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Small-Group Tour Altiplanic Lagoons Red Stones & Flamingo Reserve

By Say Hueque Travel
8.6 out of 10
Excellent
Free cancellation available
Price is $125 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 9h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

On this tour, you will have the opportunity to visit one of the highlights more intimately, sharing your day with other travelers but avoiding big groups: Take in the views of the beautiful landscape paired against the Altiplanic Lagoons, with waters of an intense blue fed by underground rivers of thew. Additionally, visit Talar Salt Flats, known as Piedras Rojas and admire the intense colors of the rocks! A trip you can't miss!

Activity location

  • San Pedro de Atacama
    • San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, Chile

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • San Pedro de Atacama
    • San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, Chile

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Small-Group Tour
  • Earn $3.75
  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h
    9h
  • English

Small-Group share service tour: This tour includes a professional guide for a group of maximum 15 people.
Duration: 8 hours
Breakfast
Mini Van
Entrance fee included
Pickup included

Starting time: 6:00am
Price details
$125.00 x 1 Adult$125.00
Total
Price is $125.00
Until Wed, Aug 20

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional Bilingual Driver-Guide Assistance (english & spanish)
  • What's includedWhat's includedLunch
  • What's includedWhat's includedBreakfast
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel Pick-up (drop-off is at downtown area)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedGratuities
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntrance Fee

Know before you book

  • 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 advise specific dietary requirements, restrictions or allergies at the time of booking. You may use the “Special Requirements” box for that matter
  • Please bring: Closed or trekking shoes, water, comfortable clothes, sunglasses, sunscreen, sun hat, fleece in summer and jacket in winter.
  • You may have to complete the risk acceptance form before starting the trip
  • Minimum age: 12 years old. Maximum age: 70 years old
  • Ending time: 17:30 approximately (winter)
  • IMPORTANT: this excursion is not allowed for pregnant women
  • Please keep in mind that we will reach a height of 4500 m.a.s.l. so some people may suffer from altitude sickness
  • People with hypertension, edema or embolism (only with medical authorization)

Activity itinerary

San Pedro de Atacama
  • 30m
After a morning pick-up at your hotel in San Pedro de Atacama, you will start your adventure into amazing and arid landscapes.
Toconao
  • 15m
First, get ready to know this particular town. It enchants by its simplicity, the calmness of its people, its climate, the handicrafts and the architecture, where earthy and white colors abound. It is an ancient town built with volcanic rock and an oasis, its freshwater allows the growing of all kinds of fruits and vegetables.
Laguna Chaxa
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Next up, you will head to Los Flamencos National Reserve to visit the marginal zone of the Atacama Salt Flats. You will reach Chaxa Lagoon, located in the northern sector of the Atacama Salt Flat, where you will get to see flamingos in the wild and migratory birds. Observe the salt crusts on the surface of the Salar, generated by the evaporation of saline groundwater. You will have some free time for pictures.
Socaire
  • 15m
Then, get to know the small altiplanic village of Socaire with its iconic church and its agriculture. It is located at 3,500 masl and is the main natural balcony of the Atacama Salt Flats. Socaire was formerly important for its gold mines and currently it is characterized by its typical cuisine. Here, you will have some minutes to admire its church (historical heritage).
Lagunas Altiplanicas
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Finally, the moment you were waiting for; you will arrive at Miscanti and Meñiques Altiplanic Lagoons. Be amazed by its intense blue waters fed by underground rivers and enjoy the surrounding landscape of volcanoes and mountains. The lagoons are located at 4,300 masl and surrounded by the Andes Mountain Range and the Meñiques Volcano. Keep your eyes wide open; here, you may see flamingos and other birds (species such as Tagua Cornuda, Parinas Chicas, the Caití, Baird's Sandpiper, Puna Plover, Pato Juarjual and the Guallata).
Piedras Rojas
  • 15m
To further add to your experience, start a 1-hour hike along the foothills of the southern Andes, towards Talar Salt Flat, also known as Piedras Rojas, a place where the rocks are tinted by natural oxidation and weathering. A perfect spot for pictures!
San Pedro de Atacama (Pass by)
At the end of the trip, you will be driven back to San Pedro de Atacama. **Notes: Schedules and the order of the visited attractions are estimated and may change due to the guide's evaluation.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESSan Pedro de Atacama
    • San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, Chile

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLESan Pedro de Atacama
    • San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, Chile

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