Half-Day Tour to Laguna Cejar
- 5 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
The Salar de Atacama is the largest salt deposit in Chile and is formed by a depression with no water outlet that receives from the San Pedro River and multiple streams through which water is filtered from the mountain range. Inside this, you will find Laguna Cejar beautiful and mystical of turquoise color. Its high salt content generates the floating effect which makes a relaxing bath and a fun experience. Altitud 2.200 msnm. aprox.
Inclusions
What's included
- a snack, juice and pisco sour is offered at the end of the tour.
What's not
- Entrance fees to the parks are not included
Itinerary
It is the largest saline deposit in Chile and is formed by a depression with no water outlet that receives the San Pedro River and multiple ravines through which water filters from the mountain range.
Laguna Cejar is beautiful and mystical of turquoise color. Its high salt content generates the floating effect, which makes a relaxing bath and a fun experience. Next, we will visit Ojos de Salar, formed by two pools of water from underground layers where small reeds and algae grow on their shores. Finally, in Laguna Tebenquiche we will enjoy the great whiteness of Salt.
Formed by two pools of water from underground layers where small reeds and algae grow on its banks
We will enjoy the great whiteness of salt. We will enjoy an appetizer and contemplate the Cordillera... definitely an unforgettable show!
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.7
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Ratings come from 63 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
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5A great guide and trip.
One of my favour tours in Atacama, Alex our guide was fantastic. Supper friendly and approachable and very knowledgeable. Loved all his facts. Loved all the stops and the charcuterie with pisco sours watching the sunset was lovely. The best spread we had with competitors. The showers facilities were much better than at other salt lagunas.
1Inflexible operator even in emergencies
I fell the day before the tour and sprained my ankle badly enough that I couldn't walk. I explained this to the tour operator and asked if I could postpone my reservation by a few days and they refused because supposedly they had already purchased my entrance ticket to the lagoon. I could've just paid a second entrance fee and not lost the money I paid for a tour I couldn't take but they would not allow this as an option which was purely based on profit for them. They messaged me the day of the tour asking if I was coming and said they'd be willing to pick me up at my hotel (usually you have to meet at their office), and I declined again explaining I CANNOT WALK! I had another tour to the geysers booked for the same day with a different operator and they were kind enough to reschedule me at no cost. I'll book the lagoon tour again but with them. I would not use this company for anything.
5Half day tour of lagoons
Great for a half day trip. Spectacular views of the volcanos and salt flats. The bathing in the Laguna Sejar was a great experience. Photo opportunities with the salt lakes, lagoons with a backdrop of the Andes - volcanos. The guide Ricio was so knowledgeable in all aspects of flora and fauna and driver Morisio? laid up a table of cocktails and snacks. Much appreciated and would recommend for a half day trip
4Very enjoyable afternoon
We had a fun afternoon particularly at the Cejar lagoon. The eyes of the desert were a little underwhelming but the salt lake/pan was very interesting. The afternoon was topped off with the excellent ‘snack’ (so much more than a snack) and the fun and engaging tour guide Alexander. (I think!). The organisation was also excellent right from booking which is more than can be said for other organisations in San Pedro.
4A nice afternoon
A nice way to spend the afternoon while in San Pedro. The water was nice as well as the picnic that we had later at Los Ojos. Thanks
5Great tour
A nice, relaxed tour that allows you to see beautiful sights and experience floating in a lagoon. An afternoon well spent. Also, great guides.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- At 1:50 p.m. in our office located in Tocopilla 418A, Centro San Pedro de Atacama
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 12 travellers
- Operated by
- WHIPALA EXPEDITION
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum age to participate 7 years old.
How it compares in San Pedro de Atacama
- Its from-price is 75% below the median of the 17 day trips we list in San Pedro de Atacama.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 4 of 17.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About San Pedro de Atacama
San Pedro de Atacama is an adobe oasis town in northern Chile, ringed by salt flats, volcanoes, geysers and some of the driest desert on earth.
San Pedro de Atacama is a village of low whitewashed adobe houses and dusty streets in an oasis of the Atacama Desert, at about 2,400 metres. Its adobe church goes back to the 17th century and has a roof of cactus wood, and the small Museo Arqueológico Gustavo Le Paige displays mummies and pottery from the desert's early peoples. The cone of Licancabur volcano stands over the town to the east.
Top-ranked sights in San Pedro de Atacama: El Tatio Geysers, Moon Valley (Valle de la Luna), Chaxa Lagoon (Laguna Chaxa).
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