Atacama Salt Flat & Piedras Rojas Tour from San Pedro de Atacama

General information

Program details

Your day trip from San Pedro de Atacama begins with hotel pickup.

We will begin this excursion having breakfast in the Tambillo forest, a particular forest of a tree called Tamarugo that grows in the middle of the desert. Then we will visit the Chaxa lagoon, located in the Salar de Atacama, a lagoon of spectacular beauty that is divided into several mirrors of water, where a large number of flamingos live, the largest salt flat in Chile, where the flamingos national reserve is located.

We will visit the Chaxa lagoon to observe the types of flamingos, as well as other species that inhabit the lagoons of the to Salt. Then we will go through the towns of Toconao and Socaire, towns built with stone of volcanic origin.

Later on, we will arrive at Los Flamencos National Reserve, where we will visit the altiplanic lagoons, two lagoons over 4,000 meters high at the foot of two large volcanoes, and finally the Salar de Aguas Calientes, a salt flat with beautiful contrasts of turquoise and calypso colors, and next to the Piedras Rojas viewpoint, a stone platform that owes its name to its reddish color product of iron oxidation. Please note the entrance to the Altiplanic Lagoon is subject to an extra fee.

Enjoy the incredible landscapes from the Atacama Salt Flat, especially with the colors that the nature offers to us.

After our incredible experience in the Atacama Salt Flat, we will return our trip back to San Pedro de Atacama. The drop off will be at the city center.

MEETING POINT INSTRUCTIONS:

Hotel pick up is included only on Hotels located nearby San Pedro de Atacama urban zone. If your Hotel is located on Ayllus far away from the downtown, please let us know to arrange a meeting point for being picked up.