Top San Pedro de Atacama Half-day Tours

Venture into one of the most hostile places in the world: the Atacama Desert. You will have the opportunity to visit this amazing place more intimately, sharing your day with other travellers but avoiding big groups: Within the Flamencos National Reserve, you will get to the world-famous Moon Valley. Find yourself astonished as you take in the views of a geological phenomenon known as Salt Mountain Range. You will understand the delicacy of the clay when visiting 'Las Tres Marias'; sculptures carved by nature. And, for a perfect closure, admire the sunset on the Death Valley or the Kari Lookout; get ready to see how all the colors change in the desert!

The cosmos vision and traditions from the ancient people seamlessly combined with technology, computerized telescopes, augmented reality tablets & current catalog with the best deep sky objects. We are located in the first settlement where the Atacama people emerged, with privileged clear night skies and a noise and light free experience. Magical moments that will be immortalized with Professional Astrophotography under the southern night sky.

Traveling routes with us you can become part of nature and also enjoy great comfort, safety and excellent service. In an exclusive bus in the purest safari style, with reclining seats and an unparalleled panoramic view, we will take you to the most spectacular places in the Atacama Desert, such as Vallecito, the surroundings of the Valle de la Luna, Cordillera de la Sal and the " Magic Bus" On the Vallecito tour you will be able to see the Atacama desert in its maximum splendor Enjoy a delicious cocktail on the tour watching the sunset / sunset Finally you will be able to enjoy all the safari style taking a tour on top of the bus having a panoramic view

In an exclusive safari-style bus, with reclining seats and an unparalleled panoramic view, we will take you to the most spectacular places in the Atacama Desert. Traveling routes with us you can become part of nature and also enjoy great comfort, security and an excellent service. On the Cejar Lagoon tour you will see incredible places from the heights of our overland bus. You can bathe in a salt lagoon where the bodies float, you will see the reflection of the mountains in the Tebenquinche lagoon and finally enjoy a cocktail watching the sunset in the middle of the desert with an exquisite cocktail prepared by our staff all this in our safari bus Recommendations: Bring a jacket, bathing suit, towel, sunscreen and 1 liter of mineral water per person. Note: Use of sunscreen and sandals is not permitted in the lagoon.

Live the experience of floating in salt lagoons and see the Lickan Antay viewpoint, enjoying the beautiful landscapes of our north.

Explore one of the most striking landscapes in Chile. This small-group tour takes you to Laguna Cejar, a lagoon in the middle of the desert, where, due to the high concentration of salt, you can float on the surface. Lie back and soak up the sights of the Atacama desert—the blue sky, white salt, and pink of the flamingos that come to feed.

Venture into one of the most hostile places in the world: the Atacama Desert. You will have the opportunity to visit this amazing place more intimately, sharing your day with other travellers but avoiding big groups: Within the Flamencos National Reserve, you will get to the world-famous Moon Valley. Find yourself astonished as you take in the views of a geological phenomenon known as Salt Mountain Range. You will understand the delicacy of the clay when visiting 'Las Tres Marias'; sculptures carved by nature. And, for a perfect closure, admire the sunset on the Death Valley or the Kari Lookout; get ready to see how all the colors change in the desert!

A tour in the Atacama salt flat, specifically in a place that shows you not only the desert unique mineral wealth, but also its underground secrets. The waters that flood the deep wells hidden under the desert come to life in seven lagoons present in the middle of the Valley of Patience. The clear and opaque blue in each one of them makes you already think that something mystic is hidden in its depth. That something calls you to enter and immerse your body, and the surprise is not small: the quantity of salt in the water makes you float, relax, and you let yourself go. In this tour you can see how the desert hides secrets that are revealed only to the ones who dare to enter in its vastness. These secrets are the motivation to look for a closer and more direct relation with nature. Even though it is very likely that you do not know which words to use to describe this experience, your skin will perfectly know that received a gift from the hidden lagoons of Baltinache.

The adventure on two wheels begins from Casa Sorbac, where we will take the necessary sports equipment. We will enter the Catarpe Valley, home to incredible postcards that mix vegetation and a geography of great contrasts. Then we will enter the famous Devil's Throat, which will transport us to another planet during its 7 km journey. Finishing the route, we will go through the San Isidro chapel and depending on your capacity, we can make the ascent to the cornice through the old tunnel that connected San Pedro with the city of Calama.

Waking up early in the morning for an almost two hours travel is only justified if you experience the dawn surrounded by El Tatio Geysers, exhaling the steam that contrasts with the cold invading your body, but which feels nice because you are sharing a unique effect with nature and the sunrise at 4500 meters high. After a few minutes walking in this phenomenon, you admire it while you warm up your hands and body with a breakfast in the heights of San Pedro de Atacama hills, to then relax in the warm natural river pools that are located a little further downhill. When going down through the same paths that a few hours ago were completely dark, you can appreciate the fantastic view from the edge of the trails. Later on you can make a stop in the Putana wetland to rest, but also to admire the place’s fauna: flamencos and different type of birds in an exceptional lagoon surrounded by the path that leads to the town of Machuca.

The Salar de Atacama is the largest salt deposit in Chile and is formed by a depression with no water outlet that receives from the San Pedro River and multiple streams through which water is filtered from the mountain range. Inside this, you will find Laguna Cejar beautiful and mystical of turquoise color. Its high salt content generates the floating effect which makes a relaxing bath and a fun experience.

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.

On this tour we will visit a series of lagoons inside the Salar de Atacama, the largest salt flat in Chile. Our first stop will be at the famous Lagoa Cejar and Lagoa Piedra, surrounded by green and yellow grass that enhances the color of the water, contemplating the unique landscape of turquoise waters and volcanoes. In Lagoa Piedra we will have the possibility to take a bath and experience the Flotation Effect, similar to the Dead Sea.

Perfect place to take pictures and think you're on the moon Caracoles street meeting point with tocopilla corner. tour start time 15.00pm

We are the best local suppliers in the region to make sure your next trip is a safe, personalized and exceptional experience. Our prices are not higher than what you will find at destination. We do not charge management fees. We accompany you before, during and after your trip to immediately address all your doubts and requirements, in your language and through the service channel you prefer. and we are the only ones with cocktail in Valle de la Luna

It is a desert area, a geomorphological wonder. Our ancestors called it Las Salinas today known worldwide as Valle de la Luna, surrounded by a set of landscapes of incomparable beauty and that resemble a fragment of the lunar landscape to which it owes its name. In 1982 it was declared a Nature Sanctuary and is part of the Los Flamencos National Reserve in this place you can see a geological spectacle of great interest especially at sunrise and sunset. During your visit you can contemplate: the famous natural formation known by our ancestors as Los Tres Vigilantes today called Las Tres Marías, Duna Mayor; majestic body of sand and viewpoints such as; Honda Gorge where the famous Coyote Stone is located (Ckari Viewpoint)

Our tour offers you a new way to explore the vast Atacama Desert, accompanied by a guide, on first generation ATV QUAD SAFARI vehicles, we will cross the Cordillera de la Sal and its surrounding valleys . The Quad Safari Atacama - Desert Tour will take you through dunes and rivers, to reach a very special point, from where we will enjoy stunning views of the landscape of the mountains and valleys

Its quite an experience to enter a lagoon where you cannot drown. This lagoon contains so much salt that is virtually impossible for the human body to drown. Adding to this fact, the landscape of the region, where you get to the see the Andes Mountains in all its glory is astonishing. Finish this day with a picnic during the sunset in the beautiful Tebinchique Lagoon. The variety of colors of the natural landscape changes at every minute during this sunset. Its a view that defies belief.

Our excursion to Toconao and the Salar de Atacama will take you to explore beautiful natural landscapes to discover the native fauna and flora, as well as an old town, witness of the Atacameña culture & nbsp; Among the places of interest we will visit are: a National Reserve the Flamingos and the Chaxa lagoon and the town of Toconao. Definitely a ride not to be missed.

We are known for delivering good service, the best personalized and prepared guides, excellent transport cars and drivers, punctuality, the tour makes your trip something wonderful.

We will go to unique places by bicycle. We will visit the entrance of the Valley of Mars, El Hoyo del Coyote and La Cueva de Chulakao.

Take the Termas de Puritama Transfer to enjoy a refreshing bath, considered one of the three best hot springs in Chile.

This excurssion contemplates a tour of the impressive Cordillera de la Sal, in the Atacama Desert, reaching its highest point to enjoy magnificent panoramic views that will leave us speechless. Our trekking will take you on a 2.5 hours hike, where we will see milestones such as the Catarpe tunnel, the Cordillera de la Sal and the Valley of Death.

We will head west from San Pedro de Atacama, first visiting Yerbas Buenas, an area of great historical importance, as it has one of the largest groups of petroglyphs in the region. Through this place, the indigenous caravans that traveled from the Argentine northeast and the Bolivian Altiplano crossed, and arrived as far as the Pacific Ocean. We will find very different carvings and drawings on the rock, such as llamas, camelids, birds, monkeys and dogs. Next, when crossing Matancilla, we will see the Rainbow Valley, called that way because of the different colors that the mountains have because of of minerals. The earthy, reddish, beige, green, white and yellow colors reveal the different concentrations of salts, clays and minerals. Let's go for a walk, going through its rock formations and the unique landscape of the place.

You will travel through the amazing landscapes of the Valley of the Rainbow in this morning tour of 4 hours from San Pedro de Atacama. Learn about the unique geology and the mineral-rich rocks of the Domeyko Range, which give the valley its name, as it traverses the multicolored rock formations. Next, take a look at the pre-Columbian ruins of Yerbas Buenas, famous for its ancient petroglyphs, and then visit the Rio Grande artisan village.