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San Pedro de Atacama Tours: The 15 We Recommend

26 tours  ·  from $32

The good san pedro de atacama tours fill first, and the cheap ones are not always the weak ones. Below: 15 of them, what each costs and how they differ.

San Pedro de Atacama: El Tatio Geysers Tour - Seeing El Tatio at 4,200 meters
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San Pedro de Atacama: El Tatio Geysers Tour

1.El Tatio Geysers Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 943 reviews · 7 hours · from $70Our pick

Leave San Pedro before dawn with an English and Spanish-speaking guide such as Francisco, Brandon, or Malú. Watch steam glow in the sunrise at El Tatio, eat a hot breakfast beside the geysers, then look for flamingos and vicuña in the Putana Valley. Hotel pickup is included, but the 15,000 CLP entrance fee must be paid in cash at the agency.

“Organized and professional! The tour guide Francisco was very knowledgeable and accommodating. I will recommend this exact tour to anyone that come to San Pedro De Atacama!”

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San Pedro de Atacama: Etno-Stargazing Tour with Transfer - The 15-minute ride into darker desert
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San Pedro de Atacama: Etno-Stargazing Tour with Transfer

2.Etno-Stargazing Tour with Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 629 reviews · 2h 30m · from $41

Travel from San Pedro de Atacama to a dark desert site for a 150-minute astronomy evening led by guides such as Felipe, Claudio, or Salvador. Learn Western and Andean views of the sky, use large telescopes to see planets and star clusters, and receive a photo beneath the stars. English and Spanish tours are available.

“The tour was fantastic, and Felipe proved to be incredibly knowledgeable! It far exceeded our expectations, offering breathtaking views of the southern hemisphere's stars sights we don’t get to see in our own country. I highly recommend this tour!”

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Piedras Rojas, Altiplanics Lagoons & Salar Full-Day Tour - The 6:00 AM pickup and the ride into the highlands
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Piedras Rojas, Altiplanics Lagoons & Salar Full-Day Tour

3.Piedras Rojas, Altiplanics Lagoons & Salar Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 592 reviews · 10 hours · from $85

Leave San Pedro around 6:00 AM for Miscanti and Miñiques Lagoons, Piedras Rojas, Chaxa Lagoon, Socaire, and Toconao. A bilingual guide such as Cheryl, Camila, or Denny leads the small group, with breakfast and lunch included. Expect striking scenery, wildlife stops, cold mornings, hot sun, and altitude above 4,100 meters.

“All in all it was a great tour with a great guide and group.”

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San Pedro de Atacama: Stargazing Experience - Starting with the naked eye
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San Pedro de Atacama: Stargazing Experience

4.Stargazing Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 489 reviews · 2h 30m · from $35

Meet in San Pedro de Atacama, ride 15 minutes into the desert, and spend two hours learning the southern sky with an English or Spanish-speaking guide. You may view planets, nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters through telescopes, then finish with hot drinks, snacks, blankets, and an astrophotography portrait.

“Knowledgeable guides and really amazing location they took us to to see the stars and Milky Way. Would recommend this operator”

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San Pedro Atacama: Baltinache Lagoons - The drive from San Pedro into salt country
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San Pedro Atacama: Baltinache Lagoons

5.San Pedro Atacama: Baltinache Lagoons

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 359 reviews · 5 hours · from $70

From San Pedro de Atacama, drive into the desert with a bilingual guide such as Francisco, Daniel, or Mauricio. Visit seven salt lagoons, float in extremely salty water when swimming is open, and enjoy a generous local breakfast near the Magic Bus. The five-hour trip includes transport and hotel pickup, but the CLP $12,000 entrance fee is extra.

“it was such a great experience to visit the the salt pools. Lorena was a great guide, very informative and friendly.”

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San Pedro de Atacama: Valle de la Luna Guided Tour - Duna Mayor and the desert’s salt patterns
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San Pedro de Atacama: Valle de la Luna Guided Tour

6.Valle de la Luna Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 312 reviews · 4 hours · from $63

This four-hour tour takes you from your San Pedro hotel to Valle de la Luna, with stops at Duna Mayor, Tres Marias, Anfiteatro, and Ckari viewpoint. Guides such as Valentin, Marco, and Alejandro are praised for clear explanations and friendly care. Expect a short walk, strong desert sun, wind at sunset, snacks, and a pisco sour.

“the valley of the moon is beautiful the aperitif was good. the timing could have been improved we didn't get a full sunset and felt rushed at the end.”

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San Pedro de Atacama: 3-Day Activity Combo with 4 Tours - The frozen dawn at El Tatio Geysers
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San Pedro de Atacama: 3-Day Activity Combo with 4 Tours

7.3-Day Activity Combo with 4 Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 247 reviews · from $233

This three-day combo covers Valle de la Luna, El Tatio Geysers, Altiplanic Lagoons and Red Stones, plus Baltinache Lagoons and Putana Valley. Expect bilingual guides, hotel pickup, breakfasts and lunches, with guides such as Francisco, Rodolfo and Carolina sometimes leading the outings. Entry fees are extra, and the schedule can change.

“Tour: Baltinache Salt Lagoon Date: 22 Oct 2023 Guide: Francisco Driver: David Tour: Vallecito Date: 22 Oct 2023 Guide: Gabriel Driver: David Tour: Salt Route Date: 23 Oct 2023 Guide: Christian Driver: (Sorry we forgot the driver’s name but please help to commend as well 🙏) Tour: El Tatio Geyser Date: 24 Oct 2023 Guide: Christian Driver: David All the guides on our tours were super engaging and knowledgeable. The entire experience with them was smooth and really fun! The drivers were professional and we felt really safe on the road the entire time!”

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Triple tour: Red stones, highland lagoons and Chaxa Lagoon - The early start and open-air breakfast
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Triple tour: Red stones, highland lagoons and Chaxa Lagoon

8.Triple tour: Red stones, highland lagoons and Chaxa Lagoon

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 219 reviews · 10 hours · from $85

Spend a full day above and across the Atacama Desert, with breakfast, lunch, bilingual guidance and stops at Piedras Rojas, Socaire, Miscanti, Miñiques and Chaxa Lagoon. Guides such as Manu, Karla and Daniel have earned praise for their humor, local insight and wildlife spotting. Expect small groups, rough roads, cold mornings and altitudes up to 4,200 meters.

“Excellent tour all around! Karla was a superb tour guide! She was highly knowledgeable and had great energy. She also had the best playlists for the sections of driving between stops. The sights were stunning and we have 0 complaints. I would definitely recommend this to others.”

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Red Stones and Altiplanic Lagoons - Red Stones gives the day its boldest color
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Red Stones and Altiplanic Lagoons

9.Red Stones and Altiplanic Lagoons

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 151 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $75Top rated

Set out from San Pedro at 7:00 am for a full day among Red Stones, Miscanti Lake, Chaxa Lagoon, Socaire, and Toconao. Inti Para Travel includes breakfast and lunch, with guides such as Marlon and Juan leading the day. Expect striking scenery, close views of pelicans, and a park entrance fee paid separately.

“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!”

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Astronomical Tour with Guide and Pick Up San Pedro de Atacama - Leaving San Pedro around 9:30 p.m.
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Astronomical Tour with Guide and Pick Up San Pedro de Atacama

10.Astronomical Tour with Guide and Pick Up San Pedro de Atacama

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 145 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $38

You leave San Pedro de Atacama around 9:30 p.m. for a guided sky session with Patricio, Nathan or another astronomy guide. Telescopes reveal planets, clusters and the Moon, while a laser pointer helps you find southern constellations. Pickup, blankets, chairs, drinks, snacks and a professional night-sky photo are included.

“Brilliant. The guide made the your really interesting. I'd do this trip again. We saw storms on Saturn & Jupiter!”

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Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley) from San Pedro de Atacama - A simple five-hour route from San Pedro
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Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley) from San Pedro de Atacama

11.Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley) from San Pedro de Atacama

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 145 reviews · 5 hours · from $47

Join a small group of up to 14 people for a five-hour visit to Valle de la Luna, 10 kilometers from San Pedro de Atacama. Walk through salt caves, see the Tres Marias formations, and climb the Gran Duna for sunset. Pickup, a bilingual guide, and snacks are included, but the reserve entry fee is extra.

“Very beautiful tour. Everything was taken care of and everyone had a great tour”

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From San Pedro de Atacama: El Tatio Geyser Field & Wetlands - Walking through the geyser field at sunrise
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From San Pedro de Atacama: El Tatio Geyser Field & Wetlands

12.El Tatio Geyser Field & Wetlands

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 141 reviews · 7 hours · from $76

Leave San Pedro around 4:30 to 5:10 AM for El Tatio, where more than 80 geysers steam in the cold dawn. With an English or Spanish-speaking guide, you will visit the Putana wetlands, spot flamingos and vicuñas, eat breakfast outdoors, and stop in Machuca for local food and village life.

“Great value for money, couldn’t recommend more. Our Spanish is not good and the translation was great.”

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San Pedro de Atacama: Shared Moon Valley Tour - Starting downtown and riding into the desert
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San Pedro de Atacama: Shared Moon Valley Tour

13.Shared Moon Valley Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 135 reviews · 4 hours · from $32Best value

Spend four hours in Chile’s Moon Valley with an English or Spanish-speaking guide, stopping at Duna Mayor, the Amphitheater, Tres Marias, and Ckari viewpoint. The tour ends with sunset near Piedra del Coyote. Transport, guiding, and several short hikes are included, but the CLP 10,800 reserve entrance fee is extra.

“I think it could have started later but our guide was fantastic !!!”

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Full Day Tour to Geyser del Tatio, Vado Putana and Machuca - Walking among El Tatio’s fumaroles
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Full Day Tour to Geyser del Tatio, Vado Putana and Machuca

14.Full Day Tour to Geyser del Tatio, Vado Putana and Machuca

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 134 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $50

Leave San Pedro at 4:30 am for El Tatio, one of the world’s highest geyser fields. You’ll travel with up to 12 people, stop at Vado del Río Putana and Machuca, look for vicuñas and flamingos, and eat breakfast. Guides may include Alex, Ernesto, Danielo, or Thiago.

“Dress with plenty of layers because the tour starts with very cold weather. It warms up after 8am or so. Saw flamingos, llamas (vicuñas) and tons of birds, as well as the geysers erupting. They go higher if it's colder in the AM”

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San Pedro de Atacama: Red Rocks & Altiplano Lagoons Day Trip - The Tropic of Capricorn and the first photographs
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San Pedro de Atacama: Red Rocks & Altiplano Lagoons Day Trip

15.Red Rocks & Altiplano Lagoons Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 108 reviews · 10 hours · from $129

Travel from San Pedro de Atacama to the Tropic of Capricorn, Chaxa Lagoon, Red Rocks, and the high Miscanti and Miñiques lagoons. A bilingual guide explains desert wildlife, geology, and local life, with breakfast, lunch, park entries, and hotel pickup included. Expect thin air, cold wind, and a 1-hour-15-minute walk at about 3,800 meters.

“Lu was a super guide. We managed to see almost all the wildlife that was possible (next time, pumas!). Really good value for money. Recommended”

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