印加瓦西岛：乌尤尼盐沼中央的千年仙人掌岛

Terry Riding

2026-10-24

This small island which enjoys an elevated position over the salt flats is the most scenic and picturesque place to enjoy sunrise over Uyuni. There is a modest entry fee to enter, following by a stiff climb up to the top of the island which take 10 to 15 minutes. Covered in Cacti, many over 1000 years old, the place is just surreal and provides an amazing view at dawn in which the colour of sunrise gently illuminates the island.

Owen Matthews

2026-10-14

An extraordinary place and well worth walking around. The cacti here grow roughly a centimetre a year, so the giants topping 10 metres have been at it for the best part of a thousand years. Hard to imagine a tougher place to grow anything, yet here they are in their hundreds. The rock that looks like coral is actually fossilised algae, left over from when this island was the top of an old volcano sitting in a vast prehistoric lake. Climb up high and you get the surreal sight of 4x4s gliding across the white salt below. Nothing I've seen anywhere else comes close. Look out for the little stone cabin with a door made of cactus wood, and the cave in the middle of the island, which you reach by doubling back round from the front. Toilets are decent and there's a small spot for a cup of tea once you're back down.

Frank Marchan

2026-08-19

Went with my wife on July 27, 2026. After being transported by 4X4 for 45 minutes, from the edge of the Salar, out of nowhere appears this small "island" covered with cacti and brushes. The cacti are over 1,00 years old, according to the guide. There are restroom facilities and a private house which is occupied by the owner of the island. There were about half a dozen other cars, which had improvised, like us, a table in order to have lunch. Normally, there are many more people visiting the island. However, due to the general strike in Bolivia which recently ended, tourism has been sharply down.

Polina Antipova

2026-06-22

Size matters, huh? And what about age? 🌵😏 These giant cacti on Incahuasi Island (better known as Cactus Island) grow only about 1 centimeter per year. That means a 10-meter (33-foot) cactus could be around 1,000 years old! Suddenly, I don’t feel so old anymore. 😅 I kept staring at them trying to wrap my head around that number. A thousand years. These cacti were already here long before airplanes, smartphones, or even most of the countries we know today. And somehow they’re growing in the middle of a giant salt flat - Uyuni in Bolivia… 🇧🇴

M K

2026-05-23

What an incredible place...a cactus 🌵 🌵 🌵 island in the middle of the salt plains! Hike up to the top of this remarkable island and get fantastic panoramic views from the top. Along the way up (and down), marvel at the giant cactus 🌵 that's like everywhere, and be careful on the stone steps so as not to get too close and familiar with unwanted cactus pokes 😄😊😉. Again, sunblock and big hats and sunnies are non-negotiable on the island. And lots of fluids and stay hydrated. I notice a little cafe that's newly opened.