San Pedro de Atacama - Flamingo Route
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Duration: 3 days/2 nights
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Excursions: Shared
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Accomodation: Included
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Starting Point: Calama Airport
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Language: Spanish/English
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Departure: Daily
Description
3-day program in San Pedro de Atacama, departing from Calama, visiting Moon Valley, Altiplanic Lagoons and Tatio Geysers, with transfer, accommodation and regular excursions.
- Program applies for flights arriving before 11:00 am and departing after 06:00 pm.
- Services in shared vehicle with guide in English and Spanish language
- Transfer from/to the airport does not include guide.
- Services excursions may change its order. When passengers arrive in the airport, a welcome letter is given featuring details of services and final schedule.
- Pick up in hotels 30 minutes before the tour starts. Subject to confirmation.
- Shared tours end in the center of town.
Itinerary
Moon Valley Tour
Lodging in San Pedro de Atacama
Reception and transfer to San Pedro de Atacama from Calama airport. In the afternoon, departure from the hotel to the Moon Valley (15:30 in summer and 14:30 in winter, previous confirmation). If you come to San Pedro de Atacama you can not miss this unique place in the world, the Valley of the Moon, in the middle of the deep aridity of the Cordillera de la Sal we find a landscape of salt and clay molded by water and wind over millions of years, in our walk we will visit the Tres Marias, the Canyon, the Duna Mayor and the Amphitheater by the extravagant forms that gives us the mountain range inciting the imagination and reflection for its tranquility. In the late afternoon, we will go to the Kari viewpoint (Piedra del Coyote) to enjoy one of the best views of the Valley of the Moon, to finally finish watching the sunset that, through its colors, gives us a wonderful end to our excursion.
The tour ends in the center of town. Only the private service arrives at your hotel.
Lodging.
Tour Piedras Rojas, Altiplanic Lagoons and Toconao
Lodging San Pedro de Atacama
Tour start time: 07:00 - 07:40 hrs. In this excursion we will visit Piedras Rojas located in the Salar de Tara with its fascinating and beautiful landscape of reddish color, which stands out for its amazing geological formation, product of the oxidation of iron. Then we head towards the Altiplano to visit the Miscanti and Miñiques Lagoons at more than 4,200 meters above sea level, surrounded by large and imposing volcanoes, originated by the elevation of the Andes Mountains and around which you can observe a variety of birds and animals in their natural habitat. We continue the tour to Laguna Chaxa, a scenery of spectacular beauty that is divided into several water mirrors, where many flamingos and other birds such as large and small parinas live. Finally, before returning, while the landscape gives us breathtaking views of the Licancabur and Láscar volcanoes, we will visit Toconao with its tyPical colonial architecture, its bell tower and San Lucas Church, the first National Monument.
The tour ends at 16:30 - 17:00 in the center of town. Only the private service arrives at your hotel.
Lodging.
Tatio Geysers
Transfer San Pedro de Atacama - Calama Airport
Departure during the early morning from hotel in San Pedro de Atacama (05:30 hrs. Pick up at 05:00, subject to confirmation) We will head towards the Tatio Geysers. Our trip to the altiplano begins during the early morning to finally reach one of the most important geothermal fields in the world, the "Geisers del Tatio", surrounded by water and steam emanations we will enjoy the beauty of the Andes and with this natural scenery we will offer you a replenishing breakfast. Then we will visit the "Pozon Rustico" where you can enjoy the hot springs that the mountain range gives us. Taking the road back to San Pedro de Atacama you will be able to enjoy the beauty of the landscape, native flora and fauna and finally from a viewpoint we will observe the town of Machuca, place of ancestral llama shepherds. We will observe the flora and fauna of the Putana River such as Vicuñas, llamas, rheas, vizcachas, flamingoes, ducks and seagulls.
The tour ends at 12:00 in the center of town. Only the private service arrives at your hotel.
Transfer to the airport.
End of services.
Accommodations
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Tourist
- San Pedro de Atacama: Hotel La Casa de Don Tomás, Hotel Diego de Almagro San Pedro de Atacamaor similar category, depending on availability.
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Superior
- San Pedro de Atacama: Hotel Noi Casa Atacama, Hotel Terrantaior similar category, depending on availability.
Important note: In the event that one of the hotels does not have availability, it will be exchanged for a hotel with similar characteristics.
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Yolanda Liu
I think the tour group should take a look at their logistics. I met 3 other English speakers (who were staying very close to me) on day 2 of my tour and we all thought we will be in the same tour the following day to the Tatio Geyser
Joseph Rosenquist
Maybe indicate when the tours end as well as when they start.
Illiana Paunova
Jyoti Rao
Also, could have better English speaking agents for US customers. Had some miscommunications due to that. We usually like to book our own hotels decide tours as per your given itinerary. More like customized some may be private or in group tours. In the process, some things were misinterpreted.