San Pedro de Atacama Highlights in 3 days! - Moon Valley & Geysers del Tatio
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About This Experience 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
- Accommodation for 2 nights in San Pedro de Atacama
- Professional Bilingual Driver-Guide Assistance (English and Spanish)
- Tours mentioned in the itinerary (shared service)
- Round-trip transfer to and from Calama Airport (shared service)
What's Not Included
- International or Domestic Flights
- Optional Tours & Tips & Unmentioned Food and Drink
- Moon Valley
- Tatio Geysers
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 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
- Hotel accommodation categories are based on service and comfort standards, not star ratings
- All special requirements must be advised at the time of booking. Extra tours and extra nights can be added to the original itinerary when requested in advance
- Children must be accompanied by an adult. Minimum age recommended: 10 years old
- Please bring: Closed or trekking shoes, jacket, warm hat, gloves, sunglasses, sunscreen, comfortable clothes. You can also take snacks and water for trips
- Carrying loose change could come in handy in case you need to use the bathroom facilities in the small towns we visit along the way
- IMPORTANT: excursions are not allowed for pregnant women
- People with Hypertension, Edema or Embolism, older adults, travellers with heart problems or other serious medical conditions must have medical authorization
- Please keep in mind that we will reach a height of 4320 m.a.s.l. so some people may suffer from altitude sickness
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Meeting and Pickup
Pickup Information
Pickup Option: Pickup available for all travelers
Itinerary
Calama Airport - San Pedro de Atacama
Upon arrival at the Calama Airport ‘El Loa’... 2 hours
Upon arrival at the Calama Airport ‘El Loa’ we will be waiting for you to travel for about 1 hour to your hotel in San Pedro de Atacama (shared service).
In this village situated on a plateau between the mountains (at 2500 m 24 hours
In this village situated on a plateau between the mountains (at 2500 m.a.s.l.), adobe houses painted white, small restaurants in dirt streets adorned with lanterns, and snow-capped peaks watch over the village in the distance. Enjoy your first afternoon at leisure in San Pedro de Atacama. Sugerences: Stroll through the handicraft market to see the exquisite ceramic pieces, a speciality of the Atacameños.
Half-Day morning tour to Tatio Geysers & Machuca and Half-Day Moon Valley
After an early morning pick-up at your hotel... 8 hours
After an early morning pick-up at your hotel (shared service), experience one of the most astonishing phenomena produced by nature! Visit the beautiful geothermal field (entrance fee not included), a manifestation of the inner heat of the Earth and take the most amazing photographs walking across the trails. At dawn, with temperatures below zero, an impressive show may be appreciated, generated by the violent steam flows that rise up to 10 Mts. Enjoy and take the best pictures! Soon after that, you will enjoy a picnic-style breakfast. On your scenic drive back to San Pedro, you will also pass by Machuca village and Putana River bofedal (wetlands).**It is not advisable to eat anything until you reach the Geysers.
You will be dropped off at noon at... 1 hour 30 minutes
You will be dropped off at noon at San Pedro de Atacama and have some time at leisure to have lunch or just relax.
In the afternoon, you will visit a National... 4 hours
In the afternoon, you will visit a National Reserve located in one of the world’s driest and most hostile zones of the world: The Atacama Desert (shared service). The world-famous 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), 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’, craved by nature and 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 at the downtown area of San Pedro de Atacama.
San Pedro de Atacama - Calama Airport
At the appropriate time, you will be driven... 2 hours
At the appropriate time, you will be driven from San Pedro de Atacama to Calama Airport ‘El Loa’ (shared service). **Please advise any specific dietary requirements, restrictions or allergies at the time of booking. You may use the “Special Requirements” box for that matter. **Notes: Schedules and the order of the visited attractions are estimated and may vary due to conditions of an operational nature such as bad weather, traffic, etc.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the cancellation policy?
If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure…
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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.
