San Pedro de Atacama: Half day Valle de la Luna, Afternoon Tour

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Itinerary

1. Our tour will start from our office, gathering the entire group of passengers. This trip focuses on 3 important points. The Valley of the Moon, Central Crater and finally the viewpoint of Ckari. We start by touring the important points of our main destination, visit the salt caverns, the main dune, the amphitheater and the three Marias, salt caverns, which is located in the middle of the Sal mountain range. We move to the viewpoint of Ckari, to enjoy a sunset of beautiful colors and an aperitif. Recommendations: Wear pullover, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, mineral water and comfortable shoes for walking.

   3 h

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 54 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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• 5Unforgettable introduction to the Atacama Desert

  An unforgettable introduction to the Atacama Desert. Our half-day tour to Valle de la Luna felt incredibly thorough and thoughtfully curated, allowing us to experience far more than we expected in just a few hours. The desert landscape is truly otherworldly. What made the tour particularly special was that it wasn’t just scenic viewpoints - we also set out on a beautiful hike, exploring different formations up close and learning fascinating geological insights along the way. Our guide was a very knowledgeable and warm woman who kindly took individual photographs of everyone, which was such a thoughtful touch - especially meaningful during our honeymoon. To top it all off, we enjoyed a lovely picnic prepared by our guide. Sitting there, sharing food while overlooking the oasis, felt incredibly special. Highly recommended for anyone visiting San Pedro de Atacama.

  Adriana_RApril 2026via Viator

• 5Moon Valley was Unreal!

  Spectacular! The guide was friendly and knowledgeable. We had a wonderful time watching the sun set over mars Valley with Pisco sours.

  Nithya_SMay 2025via Viator

• 2Terrible communication

  The only activity like this we have ever been on where they collected you from your hotel bit then dropped you off without warning two.miles away and said it was normal

  Christopher_GNovember 2024via Viator

• 5Unique Landscape

  A nice visit to this unique area of Chile. Very dry-5% humidity so bring water and moisturizer/ lip balm. The landscape is so different from most deserts.

  Ellen_RMarch 2024via Viator

• 5A beautiful afternoon tour

  A great afternoon tour. Especially loved the walk through the desert. Nice little stop for pisco sours and dramatic sunset stop.

  Garrad_WMarch 2024via Viator

• 5nice tour guide!

  The tour guide was very helpful in taking photos and knowledgeable and friendly. Moon valley is also a stunning site recommended for tourist.

  Yip_KDecember 2023via Viator

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How it compares in San Pedro de Atacama

• Its from-price is 53% below the median of the 289 experiences we list in San Pedro de Atacama.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 44 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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