Kachi Lodge

Gustu Restaurant

Trusting in their steadfast philosophy that visitors can truly discover a country and its culture through its food, Kachi Lodge has partnered with the inventive and multi-award-winning Gustu Restaurant (based in La Paz) to showcase the gastronomic culture of Bolivia.

Widely acknowledged as one of the best restaurants in the continent, Gustu boasts strong relationships with its local produce suppliers with the goal of strengthening Bolivian national identity through food and propelling economic development.

More than a fine dining experience, the restaurant was the first project of the Melting Pot Bolivia Foundation that benefits those from vulnerable backgrounds by providing them with opportunities to improve their lives through education programmes.

Facilities

Despite the extremely remote placement of this one-of-a-kind dome camp, comfort is not compromised. Kachi Lodge boasts six climate-controlled, two-person pods (30m2 in size), each with private en-suite bathrooms.

A large living and dining dome is at the nucleus of the camp, acting as a comfortable base in which to compare adventure stories while sipping an ice-cold Bolivian gin or singani cocktail.

Accommodation pods are poised atop individual wooden platforms that are connected by a raised half-moon walkway, ensuring that it is business as usual even in the months when the Salar may be flooded.

Activities

Owing to the exclusive and secluded nature of this base in the heart of the Salar de Uyuni, activities typically avoid the most famous and tourist-dense sites. Intrepid travellers can visit the charming village of Coquesa and view the mummies that lie in a cave set 600 metres above the township or drive for just over an hour to the curious pre-Colombian archaeological site of Alcaya.

Those craving a fitness challenge can hike to the lower lip of the Tunupa Volcano crater, the inquisitive might choose to learn how to collect salt from the surface, and stargazers are encouraged to use the telescope to observe the starry night sky of the Altiplano.