From San Pedro de Atacama: The Salt Flats Route, Full Day
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Depart from San Pedro de Atacama on a guided tour of the Aguas Calientes Salt Flats. Experience stunning views from the Licancabur Vulcano lookout point and admire the Salar de Atacama.
Highlights
- We will visit salt mines located in the border region between Chile
- We will see unique flora and fauna of the high plateau
- We will appreciate the majestic Licancábur volcano of 5,916 M. of altitude.
Description
The Route of the Salt Flats
08:00 hrs. Departure from San Pedro de Atacama towards Paso de Jama. Chilean Border Control. Via the international route Paso de Jama, the road climbs a constant slope, formed by lava and ashes.
Along the way we stop to admire the beautiful panoramic view of the Salar de Atacama and the Oasis of San Pedro de Atacama. At km 41 at an altitude of 4,200 m, this crossing or detour to Hito Cajón Norte LICANCABUR allows us to appreciate the majestic volcano of 5916 M. of altitude.
We continue between high mountains, where it is common to find groups of ostriches, at km 75 we can see small lakes where flamingos and other birds live at km 91 they pass through the hills of the Pakana, then we go around the Farellón de Tara, a rock wall carved with sculptures, a little further, an esplanade, where we see the Moai de Tara, also known as the Pakana Witness, are a set of columns such rock structures that were preserved in geological times as evidence of violent volcanic events that occurred during the Tertiary period, then, panoramic view of the Pakana Cathedrals, arrival at the Salar de Tara located at 4500 meters, with a wonderful landscape and its unique ecosystem of the Salt Lake where the presence of numerous highlights are the most common birds flamingos chilensis.
Includes
Pick-up, shared transport.
bilingual guide (Spanish and English)
breakfast and snack.
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund