Uyuni Salt Flats with local guides

I’d seen miners in Potosí but not in Uyuni. There’s a lithium mine there, right?

All the guides who work as drivers in the region are locals, whether you go through agencies—local or international—or directly with a driver...

If you climb one of the volcanoes in the southern Lipez area, local guides are often mandatory (for example, at Licancabur).

The salt flats can be visited on the Salar, but these aren’t mines.

Thomas

We climbed the Tunupa volcano without a guide. But it wasn’t our first “ascent” of a 5,000m peak. Which volcano are you planning to climb? For some, having a guide is mandatory—and they’re not minor ones.

We also climbed the Uturuncu volcano. But that one isn’t in the Salar de Uyuni. We were required to take a guide, even though the climb itself is pretty short since the road to get there goes up to about 5,600m if I remember correctly.

About Tunupa, you can find details in my travel journal. This volcano is stunning—the colors are incredible.