4-Day Private Tour from La Paz: Uyuni Salt Flats & Lake Titicaca

Four days hits the highlights most travelers miss in a week

A 4-day private tour from La Paz takes you through Bolivia's main sights: La Paz city, Lake Titicaca and its islands, the Uyuni Salt Flats with Incahuasi Island and Tunupa Volcano, and the Tiwanaku archaeological site. An English-speaking guide arranges all transport between cities, meals, and accommodation at each stop, so you move through the country without managing logistics.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1: City tour of La Paz

• Pick up at airport
• Transfer to Hotel Rosario
• City tour of La Paz
• Visit Plaza Murillo
• Visit Presidential Palace
• Visit San Francisco Church
• Visit Valley of the Moon
• Cable car ride
• Return to Hotel Rosario

Day 2: Lake Titicaca and travel to Uyuni

• Pick up at hotel
• Travel to Copacabana
• Boat tour on Lake Titicaca
• Visit Isla del Sol
• Visit Isla de la Luna
• Lunch in Copacabana
• Drive to El Alto Airport
• Flight to Uyuni
• Transfer to Hotel Casa de Sal

Day 3: Uyuni salt flats exploration

• Pick up at hotel
• Visit train cemetery
• Visit Colchani salt processes
• Enter Uyuni salt flat
• Visit Incahuasi Island
• Lunch on Incahuasi Island
• Visit Tunupa volcano area
• Return to Uyuni for sunset
• Toast at sunset
• Flight to La Paz
• Transfer to Hotel Gloria

Day 4: Visit Tiwanaku ruins

• Pick up at hotel
• Visit Tiwanaku ruins
• See Puerta del Sol and Puma Punku
• Visit Tiwanaku museums
• Return to La Paz
• Drive to El Alto Airport
• End of service

The experience

You arrive at La Paz airport and transfer to the Hotel Rosario for an afternoon city tour. Your guide takes you through Plaza Murillo, the Presidential Palace, and San Francisco Church, then out to the Valley of the Moon before sunset. The next morning at 8 a.m., you leave for Copacabana on Lake Titicaca, traveling by private vehicle and then by reed boat to see the Aymara communities and visit the islands of the Sun and Moon. After lunch, you drive back to La Paz, fly to Uyuni, and check into the 4-star Hotel Casa de Sal on the edge of the salt flat.

Day three is the salt flat itself. You start at the train cemetery to see Bolivia's first locomotives, then move through the manual salt-harvesting operations in Colchani before entering the Uyuni Salt Flats. Incahuasi Island, ringed with giant cacti, is where you eat lunch and take in the landscape. You visit Tunupa Volcano to watch flamingos, then return to Uyuni for sunset over the flats before flying back to La Paz and settling into the Hotel Gloria. On your final morning, you drive to Tiwanaku to walk the Puerta del Sol and Puma Punku ruins and tour the on-site museum, then head to the airport by 2 p.m.

The tour is private, so only your group travels together. Your guide speaks English and handles all navigation, meal arrangements, and transfers between hotels and attractions. Flights between La Paz and Uyuni, three nights of accommodation, and all meals according to the itinerary are included.

What’s included

• Professional English-speaking guide throughout.
• 3 nights accommodation at Hotel Rosario (La Paz), Hotel Casa de Sal (Uyuni), and Hotel Gloria (La Paz).
• all meals as noted in the itinerary.
• round-trip flights between La Paz and Uyuni.
• private vehicle transfers from airport arrival through final departure.
• visits to Plaza Murillo, San Francisco Church, Valley of the Moon, Lake Titicaca and its islands, the Uyuni Salt Flats, Incahuasi Island, Tunupa Volcano, and Tiwanaku archaeological site.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 14 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleStroller-friendlyInfant seats available

Operated by Mundicontact Expeditions

Is this one for you?Four days is tight enough to move through three regions without backtracking, but long enough to spend a full day in the salt flats and see both Lake Titicaca and Tiwanaku. If you have a week or more, a longer tour adds the Atacama Desert or more time in each region. If you have only two days, you'll have to choose between the salt flats and the lake.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What is Lake Titicaca like when you visit it on this tour?

Lake Titicaca is South America's largest lake, and you see it from Copacabana on the Bolivian shore. You travel by private boat and then by traditional reed boats to reach the islands of the Sun and Moon, where you encounter Aymara communities and learn about their customs and daily life.

How much time do you actually spend in the Uyuni Salt Flats?

You spend most of day three in and around the salt flat. The day starts at the train cemetery and salt-harvesting town of Colchani, then moves into the flats themselves, where you stop at Incahuasi Island for lunch and visit Tunupa Volcano before returning to Uyuni for sunset.

What are the Tiwanaku ruins, and how long do you spend there?

Tiwanaku is an ancient archaeological site near La Paz with stone structures including the Puerta del Sol (Gate of the Sun) and Puma Punku. You visit on the morning of day four with your guide, tour the on-site museum, and spend roughly three hours there before heading to the airport.

Do I need to arrange my own flights between La Paz and Uyuni?

No. The round-trip flights from La Paz to Uyuni and back are included in the tour price. Your guide coordinates the timing so you depart La Paz in the afternoon of day two and return on the afternoon of day three.

Are meals included, and what should I expect?

Meals are included according to the itinerary: breakfast, lunch, and dinner on days two and three. Breakfast and lunch on day four. The itinerary notes a local lunch in Copacabana and a meal at Incahuasi Island in the salt flats.