If water is life, then you’ll find the absence of both in the lip-chapping dry area of Salar de Uyuni. The famous salt flats nearby Uyuni were created when a prehistoric lake dried up and left a very salty crust behind. With its 10,582 square kilometers (4,085 square miles) it’s also the largest salt flat in the world.
For many adventure lovers, the Salar de Uyuni is the sole reason for planning a trip to Bolivia. I guess everyone over there wants to take those funny pictures on the salt flats. But many, including myself, may be surprised that apart from the salty, white crusty terrain, the desert to stretches all the way to Chile in the west and south has so much more to offer. The diversity and the colours just keep on changing, and once you’ve left the white plains, amazingly enough you can even find a lot of nature and wildlife.
After our 3-day tour my shoes and bag were covered in bleaching salty crusts – but it was all so worth it. The solitude one find in these vast kind of desert spaces just has a humbling effect. To attest that, have a look below and fly along with our group!
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Taylor MacSween
July 29, 2018 at 7:19 am
Hi! Did you have any issue flying drone? Any permit needed? Heading there in s couple days 🙂 great post!
Kristel
July 30, 2018 at 7:47 am
Hi Taylor! Thanks for that, always lovely to hear. We didn’t face any problems getting the drone into Bolivia. Our biggest problem however concerned the sand blowing winds in the desert! The drone had to be cleaned thoroughly after this trip, so make sure you bring something stable and (dust-free :)) to land the drone on, good luck! Kristel