Atacama Viajes - Agencia de turismo San Pedro de Atacama

This tour will take place only 3 kilometers from San Pedro, but it will be a great change of scener. It starts around 3:00/4:00 pm.

Our first destination will be the Cari mirador. From this view point we can observe the multiple geological formations of the salt Cordillera, before getting to the Death Valley where we will do a short trekking inside this incredible valley.

Our next place will be the Moon Valley, where we will visit the salt caves, the rocky formations called The three Maries, the impressive Amphitheater and to end the tour we will do our last trekking to reach the top of the great sand dune, where we will wait for the sunset and its colors painting the landscape surrounding.

Back to your hotel around 7:00/8:00 pm.

This tour starts around 3:00/4:00 pm.

During this trip, we will drive inside the Atacama salt flat. Our first destination will be the Cejar lagoon. There, you will need your swimsuit and your bath towel to enjoy a relaxing bath in the water of the salty lagoon.

This lagoon has a special and great concentration of salt who will carry you and give you the impression of floating effortlessly on its surface.

Then, we will visit the Ojos del Salar (Eyes of the salt flat), twin round lagoons of fresh water directly connect to the underground waters coming from the Andes cordillera.

Our last visit will be the Tebenquiche lagoon who will give us the incredible show of a sunset on the salt flat, with the mountains refleting on the lagoon. During this wonderful natural show, we will serve you a Pisco Sour cocktail.

Back to your hotel around 7:30/8:00 pm.

After picking you up at your hotel around 7:00 am, we will drive you to the Atacama salt flat, and more exactly inside the Flamingos National Reserve. There, we will observe the wild flamingos living in the salt flat and will enjoy a little walk inside the salty desert.
After that, we will drive further in the direction of the Socaire village to visit the place and its agricultural terraces from the inca period. Even today those antic agricultural techniques are used by the inhabitants to grow corn, potatoes, quinoa, ... Socaire is situated in 3.200 meters in height.

Aftertake advantage of this typical stop to acclimatize you to the altitude, we will pursue our road to the beautiful Altiplanics lagoons, in 4.200 meters in height. On the edge of the Miscanti and Meñiques lagoons, we will observe the fauna and flora of the Altiplano, and meet with vicuñas (wild camels), different types of mountain birds and wild foxes.
Back from the altiplano, we will stop in the atacamenian village of Toconao, where we will visit its historical bell tower and church from the XVIIIth century.

Back to San Pedro around 2:00 pm.

This tour will start very early around 4:30 am.

We will need around 2 hours road to reach the two geothermal fields called Tatio, situated in 4.300 meters in height. When we will arrive, the air temperature could be between 15 and 5 celcius degrees under zero : Be prepared and bring winter clothes with you !

There, we will enjoy the first lights of the day to visit the Tatio's two geothermal fields and walk around the geysers and fumaroles.

Then, you will have the opportunity to swim in the thermal waters in 30/35 celcius degrees, time for us to prepare your energizing breakfast.

Returning down from the geysers, we will do different stops in the Andes cordillera and wet zones (bofedales) : favorite places of the local wild birds. After that, we will see the atacamenian village of Machuca (4.000 meters in height). In this village, we will have the possibility of visiting its andean church, knowing the local handcraft and tasting some culinary specialities made by the local comunity.

Back to San Pedro Atacama around 12:00 am.