Uyuuni Salt Flats, Bolivia

We´ve just returned from a 4x4 tour of the the salt flats and high deserts in Bolivia, and we can´t descrive how beautiful it all was. The scenery really is from another world with a mixture of barren desert dotted with llamas, bubbling geysers and hot springs, multi-coloured poisonous lagoons filled with flamingos, active volcanoes, 200km-wide salt flats, and terrible food. Check out the pictures that can do the place more justice than we can here.

Much of the trip took place between 4000 -5000 metres, and we were both lucky enough to not suffer from any altitude sickness, although the first time we tried to run anywhere (out of character, I know), we were left gasping for air. Simple actions like bending to tie shoelaces, getting in and out of the jeep, or chasing llamas ... really took their toll.

The salt flat itself was really a high light and we had to take the obligatory 'look, I'm standing on my friend' pictures. Here´s Catherine eating the jeep:


We were also grateful to have shared the tour with some amazing people, as we had imagined the worst and presumed that it would be more like an international 4 wheel-drive Club 18-30 holiday.