Why choose this San Pedro de Atacama tour ?
With this small-group tour, you will have the opportunity to visit one of the highlights in a more intimate way, sharing your day with other travellers but avoiding big groups:
Found within the Atacama Salt Flats is the Cejar Lagoon. This body of water is a saltwater swimming pool where you can float until your troubles fade away. Find yourself relaxing as you take in the views of the beautiful landscape paired against the turquoise waters, volcanoes and great expanse of the salar. Next up, you’ll visit the Salar Eyes, which are two freshwater round-shaped lagoons in the middle of one of the world’s driest deserts. To further add to your adventure, you’ll visit the impressive Tebinquinche Lagoon where you’ll stop to enjoy a view of the Andes reflected in the saltwater lagoon and, in summer you can observe how water evaporation forms a white mantle of salt.
Make the most of your San Pedro de Atacama adventure
What makes Small-Group tour to Laguna Cejar, Ojos del Salar and Laguna Tebinquinche a unique experience ?
After meeting with your group, you will go on a drive to Laguna Cejar.
Following up, be prepared to experience Laguna Cejar, which is located in the northern sector of the Salar de Atacama. You will appreciate its waters of deep emerald, rimmed of salt crystals… To further add to your experience, you will be able to swim and enjoy the gravitational effect of the water produced by the high amounts of salt: Your body easily floats producing a great relaxation. **In Cejar Lagoon you are allowed to be in the water for up to half an hour.
Next up, you’ll visit the Salar Eyes, two round shaped lagoons, with less concentration of salt and where small reeds and algae grow on their banks. Here, you can take a nice fresh swim (SWIM NOT AVAILABLE HERE DUE TO COVID MESUREMENTS).
To further add to your adventure, you reach Tebinquinche Lagoon: Its waters are dependent on snowmelt and rainfall of the year and, in summer you can observe how water evaporation forms a white mantle of salt. Here you can take a walk and see some flamingos and other birds in small quantity.
After a nice day full of relaxing and enjoying breathtaking views, you will be driven back to San Pedro de Atacama.
**Schedules and the order of the visited attractions may vary according to weather conditions and physical conditions of passengers.
**Water with high salt concentration, high solar radiation, no shade.
Tour Description & Additional Info:
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- IMPORTANT: Passport name, number, nationality and date of birth are required at time of booking for all participants
- Please bring: Water, comfortable clothes, closed shoes, sunglasses, sunscreen, sun hat, fleece in summer and jacket in winter. You can bring: Snacks
- You may be asked to sign a Risk Acceptance Form before starting the tour
- Minimum age 7, maximum age 80
- Please include your accommodation at the time of booking on “special requeirements” box. This information is necessary in order to complete the information required to enter the park
- IMPORTANT: this excursion is not allowed for pregnant women
- We recommend to have your swimming suite under your clothes.
- Altitude: 2,300 m.a.s.l approximately
- People with hypertension problems; cardiac patients; those who have suffered an embolism; those who present edema
Options To Choose for Your Trip:
- Professional Bilingual Driver-Guide
- Towels and Bottled water
- Entrance Fees (Included on Private tour option)
- Hotel pick-up / drop-off (included on Private tour option)
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Special Instructions:
- This Tour is Provided by Say Hueque Travel.
- Tour Timezone & Starts at America/Santiago.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- This Tour is Rated 4.5 Stars based on 2 valid reviews on TRIPADVISOR.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 10 Travelers is accepted for booking.
For customers, please contact us in this number: +54 9 11 5720 9905
Please inform your accommodation and contact information at least 1 or 2 days before the tour date, so the local can contact you to reconfirm the booking.
