3-Days Private Guided Hiking Tour in Atacama

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Calama - San Pedro de Atacama - Hike Moon Valley
1 stop
1
Valle De La Luna
DAY 01: TRANSFER CALAMA AIRPORT- SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA HOTEL . HIKING VALLECITO & CORDILLERA DE LA SAL Once you arrive to Calama Airport, you’ll take a 90 minutes transfer to San Pedro de Atacama and check in at your hotel. At 4 Pm you’ll meet our guide to start the first day of hiking in San Pedro de Atacama surroundings. We will go to the west of San Pedro, to enter the plain of patience which is bordered by the Cordillera de Domeyko and the Cordillera de la Sal. Afterwards, we'll head to Moon Valley, a valley of statuesque, rocky formations. Salt emerges to the surface, covering the surface with a dry, whitish layer that gives the place a lunar aspect. We’ll visit the statues of salt called “Las Tres Marias“ , the salt mine, the salt caves and we will walk up by the sand dunes of the area until we reach the summit of the Big Dune. Here, you will see the whole valley at the sunset, while a spectacular change of colors happens in front of your eyes and enjoy a delicious cocktail.
5 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Hike Atacama Salt Flat - Altiplanic Lagoons and Piedras Rojas area
1 stop
2
Lagunas Altiplanicas
After breakfast, we’ll drive towards Atacama Salt Flat and enter the National Flamingo Reserve. This reserve is formed by a gigantic depression of more than 3.500km2, located 2.300 masl; the biggest salt field in Chile and its large quantities of salt make the surface white and rough. The dryness and altitude of the salt field allow an excellent panoramic view of the area. The bottom of the salt field is composed of an enormous lake, which receives water from mountain rivers and melting snow. As it has no runoff, several small lagoons have formed, where we can observe the three types of flamingos living in the area, the English, the Andean and the Chilean. Then, we’ll head to Socaire village at 3.300 masl to acclimatize and photograph the small church of San Bartolomé. Our last stop will be at Altiplanic Lagoons. Both have crystalline water and intense blue color, settled at 4.350 and 4.100 masl where we’ll walk and admire this beautiful place. We'll end by having Lunch at Socaire
8 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Day 3 - Hike Tatio geysers and Guatin Area
2 stops
3
Geyser del Tatio
DAY 3: GEYSERS – WETLANDS – GUATIN AREA HIKE Today we'll set off very early and drive in the van towards Tatio geysers. We’ll reach the 4.350 masl and enjoy breakfast. Geysers are shaped by a series of fumaroles that erupts water and steam of volcanic origin. We will walk this spectacle at dawn and then continue with a Hike around Copacoya Hill. We’ll walk by old paths, surrounded by yaretas, a bush that Atacama people used for several proposes. The hike last approximated 4 hrs and we’ll end the hike by enjoying a bath on the white geyser. Afterwards, we’ll continue to Guatin area, famous by it cactus and rock formations. We’ll hike for 90 minutes by a canyon formed by the Vilama River, characterized by its warm waters, being able to pass by a waterfall until reaching the oldest cactus on the area, The Grandfather!
5 hours • Admission ticket included
4
San Pedro de Atacama
Once we return to San Pedro de Atacama around lunch you will take a regular transfer from San Pedro de Atacama to Calama airport, end of services
10 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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