Altiplanic Lagoons and Atacama Salt
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Departure time: 07:00 am
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Excursion: Shared
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Departures: Daily
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Starting point: Hotel in San Pedro de Atacama
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Language: Spanish / English
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Duration: 8 hrs.
Description
In this full day excursion we invite you to live the experience of visiting the viewpoint of Piedras Rojas, Salar de Talar, Toconao, Socaire and the lagoons of San Pedro de Atacama in regular service and enjoy the beautiful colors and landscapes that this destination offers.
- Difficulty: Easy. Not recommended for pregnant women, people with hypertension or children under 6 years old.
- Recommendations: Comfortable clothes, trekking shoes, windbreaker, bring sun block, bring 2 liters of water.
- Starting time and place: between 0700 and 0740 AM am (pick up at hotels located in the urban radius of San Pedro de Atacama).
- Time and ending point: 17:00 pm, does not include Drop Off service in hotel, the service ends leaving passengers in the center of San Pedro de Atacama.
- Duration: 8 hrs
- Service: Regular shared
The start and end times of the tour are referential, and the order of the visit to the places can change the same day.
Itinerary
In this beautiful full day excursion, we will travel about 300 kilometers. Our first stop of the tour will be at the Mirador de Piedras Rojas in the Piedras Calientes sector, in this place we will have a view of the Altiplanic Salt Flats appreciating its formations and wonderful contrast of colors of the area. Then we will go to the Altiplanic Lagoons Miñique and Micanti that are located at 4320 meters above sea level, here we will take a walk to visit the place, then we will go to the town of Socaire where we will see their crops in the form of terrace. We will continue the tour to the Salar de Atacama in the sector of Laguna Chaxa is in this place where we can see the three different types of flamingos that are in the area. We will finish our tour in the town of Toconao where we will visit its famous church and bell tower.
Return to San Pedro de Atacama.
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