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3 Day itinerary in Chile, South America

Discovery @ San Pedro de Atacama

Get ready to experience 3 awesome days trip in San Pedro de Atacama! The Atacama Desert, cradle of ancestor cultures, and oases that give life to the most arid desert in the world. We invite you to explore unique landscapes, full of colors: salt flats, geysers, lagoons & more.... Due to the last... Read More

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Overview

Physical Difficulty

Average
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Recommended Age

Minimum 6
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Maximum 80
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Operated in

English, Spanish

GUIDANCE

On Some Day Trips

starting point

Calama

trip type

Private

trip attributes

Indigenous culture

Meet local people

Hiking

Culture & History

Start

Night

End

Highlights

1

San Pedro de Atacama

2

Tuyajtu Lagoon

3

Tatio Geysers

4

Calama

Itinerary

High-end Accommodation expand_more

Day 1

place Calama Airport - San Pedro de Atacama + Afternoon Visit to Vallecito

Reception at Calama Airport and transfer to your hotel in San Pedro de Atacama. Departure from San Pedro towards Llano de la Paciencia, about 15 minutes, driving south 8 km to enter the area of the old gas pipeline with roads for normal cars. The first stop is in the terrace sector where we can find the magic bus and the salt mine, then we will go to a viewpoint where we can appreciate the salt mountain range in all its splendor, with a panoramic view of the Andes. We will continue to the salt outcrop sector, where you will find formations completely of salt rocks. Finally, we can have a snack on the way to the ayllus in the sector of the carob trees with a full view of the volcanoes. Overnight @ a 4* Hotel in San Pedro de Atacama

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • High-end Accommodation: Altiplanico San Pedro de Atacama
Day 2

place San Pedro de Atacama - High Tuyajtu Lagoon

We head south to Socaire, a territory with a large extension of cultivation terraces. We visit the Church of San Bartolomé. We continue to the high Andean area of Tuyajto Lagoon and the Aguas Calientes Saltflat to contemplate its beauty from its viewpoints. We return to the town of Socaire to enjoy a lunch with local products. Finally, we return to Toconao to visit the main square where the Campanario de San Lucas is located, a historical monument from the 18th century. Back to the hotel. Recommendations: Trekking boot, comfortable clothing for hot and cold, gloves, wool cap / hat, sun protection, sunglasses. In winter it is very cold. Excursion not recommended for people with heart disease, hypertension and pregnant women due to exposure to altitude over 4,000 meters above sea level. Overnight @ a 4* Hotel in San Pedro de Atacama

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • High-end Accommodation: Altiplanico San Pedro de Atacama
Day 3

place San Pedro de Atacama - Tatio Geysers - Calama Airport

At 5:00am your guide will pick you up from your hotel (time subject to confirmation) and you will head to Tatio Geysers, a geothermal center with geysers that can only be seen very early in the morning. After seeing this spectacular sight in a magnificent natural setting, we eat breakfast. On the way back, we see the majestic Andes Mountain Range, whose peaks seem close enough to touch. We then arrive at Machuca, a small llama herder settlement. The village is filled with adobe houses with thatched roofs. Green wetlands lend a special charm. After this experience is over we will head directly to airport so you can take your flight back home.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

What’s Included

Accommodation expand_less

  • Altiplanico San Pedro de Atacama

Meals expand_less

  • Breakfast (3)

Activities expand_less

  • Local professional bilingual guide during excursions

Extras expand_less

  • Premiun Snack
  • Mineral water per person during excursions and transfers
  • Shared Excursions with bilingual guide
  • Shared Transfers Calama Airport - San Pedro de Atacama - Calama Airport with Spanish driver only

Not Included expand_less

  • Flights are NOT included, we can certainly help you to book these if you need us to.
  • Personal Travel Insurance
  • There are optionals activities which you can add to your experience, please check with us.
  • Entrance fees to archeological sites

About Marilda

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My name is Marilda and my love of travel developed with my passion for languages and culture. After thoroughly exploring Chile, a land of contrasts, I fell in love with the scenery, pristine lands, people and local traditions.

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