5 Morning Tours in Bolivia to Build a Day Around

1.5-Hour Uyuni Salt Flat Tour Stargazing and Sunset/Sunrise In Group

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · from $35Our pick

Leave Uyuni at 3:00 pm for a five-hour visit to the salt flats with a licensed guide and up to five other passengers. You’ll see sunset, walk on wet salt for mirror reflections, and stay after dark for stars and Milky Way photos. Guides such as Fernando, Elmer, Axcel, and Nimbo are known for creative photography. Warm clothes are essential.

“Axcel is the best guide for Salar de Uyuni. His knowledge of the Salar is excellent. Sunset is surreal and Axel is a great photographer to capture the incredible sunset.”

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2.starlights and sunrise in Uyuni salt flat

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 20 reviews · 4 hours · from $60

Leave Uyuni at 3:30 a.m. in a 4x4 for a guided night visit to the salt flats. You’ll view stars and constellations, watch sunrise colors reflect in shallow water, and take photos in the white expanse before returning around 7:30 a.m. English and Spanish guides are available.

“Quite nice. Took a lot of pictures though the weather was not so good.”

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3.Sunrise, the Crater de Maragua and old Cave Paintings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 13 reviews · 10 hours · from $105

Start before dawn with breakfast at Chataquilla, then hike through the Cordillera de los Frailes to Pumamachay and Incamachay cave paintings. Karina or Manuel may guide you, with a private vehicle and driver such as Don Gabino. A vegetarian lunch, Jalqa communities, Maragua Crater, and Devil’s Throat complete this 10-hour day.

“I loved my sunrise hike with Karina! She was fantastic, super knowledgeable and spoke good English. They picked me up from my house (outside of Sucre too!) drove for about half hour or so, they had breakfast for me, then we hiked for about 4.5 hrs (bring your camera!) Our driver met us at the end, we drove for another 45ish mins and had a delicious lunch they had brought. We met a textile weaver, got to take a bracelet home with me, and saw a waterfall. An incredible experience well worth the money. A bit of advice - if you get car sick, bring Gravol with you. The roads…”

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4.Starlight and Sunrise Salt Flats Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 12 reviews · 5 hours · from $177

Leave Uyuni at 3:00 AM for a private trip across Salar de Uyuni. Your English- or Spanish-speaking guide leads stargazing, sunrise viewing, and photography at the flooded salt plain, then serves breakfast as daylight arrives. Hotel pickup, return transport, waterproof boots, and a private vehicle are included.

“Precioso amanecer en El Salar. Muy buena la atención de nuestro guía Ronald”

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5.UYUNI SALT FLAT: SUNRISE & STARLIGHT EXPERIENCE

★★★★★★★★★★3.1 · 3 reviews · 4 hours · from $59

Leave Uyuni at 3:30 a.m. in a 4x4 for a guided night under the stars at Salar de Uyuni, then watch sunrise reflect across the salt. English and Spanish guides lead private or small groups. Hotel or airport pickup, entrance fees, rain boots, and basic safety equipment are included. Bring warm layers, water, snacks, and a camera.

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