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72 hours
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Venture into the Atacama Desert, one of the most hostile places in the world on a 3-day tour and skip the hassle of dealing with logistics as we take care of your Calama airport round-trip transportation. Get to know San Pedro de Atacama and explore some of Chile’s most spectacular sceneries:
Tour the place where the Earth exhales its millenary breath, on the geothermal field of the Tatio Geysers, the highest in the world. In a place where the geysers and thermal waters coexist with the lowest temperatures. Following up, the world-famous Moon Valley awaits you: A natural Sanctuary, set of landscapes of incomparable beauty and that resembles a fragment of the lunar landscape.
Take advantage of the first lights in the morning and the last lights in the afternoon on these two tours included: Get ready to see how all the colours change in the desert at sunrise and sunset! A trip you can't miss!
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
IMPORTANT: Passport name, number, nationality and date of birth are required at time of booking for all participants
Hotel accommodation categories are based on service and comfort standards, not star ratings
All special requirements must be advised at the time of booking. Extra tours and extra nights can be added to the original itinerary when requested in advance
Children must be accompanied by an adult. Minimum age recommended: 10 years old
Please bring: Closed or trekking shoes, jacket, warm hat, gloves, sunglasses, sunscreen, comfortable clothes. You can also take snacks and water for trips
Carrying loose change could come in handy in case you need to use the bathroom facilities in the small towns we visit along the way
IMPORTANT: excursions are not allowed for pregnant women
People with Hypertension, Edema or Embolism, older adults, travellers with heart problems or other serious medical conditions must have medical authorization
Please keep in mind that we will reach a height of 4320 m.a.s.l. so some people may suffer from altitude sickness
If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.<br>If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
Accommodation for 2 nights in San Pedro de Atacama
Professional Bilingual Driver-Guide Assistance (English and Spanish)
Tours mentioned in the itinerary (shared service)
Round-trip transfer to and from Calama Airport (shared service)
International or Domestic Flights
Optional Tours & Tips & Unmentioned Food and Drink
Moon Valley
Tatio Geysers
Overnight at a hotel of your chosen category in San Pedro de Atacama
Calama
Upon arrival at the Calama Airport ‘El Loa’ we will be waiting for you to travel for about 1 hour to your hotel in San Pedro de Atacama (shared service).
San Pedro de Atacama
In this village situated on a plateau between the mountains (at 2500 m.a.s.l.), adobe houses painted white, small restaurants in dirt streets adorned with lanterns, and snow-capped peaks watch over the village in the distance. Enjoy your first afternoon at leisure in San Pedro de Atacama. Sugerences: Stroll through the handicraft market to see the exquisite ceramic pieces, a speciality of the Atacameños.
Overnight at a hotel of your chosen category in San Pedro de Atacama
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
Geyser del Tatio
After an early morning pick-up at your hotel (shared service), experience one of the most astonishing phenomena produced by nature! Visit the beautiful geothermal field (entrance fee not included), a manifestation of the inner heat of the Earth and take the most amazing photographs walking across the trails. At dawn, with temperatures below zero, an impressive show may be appreciated, generated by the violent steam flows that rise up to 10 Mts. Enjoy and take the best pictures! Soon after that, you will enjoy a picnic-style breakfast. On your scenic drive back to San Pedro, you will also pass by Machuca village and Putana River bofedal (wetlands).**It is not advisable to eat anything until you reach the Geysers.
San Pedro de Atacama
You will be dropped off at noon at San Pedro de Atacama and have some time at leisure to have lunch or just relax.
Valle De La Luna
In the afternoon, you will visit a National Reserve located in one of the world’s driest and most hostile zones of the world: The Atacama Desert (shared service). The world-famous Moon Valley houses a set of landscapes of incomparable beauty that resembles a fragment of the lunar landscape, to which it owes its name. Once inside the reserve (entrance fee not included), visit the Salt Mountain Range and admire the landscape from different spots, to then immerse into the deepness of the Earth while visiting the salt caves. You will as well understand the delicacy of the clay while visiting ‘Las Tres Marias’, craved by nature and female guardians of this cosmic landscape. For the perfect closure, admire the dusk on the Kari Lookout or the Great Dune, majestic body of sand from where you will be able to see the Andes, Domeyko and the Salt Mountain Range.** This tour will start at the downtown area of San Pedro de Atacama.
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
Calama
At the appropriate time, you will be driven from San Pedro de Atacama to Calama Airport ‘El Loa’ (shared service). **Please advise any specific dietary requirements, restrictions or allergies at the time of booking. You may use the “Special Requirements” box for that matter. **Notes: Schedules and the order of the visited attractions are estimated and may vary due to conditions of an operational nature such as bad weather, traffic, etc.
This tour includes accommodation in Superior category hotels. The selected hotel depends on availabilty between: Terrantai, Altiplanico, Hotel Kimal or similar
Pickup included
This tour includes accommodation in Comfort category hotels. The selected hotel depends on availabilty between: Casa Don Tomas, Pueblo de Tierra or similar
Pickup included
This tour includes accommodation in INN category hotels. The selected hotel depends on availabilty between: Yakana, Lodge Altitud, Las Dunas or similar
Pickup included
2 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Karen B,
May 15, 2023
- Viator
Everything was amazing the geysers the guide the breakfast. It was was so lovely overlooking the geysers having breakfast cooked for us. Great communication from visitor and your operator have booed 3 more experiences with this company
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