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Overview

See the unearthly landscape of the Valle de la Luna — Moon Valley — on a tour from San Pedro de Atacama. One of the driest places on the planet, the valley is made up of dunes, caverns, sharp peaks and natural depressions, creating an unbelievable moon-like scene in the Salt Mountain Range. With a guide, you’ll explore the area on foot, checking out caves, canyons and climbing a dune for a sunset view that will take your breath away.

Pickup Information

Remember that the Hotel pick up is included only on hotels nearby the town and you have to let us know the correct information about your Hotel for being picked up. Please reconfirm pick-up information and time at least 1 day before the tour.

Language Offered

English-GUIDE

Spanish-GUIDE

Itinerary

1. San Pedro de Atacama
Your day trip from San Pedro de Atacama begins with hotel pickup Remember that the Hotel pick up and drop off is included only on hotels nearby the town and you have to let us know the correct information about your Hotel for being picked up. Please reconfirm pick-up information and time at least 1 day before the tour.
2. Cordillera de la Sal
The best place to enjoy the much anticipated Chilean sunset is in the Salt Mountain range, the location of the Mars and Moon valleys. The valleys contain a variety of stone, sand-like formations - a result of water and wind. As the sun sinks below the horizon, experience the wonder of the area and its close resemblance to the moon. In the evening, one of the most expected moments is the sunset and the best place to appreciate it is the mountain range of the Salt, with its Mars and Moon Valleys that are saline and sacrilegious conformations product of the mineralogical folding that has taken place for one hundred million years and that originated small mountains of capricious and sculptural forms that at sunset resemble a Lunar landscape. We will visit 3 main points, starting with a view to the Cordillera de la Sal in the Valley of death. Incredible landcapes from the desert we can find here, and amazing postals too!
Duration: 60 mins
3. Valle De La Luna
After the Cordillera de la Sal, we will visit the Licanantay viewpoint where you can see the mountains of salt from above. Beautiful landscapes, where the desert gives us the opportunity to see how great and incredible is it, full of colors and history behind its sand, rocks and mountains.
Duration: 60 mins
4. Valle De La Luna
Finally, we will visit the Valley of the Moon, where 3 sites are visited. First, a tour of the salt caves is subsequently the salt statues "Las Tres Marias", the amphitheater and the large sand dune in the central part of the Moon Valley. We wait for the sunset at the Coyote stone. After an incredible scenic sunset, we begin the trip back to your Hotel in San Pedro de Atacama.
Duration: 120 mins
5. San Pedro de Atacama
Finally, after getting marvelled by the colors and the majesty of the desert, enjoying the sunset in the Moon Valley at the Coyote stone viewpoint, we will begin our trip back to San Pedro de Atacama.

Inclusion

Transport by air-conditioned minivan or bus

Professional guide

Drop off is at the city centre

Hotel pickup

Exclusion

Gratuities

Entrance fees

Cancellation Policy

Check mark icon Refundable tickets

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

It is recommended that you wear comfortable clothes such as trekking pants, socks and trekking shoes, as you will be walking on sand

Please bring a windbreaker or jacket, gloves, and carry water, sunblock and sunglasses

Important: Please bring cash to pay for the entrance fees to our guide. If you do not pay the entrance fee, you will not be able to enter the park and the service will not be refunded.

Pick up is from 15:00 to 15:40 summer time and 14:30 to 15:10 winter time.

Supplied by Gray Line Chile

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