Taxi & Transport Scams in Uyuni

Pirate Taxi After Sunrise Salt Flat Tours

Unlicensed taxi and minibus drivers wait outside the jeep tour departure area in Uyuni town center during early morning hours when sunrise tours return, typically between 1 AM and 3 AM, and near the Hotel de Sal area on the flats. They offer rides back to town or to the Chilean border at prices that sound reasonable given the cold and exhaustion, but are 4 to 6 times the normal rate. In several reported cases drivers have taken travelers to remote drop-off points far from the town center.