Uyuni Salt Flats 3 dagen / 2 nachten met Engelstalige gids

Pretty disappointed in the service of this tour. Firstly, we were told there would be a maximum of 6 people but ended up in a group of 11. The tour started by one of those guests being late because she wanted to take a shower. Rather than letting the rest of us start the tour, or telling her she missed her tour, we were left to sit in the car for an hour. Only after I got frustrated and raised my voice did we finally left. Totally disorganized and unprofessional from the very start. Then ever single stop on the tour felt rushed and the guide was more interesting in walking away quickly and, I kid you not, trying to box with all the guests. He almost never gave information and when I directly asked him a question he just started singing "feliz navidad" at me. Seriously. I'm fairly certain he was under the influence of drugs during the trip. Further, the guide made people, especially some of the women on the trip, feel quite uncomfortable. The tour is also extremely overpriced considering Bolivia. I've called this country home for several years and never before have I seen this type of inflated prices. One night we were made to pay 140 Bs (about $14-20) to open the bathroom in our room. That's literally more than many people earn for a days work in this country. The tour company has deals with these places and collude to take advantage of tourists. You'll spend 3 days being nickel and dimed. They don't even give you water other than with lunch or dinner, and then it's 2L split between a whole table. The accomodations were also extremely spartan considering the price paid. They don't tell you that you'll struggle to take a warm shower or that, in one place, you only get 3 hours of electricity, with zero places to charge your phone. Oh, and at dinner at 7:45 they'll tell you "showers work until 8:30!" The tour was disorganized and poorly managed. The company is running s tourist racket and they know it. I'm absolutely sure you can do better with other companies. The only reason this is two stars is that the driver was excellent and drove very safely (probably still shell shocked from their accident detailed in other reviews below.) Also, the places you visit are so beautiful they're worth a star alone. Long story short, you can definitely do better with another company and I do not recommend Pearla de Bolivia... ...unless you want to learn how to sing "feliz navidad".

Dit was een zeer koekjes snijder tour. Onze gids leek erg in de war over volgende stappen en we waren nooit echt verzekerd wat de volgende stap was. Onze gids had een mentor nodig of om te leren leidinggeven in een assistenterol. Onze voertuigen hadden mechanische problemen en de chauffeurs en gidsen leken hier erg gestrest over te zijn. De kale banden en constante mechanische problemen gaven me het gevoel dat de voertuigen weinig onderhoud of onregelmatige veiligheidsinspecties kregen. De tour zelf was echt geweldig. Ze namen ons mee naar een aantal verbazingwekkend mooie plekken. De 1 straat nacht hostel was absoluut geweldig. De 2e nacht was sub par. Eten was alleen oké.

Fantastic scenery in a well organized trip. We got to see everything we wanted and started/ended on time. Our guide, Bismarck, had excellent English and knew a ton regarding the local geology, flora, and fauna. The transports (Toyota Landcruisers) were comfortable without issue (but it does happen! 25% chance a wheel goes flat), the food was delicious, and the accommodations were mostly good. Thank you to Raul for being a great driver. The last morning was a bit rough, waking up at 4 AM so we could drop people off at the Chile border to go to San Pedro. Overall a great trip though. A few people here are very picky with their 1-star reviews.. you are in the middle of the Bolivian desert..