Arrival at Calama Airport. Transfer to hostel. Free day
Free day to relax or taking optional tours like Moon Valley, Altiplanic Lagoons or Astro Photography tour.
Note: as the Geisers are located in high place it is best to do the tour on Day 3 and leave Day 2 for optional tours that are not in high terrain.
Geysers del Tatio Excursion: You will be picked up at the hostel between 4.30 and 5 am depending on season to be able to admire the driest and highest desert in the world. The road will take you between hills and mountains of the tough Andes range until you reach the geothermal site of the Geysers, 1 hour and a half after departure. There you will be able to admire the out of this world Geysers, fumaroles and steaming craters that show the volcanic activity of the region. The Geysers reserve is located at 89 km from San Pedro and 4.230 meters above sea level. So temperature is low in summer (-6 degrees Celcius) and even colder in winter (july-august) (-20 degrees Celcius). It is very important to take warm clothes and plenty of water to help your body adapt to such a high altitude. Breakfast is offered viewing the geothermic field. Back to San Pedro hostel at about mid day
Tatio Geysers
The Tatio Geysers form the third most important geothermal field in the world with more than 80 steaming geysrs at an altitude of 4,200 meters (13,780 ft.). From dawn, you will start with a guided walk among the geysers followed by breakfast.
Then you will go down the Andes Mountains and stop at the Putana River, in front of bofedales and lagoons where llamas and vicuñas graze and are nesting places for various wild birds, such as flamingos, among others.
Check out, end of trip
