San Pedro de Atacama: 2-Day tour visiting Tatio Geysers & the Moon Valley
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About This Tour in Calama
Why Visit Calama?
Calama, Chile offers a wealth of attractions, cultural experiences, and activities for visitors. From historic landmarks to modern attractions, Calama provides an unforgettable travel experience with something to discover around every corner. Explore local cuisine, discover unique culture, and create lasting memories in this remarkable destination.
Getting to Calama
You can reach Calama, Chile by air, train, or road depending on your starting location. The city offers various transportation options including taxis, public transit, and private transfers to help you reach your destination. Many hotels can arrange airport transfers, and local transportation options vary by location.
What's Included
- Calama Airport Round-trip transfers (shared or private service, depending on the option chosen)
- Accommodation for 1 night in San Pedro de Atacama
- Tours mentioned in the itinerary (shared or private service, depending on the option chosen)
- Breakfast
- Professional Bilingual Driver-Guide Assistance on tours (English / Spanish)
What's Not Included
- International or Domestic Flights or Buses
- Gratuities & Unmentioned food and drink
- Hotel pick-up on Moon Valley tour & Hotel drop-off on all tours
- Moon Valley
- Tatio Geysers
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
Additional Information
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- IMPORTANT: Passport name, number, nationality and date of birth are required at time of booking for all participants
- Recommendation: Take loose change in case you need to use the bathroom facilities in the small towns of the way
- You will have to complete the risk acceptance form before starting some tours
- Hotel accommodation categories are based on service and comfort standards, not star ratings
- If you are 3 people, room will be triple.
- IMPORTANT: excursions are not allowed for pregnant women
- People with Hypertension, Edema or Embolism
- Please keep in mind that we will reach a height of 4320 m.a.s.l. so some people may suffer from altitude sickness
- Moderate-difficulty walk with slopes
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Meeting and Pickup
Pickup Information
Pickup Option: Pickup available for all travelers
Itinerary
Calama Airport/ San Pedro De Atacama - Moon Valley
At the appropriate time, we will pick you... 1 hour 30 minutes
At the appropriate time, we will pick you up from Calama airport and drive you on a 90-minute journey to your hotel in San Pedro de Atacama (shared or private service, depending on the option chosen).
In the afternoon, begin your journey to discover... 10 minutes
In the afternoon, begin your journey to discover one of the world’s driest and most hostile zones of the world: the Atacama Desert (shared or private service, depending on the option chosen). There, you will visit geological formations created by the unique combination of clay and salt. Located inside the Flamencos National Reserve, the Moon Valley houses a set of landscapes of incomparable beauty that resembles a fragment of the lunar landscape, to which it owes its name.
Once inside the reserve (entrance fee not included),... 4 hours
Once inside the reserve (entrance fee not included), visit the Salt Mountain Range and admire the landscape from different spots, to then immerse into the deepness of the Earth while visiting the salt caves. You will as well understand the delicacy of the clay while visiting ‘Las Tres Marias’, female guardians of this cosmic landscape. For the perfect closure, admire the dusk on the Kari Lookout or the Great Dune, majestic body of sand from where you will be able to see the Andes, Domeyko and the Salt Mountain Range.** This tour will start and end near your hotel or at the downtown area of San Pedro de Atacama, to be confirmed.
At the end of the trip, you will... 5 hours
At the end of the trip, you will be driven back to San Pedro de Atacama and have the rest of the evening free to do as you wish.
San Pedro De Atacama - Half-Day Tatio Geysers with Machuca/ Calama Airport
After an early morning pick-up at your hotel... 7 hours
After an early morning pick-up at your hotel (around 5:00 AM), experience one of the most astonishing phenomena produced by nature (shared or private service, depending on the option chosen). Visit the beautiful geothermal field, a manifestation of the inner heat of the Earth and take the most amazing photographs walking across the trails (entrance fee not included). An impressive show may be appreciated, generated by the violent steam flows that rise up to 10 Mts. Soon after that, you will enjoy a picnic-style breakfast. On your scenic drive back, you will make a short stop at Machuca village and Putana River bofedal (wetlands). **It is not advisable to eat anything until you reach the Geysers.** This tour will end near your hotel or at the downtown area of San Pedro de Atacama, to be confirmed.
At the appropriate time, you will be driven... 2 hours
At the appropriate time, you will be driven on a 90-minute journey from San Pedro de Atacama to Calama Airport ‘El Loa’ (shared or private service, depending on the option chosen). **IMPORTANT: Arrival flights to Calama Airport must arrive at 11.20 AM or EARLIER in order to have time to tour the Moon Valley in the afternoon. Departure flights MUST depart at 5 PM or LATER (domestic flights) or at 6 PM or later (international flights) so that you can tour the geysers in the morning.**Schedules and the order of the visited attractions are estimated and may vary due to traffic, bad weather, etc.**Extra tours and extra nights can be added to the original itinerary when requested in advance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the cancellation policy?
If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will…
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Is this tour suitable for all ages?
Please check the age requirements and physical fitness level requirements listed in the tour details above. Some tours may have age restrictions or require a certain level of physical fitness.
