The visit of the salt desert of Uyuni upsets our whole ranking of the “best experiences of our world tour”. From now on, the Salar de Uyuni is in 1st place, in front of the Perito Moreno glacier (Argentina) and swimming with sharks in Moorea. Moreover, we visit it at the best time of the year, when the flooded salt desert turns into a giant mirror (mid-January) Part 1: Travel Diaries Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diaries Following my problems of mountain sickness, we decide to do only the one day tour to visit the salt desert, instead of taking the 3 day tour which also includes the…

Being out of shape after my mountain sickness in San Pedro de Atacama, I have to establish a new route to avoid any too fast ascent. We decide to give up the idea of doing 3 days by jeep to Uyuni. Instead, we will visit the salt desert for only one day from Uyuni. The trip from San Pedro to Uyuni will be done by classic bus. It is also the good plan found by other young Chileans that we will cross in the bus taking us to Bolivia. Some of them have never heard about the 3 days jeep tour from San Pedro de Atacama. Part 1: Travel Diary…