When should I go to Salar de Uyuni?
Salar de Uyuni, best time to go If you want the best climate, visit between September and November. If you want to see the wet salt flats, visit between December and April.
Can you swim in Salar de Uyuni?
Amongst the beautiful polygonal patterns of salt and sensational volcanoes of Salar de Uyuni lies the Polques Hot Springs where visitors can bathe in the thermal waters. After an exhausting day of exploring the salt flats, the pool offers a heaven-like opportunity to wind down at night or re-energize in the morning.
What is the weather in Salar de Uyuni?
In Uyuni, the summers are long, comfortable, and partly cloudy and the winters are short, very cold, snowy, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 26°F to 69°F and is rarely below 23°F or above 74°F.
How often does it rain in Salar de Uyuni?
Uyuni receives less than 5 inches of rain per year, but the vast majority of this falls between December and April. Because the salt is so darned hard, this water has nowhere to go and by February or March, the salar becomes one giant knee-deep puddle.
Is Uyuni safe?
Even though Bolivia is one of the least-developed countries in South America, criminal statistics are quite low. Travelers can enjoy a pleasant and safe stay in most of the tourist spots in Bolivia. Uyuni in particular is considered safe. The Uyuni Salt Flat is enormous.
Why do salt flats form hexagons?
These hexagonal shapes are formed due to the freezing and thawing processes of water which creates a type of natural convection. This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America.
When is the best time to visit the Salar de Uyuni?
With the Salar de Uyuni weather, however, it really only feels as if there are two: the dry season from April to October and the rainy season from November to March.
What makes Salar de Uyuni so special?
Unlike most places, the wet season in Salar de Uyuni arguably brings out the best it has to offer. The rain brings out the magical mirror effect in which a thin layer of rainwater covering the salt transforms the flat into the ‘world’s largest mirror’. This season brings plenty of rain but sunshine is also quite common.
What was the weather like at Uyuni?
There were dark rain clouds and lightning above Uyuni and the Salar. And indeed, while we were waiting for dinner at our hostel a storm broke out. It was a heavy storm. The wind was blowing through all the gaps and holes of the very simple accommodation.