Baltinache's Hidden Lagoons & Astronomical Tour

Chile



In the afternoon, we'll head to the Hidden Lagoons, where you'll enjoy the sensation of floating due to the high amount of salt, and the day will end with our unmissable Astronomical tour.

Highlights

  • Discover the feeling of floating in a lagoon in the middle of the desert
  • 2 tours in 1 day: Baltinache Hidden Lagoons & Astronomical Tour
  • Explore the desert: from salt lagoons to the stunning Atacama sky

Description

60 km from San Pedro, you'll find 7 lagoons with extremely salty water, surrounded by a picturesque desert landscape. Two of them are suitable for swimming, and you'll discover the sensation of not sinking without any difficulty, precisely due to the high amount of salt. We'll end the day with our classic Astronomical tour, enjoying the beauty of one of the most unique skies in the world. The tour to Hidden Lagoons can be done in the morning or afternoon, with hotel pick-up and breakfast (for the AM tour) or a cocktail (for the PM tour); we'll pass by two points on the tour, the Hidden Lagoons of Baltinache and Llano da Paciencia The park has a bathroom and showers to remove excess salt from your body (a maximum of 20 minutes is recommended to avoid damaging your skin - don't apply sunscreen before entering the lagoon). A total of 4 hours of experience, with the tour ending in the center of San Pedro. For the Astronomical tour, we'll pick you up at a meeting point in the center. It'll be a roughly 2-hour tour where the guide will explain the constellations and the Milky Way, followed by professional photographs (2 per person), a chance to enjoy the sky through telescopes, and a table of appetizers with hot drinks. You'll be dropped off at the requested hotel.

Includes

HIDDEN LAGOONS: Hotel pick-up Guide Transfer Admission (12,000 CLP) Breakfast or cocktail (depending on the tour shift) Return to downtown ASTRONOMICAL: Pick-up at the meeting point Guide Transfer Snack table Telescopes Professional photography (2 per person) Back to the hotel

Important Information

  • We recommend wearing your bathing suit and carrying it in your backpack, plus at least 1L of water per person, a towel, a hat, and comfortable shoes. Put on sunscreen before leaving the hotel so as not to damage the lagoons. The park has a bathroom for changing clothes and showers to remove excess salt. For the astronomical tour, we recommend dressing in layers, as it gets very cold at night, and avoid wearing white (for the photos).

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