Atacama Desert Route

Today, we will start our adventure in the Atacama Desert. You will arrive at Calama Airport, where your driver will wait to transfer you to the selected hotel in San Pedro de Atacama.

In the afternoon, we will visit the unique Moon Valley. A few kilometers from town, among the hills of sharp rocks and unusual shapes of the Salt Mountain Range, is the Valle de la Luna, a true geological spectacle of great scenic beauty that is part of the Los Flamencos National Reserve. 

On 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. 

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Entry fees to Moon Valley included

On this day after breakfast at the hotel, we will start our journey to visit the beautiful Rainbow Valley in regular service. We will leave westward, visiting first Yerbas Buenas, a sector of great historical importance, since it has one of the most important groups of petroglyphs in the region. 

Then, crossing Matancilla, a sector rich in flora and fauna, we find ourselves in the Rainbow Valley, so called because of the variety of tonalities that can be observed in the surrounding hills: earth colors such as red, brown, green, white and yellow, which combined with the white salts and the blue sky, make up a unique site.

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­Meals included: Breakfast

Entry fees to Rainbow Valley included

Today we will visit one of the most amazing places in Atacama, Red Rocks, Altiplanic Lagoons, and Salt Flats. 

After breakfast at the hotel, we will start our tour. To reach 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.

In the same way, we will make a stop in the Chaxa Lagoon, a place where you will be able to see the beautiful 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. We will also pass by the town of Socaire and the Tropic of Capricorn, where we will make a stop to take pictures. 

­Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch

­Entry fees included

Our trip to the Altiplano begins early in the morning, to see the sunrise in one of the most important geothermal fields in the world: the Tatio Geysers. There are more than 70 fumaroles from which jets of steam emerge and form pools of boiling water. His best face is presented in the first hour of the day, which is when beautiful colors are born between the intense contrast of the blue sky and the pristine steam of the geysers. 

In the middle of this impressive natural setting next to the Andes, we will enjoy a restorative breakfast, which will allow us to warm the body, given that the temperatures in this area reach 24.5º C and the minimum of 2ºC below zero. 

Taking the path for returning 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 town with barely twenty houses made of adobe, straw, and cactus wood, where its inhabitants are dedicated to tourism and offer Andean crafts and typical gastronomy.

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­Meals included: Breakfast

Entry fees to Tatio Geysers included

Today's tour will take us to the east of San Pedro de Atacama, towards the Andes Mountain Range. Our first stop will be the Licancabur lookout, where we will enjoy our breakfast, depending on the wind conditions. Anyways, breakfast can be in the next tourist attraction: the wetland of the Quepiaco River, where we will appreciate the contrast between vegetation and the mountain range.

After that, we will go to the Pacana lookout, so then we go visit the Monjes de la Pacana (Pacana Monks), which are big stone pillars that rise lonely in the middle of the desert. Then, we will visit the Quisquiro Salt Flat, which is at more than 4,000 m (13,123 ft.) of altitude. Here we will have time to rest and enjoy the surroundings. 

Finally, on our way back to San Pedro de Atacama, we will pass by the Aguas Calientes Salt Flat, known for its coloured waters.

­Meals included: Breakfast

On this day we will explore one of the most beautiful landscapes of Chile, a series of lagoons inside the Atacama salt flat, Chile's largest salt flat. 

First, we will visit the famous Cejar Lagoon and Piedra Lagoon, surrounded by green and yellow grass, which highlights the color of the water, while we see a unique landscape of turquoise waters and volcanoes. In the Piedra Lagoon, we will enjoy swimming with a flotation effect due to the high concentration of salt, so we will be able to float on the surface. 

After that, we will visit the Ojos del Salar, two deep freshwater wells in the middle of the desert. Then, we will visit the Tebinquinche Lagoon, where we will walk by its track to see the incredible views where the sky merges with the desert and the salt whiteness.

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­Meals included: Breakfast

Entries fees  included

It's time to say goodbye to the Atacama desert. After breakfast at the hotel, we will transfer you to Calama airport, so you can take your next flight.

­Meals included: Breakfast