Uyuni Salt Flat hosts Uyuni Challenge on 21 November

Uyuni Salt Flat will be the setting for the Uyuni Challenge in Uyuni, Bolivia, on 21 November 2026. The organiser lists a 70km recreational route and a 140km competitive route running across the salt flat towards Isla Incahuasi.

The event gives Western European travellers a fixed date for a sporting programme at one of Bolivia's best-known natural sites. Its published schedule also lists kit collection in Colchani on 20 November 2026.

Uyuni Challenge sets its salt-flat routes for 21 November

The event website names InnovateSport as the organiser and places the main stage on the salt flat. The 140km course starts in Colchani, reaches Isla Incahuasi and returns to Hotel Cristal Samana, while the 70km route runs from Colchani to the island.

The programme describes the 21 November stage as the event's single salt-flat stage. It also lists individual and pairs categories, including gravel and elite classes, and says that the two longest routes form the central sporting programme.

The schedule begins on 20 November with kit collection at Hotel Cristal Samana in Colchani. The organiser lists the collection period as 10.30am to 6.30pm, followed on 21 November by recognition for winners and an evening celebration at the official hotel.

The published programme is a cycling event rather than a reopening or a new visitor rule. For travellers, the practical change is therefore the presence of a scheduled sporting activity on the route between Colchani and Isla Incahuasi on 21 November.

Why the high-altitude landscape shapes the challenge

Britannica describes the Uyuni Salt Flat as an arid salt flat in southwestern Bolivia, on the Altiplano. Its reference height is 3,656 metres above sea level, while the organiser gives 3,650 metres in its event notice.

The area is Bolivia's largest salt-encrusted expanse, covering about 10,582 square kilometres, according to Britannica's geographic profile. That broad, level setting explains the connection between the event's route design and its venue: both announced courses use Colchani and Isla Incahuasi as named points rather than a conventional urban circuit.

Isla Incahuasi is a named destination in the organiser's route plan, not simply a backdrop. The 140km course turns there before returning to the hotel, while the 70km course ends at the island according to the Uyuni Challenge programme.

Visiting Uyuni Salt Flat: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The Uyuni Challenge takes place on 21 November 2026, with the announced stage running from Colchani towards Isla Incahuasi and back for the 140km route.
• Kit collection is scheduled for 20 November 2026 at Hotel Cristal Samana in Colchani; the published programme does not announce a separate visitor entrance or altered general access.
• The salt flat lies in southwestern Bolivia on the Altiplano, while Uyuni town is the reference settlement for visits to the site.
• The terrain is at roughly 3,650 metres above sea level, and the published routes cover 70km and 140km across a broad salt surface.
• Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.

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Frequently asked questions about Uyuni Salt Flat

When does the Uyuni Challenge take place at Uyuni Salt Flat?

The main salt-flat stage is scheduled for 21 November 2026, with routes linking Colchani and Isla Incahuasi.

Where is Uyuni Salt Flat and how do you get there?

The site is in southwestern Bolivia on the Altiplano, with Uyuni as the reference town and Colchani as the announced starting point for the cycling routes.

What is Uyuni Salt Flat?

It is Bolivia's largest salt-encrusted expanse, covering about 10,582 square kilometres at approximately 3,656 metres above sea level.