After our unexpectedly long bus ride into Uyuni we were in no rush to wake up in the morning. In the end into was 10amwhen we unhappily surfaced, still shattered from yesterday. We were awake though, showered short after and fed shortly after that. Now our task was to book a tour of the Salar de Uyuni, better known as the Bolivian salt flats, the place where land speed records are smashed and many out of perspective photos are taken.
The amount of tour operators on offer in the town is overwhelming and all offer the same package, a 3 day trip observing all kinds of natural wonders. I've no idea how over 80 companies compete for all the tourists offering no difference in tours!? We were very tempted by one company, Crystal Tours, offering us a unique route and a good price, but it seemed a bit fishy. The woman selling the tour wanted to know what time we would come back to book the trip and furthermore stalked us for he next 2 hours. She made us feel uncomfortable and based on that reason alone we would have said no. Just to make sure that we were making the right decision we nipped in to an Internet cafe and had a google of their name. It turned out that these guys are probably one of the worst companies to go with, allowing their drivers to carry on employment knowing they have been drunk behind a wheel. We will give them a miss.
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