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Valle de la Luna, San Pedro de Atacama

Valle de la Luna, San Pedro de Atacama: Our most recommended tours and activities

San Pedro de Atacama: Valle de la Luna Sunset Tour

1. San Pedro de Atacama: Valle de la Luna Sunset Tour

Meet your group at the meeting point and travel to Valle de la Luna, located 13 kilometers from San Pedro de Atacama. Explore the lunar-like landscape which will mesmerize you with its colorful geology. Discover interesting rock formations composed of natural minerals, including Las Tres Marías created by wind erosion over many decades. See other sights such as the Grand Dunes, the Salt Cave, the Amphitheater, and the Coyote Stone. At the end of the day, admire the sunset from an exceptional lookout point overlooking the valley. Enjoy a panoramic view of the rugged beauty of the Atacama desert, and see the beautiful colors of the sky as the sun gradually sets.

San Pedro de Atacama: 3-Day Special Activity Combo

2. San Pedro de Atacama: 3-Day Special Activity Combo

Delight in 3 days of activities and discover the must-sees in the Atacama Desert, from San Pedro de Atacama. The natural attractions of Atacama, the driest and highest desert in the world, are scattered around San Pedro. Get ready to find conical volcanoes, blueish lagoons, steaming geysers, and rock formations that appear to be from another planet. Llamas, vicuñas, guanacos, foxes, and graceful flamingos can also be experienced in this unique wildlife environment. The 3-day pack will be a combination of the 4 tours below. The local partner will contact you before to coordinate the days on which you will attend each one. El Tatio Geysers Tour: Visit El Tatio Geysers to be mesmerized by the largest geothermal field in the southern hemisphere and the third-largest in the world. Ride through the Putana Valley, observe flora and fauna, and stop at a lagoon to see flamingos. Salt Flats Route Tour: Explore northeastern Chile’s natural wonders of the Atacama Salt Flats and a few lagoons, with breakfast included. End the day at three Salt Flats and the volcano lookout. Vallecito Sunset Tour: Explore the Atacama Desert with a visit to Vallecito and stop by the famous magic bus to later on end your day watching an amazing sunset. Hidden Lagoons of Baltinache Tour: Visit the hidden lagoons of Baltinache or Seven Lagoons, one of the secret places of the Atacama Desert. This is a wonderful landscape, of which only the first and the last one can be used for bathing. Due to the high salt concentration they contain, you will experience the flotation effect like the Dead Sea.

Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley) from San Pedro de Atacama

3. Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley) from San Pedro de Atacama

Meet your guide in San Pedro de Atacama and head towards the Moon Valley, locally known as Valle de la Luna. It is around 10 kilometers away from San Pedro de Atacama and has been declared a natural sanctuary as part of the Los Flamencos National Reserve within the Salt Mountain range.  On this tour, see the beautiful and awe-inspiring place, which has multiple colorful formations creating a geological spectacle similar to the surface of the moon. You will also visit the Tres Marias statues, explore the salt cave, and climb the Gran Duna (Great Dune) to admire a beautiful panorama as the sun sets and the colors in the sky change. Return to San Pedro de Atacama after seeing this nature spectacle and creating unforgettable memories.

Full Desert. The most complete program you will find

4. Full Desert. The most complete program you will find

A program that you can tailor to your needs, according to your days. These are all the most emblematic products that you can configure and put them however you want. Tour Geiser del Tatio. From 04:30 am to 11:00 am. Valley of the moon. From 15:30 p.m. to 20:30 p.m. Rainbow Valley. From 07:00 a.m. to 12:01 p.m. Astronomical Tour. From 9:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Red stones. From 07:00 a.m. to 17:00 p.m. Cejar Lagoon, Tebenquiche Lagoon and Ojos del Salar. From 2:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Transfer In. Duration 1.5 hours Transfer Out. Duration 1.5 hours

Moon Valley Tour

5. Moon Valley Tour

Pick up in the hotel in the afternoon and then we drive to the Moon Valley. We will spend a couple of hours in the park visiting the most famous attractions such as the Duna Mayor, Tres Marias and Anfiteatro. You will walk so come prepared with comfortable clothes and shoes! Also remeber that you are in the driest desert of the world so bring water with you! Once we visit the park, we will move into Ckari viewpoint where we will wait for the sunset with a nice apetizer and typical pisco sour. The tour will finish in the center of San Pedro de Atacama.

San Pedro de Atacama: 4-Day Magic Desert Tour

6. San Pedro de Atacama: 4-Day Magic Desert Tour

Day 1: Transfer from Calama Airport to your San Pedro de Atacama Hotel Day 2: RED STONES, HIGH PLANE LAGOONS AND SALT FLAT OF ATACAMA We will visit the Laguna Chaxa, with its flamingos in the Salar de Atacama. We can also enjoy the wonderful Altiplanic, Miscanti and little fingers We will be able to get closer to the local culture in the highland town of Socaire. We will observe the Salar de Atacama from above, and we will enjoy beautiful landscapes and broken. In turn, we will hallucinate with the impressive Red Stones. Day 3 AM: Tour Geiser del Tatio (altitude of 4,300 meters) After driving through the night, you will arrive at this spectacular sector of the Altiplano at approximately 6:45AM, normally the temperature at this time is below zero. You will begin your day by enjoying breakfast before a guided hike by the geothermal field. There you will be able to observe the impressive columns of steam (geisers), fumaroles, hundreds of pools of boiling water, and high peaks. In this sector you can see parts of the typical Andean fauna such as Vizcachas and Vicuñas. You will then move to the sector of the thermal pools with 40º water, where guests can take a rejuvenating swim. You will then begin the return to San Pedro, through the impressive landscape of the Andes mountain range. During this route you will also be able to see the Tocorpuri and Licancacabur volcanos. You will eventually arrive in San Pedro at approximately 12:00PM, where you will have free time before meeting in the office at 3:50PM. From here you will travel directly to the Salar de Atacama, where your first stop will be Laguna Cejar, a turquoise lagoon in which you can bathe. Due to this lake's great salinity, you will even be able to float on the water. Later, you will visit the eyes of the Salar, before your tour ends at the Tebinquiche Lagoon, where you will enjoy a beautiful sunset with an aperitif. You will eventually return to San Pedro de Atacama. Day 3: Pm. Moon Valley After beginning your tour, you will travel to the famous Valley of the Moon, located approximately 10 kilometers away from San Pedro de Atacama and declared a sanctuary of nature. Here you will discover a place with beautiful shapes and colors where you can walk and observe a geological show with sculptural forms, similar to the lunar surface. You can visit the salt statues "Las Tres Marías", as well as the salt caverns. You will then go up to the great dune at sunset to admire this beautiful panorama in all its splendor. Day 4: Transfer Hotel San Pedro de Atacama to Calama Airport On the final day of your tour you will be transferred to Calama Airport, or another centrally located part of Calama. The itinerary of the excursions can be modified, to be able to carry out all the excursions based on your stay in San Pedro

From Calama: 4-Day Atacama Desert Trip

7. From Calama: 4-Day Atacama Desert Trip

Dsicover the surreal panoramas of the Atacama Desert on a 4-day trip from Calama to San Pedro de Atacama. Explore the desert and the unique attractions in the Andean Mountain range. Visit Moon Valley, Geysers del Tatio, Miscanti and Menique lagoons, Salt Mountain, and more. Atacama Desert is an area abundant in energy, thanks to its welcoming ancestral cultures and the oasis that is the source of life in the driest desert in the world. Its unique landscape and clear skies make it a perfect enclave for astronomic observation and rich gastronomy. Day 1 Transfer from Calama Airport to the hotel. See the lunar landscape of Moon Valley. Be amazed by the changing colors in Death Valley. Day 2 Visit the Altiplanic lagoons Meñique & Miscanti, surrounded by impressive volcanoes. Explore Mirador Piedras Rojas and Atacama Salt Flat. See the historical village of Toconao. Admire views overlooking the Salar de Atacama from Socaire. Day 3 Tour around the geothermal fields of Tatio Geyser and witness molten spurts of water shoot from the ground. Visit the Cejar Lagoon, an oasis of water in the middle of a salt desert. Day 4 Transfer from the hotel to Calama Airport.

Vallecito

8. Vallecito

Hotel pickup and drive to the Cordillera de la Sal (Salt Mountainrange) where you will find Vallecito. You will visit the "Magic Bus of Atacama" and discover crazy rock formations for an afternoon in the heart of the Atacama Desert. You will do some mini trekkings and explore the various rock formations. You will finish the day with a nice pisco sour while enjoyng a beautiful sunset looking at the Andes!

Valley of the Moon: A place from another world

9. Valley of the Moon: A place from another world

Do you imagine how would it be to walk on a place that was once an ocean? The region of the Valley of the Moon, is, according to the geologists, an old oceanic floor. The result is an unforgetable landscape. This amazing place seems from another world. Heavy winds, salt carverns and rock formations with unusual morphology complete this scenery. And all that, only 17kms away from San Pedro. It´s a place you cannot miss. Located in one of the most humid and driest places in the world, the Atacama desert seen from the Valley of the Moon is an experience that you will tell everyone you know

Highlights of Altiplano in an 4WD Overland Expedition

10. Highlights of Altiplano in an 4WD Overland Expedition

Day 1. Transfer from Calama airport to San Pedro de Atacama. Stargazing tour at night. Day 2. Moon Valley Tour am; Puritama Hot Springs pm. Day 3. Piedras Rojas; Miscanti and Miñiques Lagoons. Full day Day 4. Pujsa and Tara Salt Flats. Full day Day 5. Tatio and Blanco Geysers. 06:00 - 14:00 hrs. Day 6. SPA - Hito Cajón (Bolivia) - Blanca and Verde Lagoons - Dali Desert - Polques Hot Springs - Sol de Mañana Geysers - Colorada Lagoon - Stone Tree - Siloli Desert. Full day. Day 7. Siloli Desert- Altiplanicas Lagoons - Uyuni Salt Flat - Incahuasi Island - Tahua. Full day. Day 8. Tahua - Cancosa (Chile) - Huasco Salt Flat - Lirima Hot Springs - Cactus Forest - Cariquima. Full day Day 9. Cariquima - Puchuldiza Geysers - Isluga - Enquelga - Surire Salt Flat - Polloquere Hot Springs (Camping under the stars!). Full day. Day 10. Polloquere - Las Vicuñas National Reserve - Guallatire - Las Cuevas - Jurasi Hot Springs - Putre. Full day Day 11. Putre - Lauca National Park - Chungara Lake - Parinacota - Visviri - 3 borders - Putre. Full day Day 12. Putre - Azapa Valley - Arica. Full day Day 13. Transfer to the Arica Airport

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What people are saying about Valle de la Luna, San Pedro de Atacama

Overall rating

4.4 / 5

based on 66 reviews

We started the tour an hour later due to miscommunication for the pick-up between the agency and travellers. However, the tour was amazing, especially the guide Chris.

Guides and tours were excellent. Enjoyed the breakfasts and appreciated the expert driving on rough roads.

Really great guides. Good value for money. These sights are insanely beautiful.

Perfect organisation, very kind guides and stuff. Wonderfull nature.

Good views, friendly staff, and good drinks at the end!