Highlights
- Head to regional highlights with included transfer
- See the highlights of San Pedro de Atacama
- Take a 4-day tour of the Atacama Desert
Description
Day 1: Transfer from Calama Airport to your Hotel San Pedro de Atacama
Pm. Valle de la Luna
After starting your tour, you will travel to the famous Valle de la Luna, located about 10 kilometers from San Pedro de Atacama and declared a nature sanctuary. Here you will discover a place with beautiful shapes and colors where you can walk and observe a geological spectacle with sculptural forms, similar to the lunar surface. You can visit the salt statues 'Las Tres Marías', as well as the salt caverns. Then you will climb the great dune at sunset to admire this beautiful panorama in all its splendor.
Day 2: Piedras Rojas, Lagunas de Alto Plano and Salar de Atacama
We will visit Laguna Chaxa, with its flamingos in the Salar de Atacama.
We can also enjoy the wonderful Altiplanic, Miscanti and
little fingers We will be able to get closer to the local culture in the town of Socaire.
We will observe the Salar de Atacama from above, and enjoy beautiful landscapes and
roto. In turn, we will be amazed by the impressive Piedras Rojas.
Day 3 AM: Geiser del Tatio Tour (altitude 4,300 meters)
After driving through the night, you will arrive at this spectacular sector of the Altiplano at approximately 6:45 AM, normally the temperature at this time is below zero. You will start your day enjoying breakfast before a guided walk through the geothermal field. There you will be able to observe the impressive columns of steam (geysers), fumaroles, hundreds of pools of boiling water and high peaks. In this sector you can see parts of the typical Andean fauna such as Vizcachas and Vicuñas. Then you will move to the thermal pools with water at 40°C, where guests can take a rejuvenating bath.
Then you will begin the return to San Pedro, through the impressive landscape of the Andes mountain range. During this route you will also be able to see the Tocorpuri and Licancabur volcanoes. You will eventually arrive in San Pedro at approximately 12:00 PM, where you will have free time
At 1:00 PM we start the journey to the Salar de Atacama, where your first stop will be Laguna Cejar, a turquoise lagoon where you can swim. Due to the high salinity of this lake, you will even be able to float in the water. Later, you will visit the eyes of the Salar, before your tour ends at the Laguna de Tebinquiche, where you will enjoy a beautiful sunset with an aperitif. You will eventually return to San Pedro de Atacama.
Day 4: Transfer from San Pedro de Atacama Hotel to Calama Airport
On the last day of your tour, you will be transferred to Calama Airport or another central part of Calama.
The itinerary of the excursions can be modified, in order to be able to do all the excursions depending on your stay in San Pedro
Includes
Local guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off from centrally located hotels in San Pedro de Atacama to Geyser del Tatio, Piedras Rojas and Moon Valley
Transportation by air-conditioned minivan
Excludes
Tickets
Food and drinks, unless specified
Hotel and accommodation
Airline tickets
Tips (optional)
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
