Small-Group Tour to Rainbow Valley
- 6–7 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
With this tour, starting on San Pedro de Atacama, you will have the opportunity to visit one of the highlights in a more intimate way, sharing your day with other travelers but avoiding big groups: Venture into The Rainbow Valley: Find yourself astonished as you take in the views of the variety of shades on the surrounding hills: earth, red, brown, green, white and yellow colours, which combined with the white salts and the blue sky, make up a unique place. Add historical and cultural value to the experience by visiting the Yerbas Buenas petroglyphs: A point of great historical importance based on rock art, and where the Atacamenian people left an important vestige of their culture. This Chilean wonder is not to be missed!
Inclusions
What's included
- Breakfast
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Professional Bilingual Driver-Guide
- Hotel Pick-Up (Drop-off will be at downtown area)
What's not
- Gratuities
- Snacks
- Rainbow Valley
Itinerary
After pick-up at your hotel in San Pedro de Atacama, you will take a 1-hour journey to the west observing the overwhelming hues of the desert, to meet the Domeyko Mountain Range, a spectacular formation that coexists in parallel with Los Andes.
Get ready to visit the sector of Yerbas Buenas, attraction of great historical relevance for its rock art since it has one of the most important groups of petroglyphs in the region. The tour will transport you to the time of the indigenous caravans, adding historical and cultural value to the experience.
After crossing Matancilla, a sector rich in flora and fauna, You will come across an image that will be hard to believe: The Rainbow Valley. This magical place was formed by the tectonic movements millions of years ago, and it is the place where the Domeyko Mountain Range, the Salt Mountain Range and the Andes meet. It owes its name to the great variety of shades that can be observed in the hills of the valley: earthy, green, white and yellow colours, etc. Combined with the white salts and the blue sky, make up a unique site!
At the end of an exciting journey full of thrills and enjoying breathtaking views, the driver will take you back to San Pedro de Atacama. **Schedules and the order of the visited attractions may change due to climate conditions, the decision of the guide or according to the interest of the passengers, etc.
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 15 travellers
- Operated by
- Say Hueque Travel
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- IMPORTANT: Passport name, number, nationality and date of birth are required at time of booking for all participants
- Please bring: Closed or trekking shoes, jacket, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen and water. You can also bring snacks
- You may need to sign a Risk Acceptance Form
- IMPORTANT: this excursion is not allowed for pregnant women
- Please keep in mind that we will reach a height of approximetly 3.500 m.a.s.l. Some people may suffer from altitude sickness.
How it compares in San Pedro de Atacama
- Its from-price is 41% 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 142 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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