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Venture into the Atacama Desert, one of the most hostile places in the world on a 3-day tour and skip the hassle of dealing with logistics as we take care of your Calama airport round-trip transportation. Get to know San Pedro de Atacama and explore some of Chile’s most spectacular sceneries:
Tour the place where the Earth exhales its millenary breath, on the geothermal field of the Tatio Geysers, the highest in the world. In a place where the geysers and thermal waters coexist with the lowest temperatures. Following up, the world-famous Moon Valley awaits you: A natural Sanctuary, set of landscapes of incomparable beauty and that resembles a fragment of the lunar landscape.
Take advantage of the first lights in the morning and the last lights in the afternoon on these two tours included: Get ready to see how all the colours change in the desert at sunrise and sunset! A trip you can't miss!
What's Included
Breakfast
Meeting and pickup
We will schedule your airport transfer according to your flight arrival time. Please provide your arrival time and flight information.
Itinerary
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1Calama
Upon arrival at the Calama Airport ‘El Loa’ we will be waiting for you to travel for about 1 hour to your hotel in San Pedro de Atacama (shared service).
2 hours • Admission ticket free -
2San Pedro de Atacama
In this village situated on a plateau between the mountains (at 2500 m.a.s.l.), adobe houses painted white, small restaurants in dirt streets adorned with lanterns, and snow-capped peaks watch over the village in the distance. Enjoy your first afternoon at leisure in San Pedro de Atacama. Sugerences: Stroll through the handicraft market to see the exquisite ceramic pieces, a speciality of the Atacameños.
1 day • Admission ticket free -
3Geyser del Tatio
After an early morning pick-up at your hotel (shared service), experience one of the most astonishing phenomena produced by nature! Visit the beautiful geothermal field (entrance fee not included), a manifestation of the inner heat of the Earth and take the most amazing photographs walking across the trails. At dawn, with temperatures below zero, an impressive show may be appreciated, generated by the violent steam flows that rise up to 10 Mts. Enjoy and take the best pictures! Soon after that, you will enjoy a picnic-style breakfast. On your scenic drive back to San Pedro, you will also pass by Machuca village and Putana River bofedal (wetlands).**It is not advisable to eat anything until you reach the Geysers.
8 hours • Admission ticket not included -
4San Pedro de Atacama
You will be dropped off at noon at San Pedro de Atacama and have some time at leisure to have lunch or just relax.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5Valle De La Luna
In the afternoon, you will visit a National Reserve located in one of the world’s driest and most hostile zones of the world: The Atacama Desert (shared service). The world-famous Moon Valley houses a set of landscapes of incomparable beauty that resembles a fragment of the lunar landscape, to which it owes its name. Once inside the reserve (entrance fee not included), visit the Salt Mountain Range and admire the landscape from different spots, to then immerse into the deepness of the Earth while visiting the salt caves. You will as well understand the delicacy of the clay while visiting ‘Las Tres Marias’, craved by nature and female guardians of this cosmic landscape. For the perfect closure, admire the dusk on the Kari Lookout or the Great Dune, majestic body of sand from where you will be able to see the Andes, Domeyko and the Salt Mountain Range.** This tour will start at the downtown area of San Pedro de Atacama.
4 hours • Admission ticket not included -
6Calama
At the appropriate time, you will be driven from San Pedro de Atacama to Calama Airport ‘El Loa’ (shared service). **Please advise any specific dietary requirements, restrictions or allergies at the time of booking. You may use the “Special Requirements” box for that matter. **Notes: Schedules and the order of the visited attractions are estimated and may vary due to conditions of an operational nature such as bad weather, traffic, etc.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Calama Airport - San Pedro de Atacama
Half-Day morning tour to Tatio Geysers & Machuca and Half-Day Moon Valley
San Pedro de Atacama - Calama Airport
Additional info
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- IMPORTANT: Passport name, number, nationality and date of birth are required at time of booking for all participants
- Hotel accommodation categories are based on service and comfort standards, not star ratings
- All special requirements must be advised at the time of booking. Extra tours and extra nights can be added to the original itinerary when requested in advance
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Additional info
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- IMPORTANT: Passport name, number, nationality and date of birth are required at time of booking for all participants
- Hotel accommodation categories are based on service and comfort standards, not star ratings
- All special requirements must be advised at the time of booking. Extra tours and extra nights can be added to the original itinerary when requested in advance
- Children must be accompanied by an adult. Minimum age recommended: 10 years old
- Please bring: Closed or trekking shoes, jacket, warm hat, gloves, sunglasses, sunscreen, comfortable clothes. You can also take snacks and water for trips
- Carrying loose change could come in handy in case you need to use the bathroom facilities in the small towns we visit along the way
- IMPORTANT: excursions are not allowed for pregnant women
- People with Hypertension, Edema or Embolism, older adults, travellers with heart problems or other serious medical conditions must have medical authorization
- Please keep in mind that we will reach a height of 4320 m.a.s.l. so some people may suffer from altitude sickness
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Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 6 full days before the experience’s start time.
- For a 50% refund, you must cancel 2–6 full days before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 2 full days before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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