Chile · ALTIPLANIC LAGOONS
Every Chile itinerary has one free day too few. These 15 altiplanic lagoons tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide quickly and get back to the fun part.
One full day from San Pedro de Atacama to Miñique, Miscanti, Piedras Rojas, Socaire, and Salar de Atacama flamingos with breakfast and lunch.
“our guide Chris was very knowledgeable and adapted the itinerary to give the group the most unique experience, also felt very safe with the driver”
Full-day Atacama loop from San Pedro to Piedras Rojas, Chaxa Lagoon, and Altiplanic Lagoons. Flamingos, vicuñas, red rocks, and salt flats.
“This is a fantastic tour. You should be aware of the high elevation: 4,200 meters or 13,800 feet. I had a bit of difficulty hiking at the elevation. But the scenery was amazing and Francisca was a great guide.”
A long, early day from San Pedro de Atacama to lagoons, flamingos, Piedras Rojas, and red rocks, with breakfast and lunch included.
“Nice excursion with a very nice and funny guide! The visit of the city after lunch is not the most interesting but it is quick.”
Red stones and altiplanic lagoons near San Pedro de Atacama, with breakfast and lunch, at Miscanti Lake, Chaxa Lagoon, Socaire, Toconao.
“Marlon is an excellent guide. He is very knowledgeable and interacts well with his group. Company also communicates well regarding pick up, what to bring, etc. The scenery is stunning with a variety of things to see on this trip. Highly recommend this activity and this tour company!”
10-hour San Pedro day trip to Piedras Rojas and Altiplano lagoons, with flamingos, Tropic of Capricorn photos, and breakfast plus lunch.
“Lolo was an outstanding guide 5 stars for all aspects of the trip. Will book another with excursion with this group. She made it fun and informative. And what a great smile. You can tell she loves what she does!!! Bravo”
San Pedro day trip to Chaxa Lagoon, Miscanti and Miñiques lagoons, and Piedras Rojas, plus Socaire lunch and Toconao crafts.
“You were supposed to travel in a minivan, instead you travel in a very old rickety bus with about 30 People”
Full-day tour from San Pedro to Piedras Rojas, Altiplanic Lagoons, and Chaxa, plus the Tropic of Capricorn and Socaire church.
“An amazing day. Truly beautiful sights to see. Florencia and David were very knowledgeable and supper helpful. The lunch was basic but oh so flavourful. The views postcard worth.”
A 10-hour guided day from San Pedro de Atacama to Laguna Chaxa, flamingos, Tropic of Capricorn, Piedras Rojas, and Altiplanic lagoons.
“We had a great day out of San Pedro on this tour. It was a long day but worth the 10 hours. We saw so many different desert landscapes. The red rocks at one of the lakes were a little difficult for us to negotiate, and the walk was long, but we made it and the guide, Hann, and other people from our tour were understanding when we were a little slower. The flamingos were amazing to see in “person.” We really enjoyed visiting with the other people on our bus. The only problem we had was with communication from the tour organizer about the start time. Our ticket, which…”
A full-day small-group Atacama tour with Socaire terraces, Altiplano lagoons (Miscanti and Miñiques), Piedras Rojas, and Salar de Atacama flamingos.
“Thoroughly enjoyed the whole trip ! It was so very different from the desert trips and the altiplano scenery was beautiful . Natalie was an excellent guide and gave us lots of interesting information .”
A 9-hour San Pedro day trip to Miscanti, Miniques, Piedras Rojas, and flamingo sights at Laguna Chaxa with included meals.
“They never picked us up, they didn’t answer our calls, we lost the opportunity to do our tour and we lost our time”
A 7-hour small-group tour of Salar de Atacama and altiplanic lagoons, with flamingos, high-altitude scenery, Socaire terraces, and Toconao.
“Incroyable ! Le meilleur tour de loin, un guide au top & de belles petites attentions”
A 10-hour small-group tour from San Pedro to Laguna Chaxa, Piedras Rojas, and the Miscanti and Miñiques lagoons, plus Socaire.
“la gentillesse du guide et chauffeur très sympathiques ! le guide se rend disponible pour nous photographier les personnes du groupe ! petit déjeuner et déjeuner très sympathiques”
A high-altitude loop from Toconao through Los Flamencos, Laguna Chaxa, Piedras Rojas, and the Miscanti and Meñiques lagoons.
“Honnêtement, ce fut la pire expérience vécue jusqu’à présent ! Peut être ai-je été malchanceux, mais ce fut un réel désastre ! Tout d’abord, notre itinéraire a été changé à la dernière minute (en raison de la météo), ce qui n’est pas dramatique en soi, mais l’activité de remplacement proposé a été tout sauf agréable ! Nous étions en haute altitude toute la journée ce qui n’étais pas prévu à la base, donc nous n’avions pas prévu le coup ou notre préparer au préalable ! Au retour, nous avons manquer d’essence, car la compagnie a été négligente et souhaite réduire ses coûts. Nous avons été pris dans une zone sans…”
Full-day Atacama loop from 6am: Piedras Rojas, Miñiques and Miscanti lagoons, Socaire, Chaxa and Salar de Atacama with breakfast and lunch.
“I want to preface this by saying I have never travelled in Chile so I wasn’t sure what to expect. The guide didn’t seem to spread her attention around the group. Focussing on only a few. She was very knowledgeable and friendly. The included meals were ‘ok’ and not very well organized in their set up.”
4 days in San Pedro de Atacama with Moon Valley, dawn Tatio geysers, flamingo lagoons, and easy transfers plus 3 breakfasts.
“We wanted to book a tour for 5 people. That option wasn’t available and we had to pay for the price of 6. We called Viator and was told that this was the case because we needed to get 3 double rooms. After some communication with the operator itself, we managed to get 2 rooms. Upon arrival, we saw that the other room actually had 5 beds so we actually could have simply gotten that, saving even more. Ultimately an enjoyable but we thoroughly overpaid and would never book through Viator again.”
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