4 Days San Pedro de Atacama Highlights Express
Duration
4 days
Max Group Size
8
Departure Type
Guaranteed
Guiding Method
Fully guided
Physical level
moderate
Operated In
English
Age Requirement
6 - 80 Ages
About this tour
Delight yourself with 4 days of activities and discover the unmissable places of the Atacama Desert. The natural attractions of the Atacama, the highest and driest desert in the world, are scattered throughout San Pedro. Be prepared to find conical volcanoes, blue lagoons, steaming geysers, salt flats, and rock formations that look like they are from another planet. You can also experience llamas, vicuñas, guanacos, foxes and elegant flamingos in this unique natural environment. The 4-day package will be a combination of the following 5 tours. We will contact you beforehand to coordinate the days on which you will attend each one. - El Tatio Geysers Tour - Ruta de los Salares Tour - Piedras Rojas, Laguna sALtiplanicas e Chaxa Tour - Vallecito Sunset Tour - Lagunas Escondidas de Baltinache Tour All tours mentioned start with hotel pick up (if within the pick up area) and end at Plaza Turistur.
Route
- 1CalamaSouth AmericaChileStart
- 2AtacamaSouth AmericaChile
- 3CalamaSouth AmericaChileEnd
What makes this tour special
Itinerary
Today ir your arrival in Calama Airport (CJC). We will be awaiting for you at the airport and transfer to the selected hotel in San Pedro de Atacama.
In the afternoon, we will visit the Moon Valley. A few kilometers from town, among the hills of sharp rocks and unusual shapes of the Cordillera de la Sal, is the Valle de la Luna, a true geological spectacle of great scenic beauty and part of the Los Flamencos National Reserve. In our tour, we will enjoy its extravagant forms and its environment that incites contemplation.
Finally, at sunset, we will see the golden and red tones that cover everything and shake anyone, making this an unforgettable excursion for every visitor.
We will pick you up at your hotel in the morning to start this trip outside the city. The tour to the Red Rocks & Altiplanic Lagoons will take us through important touristic places inside the Atacama Desert. To reach the Red Rocks Lagoon, also known as Aguas Calientes Salt Flat, we will have to go up in our vehicle to 3800 meters of altitude and walk for 1 hour and 15 minutes, to see the red-colored rocks, besides some lagoons and salt flats around.
The same way, we will make a stop in the Chaxa Lagoon, place where you will be able to see flamingos. Then, we will go to the area of Altiplanic Lagoons Miscanti and Miñiques, where our guide will give us some information about the flora and fauna of the place. The same way, we will pass by the town of Socaire and the Tropic of Capricorn, where we will make a stop to take pictures.
After that, we will return to San Pedro de Atacama to end our tour.
Our trip to the Altiplano begins early in the morning, to see the sunrise over one of the most important geothermal fields in the world: the Tatio Geysers. There are more than 70 fumaroles from which steam jets emerge and form pools of boiling water. Its best face is presented early in the day when beautiful colors are born between the contrast of the intensely blue sky and the pristine steam of the geysers. In the midst of this impressive natural scenery next to the Andes, we will enjoy a replenishing breakfast, which will allow us to warm up the body since temperatures in this area reach 24.5 ° C and the minimum of 2° C below zero.
Taking the road back to San Pedro de Atacama, we will observe the beauty of the landscape, its valleys, its native flora and fauna, where the charismatic vicuñas and vizcachas stand out. Then we will stop in the town of Machuca, an Atacama village of only twenty adobe, straw and cactus wood houses, where its inhabitants are dedicated to tourism and offer Andean handicrafts and typical gastronomy.
After breakfast at the hotel, we will take you to Calama Airport for your next flight.
Trip includes
Included
- 3 overnight stays in San Pedro de Atacama
- Professional certified English-speaking guide
Guiding Method
Fully guided
English- Breakfast included
- Lunch on day 2
Vegan
Vegetarian
Meat- All transfers are needed for the operation of the program.
- Entrance fees according to the itinerary
Excluded
Flights are not included
Recommendation of internal flights:
- Santiago (SCL) / Calama (CJC). Arrive in Calama before 11:00 hrs.
- Calama (CJC) / Santiago (SCL) . Departure to Santiago after 17:00 hrs.
- Travel Insurance
- Airport taxes
- Flights not mentioned in the itinerary
- Drinks and beverages
- Souvenirs and personal expenses.
- Gratuities
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