Altiplano Expediciones
Piedras Rojas
Piedras Rojas
Altiplano & Atacama Desert

4 Days Around San Pedro de Atacama

4 days / 3 nights Moderate

Description

Four private days across the Atacama Desert, from salt-carved valleys to high-altitude lagoons in improbable colours. You start with the transfer from Calama and Rainbow Valley, then watch the clearest sky on Earth on a stargazing tour that same night. Day two takes you through the Cordillera de la Sal and Moon Valley, winding down at the salty lagoons of Baltinache. Day three climbs onto the Altiplano: Piedras Rojas and the Miscanti and Meñiques lagoons, with flamingos and wide-open horizons. The last day begins at dawn at the Tatio Geysers, continues at the Blanco Geyser hot springs, and ends in the villages of Chiu Chiu and the Lasana Pukará before the return to Calama.

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Includes

  • Private Transportation
  • Tickets
  • Snack
  • Refill water
  • Hiking poles
  • Toyota Land Cruiser 4WD or similar
  • Spanish- and English-Speaking Driver/Guide

Not Included

  • Gloves
  • Balaclava
  • Warm clothing
  • Accommodation

Necessary

  • Health Declaration
  • Report diet
  • Report allergies

Itinerary

1
Day 1 2,282–3,153 m

Transfer CJC – Rainbow Valley – San Pedro de Atacama + stargazing tour

About 6 h of transfer, with breakfast or lunch. Stargazing tour from 21:00 to 23:00, with a snack.

2
Day 2 2,300–2563 m

Cordillera de la Sal (Moon Valley) – Hidden Lagoons of Baltinache

Flexible Schedule.

3
Day 3 2463–4,154 m

Piedras Rojas & Altiplanic Lagoons

08:00–17:00; lunch included.

4
Day 4 2,463–4,530 m

Tatio Geysers – Blanco Geyser Hot Springs – Chiu Chiu – Lasana Pukará – CJC Airport

06:00–16:00; breakfast and lunch included.

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