Piako went to the Salar de Uyuni and watched the sun rise. He loved it!
Category: Bolivia
Copacabana
We took a taxi from our hostel up to the Cementerio area of La Paz, only to find that we had hit a lull in the day and none of the buses to Copacabana left for another hour and a half. I was a bit grumpy as we had only missed the last bus by…
Rest and recovery in La Paz
We arrived in La Paz on Thursday in the early morning, tired and with salt and dust all through our clothes – we were ready for a rest! La Paz is a really cool city – it is the world’s highest capital at around 3,600 metres. The city is built on hills around a valley…
Salar de Uyuni – the Salt Flats of Uyuni
Our last day on the tour was another early start – we were up and ready by 5.30am so that we could drive out to the Salar (the salt flats) to see the sunrise. It was beautiful standing on the salt flats and watching the sun come up. The amazing expanse of salt and the…
Stone tree, lagoons and more lagoons
Our second day on the trip began with a stop at the Arbol de Piedra – the Stone Tree. There were all kinds of cool stone formations here. Following that, we drove past four more lakes – Laguna Onda, Laguna Hedionda, Laguna Chiarcota and Laguna Canapa – before stopping for lunch…
Into Bolivia…and into altitude!
We booked to do a three day tour to the Salar de Uyuni with Pamela tours, as they had been recommended by our hostel and were one of the cheaper options. I had read really mixed reviews of all the tour companies, including stories of jeeps breaking down, terrible food and lodging etc…so we were…
Meandering Kiwis 