San Pedro de Atacama Trip Overview
This plan is for those who visit San Pedro de Atacama for 3 days, that their flight to Calama arrives on Day 1 of the program and their flight from Calama leaves on Day 3.
A unique experience to visit the unmissable places of the Atacama desert
Additional Info
Duration: 3 days
Starts: San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta Region, Chile
This plan is for those who visit San Pedro de Atacama for 3 days, that their flight to Calama arrives on Day 1 of the program and their flight from Calama leaves on Day 3.
A unique experience to visit the unmissable places of the Atacama desert
Itinerary
Day 1: Tour to Vallecito
Stop At: Valle De La Luna, San Pedro de Atacama Chile
15:30 to 20:30: Tour to Valle de la Luna.
We will start the tour departing 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 finish the tour, we will enjoy the sunset from a natural viewpoint, where you can see how the desert changes color, with large volcanoes on the horizon, offering a show that will leave you speechless.
Duration: 4 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Hidden Lagoons Tour
Stop At: Lagunas Escondidas, 45Kms from B-241, San Pedro de Atacama Chile
We will start the tour leaving San Pedro de Atacama towards the southeast. We will travel for an hour in which we can see the variation of colors of the desert landscape. We will arrive at the entrance of the hidden lagoons of Baltinache, where we can use the bathrooms before continuing the tour. We will follow the path that will take us through the seven lagoons that make up this wonderful landscape, of which only the first and last can be used for bathing. Due to the amount of salt they contain, you will be able to experience the floating effect similar to that of the Dead Sea. After having known this attraction in the middle of the Atacama desert, we will begin our return, passing through the entrance facilities to use the bathrooms and take advantage of the showers, in order to remove the salt from the lagoons. On the way back, we will watch the sunset in the desert before reaching the center of San Pedro de Atacama.
Duration: 5 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: Tour to Geyser del Tatio
Stop At: Geyser del Tatio, 174a Caracoles, San Pedro de Atacama 1410000 Chile
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.
Duration: 8 hours
Stop At: Observatorio Etno-Astronomico, Circunvalacion Coyo 41, San Pedro de Atacama 1410000 Chile
We will pick you up at your hotel to go to the place where we will make this Astronomical Tour under one of the best skies in the world for the practice of astronomy.
The day will be divided into three stages. One corresponds to the conversation in which we will learn basic concepts of astronomy. In another stage, we will look at the sky with the naked eye to learn to identify the cardinal points and some zodiacal constellations, as well as information about the Andean worldview. The last stage includes observation through telescopes and binoculars in the open field, so that we can identify the objects that are visible at the time we carry out the activity. These include planets, binary stars, globular and open clusters, and others. In addition, we will take astrophotography before returning to San Pedro de Atacama.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
