Daytrip is a private car service platform that connects you with local drivers who will transport you door-to-door. We also give you the opportunity to explore sights/attractions along the way. We drive, you discover.
Daytrip offers private door-to-door transfers with optional sightseeing stops, hourly driver hire, and curated day trips — all with local English-speaking drivers and operating across 130+ countries.
For private trips, you can cancel for a full refund up to 24 hours before departure.
Yes! Book a private, door-to-door airport transfer with a local English-speaking driver. Enjoy fixed and transparent pricing, no hidden fees, and the option to pay in advance without the hassle of exchanging cash at a foreign airport.
You will receive the vehicle that best fits the number of travelers in your group, ranging from a sedan to a van for groups of up to 7. Depending where you travel, you can book anything from a sedan comparable to a Toyota Corolla to a Mercedes V-Class to a Classic Cuban Car. While the exact model may vary, we always ensure that the vehicle provided meets your needs in terms of safety, reliability, and comfort. You may be upgraded to a larger vehicle class free of charge depending on availability. Since our largest vehicle seats 7, for groups larger a combination of vehicles will be used. We will send you the exact vehicle details a few days before your trip.
Everywhere except the USA, drivers will supply appropriate child seats (just let us know during booking). In the USA, certain states require you to supply your own child seats.
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So, so happy I stumbled upon this website to book two private transports while visiting Lima, Peru. They were both one-way trips approximately 3 hours in length. Great communication as soon as everything was booked via email and I then downloaded their app. I had a few issues with the app and the customer service was awesome trying to assist me in getting it corrected. Honestly impressive customer service which gave you a positive feeling that you made the right choice. Both drivers were right on time - No issues whatsoever! Can't say enough about the service and ease of everything when travelling so far away. Great job to the daytrip team! Would strongly recommend.
Absolutely, and most travelers do. A well-rounded day from Uyuni typically includes the Train Cemetery, a stop in Colchani, time on the open salt flat, and a visit to Incahuasi Island, which rises from the middle of the salar and is covered in giant cacti. With a private transfer, the itinerary is entirely yours to shape. You are not locked into a group's pace or a fixed schedule, so if you want to linger at a particular spot or skip something that does not interest you, that flexibility is built in.
Colchani is approximately 22 km (14 miles) from the town of Uyuni, a short drive across open altiplano. The easiest and most comfortable way to get there is by private transfer. You travel on your own schedule, stop where you want, and arrive at the salt flat without sharing cramped transport with strangers. Given that Colchani sits at 3,703 m (12,149 ft) above sea level, having a relaxed, unhurried journey rather than rushing onto a crowded shared tour vehicle makes a real difference to how you feel when you arrive.
Most travelers spend around 1 to 2 hours in the village itself. That is enough to walk through the salt workshops, visit the small salt museum, browse the artisan market, and take the perspective illusion photos the salt flat is famous for. The real draw is the Salar de Uyuni directly adjacent, so many visitors combine Colchani with a longer exploration of the flats, including Incahuasi Island and the Train Cemetery, turning it into a satisfying full day out.
Yes, and it is worth taking seriously. Colchani sits at approximately 3,703 m (12,149 ft), which is high enough to cause headaches, fatigue, or nausea in travelers who have not acclimatized. Arriving by private transfer rather than an overnight bus or rushed shared tour gives your body a gentler introduction to the elevation. Drink plenty of water, avoid alcohol the day before, eat light meals, and consider spending a day or two in Uyuni first to adjust before heading out onto the flats. Coca tea, widely available locally, is a traditional and widely used remedy for mild altitude symptoms.
Colchani is a small salt-processing village sitting at the edge of Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat. For travelers, it serves as the gateway to one of South America's most extraordinary landscapes. You can watch local miners extract salt by hand, explore a museum built from salt bricks, browse artisan stalls selling llama wool textiles and hand-carved salt sculptures, and step directly onto the vast white expanse of the salar. It is a place unlike anywhere else on Earth, and the combination of human tradition and surreal natural scenery makes it genuinely unforgettable.
Colchani is the closest and most direct access point to the open salt flat. Once you step beyond the village, the ground becomes a seemingly infinite white crust stretching 10,582 sq km (4,086 sq miles) in every direction. During the dry season the hexagonal salt patterns are crisp and photogenic. During the wet season a thin layer of water transforms the surface into the world's largest natural mirror, reflecting the sky with near-perfect symmetry. Very few places on the planet produce that kind of visual disorientation, and Colchani puts you right at the threshold of it.
