Morning Ride

Today we’ll bike towards Ojos del Salar, the Tebinquinche & Cejar Lagoons, where you’ll get the change to swim, enjoying the gravitational effect caused by the amount of salt condensed, floating very easily. Your eyes will be amazed with the beautiful turquoise color of the lagoon. 

Distance by bike: 40 kilometers

Elevation: 2.400 meters above sea level 

Intensity level: Low/Easy

Afternoon Hike

During the afternoon, we’ll head toward the Moon Valley, located in the Salt Mountain Range, which forms a natural barrier between the Pacific Ocean and the Atacama Salt Flat. The hike starts at the Coyote rock, a strange rock formation and getting deep into the mountain range and it geologic forms. 

We’ll hike 2 hours by the Kari George, admiring beautiful views of Atacama. The Moon is well-known due to it statuesque and rocky formations. Salt emerges to the surface, covering the surface with a dry, whitish layer that gives the place a lunar aspect.

Distance Hiking: 8 kilometers

Elevation: 2.400 meters above sea level

Intensity level: Low/Easy

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: La Casa de Don Tomas Hotel 

Morning Hike

After breakfast, departure from your hotel towards the North-East. The excursion starts out by ascending from the Guatín settlement surrounded by hundred-year-old cactus. 

The hike begins climbing along a 820-feet slope towards the Puritama hot springs. Once we reach the hot springs, we will relax in mineral hot water and enjoy snacks. 

Distance Hiking: 6,8 kilometers

Elevation: 3.600 meters above sea level

Intensity Level: Beginners-Intermediate

Afternoon Excursion

In the afternoon, we will drive towards Toconao. Upon arrival, we will visit the main Plaza, the Church and the historic Bell tower, all of them historic symbols of this town. Moreover, we will visit some vegetable gardens and sample some local wine. 

Afterwards, we will continue towards Los Flamencos National Reserve, where the Atacama Salt Flat is located and bird watching is amazing. The Atacama salt flat is the biggest salt field in Chile and its large quantities of salt make the surface white and rough. 

There, we will wait until sunset and then head back to hotel in San Pedro.

Distance: 2 km

Difficulty: Easy

Altitude: 2,400 meters above sea level

Accommodation: La Casa de Don Tomas Hotel 

Meals: Breakfast 

 We begin our journey through geothermal fields from the most visited spot on the Tatio geysers. We then escape the common by following paths made by the passage of vicuñas, they take us to a river of thermal waters where several pools are formed. 

We will continue our hike at the source of this river, the Great White Geyser. Finally, we will hike back to the van. We will enjoy a picnic lunch at the geothermal field where you will be able appreciate great views and take a bath at thermal pool. 

Return to San Pedro de Atacama where you can rest and relax for a while.  

At night we will enjoy an amazing astronomy outing. We'll spend 2 hours that starts with an astronomy lecture in a specially equipped room, followed by a naked eye star-gazing and finally, a celestial bodies telescopic observation.

Distance: 4.5 kilometers

Time hiking: 3 hours

Meals: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch and Evening Cocktail

Accommodation: La Casa de Don Tomas Hotel 

Today in the morning, we’ll depart towards Socaire village (3.300 meters above sea level) to acclimatize and appreciate the small church of San Bartolomé. We continue our day driving to Miscanti and Meñiques lagoons of crystalline water and intense blue color (4.350 meters above sea level). 

Surrounded by numerous volcanoes and mountains, they are a habitat for a variety of species, such as the Chilean flamingo, the small parina, the player Baird and the horned crane, among others. 

Afterwards we´ll continue our trip towards the Aguas Calientes Salt Flat. We will enjoy a picnic lunch surrounded by beautiful colors and the Andes Mountain Range. Finally, we will reach Piedras Rojas where we will be able to find endemic fauna and flora and enjoy panoramic views. At night we will enjoy a farewell dinner at a restaurant in town.

Meals: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch and Farewell Dinner 

Accommodation: La Casa de Don Tomas Hotel  

 Our last adventure will lead us by bike to the San Pedro River and follow its course in Catarpe Valley. We go through the Pukara de Quitor, an old fortress, and cross the Devil’s Throat, a canyon inside the Salt Mountain Range with zigzagging paths between striking rock formations. 

Back to the hotel and private transfer to Calama Airport. 

Bike Distance: 16 kilometers

Meals: Breakfast.