El Tatio Geysers Tour - Half Day Tour - Typical Tour

El Tatio Geysers Tour - Half Day Tour - Typical Tour

Waking up early in the morning for an almost two hours travel is only justified if you experience the dawn surrounded by El Tatio Geysers, exhaling the steam that contrasts with the cold invading your body, but which feels nice because you are sharing a unique effect with nature and the sunrise at 4500 meters high.
After a few minutes walking in this phenomenon, you admire it while you warm up your hands and body with a breakfast in the heights of San Pedro de Atacama hills, to then relax in the warm natural river pools that are located a little further downhill. When going down through the same paths that a few hours ago were completely dark, you can appreciate the fantastic view from the edge of the trails. Later on you can make a stop in the Putana wetland to rest, but also to admire the place’s fauna: flamencos and different type of birds in an exceptional lagoon surrounded by the path that leads to the town of Machuca.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Geyser del Tatio, 174a Caracoles, San Pedro de Atacama 1410000 Chile

At 4500 meters high you can feel the heat the almost 70 craters that compound the El Tatio valley emanate. These are one of the main expressions of the Chilean volcanic activity, and a sample of how the hot water gets stuck in the subsoil but remains heating with the high temperatures underground, where lava deposits still remain.
When you arrive in the early morning, you walk blind, only guided by the stones tracing the paths and the noises of the geysers. When the sunlight starts to come out in the valley, you slowly distinguish the white steam and crystalline water getting expelled, and the sub-zero temperatures that cover your body going away.
After millions of years, this natural monument is still looking for the attention of the people who walk through its trails with either the steam that relentlessly comes out of the craters, or with the water released, making a sight literally unique in South America.

Duration: 4 hours