3 Unmissable Tours in San Pedro de Atacama

3 Unmissable Tours in San Pedro de Atacama

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Itinerary

Day 1: Moon Valley Tour

Stop At: Valle De La Luna, San Pedro de Atacama Chile
Start at 3.30 p.m. at our meeting point on Caracoles Street. On our tour to the Moon Valley, enjoy a sunset from another planet, visiting the Three Marys, the Canyon, the Amphitheater and the Coyote Stone. We will begin the tour leaving 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 end the tour, we will enjoy the sunset from a natural viewpoint, where you can see how the desert is changing color, with large volcanoes on the horizon, offering a show that will leave you speechless.
It does NOT include, entrance ticket to Valle de la Luna (CLP $ 3,000 per person) or travel insurance with medical coverage.

Duration: 4 hours

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

Day 2: Altiplanic Lagoons and Salar de Atacama

Stop At: Lagunas Altiplanicas, Current posted hours are 10am - 6pm in Summer and Winter, San Pedro de Atacama Chile
 Pick up at the Hotel at 06:30 a.m. to 07.00 a.m., Tour of the Salar de Atacama, Altiplanic Lagoons and the towns of Toconao and Socaire. It includes breakfast.

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.

Once on 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.

Already on the way back, we will pass through the town of Socaire, a place that is characterized by the maintenance of cultivation terraces since pre-Hispanic times. In the end, we will arrive at San Pedro de Atacama, where our tour ends.
Does not include:
entrance ticket to Laguna Chaxa (CLP $ 2,500 per person), entrance ticket to Altiplanic Lagoons (CLP $ 3,000 per person) or travel insurance with medical coverage.
Duration: 8 hours

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

Day 3: Tatio Geysers

Stop At: Geyser del Tatio, 174a Caracoles, San Pedro de Atacama 1410000 Chile
 Pick up at the Hotel at 05:00 to 05:30 am.
 Unmissable tour to the Tatio Geysers, a unique show in the world. Includes breakfast and visit to the town of Machuca.
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.

On the way back to San Pedro de Atacama, we will make a stop at the Putana River, where we will observe the native flora and fauna of the place, and then make another stop in the town of Machuca, where it is possible to buy flame anticuchos, empanadas and other typical foods from the area
Does not include:
Entrance ticket to Geysers del Tatio (CLP $ 7,000 per person for Chileans and CLP $ 10,000 per person for foreigners) or travel insurance with medical coverage.
Duration: 8 hours

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