SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA – 4 DAYS 3 NIGHTS

Reception at Calama airport by your guide who will accompany you during the next 04 days. Private transfer to San Pedro de Atacama. Excursion to the Moon Valley at sunset. Return to San Pedro de Atacama. Overnight in San Pedro de Atacama, standard room (D)

Full day excursion to the Atacama Salt Flat, the biggest salt flat of Chile with a surface of 3.000 square kms and natural habitat of three flamanco species. We go on to the highland lagoons (approx. 4200msnm) of Miscanti and Miñiques from where we have a spectacular view on the high plateaus and can appreciate the contrast of colours: the blue sky, the yellow tones of the vegetation, reddish and black rocks, snowy volcano tops and the blue lagoons with their white mineral boarders. Drive back to San Pedro de Atacama. Overnight in San Pedro de Atacama, standard room (B,L,D)

Today we trek for 2-3 hours through the Salt Mountain Range, where we see curious geological formations, caves, gorges and ridges. Our vehicle takes us back towards the Domeyko Mountain Range to the archaeological site of Hierbas Buenas where we can appreciate its petroglyphs. We are about 5 minutes away from the entrance to the Rainbow Valley which owns its name to the various colours of its mountains (reds, greens, blues, greys, yellows among others). We wonder through the rock sculptures created by erosion. Return to San Pedro de Atacama. Overnight in San Pedro de Atacama, standard room (B,L,D)

Breackfast. We leave early in the morning from San Pedro to the Tatio Geysires. Impressive fumaroles can reach a height of 7m at this geyser field situated in the Andes Range at the feed of the Tatio and Linzor volcanoes. We take a pick-nick style breakfast on the spot. Afterwards we drive down to Puritama Hot Springs for a relaxing bath in the natural pools with their thermal waters of 25° to 30° Celsius. Late afternoon transfer to Calama airport. The program ends at about 4pm, therefore it is important to book a late afternoon flight. (B)