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Chilean, Bolivian altiplanos and Salar de Uyuni
11 days - Nov - From US $ 5,370

The travesía to these remote and attractive destinations constitutes perhaps one of the greatest travel experiences one can have.

The San Pedro oasis in the midst of the Atacama Desert is undoubtedly a last frontier. In spite of its aridity and extravagance, it is an environment where man can live while conserving its large spaces.

The altiplano reaches heights over 3,600 meters (11,800 ft.) and at its furthest point, the Salar de Uyuni, is a continuation of the Atacama in that, it provokes the imagination and provides romantic memories of purity and vastness while offering little hope of survival or a place to set down roots.

If the driest desert symbolizes the end of habitable land, the altiplano appears as another world: an enigma more than an opportunity; food for thought, not for the stomach.

 

For this trip, guests arrive at San Pedro de Atacama where, gradually and through explorations at different altitudes, they acclimatize themselves in order to continue the trip in the morning of Day 5. Guests arrive at the Salar de Uyuni after 2 days of travel across the altiplano, and they remain there for 2 more days. The Salar de Uyuni is one of the largest and highest salt flats in the world. The last 2 days are spent traveling from Bolivia to the Chilean altiplano, arriving at Iquique on Day 10.