The islands in the middle of the salt desert are attractions that marvel all visitors. The best time for stargazing is either during the winter when the sky is crystal clear or with luck on even during the rainy season, one can spot the starry sky reflected in the still, mirror-like surface of the Salar. In general, one can expect sunny warm weather during the daytime, and freezing, bone-chillingly cold winds at night. From there, go by road to La Quiaca, cross to Villazon and from there take a train to Uyuni. And from Argentina, it is recommended to take AerolíneasArgentinas to San Salvador de Jujuy. Take the highway from Iquique, passing through Calama till San Pedro de Atacama and arrive at Hito Cajones. While on a South American odyssey, one can also get to Uyuni directly from Chile. However, the best and most comfortable option is to fly to Uyuni from the big cities of Bolivia, La Paz or Santa Cruz. It is possible to get to Uyuni by plane, by train or by bus. While in the dry season, the salt plains are a completely flat expanse of dry salt, during the wet season, the surface is covered with a thin sheet of water that reflects the sky like a giant mirror.
The salt bed is over 10 meters thick in the middle. Uyuni grabbed international attention a few years back when 5.4 million tonnes of lithium was extracted from the surface of the salt. Tourists, especially Indians particularly those looking for a holiday with a difference, taking a South American package tour to Argentina, Peru, Chile and the region, make a stop at Bolivia to visit this crystal beauty.
The white expanse of Uyuni Salt Flats, or Salar de Uyuni, located at the feet of the Tunupa volcano is the world’s largest salt desert spread over 11,000 sq km and at an altitude of about 3,600 metres above the sea level in the Andes, making it seem possible to reach up and touch the clouds from the ground.
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