Bolivia small group trips

April to November, the dry season, when skies are clear, the salt crust is firm and the desert tracks are open. June to August is the coldest, with freezing desert nights. The mirror effect on the salar needs the rainy season, December to March, when floods can close the route, so we do not run then.

Answer for Bolivia: La Paz, Sucre, Potosi and the Uyuni Salt Flats

Moderate fitness is enough, but altitude affects everyone. You sleep between about 2,800 m and 4,300 m, and the desert tracks reach about 4,600 m. Day 1 is a rest day, Sucre is lower, and no walk is long. See your doctor before booking, ask about altitude medicine, and take it slowly the first two days.

Answer for Bolivia: La Paz, Sucre, Potosi and the Uyuni Salt Flats

A room of your own costs a supplement from CAD 795, shown before you book, with no surprise at checkout. If you would rather share, tell us when you request to book. Sharing is on request and depends on another solo guest of the same preference booking the same departure; if nobody does, the single supplement applies.

Answer for Bolivia: La Paz, Sucre, Potosi and the Uyuni Salt Flats

The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests. In the 4x4s on days 7 to 9 we put no more than four guests in each vehicle, so everyone has a window seat and nobody shares a jeep with strangers.

Answer for Bolivia: La Paz, Sucre, Potosi and the Uyuni Salt Flats

Pick your start date and request to book. We confirm your place within 24 hours, and no payment is taken until we do. The small group starts from CAD 4,670 per person sharing, with taxes included.

Answer for Bolivia: La Paz, Sucre, Potosi and the Uyuni Salt Flats

It depends on your passport, and Bolivia's rules for some nationalities, including US citizens, have changed recently, so check the current rule with Bolivia's foreign ministry or your government's travel advice. When you book, we confirm your entry paperwork with you, including Bolivia's SIGEMIG online pre-registration form and the current yellow fever advice for the route.

Answer for Bolivia: La Paz, Sucre, Potosi and the Uyuni Salt Flats

Book an onward flight leaving after about 3 pm, or let us add a night in La Paz, because the trip ends at El Alto airport in the late morning of day 10. If the airline delays or cancels the Uyuni flight, your guide stays with the group and we help you rebook, by the next available flight or by road if needed.

Answer for Bolivia: La Paz, Sucre, Potosi and the Uyuni Salt Flats

It depends on your passport. Many visitors, including Canadians, can enter Peru without a visa, and Bolivia's rules for some nationalities, including US citizens, have changed recently, so check the current rule for both countries. When you book, we confirm your entry paperwork with you, including any Bolivian pre-registration and the yellow fever advice.

Answer for Peru and Bolivia: Cusco, Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca and Uyuni

It depends on your passport. Canadian and US citizens do not currently need a visa for Chile as tourists. Bolivia's rules for some nationalities, including US citizens, have changed recently, so check the current rule with your government's travel advice. When you book, we confirm your paperwork, including Bolivia's SIGEMIG online pre-registration form.

Answer for Bolivia and Chile: the Uyuni Salt Flats to the Atacama