Uyuni · Nightlife

Almost no light pollution and, in wet season, stars reflected underfoot. Operators run dedicated night trips.

The main strip has a handful of pizzerias and bars that fill with tour groups swapping salt-flat photographs.

Bolivia's grape brandy is the local answer to a freezing altiplano night. Drink it slowly; you are at 3,670m.

Basic refugios near Laguna Colorada, no heating and shared rooms. The silence and the stars are the entertainment.

Salt-built hotels near Colchani serve dinner with sunset over the flat. A splurge, but the light is the reason to come.