Hostal Salares

We were staying in the hostel in Tupiza when we found out they offer 4 day Uyuni tours as well. We booked it together with another couple staying in the hostel and were so happy we did. Our guide, Santos, was amazing!! Santos runs the hostel with his wife and is very passionate and knowledgeable about the Tupiza/Uyuni area, the wildlife, Bolivian culture and anything else you want to know. He went above and beyond to give us a great experience. Preparing great local meals while we were still sleeping and best of all making sure we arrived everywhere before the crowds without ever feeling rushed. Note that the whole tour was in Spanish, though he does speak a little English as well. The 'extra' day driving from Tupiza before joining the route of the other tours starting from Uyuni was very beautiful and definitely worth it. All in all we had a great experience and cannot recommend Los Salares and Santos enough.

Excelente servicio en todo sentido. El hostal está impecable y súper cómodo a buen precio, sus dueños celia y Santos te hacen sentir como en casa. Hicimos el tour de 4 días con Santos, y la verdad diez puntos, camioneta en excelente estado, más de 20 años de experiencia y el nació en uno de los pueblos del recorrido por lo que esta lleno de conocimiento de la zona. La comida es abundante y deliciosa (somos vegetarianos) y unos chicos que viajaban con nosotros cambiaron su dieta a mitad de recorrido y Santos sin problemas pudo resolverlo. Habiendo hecho tour desde uyuni al salar años anteriores, recomiendo hacer su tour desde tupiza. El pueblo tiene mucho más que ofrecer, a mejores precios y limpieza, y este emprendimiento familiar te lo hace saber.