4-day tour starting and ending in San Pedro de Atacama, in private service.
From San Pedro de Atacama / Private Hotels
HOTEL PROGRAM
- 1 person: US$ 2,390 per person
- Group of 2 people: US$ 1,310 per person
- Group of 3 people: US$ 1,100 per person
- Group of 4 people: US$ 890 per person
Day 1
Departure from San Pedro de Atacama at 6:30 AM. Travel by minibus to the Bolivian border, passing through Chilean and Bolivian immigration. Once at the Bolivian border, at an altitude of 4,400 meters above sea level, the group will transfer to a 4WD jeep with a capacity of 5 passengers. On this first day, the group continues its visit to the Bolivian Altiplano, visiting places such as Laguna Verde and Laguna Blanca, located at the foot of the Licancabur volcano. The tour continues through the Daly Desert, where a truly surreal landscape can be admired, including the hot springs, the Sol de Mañana geysers (intermittent springs of water erupting at a temperature of 90°C), and fumaroles (craters from which volcanic lava emerges). The day concludes at Laguna Colorada, the main nesting site for more than 30,000 flamingos of three different species. These places are at an average altitude of 4,500 m above sea level, with the possibility of contemplating the flora and fauna of the area, flamingos, vicuñas and other animals, the night in the Desierto Ojo Perdiz hotel (Tayka hotels with heating), in private single, double and matrimonial rooms.
Day 2
Departure from the TAYKA OJO PERDIZ hotel at 08:00 hrs. Through the Siloli desert, visiting a group of rock formations whose formation is due to wind erosion, later continuing through more high-altitude lagoons also known as colored lagoons: Laguna Honda, Chiarcota and Cañapa (Andean flora and fauna), visiting the Laguna Negra and passing through the towns of Alota, Culpina, San Cristobal, thus arriving at the Nido de Flamenco hotel, in private single, double or matrimonial rooms.
Day 3
The trip departs after 8:00 AM. The tour includes a visit to the Uyuni Salt Flats (12,000 km²), Incahuasi Island (cactus park) with its limestone rock formations, coral remains, and oxbow lakes. Later, after visiting the "eyes" of the salt flats, the salt museum, and Banderas Beach, we arrive at the Luna Salada Hotel, located on the edge of the salt flats, 25 km from the city of Uyuni. Overnight stay at the hotel in private rooms (single, double, or matrimonial).
Day 4
Departure at 8:00 a.m. from the hotel, return trip to the Bolivian border, arriving at Bolivian immigration at 4:00 p.m. and returning to San Pedro de Atacama at 5:00 p.m. End of service.
Includes
- Hotel pickup in San Pedro de Atacama.
- Private transportation in Chile and Bolivia for the hotel program.
- Driver-guide in Spanish.
- Food (breakfast, lunch and dinner).
- Accommodation.
- Wi-Fi, towel, etc.
Hotel program:
- Three nights' accommodation in 3-star establishments, with a private double or matrimonial room, with private bathroom, hot shower and solar panel heating:
- 1a night in Hotel Tayka del Desierto (Hotel Jardines de Mallku Cueva o Eco Hotel Los Flamencossubject to availability).
- 2a night at Hotel (Hotel Nido de Flamenco).
- 3a night Hotel (Hotel Luna Salada, Palacio de Sal u Hotel Cristal Samaña, depending on availability
Does not include
- Border tax (15 Bolivianos per person).
- Drinks with hotel meals.
- Park entrance fees (186 Bolivianos per person).
- Entrance to Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve (150 bolivianos per person).
- Entrance to Termas de Polques (6 bolivianos per person).
- Entrance to Incahuasi Island (30 bolivianos per person).
- Access to restrooms along the route (approximately 6 Bolivianos per visit).
- Medical insurance.
What to bring
- Comfortable and warm clothing.
- Comfortable footwear (ideally trekking shoes).
- Swimsuit and towel (for Polques Hot Springs).
- Sunglasses.
- Sun block.
- Personal hygiene items.
- Toilet paper.
- Water (1 liter per person for the first day. For the rest of the days, it can be purchased along the way).
- Passport or identity card. If you are a foreign resident in Chile, you must bring both to present at customs.
- At least Bs. 300 for mandatory tour expenses (tax, entrance fees, restrooms and water).