The Best of San Pedro de Atacama
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Duration: 5 days/4 nights
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Excursions: Shared
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Alojamiento: Optional
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Starting Point: Calama Airport
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Language: Spanish/English
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Departure: Daily
Description
4 nights program in the San Pedro de Atacama's main destinations. Accommodation, transfers and tours to Puritama Hotsprings, Moon Valley, Atacama Salt Flat, an Archaeological Tour, Tatio Geysers and more included.
- Program applies to flights arriving before 11:00 am and departing after 18:00 pm.
- Services in shared vehicle with English and Spanish speaking guide, except in Puritama Hot Springs which includes a Spanish speaking driver
- 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..
- Kimal Hotel and Altiplánico Hotel Rates not valid for long weekends and holidays.
- Pick up in hotels 30 minutes before the tour starts. Subject to confirmation.
- In order to provide the services in the 'Without Accommodation' option, please note that your hotel must be located within the urban radius of San Pedro de Atacama.
- Shared tours end in the center of town.
Itinerary
Moon Valley (Valle de la Luna)
Accommodation San Pedro de Atacama
Reception and transfer to San Pedro de Atacama, from Calama Airport. In the afternoon departure from hotel to Valle de la Luna (15:30 hrs. in summer and 14:30 hrs. in winter. Subject to 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 modeled by water and wind for millions of years, in our tour we will visit the Tres Marias, the Canyon, La Duna Mayor and the Amphitheater for the extravagant forms that the mountain range gives us inciting the imagination and reflection for its tranquility. As the afternoon passes we will go to the viewpoint of Kari (Piedra del Coyote) to enjoy one of the best views of the Valley of the Moon, to finally finish watching the sunset through its colors that give us a wonderful end to our trip.
The tour ends in the center of town. Only the private service arrives at your hotel.
Lodging.
Puritama Hot Springs
Accommodation San Pedro de Atacama
At 08:00 - 08:30 am departure to the Puritama Hot Springs. Located at 30 Km. aprox. from San Pedro de Atacama we will find the Puritama River, its waters come from the Mountain Range, they warm up because of the proximity of the volcanic material and this place, they surface. This area features the basic services needed and terraces in each swimming pool. Here, we will enjoy an incredible landscape, a 33°C thermal bath with healing properties.
The tour ends at 13:00 Hrs in the center of town. Only the private service arrives at your hotel.
Lodging.
Piedras Rojas, Altiplanic Lagoons Tour and Atacama Salt Flat
Accommodation San Pedro de Atacama
At 07:00 - 07:40 am (pick up is 30 minutes before in reception of the hotel). In this excursion, we will visit Piedras Rojas (Red Stones) located in the Tara Salt Flat with its fascinating and beautiful red-colored landscape, remarked by its owe-inspiring geological formations born from the rusting of the iron. After that, we will go through the path to the Altiplano in order to visit the Miscanti and Miñiques Lagoons, located more than 4,200 meter above the sea level and surrounded by great and imposing volcanoes from the Andes Mountain Range and flora and fauna in their natural environment. We will continue to Chaxa Lagoon, a scenery and beautiful landscape, divided into several water mirrors where a great number of flamingos and other birds such as Andean Flamingos. Finally, before we return, while the landscape features marvelous views of the Licancabur and Lascar Volcanoes, we will visit Toconao with a tyPical colonial architecture, San Lucas Church, the first National Monument.
The tour ends 16:30 - 17:00 Hrs in the center of town. Only the private service arrives at your hotel.
Lodging at the hotel.
Baltinache Lagoons
Accommodation San Pedro de Atacama
Breakfast in the hotel. At 14:00 - 14:40 pm. departure from the hotel. We will visit the wonderful Hidden Lagoons of Baltinache with a large concentrations of salt. We will also visit the geoglyphs of the shaman and enjoy a delicious cocktail at the Lickanantai viewpoint where you will be able to appreciate a beautiful sunset.
The tour ends at 19:00 Hrs 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 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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Without Lodging
- Sin Alojamiento: Sin Alojamientoor similar category, depending on availability.
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Tourist
- San Pedro de Atacama: Hotel Diego de Almagro San Pedro de Atacama, Hotel La Casa de Don Tomásor 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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Héctor Juan Gambarini
Minerva Rodriguez
Tim Sawyer
Victor Tapia
Fernando Veyretou
Deben controlar más los micros, algunos asientos no en muy buen estado, en uno de los viajes cada vez que frenaba el micro hacía un ruido no habitual para un sistema de frenado.
Gerardo Ernesto Linares Campos
Podría haber un recorrido (un camino) en las pestañas de cada tour, para saber por donde se efectuará el itinerario.
José Mosca
La puesta de sol junto a 1000 personas y con muchísimo viento, no tiene sentido.Deberían repartir a los turistas en varios lugares para verla, en el caso de que la aglomeración o el viento lo justifiquen.
Annie Re
Marie Noel Chabot Garcia
M Isabel Ortega C.
En q el servicio turístico del geysers del Tatio tengan pastillas contra el mareo o algo para ayudar a turistas q se marean. Yo me maree porq estaba en la última fila en el bus y con tanta curva y subidas, etc, lo pasé muy mal. No tenían nada para prestarme ayuda. Sólo tuve q estar tranquila y no disfruté nada hasta Machuca en q m recuperé (después d haber vomitado 3 veces y haber ido 2 veces al baño). Tenía mucho frío a pesar de q estaba súper abrigada, tiritaba d frío... No hay un servicio o alguna urgencia o primeros auxilios. Nada!! Alguien s puede morir y no hay nada para prestar ayuda.