Sunrise-Sol-de-Manana-Geysers.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise at geysers of Sol de ma\u00f1ana - Salar de Uyuni: 5 Unforgettable Experiences on Bolivia's Salt Flats and Colored Lagoons\" class=\"wp-image-9970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Sunrise-Sol-de-Manana-Geysers.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Sunrise-Sol-de-Manana-Geysers-1280x679.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Sunrise-Sol-de-Manana-Geysers-980x520.jpg 980w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Sunrise-Sol-de-Manana-Geysers-480x255.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1800px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It wouldn&#8217;t be me if I didn&#8217;t take lots of photos, but this is also one of those moments where you have to put your camera away and enjoy the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1109\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Geysers-Sol-de-Manana-Brigitte.jpg\" alt=\"Geysers of Sol de Ma\u00f1ana - Salar de Uyuni: 5 Unforgettable Experiences on Bolivia's Salt Flats and Colored Lagoons\" class=\"wp-image-9953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Geysers-Sol-de-Manana-Brigitte.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Geysers-Sol-de-Manana-Brigitte-1280x789.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Geysers-Sol-de-Manana-Brigitte-980x604.jpg 980w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Geysers-Sol-de-Manana-Brigitte-480x296.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1800px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I thought the geysers and sunrise were already pretty spectacular and worth the early wake up call, but there was more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was just the best viewpoint for the sunrise. But the best part of Sol de Ma\u00f1ana is a bit further down. With multi-colored grounds, steam escaping everywhere, mud bubbling, you feel like you&#8217;re walking on some sort of moon-like landscape. It&#8217;s interesting how close they let you get to the geysers. There are no signs or lines to warn people. You can get as close as you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1071\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Hot-Springs.jpg\" alt=\"Hot springs - Salar de Uyuni: 5 Unforgettable Experiences on Bolivia's Salt Flats and Colored Lagoons\" class=\"wp-image-9957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Hot-Springs.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Hot-Springs-1280x762.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Hot-Springs-980x583.jpg 980w, https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bolivia-Salar-de-Uyuni-Hot-Springs-480x286.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1800px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then&nbsp;it&#8217;s time for the final (official) stop of the tour, the hot springs. Since we&#8217;re now very close to the border with Chili most people end the tour here and cross the border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We went back to Uyuni. A long six hour drive but since we took a different route we could again enjoy the beautiful changing landscape. And we knew that at the end, our beautiful warm room at the salt hotel was waiting for us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s more to Bolivia&#8217;s Uyuni than the salt flats. True, standing on those&nbsp;bright, white grounds with&nbsp;clear blue skies is one of those experiences you&#8217;ll never forget. But if you limit your visit to Uyuni to &#8216;just&#8217; the salt flats, you&#8217;ll miss some of the most beautiful and diverse landscapes I&#8217;ve ever seen. 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