Explorations

Travesia Atacama - Uyuni

Chile - Bolivia

Embark on Once-In-A-Lifetime Explorations

Designed to gradually unveil the Altiplanos true essence, the Explorations from Atacama to Uyuni offer a progression of unique experiences along this high-altitude route. Travel through three unique zones from the desert to the Uyuni salt flat, expertly led the entire time by an expert Explora guide and experienced driver. Enjoy the comfort of a fully equipped 4×4 vehicle between Explorations that are customized daily to match your interests and fitness levels, including hiking, biking, overland excursions, and rewarding high-altitude ascents.

Endless Explorations included with your stay

Led by Explora’s own certified bilingual guides

Customized for every interest and fitness level

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Unique Experiences Customized Each Day

Created and led exclusively by Explora, our Explorations uncover the most untouched and extraordinary corners of the region — places only our expert guides can truly reveal.

Each day’s adventure is thoughtfully customized to your interests and abilities, with your guide meeting you every evening to plan the next day’s journey according to your personal preferences.

Led by Seasoned Explora Guides

Our guides have an unyielding passion and knowledge for the great outdoors. Trained at our own School of Guides, these multilingual experts possess a deep connection with the remote landscapes of the Atacama Desert, Altiplano and Uyuni Salt Flat. They are also keenly aware of the fragility of these unique places and share in our advocacy for their conservation.

Discover a Multitude of Altiplano & Uyuni Salt Flat Explorations

The varied, high-altitude landscapes of the Altiplano are ripe with opportunities for immersive and profoundly inspiring Explorations. These include hikes to wetlands and ancient settlements, half- and full-day biking Explorations across hexagonal salt formations and quinoa plantations, and high-elevation volcano ascents.

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High Mountain Ascent

Explore 30 destinations located in the 5 unique Uyuni Salt Flats & Atacama zones:

1. Chituca

Chituca was once a shepherding settlement, boasting impressive views of both the Altiplano and the salt flat. This mountain home offers excellent opportunities to further discover the cultural landscapes around it, exploring local villages while also delving further into archaeological understanding. Explorations take different shapes and durations: one option is to follow the shepherds’ paths, once used by the area’s original inhabitants as trading routes with other villages. Another alternative is to visit the secluded village of San Pedro de Quemes, an old Spanish settlement with panoramic views of the Altiplano and salt flat, exploring archaeological sites and human settlements that use quinoa cultivation as a main source of income.

1. Chituca

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2. Ramaditas

It is a rare thing to experience silence on a planet where it seems to have become extinct. High up in the Altiplano the only sounds you are able to hear are those of nature herself: the whistle of the wind, the cry of a baby alpaca in the distance, or the crunch of dry earth beneath your every footstep. We invite our travelers to stay in the Altiplano area for as long a possible, so as to reacquaint with a slower pace of mind and body which is rarely found elsewhere.

2. Ramaditas

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3. Lodge Uyuni

Our final lodge is on the border of the Uyuni salt flat, the largest and highest salt flat on Earth. This lodge is located on the slopes of the Tunupa volcano, named after the Andean god of lightning, in whose honor the area’s original inhabitants celebrated countless sacrifices and rituals. The lodge allows travelers to fully appreciate the sheer immensity of Uyuni. For those yearning for a bit more of adventure, climbing the multicolored Tunupa volcano will take you to 17,822 f.a.s.l. A less extreme but equally interesting alternative is to circle the volcano from below, visiting the villages, wetlands and archaeological sites that surround it.