Uyuni Salt Flats

1. Explore the Great Uyuni Salt Flats Bolivia and Its Surroundings Without a doubt one of the very best ways to learn about the earth is as simple as backpacking and finding spots and scenery which you might not have imagined that existed. Featuring one such destination is the Uyuni Salt Flats, a leading destination to uncover novel experiences. If you are likely to travel to Uyuni Salt Flats be ready to witness some spectacular sights not common to the world as you know. The salt flats of Uyuni are entirely incredible and tourists are awed by the sheer vastness of this landscape. The region was created as an ancient ocean slowly evaporated, and it left behind an extensive region of salt deposits as far as the naked eye can see Salt Flats Bolivia is surrounded by mountains and volcanoes that reach 5000 meters above sea level. Better known as Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia they are immense white plain of 12.000 square kilometers of salt. Moreover it is the only place on Earth visible by the naked eye from the moon. It is popular amongst visitors as a desert - nothing lives here - while for others it is a sea. However, it is a fact that the Uyuni salt flat is a huge white plain surface formed by grain after grain of salt. Uyuni Salt Flats Bolivia is such an extraordinary place that no visitor is left unimpressed. For tourists it is important to be accompanied by an expert tour operator and guide since once inside, as everything is white, it is very easy to get lost. With a suitable all terrain vehicle your experience is certain to be an extraordinary one as you cross this lake of salt by car, especially during the winter.

2. In winters the Uyuni Salt Flats are remarkable because at that time the sky is completely clear and the bright blue color of the sky contrasts brilliantly with the salt. If you visit the Salt Flats in Uyuni on a cloudy day there is a "white-out" effect: the horizon seems to blend in with the sky and you can barely tell where the salt lake actually ends. However you must hire services of a good tour operator as getting to Uyuni requires certain hardships of travel of 8 hours by bus from La Paz. The town of Uyuni has changed in recent years and the traveler can satiate their tourist needs through good tour operators. As the leading Bolivian tour operator based in the administrative capital of La Paz Banjo Tours is trusted for Bolivia tours that are really amazing. Our address : MAIN ADDRESS IN THE USA 303 Laurel Ave National City, 91950 California BANJO TOURS N° 116, in front of "Rotary Square", Abdón Saavedra, La Paz, Bolivia