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[matt_barr]

Hi,

I'm planning a trip to Peru and Bolivia in May, and have found myself stuck and a little nervous that getting in a tour to the Salar De Uyuni isn't going to be possible!

My current itinerary finds me in Cuzco on Friday, 22nd May and I'm flying out of La Paz on Saturday, 30th May. That leaves me a week to get down to Uyuni and back again - and not best placed to take advantage of the well recommended Expreso Del Sur (which seems to only leave on Tuesdays and Fridays).

Can getting down to Uyuni and back again be done? Perhaps I be looking at a different route to the salt flats?

Any advice would be most appreciated.

Thanks,
Matt

[kathryn77]

Salta - Iguazu on bus seems like it will take a long long while - may be 24 hrs?

You can definitely do this - I went from Salta to Iguazu via Resistencia (I was going to stay there overnight to break up the journey, but ended up just doing two overnight buses, and just had a day in Resistencia) I'm sure there was a direct bus to Iguazu as well - yeah, it will take a long time, but maybe 18 hours, rather than 24? My two overnighters weren't 12 hours each - that's where I'm getting that logic. I had a look for bus companies, but I can't find anything on the web that lets you search from Salta to Iguazu - they're all BA orientated. What about searching the blogs for someone who's in Salta or Iguazu right now, and ask them to check for you when they're at the bus station?

Also any suggestion for Salar de Uyuni 4WD companies to go with? I am aware they keep changing all the time.

I can't remember the name of the company I went with, but they are all on one street (and Uyuni isn't big! Just ask for prices and stuff - they all offer the same trip, but the price affects other stuff, e.g the food you get to eat on the trip - I didn't meet anyone who had a bad experience with their tour, put it that way...