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What is the best season to travel to Uyuni Salt Flat?

04 Jan 2022

The Uyuni Salt Flat is an incredible and fascinating destination that should be on your bucket list.
You would visit it twice because you will have very different experiences, in the dry season and rainy season.
For example, traveling in the dry season, from April to November, where you will be able to move without difficulty through one of the largest and highest salt deserts in the world, you will also appreciate the salt mounds extracted along the way and visit the Incahuasi Island.
Furthermore, to enjoying the whiteness of the salt, you will be able to get funny pictures playing with optical effects and perspective. We recommend you to go with many ideas, toys, and all the patience in the world to get the best pictures, suddenly they will not come out at first, but you have to keep trying.

A tip for the cold ones, from April to May, October, November, and part of December, are the best months to visit the salt flat because the cold is not extreme. From June to September is the cold season, and the temperature usually drops to -13 °C.
On the other hand, if you intend to see the flooded salt flat and have the feeling of walking on clouds, we recommend visiting Uyuni during the rainy season, from December to March. The best months to see it are between the end of January, February and the beginning of March, “WATCH OUT” it all depends on how much rain there is in that season because it is not always the same.

 

This salt desert was covered by Lake Minchin and Tauka 40 thousand years ago. Later, a hot and dry period hit the planet and evaporated these proto-lakes, originated the Poopó and Uru Uru lakes and the Uyuni and Coipasa salt flats.
The mirror effect causes the sky and the earth to merge; it happens because of the minerals waterproof the salt surface.

Remember to take waterproof clothes like a raincoat, rubber boots or flip flops, and an extra change of clothes, believe me, you will need them if you travel this season. You would also have a survey that you may not be able to make because of a surprise storm or places with crazy access.

 

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