“ATACAMA SALT FLAT & ALTIPLANIC LAGOONS” TOUR
General Information
- Category: All day tours
- Modality: Landing tours
- Duration: 8 hrs
- Departure time: 08.00 hrs
- Tour guide: Yes
- Children are allowed: Yes
- Languages spoken: Spanish, English and Portuguese
- Location: Departure from hotel in San Pedro de Atacama
Program Details
“ATACAMA SALT FLAT & ALTIPLANIC LAGOONS” TOUR
The Salar de Atacama is the largest salt deposit in Chile whose white and rough surface hides a large salt lake from view. Inside the Salar, in the area known as Soncor and the Chaxa Lagoon, an ideal place for bird watching where we can find three species of native pink flamingos.
Altiplanic lagoons are one of the 7 sectors that make up the Los Flamencos National Reserve. They are located 18 kilometers south of Socaire. The landscape is characterized by volcanoes and mountainous relief, highlighting the Miscanti and Miñiques hills.
Details of your trip
- Departure from your hotel in San Pedro de Atacama to the Salar de Atacama.
- We will visit the area known as Soncor and the Chaxa Lagoon where you will see 3 species of pink flamingos.
- We continue to the Altiplano, reaching 4,300 meters of altitude, where we will visit the Miscanti and Miñique lagoons.
- Lunch in the town of Socaire, in one of the rustic kitchens of the place, which get their resources from the cultivation terraces.
- Last stop is the town of Toconao, where we will visit the main square and the church of San Lucas, both declared National Monuments since 1951.
- Return to the hotel.
Route: 280 km / 174 miles.
The tour includes
- Guide service in Spanish, English and Portuguese. If you wish, you can request a specialized guide in German, Italian or French (with an extra charge).
- Tickets for the Salar de Atacama, Miscanti and Miñique.
TIPS: - Comfortable clothes and shoes, binoculars, sunscreen, sunglasses and mineral water
- Services and programs may be changed or cancelled in their execution, sequence and content; in order to offer a better service, or due to extreme conditions or force majeure reasons.
- This tour operates without a minimum of passengers, Holiadventure will reconfirm 48 hours before departure. If the supplier decides to cancel, due to force majeure or adverse weather conditions, Holiadventure will offer an alternative tour or fully refund the cost of your trip.
- Rates are expressed in American dollars (USD) and can be changed without notice.
- This tour will not depart on the following dates: from 25.12.2020 to 01.01.2021
- The client must be aware that modifications to the original reservation may result in changes to the final quote.
- Holiadventure will try to avoid cancellation fees, the client must accept the expenses incurred and the charges set by the provider, which can add up to 100% of the original.
- No show policy: 24 hours before the start of the tour: 100%.