Moon Valley Adventure: Explore the Atacama Desert
- 5 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
A half-day afternoon tour to the Moon Valley from San Pedro de Atacama offers an unforgettable experience in one of the most impressive landscapes on the planet. The tour is perfect for those who wish to explore the beauty and mysteries of the Valley of the Moon, combining adventure and breathtaking scenery. The tour includes a visit to the fascinating salt caves and salt mines, where your guide will explain the geological history and natural processes that have shaped this unique environment. One of the highlights of the tour is the Mirador de Kari (Coyote's Stone), which offers spectacular panoramic views of the valley and the Andes on the horizon. This is the perfect place to take unforgettable photographs. The tour concludes with a sunset observation over the Valley of the Moon. Watching the golden light of the setting sun transform the landscape into a palette of warm colors is a magical and moving experience.
Inclusions
What's included
- bilingual guide (Spanish and English)
- Pick up at your accommodation
What's not
- Food or Drinks
- Valle de la Luna
Itinerary
Pick up from the hotel between 14.30 and 15.10 hrs. After picking up all the travelers from the hotels, we will drive to the first attraction... in a tour that will have a duration of 5hs.
We left San Pedro de Atacama to visit the Cordillera de la Sal, and the Valle de la Luna (Valley of the Moon), named after the Jesuit priest Gustavo Le Paige by the Jesuit priest Gustavo Le Paige, who traveled this area in his archaeological explorations before the development of before the development of tourism. When visiting the dunes and valleys, it is possible to observe the “lunar” characteristics that led to the priestly The “lunar” characteristics that led the priest to name it this way. Visit the Three Marias, the Great Dune and the Amphitheater, the main the Amphitheater, the main attractions of the Valley of the Moon. At the end of the tour, we will return to San Pedro de Atacama to drop off all passengers at their respective hotels. The return will be approximately at 19.30 hrs. ending at the Municipal parking lot located 1 1/2 block from the Plaza.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 20 travellers
- Operated by
- ParaViajantes Tours
- 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
- We need your complete information to make the reservation: Passport - Date of Birth - Hotel where you will be staying, name and address.
- IMPORTANT FOR ARGENTINEANS OR ARGENTINEAN PAYMENT METHODS! The tour price, in pesos, does NOT include taxes! So in your means of payment, you will be charged extra. TripAdvisor/viator/Associates are foreign websites. They bill in US dollars. As any purchase in foreign currency.
- The included pick-up service does not operate to or from accommodations located outside the urban radius of San Pedro de Atacama, accommodations located in ayllus near San Pedro de Atacama (Quitor, Yaye, Checar, Sequitor, Solor and Coyo) or accommodations in the town of Toconao.
How it compares in San Pedro de Atacama
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 289 experiences we list in San Pedro de Atacama.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 102 of 289.
- 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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