Licancabur and Sajama Climb, plus Uyuni Salt Flats

Pick up at El Alto airport in La Paz. Transfer to the hotel for overnight accommodation.

Group briefing before dinner.

HOTEL Included

MEALS: not included.

Free day in the morning to discover one of the highest cities in the world.

In the evening, we will take the bus to Uyuni.

HOTEL Included

MEALS: not included.

Arrival and breakfast in Uyuni town. The group will leave at 10:30 am from Uyuni and make the first stop at the train cemetery, where several abandoned old locomotives lie on the white ground, creating a very peculiar landscape. Afterward, we will leave for the Lipez Region.

Lodge, lunch, and dinner INCLUDED – Breakfast NOT INCLUDED

We will get up early to climb the 6008m high Uturuncu volcano.

We can get quite close to its peak by 4WD, so there will be just about 600 meters of altitude left for our climb to the top. No climbing experience is needed, but the altitude will be intense. From the top, we can overlook and enjoy fascinating views of the South Lipez region.

Back in the car, we have to drive back to Quetena.

Lodge, Breakfast-lunch, and dinner INCLUDED

We will start very early for the “Sol de la Mañana” geyser field since their activity is higher during the first hours of the day and only then will you be able to see the many active geysers, fumaroles, and even a small crater with volcanic lava.

The trip continues to the hot springs where we can swim in a pool of natural thermal water. After the swim, we will go to the Salvador Dalí Desert and visit the Green and White Lagoons. The incredible views, with the Licancabur volcano in the background, make the perfect setting to explore the area. We will stop in La Cabaña to prepare for our climb to Licancabur.

Lodge, Breakfast, lunch, and dinner INCLUDED

At 2:00 am, before dawn, and after breakfast, we will begin our ascent to the crater's border, located at 5,900 meters high. It will take us between 6 and 10 hours. We will have the opportunity to see the sunrise, which will give us the best images of the day for sure. Also, we will be surprised up there when we see a beautiful half-hectare lagoon inside the crater, considered the world's fifth-highest lagoon. Our descent lasts 3 to 4 hours to the camp, to pick up our things and then take the vehicle to return to La Cabaña.

Lodge, Breakfast-lunch, and dinner INCLUDED

In the morning, we will go to the Siloli Desert. Here, we will observe the “Stone Tree,” a volcanic rock that, as you can imagine, is in the shape of a tree. Next, we will visit the Chiarcota, Honda, Hedionda, and Cañapa Lagoons, followed by the Chiguana Salt Flat and the town of San Juan del Rosario. We will stay overnight at the Hostal de Sal San Juan del Rosario or similar at Atulcha.

Lodge, Breakfast-lunch, and dinner INCLUDED

We will begin our last day of the tour very early in the morning with a view of the sunrise in the Uyuni Salt Flats. After this, we will go to the Incahuasi Island, a limestone formation located in the middle of the salt flat where we will be able to explore and get another perspective of the area. We will then continue on to the Salt Museum and the town of Colchani, outside of the salt flat. From there, we will go to Uyuni, passing by the train cemetery, where we will make a short stop to take pictures. In Uyuni, we will say goodbye to our driver/guide who accompanied us during the previous days, and then we will have some free time to eat lunch and tour part of the city.

Lodge, Breakfast lunch INCLUDED.

dinner INCLUDED

We will take the bus to get to Sajama town and spend the night there. We will prepare our logistics to climb the Sajama peak.

HOTEL Included

MEALS: not included.

We will sign in to the visitor’s office and pay the national park fee (30bs - subject to change). Sajama mountain is clearly visible as it stands alone on a plain and has a perfect conical shape. The foothills around it are home to the world’s highest forest which is made up of a bush-like tree called Queñua. From the village, we will walk around 3 or 4 hours to the basecamp where we will spend the night (4600 meters - 15091 feet). We will use pack mules to carry the equipment.

Tent, Breakfast, lunch, and dinner INCLUDED.

We will trek around 4 to 5 hours to get to the high camp at an altitude of 5500 meters (18044 feet). The terrain is rock and moraine and we will camp on a ridge with great views of the highland plain. Obviously, at this height, it will be cold at night and the openness of Sajama can also mean it can get quite windy. For this section, we will use porters to carry the equipment.

Tent, breakfast, lunch, and dinner INCLUDED.

We will wake up early (around 1 am) and start to climb on the snow line, so we will need our crampons and to be roped up. We will be steadily walking up the ridge until we reach the summit. There are no technical sections to climb, but the altitude will make the going difficult and a steady pace will be best. The ascent will take around 6 to 8 hours to the summit. There, we will rest and take in the views before starting down the same route until we reach the high camp where we will stay the night.

Tent, Breakfast-lunch, and dinner INCLUDED.

We will pack up camp after breakfast and return down the same trail (with the porters carrying the equipment) until we reach low camp and then we will descend to meet our vehicle once again for the return journey to La Paz.

Tent, Breakfast, lunch, and dinner INCLUDED.

Transfer to the airport.