San Pedro de Atacama Trip Overview
Tour to the Altiplanic Lagoons, the Piedras Rojas Viewpoint, and the towns of Toconao and Socaire. Includes breakfast and lunch.
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Duration: 11 hours
Starts: San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Bus & Minivan Tours
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Tour to the Altiplanic Lagoons, the Piedras Rojas Viewpoint, and the towns of Toconao and Socaire. Includes breakfast and lunch.
Pass By: Lagunas Altiplanicas, San Pedro de Atacama Chile
We will begin the excursion with a visit to the pre-Hispanic town of Socaire, characteristic for its cultivated terraces. Then we will go to the high plateau, where we will visit first the Laguna Miscanti and Laguna Miñiques, habitat of aquatic birds and mammals, like foxes culpeo and vicuñas. We will continue to Salar de Talar (also known as Salar de Aguas Calientes) and the viewpoint of Piedras Rojas, from where we can see this expanse of reddish volcanic stones that will surprise you due to its shape and the exceptional natural environment where it is found.
The excursion continues in the Salar de Atacama, the largest salt flat in Chile and the third largest salt flat in the world. There we will walk through the trails of Laguna Chaxa, nesting place and habitat of the three species of flamingos that inhabit Chile: Andean flamenco, Chilean flamenco and James flamenco. Finally, we will visit the town of Toconao, its Church of San Lucas and its characteristic fruit orchards.
Departure: 06:30 hs
Arrival: 5:30 p.m.
