Small-Group Tour to Moon Valley from San Pedro de Atacama

Highlights

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Itinerary

1. In the afternoon, begin your journey to discover one of the world’s driest and most hostile zones of the world: the Atacama Desert. There, you will visit geological formations created by the unique combination of clay and salt.

   20 min

2. Located inside the Flamencos National Reserve, the worldwide known Valle de la Luna is a natural Sanctuary, set of landscapes of incomparable beauty and that resemble a fragment of the lunar landscape, to which it owes its name.

   Passes by

3. Once inside the reserve, you will visit a geological phenomenon known as Salt Mountain Range and will admire the landscape from different spots. You will pass by the ‘Amphitheatre’, a structure that evokes Roman civilization, sculpted by nature and made of rock and salt. It is more than 40 metres high and can be seen from miles away!

   3 h

4. Mysterious forms of salt and mud will begin to emerge as we approach the area of "Las Tres Marías". You will understand the delicacy of the clay while visiting those natural formations, sculptures craved by nature: These statues are the female guardians of this cosmic landscape.

   10 min

5. Next up, walk on the Great Dune, from where we'll be able to see the Andes, Domeyko mountain range and the Salt mountain range.

   1 h

6. On your way back to San Pedro de Atacama, you’ll make a stop at Kari lookout point "Piedra del Coyote". For the perfect closure on 'Small-Group' tour, you will admire the dusk; get ready to see how all the colours change in the desert! Located at 2,550 masl., this viewpoint is one of the most famous postcards of San Pedro de Atacama, with a great panoramic view of the Salt Mountain Range, where water, wind and temperature combined their forces to produce this interesting canyon.

   20 min

7. At the end of the trip, you will be driven back to San Pedro de Atacama.**Schedules are estimated.** Attractions may be visited in a different order

   40 min

Cancellation

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

Reviews

Ratings come from 92 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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• 1Terrible to communicate with and stole my park pass.

  I was confused and misunderstood the pick up location. I thought it was my hotel because they asked for my hotel details. I was also confused because I was bounced around between so many different agencies and contact numbers when I tried asking questions before the tour date. They are a reseller in Argentina that resells to local agencies that resells to the final agency. This would have cost half the price had I booked locally. When we discovered the mistake I asked if I could drive my car to catch up to the tour they refused. When asked to move the date, they refused. When I asked for the park pass I paid for to use different day, they refused. So they stole my park pass at the end of the day so I had to buy another one to do a self guided tour. I would not work with this agency.

  Ashley_FSeptember 2025via Viator

• 4Striking landscape but the tour can be better

  The valley of the moon is a spectacular landscape, but I feel that the tour is a little overrated. You only spend about an hour in the valley, at the same time as all the other tour groups. As a result, the dune lookout is crowded. There was a queue when I visited and it was low season. The guide before us was taking dozens of photos for each person in his group so needless to say that took forever. A couple photos per person should be enough in a crowded setting like this. The sunset spot is outside the valley and while it’s a nice location, it’s far from spectacular. You are looking down at rock formations from the plateau, so not a great angle for photography.

  MargaritaS415June 2025via Tripadvisor

• 5Fantastic trip and...

  Fantastic trip and fantastic guide (Alex). The first guide was very knowledgeable and helpful. Great time!

  Leslie_DJune 2025via Viator

• 3moon valley - a little overpriced.

  The experience was good but I guess this was a little overpriced. At least some snacks/coffee, wine or food can be included with this price. Moon Valley was good but the sunset was overrated.

  rms980April 2025via Tripadvisor

• 5Great place and guide

  The Valley is wonderful. In the middle of the tour there was a thunderstorm and the park was closed, but our guide Ernesto improvised an amazing tour with the van and let us eventually enjoy a gorgeous sunset. He saved the day. Recommended.

  andreaiZ6743POFebruary 2025via Tripadvisor

• 3Go to this place with a different company

  The guide was very kind. But I would go with a different company to this location next time. The van was hot and cramped compared to Puka Rami agency tours.

  saragraces2018February 2025via Tripadvisor

Know before you go

How it compares in San Pedro de Atacama

• Its from-price is 35% below 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 28 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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