3 Days and 4 Tours in San Pedro de Atacama

3 Days and 4 Tours in San Pedro de Atacama

The itinerary of this plan is designed for those who visit San Pedro de Atacama for 3 days, considering that their flight to Calama arrives on Day 1 of the program (before 12:00) and their flight from Calama leaves on Day 3 (after 4:00 p.m.) In the event that your flight to Calama arrives at a date before Day 1 of the plan and / or your flight from Calama leaves at a date after Day 3 of the plan, you can also book it, selecting on the calendar the date you want to make the first tour, and modifying in the next step of booking online the date of one or both transfers.

Day 1
15:30 to 20:30: Tour to Valle de la Luna.
Day 2
06:30 to 14:00: Tour to Altiplanic Lagoons, Laguna Chaxa, Toconao and Socaire.
Day 3
04:30 to 12:00: Tour to Geysers del Tatio and Machuca.

Itinerary

Day 1:  Moon Valley Tour

Stop At: Valle De La Luna, San Pedro de Atacama Chile
15:30 to 20:30: Tour to Valle de la Luna.
We will start the tour departing from the center of San Pedro de Atacama towards the Cordillera de la Sal in the Atacama Desert, the driest place on earth, in the direction of one of its most picturesque points: the Moon Valley. The names already give a clear clue to the landscape, where rock formations modeled by erosion, salt mantles and views that will make you feel like on another planet reign.

We will cross the valley transversely, visiting its famous rock formations: the Three Marias, the Canyon, the Amphitheater and the Coyote Stone. To finish the tour, we will enjoy the sunset from a natural viewpoint, where you can see how the desert changes color, with large volcanoes on the horizon, offering a show that will leave you speechless.
Duration: 4 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Tour to Altiplanic Lagoons, Laguna Chaxa, Toconao and Socaire - Miscanti Lagoon, Meñiques Lagoon

Stop At: Lagunas Altiplanicas, Current posted hours are 10am - 6pm in Summer and Winter, San Pedro de Atacama Chile
We will leave from San Pedro de Atacama towards the south, crossing the Salar de Atacama basin. First we will visit the town of Toconao, its Church of San Lucas and its old fruit orchards. Then we will go to the Salar de Atacama, the largest salt flat in Chile and the third largest salt flat in the world.

Already in the salt flat, we will walk along the paths of the Chaxa lagoon, which is part of the Los Flamencos national reserve. This lagoon is a nesting place and habitat for the three species of flamingos that inhabit Chile: Andean flamenco, Chilean flamenco and James flamenco.

Later, we will visit the Altiplanic lagoons, starting with the Miscanti lagoon. It is a nesting site for the tagua cornuda, bird of the Altiplano, and is located at the foot of the Miscanti hill, in the Andes mountain range next to its sister, the Miñiques lagoon. This lagoon is at the foot of the Miñiques volcano, whose eruption involves the formation of the two lagoons millions of years ago.

On the way back, we will pass through the town of Socaire, a place that is characterized by the maintenance of cultivated terraces since pre-Hispanic times. In the end, we will reach San Pedro de Atacama.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 3:  Tour to Geyser del Tatio

Stop At: Geyser del Tatio, 174a Caracoles, San Pedro de Atacama 1410000 Chile
On the tour to the Tatio Geysers we will leave at dawn from San Pedro de Atacama towards the Altiplano, climbing the hills and mountains of the Andes Mountains. After 1 hour and a half of travel, we will arrive at the Geysers, a unique natural spectacle in the world, with 80 smoking geysers at 4200 m altitude. Next to this natural setting, we will enjoy a breakfast replenishment, and then tour the geothermal field, surrounded by numerous steam columns. Also, it is possible to visit the rustic well that is within the same field.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.