2500 m.a.s.l.
Altitude
low
Difficulty
3+
Age

With a delicious breakfast we enjoy the serene magic and beauty of the sunrise in the Salt Mountain Range. We visit the impressive landscapes of the Moon Valley. We explore two Ayllus of San Pedro and taste typical atacameñan food. We get to know the history, culture and challenges of San Pedro de Atacama.

DEPARTURE TIME 6:00-6:30 DEPARTURE LOCATION Hotel
RETURN TIME
11:00-11:30
Departure and return time depend of the time of the year and will be confirmed in the moment of the reservation.
INCLUDED
Admission tickets Breakfast  Tasting of traditional products
Bilingual Guide Water  Pick-up from your hotel

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Moon Valley

The Moon Valley, in the middle of the Salt Mountain Range, is an area of sculptural rock formations whose salinity abounds at the surface, covering the landscape in a white coating, as if it were the surface of the moon. Between dunes and rock formations of crystallized gypsum appear small hills and sharp ridges in which the erosion has created diverse figures whose forms change dramatically according to the angle of the sun. The valley forms part of the National Reserve Los Flamencos (CONAF) and is administrated by the indigenous communities of Coyo, San Pedro, Quitor, Séquitor, Larache and Yaye.

We will take advantage of the early hours around sunrise, when the silence makes it possible to hear the salt crack and the subtle morning light allows us to walk along empty trails – getting to know this magnificent place and observing its impressive formations in detail.

Salt Mountain Range, Ayllus

The tour takes us through the Salt Mountain Range where we observe a spectacular geological phenomenon. Being composed of huge deposits of salt, gypsum and reddish clay, this mountain range depicts a landscape full of natural sculptures. Here we can find magnificent grottos with stalactites, pointy ridges, a landscape of a unique morphology and an impressive view over the Atacama Salt Flat and the volcanoes of the region.

We continue our way towards the Ayllus, the name given to old social units of the Likan Antai or Atacameño culture where several families lived together in agro-pastoral communities created by lineage and descendants. Today, this kind of territorial organization represents rather a geographic delimitation, but the narrow and mazy labyrinth-like  alleyways live on, surrounded by cultivatable lands with gardens, big native trees, irrigation canals and old adobe houses largely still inhabited by descendants of the Likan Antai culture, which now belong to the Atacameñan communities. We will savor some typical flavors of the desert and highlands with a tasting prepared by an atacameñan family, using fresh, organic ingredients from their vegetable garden.

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Additional information

Duration5 hours

English

1

6:00-6:30 Pickup from your hotel

Please be ready at the stated time.     (Departure and return time depend of the time of the year and will be confirmed in the moment of the reservation. )
2

Breakfast in the Salt Mountain Range

While we observe the sunrise with an incomparable view, the guide prepares a fresh, healthy and tasty breakfast.
3

Moon Valley

After breakfast we visit the Moon Valley with its impressive main dune and the salt caves. Getting there early means that we are nearly the only ones in this other worldly place. The tour includes little hikes that allow us to get an in depth impression of the place.
4

Tour through the Ayllus

When the sun gets stronger we leave the Salt Mountain Range and head towards the Ayllus of Coyo and Séquitor where we will enjoy a tasting of typical atacameñan products.
5

11:00-11:30 Hotel

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What to bring?

  • Comfortable clothing, walking shoes.
  • Warm clothing for the coolest hour around sunrise, especially in winter (May to August).
  • Sunblock, hat, sunglasses, lip balm.

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$51.000.-

 

  • Price includes:
    • Admission tickets
    • Bilingual Guide spanish – english
    • Pick up from your accommodation
    • Water
    • Breakfast
    • Tasting of local products

 

The reservation must be confirmed at least 10 days in advance, paying the total value of the program.

SEMI-PRIVATE SERVICE: High quality standard services with a maximum of 10 passengers per group (except Astronomy Tour, max 13 passengers), most of them from hotels that work with us. Our bilingual guides (spanish – english) assure a personalized service.

The days and hours of the excursions may vary depending on the season and climatic conditions. The final itinerary will be confirmed upon arrival in San Pedro, but even during your stay it can vary depending on the mentioned conditions, we will be informing immediately about any changes.

Our semi private services are in base of 2 people, which means that when is only one person and there are no more reservations for the same excursion it will have to pay the minimum per two. If at the moment of the excursion more passenger book the same tour, we will make the devolution of the additional, less a percent (5%) of administratives cost

This excursion can be booked in Private Service

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