San Pedro de Atacama Trip Overview
Get ready to experience an awesome 4 days trip in San Pedro de Atacama!
The Atacama Desert, cradle of ancestor cultures, and oases that give life to the most arid desert in the world. We invite you to explore unique landscapes, full of colors: salt flats, geysers, lagoons and more.
Additional Info
Duration: 4 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
Get ready to experience an awesome 4 days trip in San Pedro de Atacama!
The Atacama Desert, cradle of ancestor cultures, and oases that give life to the most arid desert in the world. We invite you to explore unique landscapes, full of colors: salt flats, geysers, lagoons and more.
Itinerary
Day 1: Calama Airport – San Pedro de Atacama – Vallecito
Pass By: Airport El Loa Calama (CJC), Calama, Antofagasta, Chile
Reception at Calama Airport and transfer to your hotel in San Pedro de Atacama.
Stop At: Valle De La Luna, San Pedro de Atacama Chile
Departure from San Pedro towards Llano de la Paciencia, about 15 minutes, driving south 8 km to enter the area of the old gas pipeline with roads for normal cars. The first stop is in the terrace sector where we can find the magic bus and the salt mine, then we will go to a viewpoint where we can appreciate the salt mountain range in all its splendor, with a panoramic view of the Andes. We will continue to the salt outcrop sector, where you will find formations completely of salt rocks. Finally, we can have a snack on the way to the ayllus in the sector of the carob trees with a full view of the volcanoes.
Duration: 4 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at a 4* Hotel in San Pedro de Atacama
Day 2: San Pedro de Atacama – High Tuyajctu Lagoon – San Pedro de Atacama
Stop At: Piedras Rojas, San Pedro de Atacama 1410000 Chile
We head south to Socaire, a territory with a large extension of cultivation terraces. We visit the Church of San Bartolomé. We continue to the high Andean area of Tuyajto Lagoon and the Aguas Calientes Saltflat to contemplate its beauty from its viewpoints. We return to the town of Socaire to enjoy a lunch with local products. Finally, we return to Toconao to visit the main square where the Campanario de San Lucas is located, a historical monument from the 18th century. Back to the hotel.
Recommendations: Trekking boot, comfortable clothing for hot and cold, gloves, wool cap / hat, sun protection, sunglasses. In winter it is very cold. Excursion not recommended for people with heart disease, hypertension and pregnant women due to exposure to altitude over 4,000 meters above sea level.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at a 4* Hotel in San Pedro de Atacama
Day 3: San Pedro de Atacama – Tatio Geysers – San Pedro de Atacama
Stop At: Geyser del Tatio, 174a Caracoles, San Pedro de Atacama 1410000 Chile
Departure at 05:00 AM from the hotel (Subject to confirmation). We leave at dawn from San Pedro de Atacama Hotel to go to the Tatio Geysers, a geothermal center with geysers that can only be seen very early in the morning. After seeing this spectacular sight in a magnificent natural setting, we eat breakfast.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at a 4* Hotel in San Pedro de Atacama
Day 4: San Pedro de Atacama – Calama Airport
Pass By: Airport El Loa Calama (CJC), Calama, Antofagasta, Chile
Breakfast. In due time, transfer to Calama Airport.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
