At our first stop, we will visit the Chaxa Lagoon that is located inside the Atacama Salt Flat. Here you can see flamingos and other migratory birds. The trip continues in the direction of the Highland Lagoons (Miscanti and Meñiques) that are to 4,200 meters high. The landscape here is of great beauty, you can see the lagoons at the foot of the volcanoes. Vicuñas and flamingos are also in this area to drink and feed themselves.
Afterwards we will visit the Talar Salt Flat where we will find the Red Stones and the Aguas Calientes Salt Flat, a unique place in Atacama. We will visit the village of Socaire, visit its church and have lunch in a restaurant. After lunch we will go to our last stop, the town Toconao, where we will visit the square and the Church. At the end of the visit we will return to San Pedro.
What to bring?
Water, windbreaker, comfortable shoes, sunscreen, sunglasses.
It includes:
Transportation, pickup at the hotel, bilingual guide, breakfast and lunch.
Entrance fee:
23.000 Chilean pesos.
Schedule:
From 7:00 to 17:30.
Maximum altitude:
4.260 meters.
Temperatures:
Variable average temperature during the route between 0 and 25 ºC.