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11 Hour Salt Flat Basin Tour In San Pedro De Atacama

  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Bird Watching, Walking, Volcano

  • Duration

    11 Hours

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English, Spanish

Description

Visit some of the most attractive places on the southeastern part of this Chilean town. Indulge in bird watching near Chaxa lagoon, inside the Atacama Salt Flat basin, and spot the wild fauna in the high plateau. Proceed to explore lagoons and salt lakes that have been formed with volcanic eruptions in the past.

  • Sightsee The Biggest Salt Flat Of Chile expand_more

    • Move to the high lands to visit the Laguna Tuyacto and Salar de Aguas Calientes surrounded by Volcán Miñiques and VolcánTuyacto.

    • Appreciate the fields of large volcanic eruptions and observe two lagoons that have formed by over 4000 meters.

    • Visit Salar de Atacama to know the factors that cause the formation of this Salt Flat, the biggest in the country. You may spot Andean, Austral and James flamingos (depending on the season), as well as smaller birds and the endemic Lizard of Fabian.

    • Explore the traditional town of Toconao, the oldest inhabited place in the basin that boasts of good quality water for fruits and vegetable plantations.

What's Included

  • Water

  • Lunch

  • Toyota Prado Land Cruiser or similar transportation

What's Excluded

  • Entrance tickets ($5.500 p/p)

Know before you go

  • Altitude: 2400 – 4300 m

  • Not recommendable for people with high blood pressure or cardiac problems

Meeting Point

San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
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1 To 6USD 460 Per Group

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USD 460 / group