Private Biking in the Uyuni Salt Flats: Train Cemetery to Sunset

Pedal across the salt mirror from abandoned trains to the giant cacti island

A private 8-hour bike ride through the Uyuni Salt Flats in Bolivia, starting at the Train Cemetery and ending at sunset with a wine toast. You pedal across the salt desert at your own pace, stop at salt processing plants and the Island of the giant cacti, eat lunch in the middle of the flats with volcano views, and return to Uyuni as the sun sets. Hotel pickup, guide, bike, and lunch are included. A support vehicle follows the whole route.

Step-by-step itinerary

Biking tour in Uyuni salt flats

• Pick up and safety equipment fitting
• Drive towards Uyuni salt flats
• Visit Train Cemetery for photos
• Visit local artisans and salt processing
• Bike through the salt desert
• Enjoy private lunch with volcano views
• Visit Island of giant cacti by bike
• Watch sunset with local wine toast
• Return to Uyuni

The experience

Pickup happens at 10 a.m. from your hotel. After a safety check and bike fitting, you drive toward the salt flats and stop first at the Train Cemetery, where rusted locomotives sit abandoned in the desert: a quick photo stop before moving on. Next is a visit to local salt processing plants, where you see how artisans work the salt by hand. Then you get on the bike.

The pedaling starts across the largest salt desert in the world. Your guide rides alongside you, and a private 4x4 Land Cruiser stays with the group the whole time, so you can ride as long as you want and rest whenever you need to. Lunch arrives in the middle of the salt flats: a private meal with views of the volcano across the white expanse. After eating, you cycle to the Island of the giant cacti, another stop where the landscape shifts and the cacti rise out of the salt.

The day ends with sunset in the salt flats. As the sun drops, the salt surface reflects the colors like a mirror. A local wine and a toast mark the finish, and then the drive back to Uyuni. The whole experience runs about 8 hours from pickup to drop-off.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off.
• professional guide in English or Spanish.
• bicycle and safety equipment.
• bottled water.
• private lunch in the salt flats.
• private 4x4 Land Cruiser support vehicle for the entire route.
• sunset toast with local wines.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 09:00

Book up to6h before

AgesAdult (18 to 60 years) · Under 18: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Spanish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 29 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 13 days ago

Good to know

Moderate physical effortInfant seats availableNot recommended during pregnancyNot recommended with back problems

Operated by Joker Expedition, Bolivia.

Is this one for you?This is a private tour for a minimum of two people, so you travel as your own group without joining strangers. The support vehicle means you set the pace: ride as much or as little as your fitness allows, and rest in the car whenever you need to.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Spanish.

What's the Train Cemetery and why is it a stop on this ride?

The Train Cemetery is a graveyard of rusted locomotives abandoned in the Uyuni desert, a striking landmark and photo point at the start of the day before you begin pedaling.

Can I bike the whole route, or does the support vehicle do some of it?

You choose how much to pedal. The guide rides with you and the Land Cruiser follows, so you can bike as long as you want and rest in the vehicle whenever you need a break.

What time does the day start and end?

Pickup is at 10 a.m. from your hotel. The full experience takes about 8 hours, ending with the sunset and return to Uyuni.

Is the lunch included, and where do we eat?

Yes, a private lunch is included. You eat in the middle of the salt flats with views of the volcano, a unique setting for the meal.

What's the Island of the giant cacti?

It's a raised area in the salt desert where large cacti grow, offering a different landscape to cycle through and another vantage point across the flats.