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Small-Group Tour Altiplanic Lagoons Red Stones & Flamingo Reserve
$125.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
On this tour, you will have the opportunity to visit one of the highlights more intimately, sharing your day with other travelers but avoiding big groups: Take in the views of the beautiful landscape paired against the Altiplanic Lagoons, with waters of an intense blue fed by underground rivers of thew. Additionally, visit Talar Salt Flats, known as Piedras Rojas and admire the intense colors of the rocks! A trip you can't miss!
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Small-Group Tour
Small-Group share service tour: This tour includes a professional guide for a group of maximum 15 people.
Duration: 8 hours
Breakfast
Mini Van
Entrance fee included
Pickup included
Small-Group share service tour: This tour includes a professional guide for a group of maximum 15 people.
Duration: 8 hours
Breakfast
Mini Van
Entrance fee included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 9 hours
- Hotel Pick-up (drop-off is at downtown area)
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Professional Bilingual Driver-Guide Assistance (english & spanish)
- Entrance Fee
- Gratuities
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San Pedro de AtacamaAfter a morning pick-up at your hotel in San Pedro de Atacama, you will start your adventure into amazing and arid landscapes.
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First, get ready to know this particular town. It enchants by its simplicity, the calmness of its people, its climate, the handicrafts and the architecture, where earthy and white colors abound. It is an ancient town built with volcanic rock and an oasis, its freshwater allows the growing of all kinds of fruits and vegetables.
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Laguna ChaxaNext up, you will head to Los Flamencos National Reserve to visit the marginal zone of the Atacama Salt Flats. You will reach Chaxa Lagoon, located in the northern sector of the Atacama Salt Flat, where you will get to see flamingos in the wild and migratory birds. Observe the salt crusts on the surface of the Salar, generated by the evaporation of saline groundwater. You will have some free time for pictures.
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Then, get to know the small altiplanic village of Socaire with its iconic church and its agriculture. It is located at 3,500 masl and is the main natural balcony of the Atacama Salt Flats. Socaire was formerly important for its gold mines and currently it is characterized by its typical cuisine. Here, you will have some minutes to admire its church (historical heritage).
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Lagunas AltiplanicasFinally, the moment you were waiting for; you will arrive at Miscanti and Meñiques Altiplanic Lagoons. Be amazed by its intense blue waters fed by underground rivers and enjoy the surrounding landscape of volcanoes and mountains. The lagoons are located at 4,300 masl and surrounded by the Andes Mountain Range and the Meñiques Volcano. Keep your eyes wide open; here, you may see flamingos and other birds (species such as Tagua Cornuda, Parinas Chicas, the Caití, Baird's Sandpiper, Puna Plover, Pato Juarjual and the Guallata).
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Piedras RojasTo further add to your experience, start a 1-hour hike along the foothills of the southern Andes, towards Talar Salt Flat, also known as Piedras Rojas, a place where the rocks are tinted by natural oxidation and weathering. A perfect spot for pictures!
- At the end of the trip, you will be driven back to San Pedro de Atacama. **Notes: Schedules and the order of the visited attractions are estimated and may change due to the guide's evaluation. (pass by)
If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met,
you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Small-Group Tour Altiplanic Lagoons Red Stones & Flamingo Reserve
$125.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!