General Information
- Category: Half day tours
- Modality: Landing tours
- Duration: 3 hrs
- Departure time: 20:30 Pm o 22:30 Pm
- Tour guide: Yes
- Children are allowed: Yes
- Languages spoken: Spanish and English
- Location: Departure from hotel in San Pedro de Atacama
Program Details
“WATCHING THE STARS” TOUR
This tour will allow you, without having any previous knowledge, to look and understand the complexity of the night sky, from one of the best places on Earth to see the sky, the Atacama Desert. In addition, you will be able to see our universe and take snapshots through powerful telescopes located in the largest tourist observation center in South America.
Details of your trip
- Departure from San Pedro de Atacama, towards the astronomical center.
- First part of the Tour: Observation of the sky with the naked eye, they will explain us what the constellations are, they will show us the main stars and be able to understand the map of the sky, this will be done by the specialists with the help of a green laser pointer that indicates us with precision the celestial bodies that are referred to, this step is necessary to pass to the second stage of the Tour.
- Second step: Observation through the telescopes Live the experience of directly seeing the moon, Saturn and other celestial bodies through a telescope for the first time. The possibility of taking pictures through the telescopes is offered, both with digital cameras and reflex cameras (adapters are available for Nikon, Canon, Minolta and Pentax).
- The tour culminates around a hot drink before returning.
- Return to the Hotel.
Route: 5 km / 10 miles.
The tour includes
- Guide service in Spanish and English.
- Transfer.
- Hot drink.
TIPS: - Warm clothes and comfortable shoes.
- 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 with a minimum of 2 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%.