The most bizarre landscapes on a mountain bike.

Uyuni salt flats. Picture J.CamarlinghiIt is true, surrealistic places really exist!. Not only in Salvador Daly paintings or Stanley Kubrick movies, they are in Bolivian deserts too. Imagine multicolored lakes: deep purple with yellow beaches, emerald green with black rocky cliffs, intense red and white Caribbean sandy flats; hundreds of metallic colored volcanoes surrounding the valleys, cobalt blue sky, and then an infinite white salt flats.

Our route will take you first to the Uyuni salt flats, originally called Tunupa salt flats by locals before the foundation of Uyuni Town in 1889. This huge 150 km width concentration of salt is one of the most impressive landscapes in the world. Located at an altitude of 3,653m (11,981ft) and with very low rain precipitation (100 to 325 mm per year), this is one of the driest areas in the Bolivian territory, a very delicate and particular ecosystem.

There are more volcanoes per square kilometer in the southern Bolivian highlands than anywhere else above the surface of the planet. Although many of these cones are disperse, a lot of them are concentrated in two areas at the east and west sides of this desert. After riding our bikes over a variety of landscapes in the southern Altiplano, we will top our MB experience descending one of the highest roads in earth at Uturuncu volcano. Some extreme and masochistic riders may attempt to even ride up hill this road up to 5800m (19024 ft).

Depending on weather conditions, our route for the first three days may change, some rainy seasons Coipasa and even Uyuni salt flats get impassable because of floods and muddy terrain.


Code Main activity Duration Grade Category

Itinerary:
D1. Arrival in La Paz. Transfer to Hotel.
D2. Visit of Tiwanaco. Transport to Puerto Perez. Hotel.
D3. Transport to Huachacalla. Ride in the highlands. Camp.
D4. Transport to Llica. Ride over Coipasa Salt Flats. Camp.
D5. Transport to Pescado Island. Ride over Uyuni Salt Flats. Camp.
D6. Transport to Cañapa lagoon. Ride around the lagoon. Camp.
D7. Transport to Colorada lagoon. Downhill ride. Basic hostel.
D8. Transport to Verde lagoon. Downhill ride. Camp.
D9. Transport to Ututuncu Mine. Downhill ride. Camp.
D10. Transport to Uturuncu head-road. Downhill ride from the volcano. Camp.
D11. Transport to Mallku canyons. Camp.
D12. Transport to Uyuni town. Hotel.
D13. Transport to La Paz. Hotel
D14. Free Day. Hotel.
D15. Departure. Transfer to Airport.

MBLIPEZ Mountain Biking 15 Days StrenuousMore information about Difficulty grading COMFORT
Dates & Prices: Upon request More information about prices
Driving: More information about Difficulty grading
Trekking: More information about Difficulty grading Short hikes
Mountain biking: More information about Difficulty grading Descend from 5,800m (19,024ft).
Highest point: 6,008m (19,706ft) or 5,800m (19,024ft) with MB.
Accommodation: 5 nights in hotel, 8 nights camping, 1 night in basic hostel.
Highlights:
La Paz city
Tiwanacu ruins
.Lake Titicaca.
Oruro city.
Coipasa salt flats.
Uyuni salt Flats.
Pescado Island.
Colorada & Verde lagoons.
Uturuncu volcano 6,008m (19,706ft).
Mallku canyons.
Uyuni town.