Crossing Argentina to Bolivia 1st week in March . Will select route to Peru after checking road conditions. Perhaps we can meet.

Xfiltrate and Rosa del desierto riding 2 NX400s.

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the salar is completely dry.
no problem to pass.

Great news, we will be there in another month or so lets hope it is still dry then

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Cheers Andi & Ellen .... https://twomotokiwis.blogspot.com/ Two Moto Kiwis Alaska - Argentina - April 2012 -> Somewhere

Just go. The salar is never full covered with water and when there is lot so water, you can take roads around the salar. If you want to see the salar there is too much water for you're liking, then take a truck/jeep tour and keep your bike salt free.

A friend who conducted tours in Bolivia for years told me the wind pushes the water toward the eastern edge, where the puddles are deepest. I was there in early March 2013. In places there was a little water (0.5 inch puddles here and there), but I was with local guides, so they might know how to avoid the deeper sections. The tour operators dedicate vehicles to the salt and save other vehicles for their tours south of town. The trucks are washed every time they return from the salar and you can see how the salts cakes up.




I left my bike in a secure lot own by a hostel and took a three day package. First day on the salar and the next two days, two nights touring south of town. The price was reasonable, and like most things in Latin America the final cost was negotiated.

One day on the salt was enough for me. Some want to see sunrise, camp out and watch the stars reflect on the salt water. Do know that it gets cold at night, so be prepared if you are camping.

The package tour south of Uyuni was very cool. The roads are paved between the larger towns, then are mostly gravel once you get into the hills. Personally I needed a break from riding and enjoyed being in a truck/jeep for a while. My tires weren't set up at that point to manage the rough roads with the typical surplus of crap strapped on and weighing the bike down. Fine for tarmac, sucks on loose gravel. Could have, but glad to have taken a break. My reflections on gravel should be ignored by those that enjoy hours and hours of off road riding.

If you do take a multi-day package tour, insist that the drivers are told by the owner/manager not drink -- before the tour leaves town. Another traveler shared that the drivers were up late drinking on the first night out and I chewed out one of my drivers that was drinking during morning break. Later I reported the incident to the owner, who said he would suspend the driver... I may sound like a hard ass on this point, but know that the drivers are putting in long hours on bad roads, so you don't want to reduce your safety with a driver that has been tossing back brews.

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Peter B
2008/09 - NJ to Costa Rica and back to NJ
2012/13 - NJ to Northern Argentina, Jamaica, Cuba and back to NJ
2023 - Peru, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia...back to Peru.

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Hi there !

I will go on Uyuni in a week or less. I do the same from south to north. currently I am in San Pedro de Atacama.
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