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7-Day Tour in San Pedro de Atacama, Salta, Cafayate & the Calchaqui Valley

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7-Day Tour in San Pedro de Atacama, Salta, Cafayate & the Calchaqui Valley

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19 Dec
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20 Dec
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21 Dec
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Highlights

Experience the natural beauty and culture of the region on this 7-day tour over the north of Chile and Argentina.
Starting in San Pedro de Atacama, a small town in the driest desert of the world. Little adobe houses and cozy restaurants are the base to explore one of Chile’s most spectacular sceneries: The Moon Valley, Salt Mountain Range, El Tatio Geyser (geothermal field), sand dunes, thermal waters and a totally clear sky full of stars.
Once in Argentina, see the best of Salta, one of traveler’s favorite cities. Explore picturesque desert gorges, beautiful valleys along the Calchaqui Valley and visit towns such as Cachi, Molinos and Angastaco.
Stay in the town of Cafayate, located in the heart of Argentina's northern wine region in the Calchaqui Valley.

Itinerary

Welcome to San Pedro de Atacama
  • El Loa Airport

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Upon arrival at El Loa Airport, located in Calama, you will have the transfer to your hotel (shared service).
  • San Pedro de Atacama

    Admission Ticket Free
    Welcome to San Pedro de Atacama, the gateway to the orange-tinted sands of the notoriously driest desert in the world. In this village situated on a plateau between the mountains (at 2500 m.a.s.l.), adobe houses painted white, small restaurants in dirt streets adorned with lanterns, and snow-capped peaks watch over the village in the distance. Upon arrival, you will transfer to your hotel.
  • Accommodations
    Overnight at a hotel of your chosen category in San Pedro de Atacama
San Pedro de Atacama: Moon Valley afternoon tour
  • San Pedro de Atacama

    6 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    After a long journey and good rest, enjoy your first morning at leisure in San Pedro de Atacama and get ready for your afternoon visit. Sugerences: Stroll through the handicraft market to see the exquisite ceramic pieces, a speciality of the Atacameños.
  • Valle De La Luna

    4 hoursAdmission Ticket Not Included
    In the afternoon, you will visit a National Reserve located in one of the world’s driest and most hostile zones of the world: The Atacama Desert (shared service). The world-famous Moon Valley houses a set of landscapes of incomparable beauty that resembles a fragment of the lunar landscape, to which it owes its name. Once inside the reserve (entrance fee not included), visit the Salt Mountain Range and admire the landscape from different spots. You will understand the delicacy of the clay while visiting ‘Las Tres Marias’, craved by nature and female guardians of this cosmic landscape. For the perfect closure, admire the landscape from the Great Dune, a majestic body of sand from where you will be able to see the Andes, Domeyko and the Salt Mountain Range.**Note: This tour starts and ends at our local operator’s office in the downtown area of San Pedro de Atacama
  • Accommodations
    Overnight at a hotel of your chosen category in San Pedro de Atacama
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast
San Pedro de Atacama: Tatio Geiser and Machuca morning tour
  • Geyser del Tatio

    8 hoursAdmission Ticket Not Included
    After an early morning pick-up at your hotel (shared service), experience one of the most astonishing phenomena produced by nature! Visit the beautiful geothermal field (entrance fee not included), a manifestation of the inner heat of the Earth and take the most amazing photographs walking across the trails. At dawn, with temperatures below zero, an impressive show may be appreciated, generated by the violent steam flows that rise up to 10 Mts. Enjoy and take the best pictures! Soon after that, you will enjoy a picnic-style breakfast. On your scenic drive back to San Pedro, you will pass by Machuca village and admire the wildlife on Putana River bofedal (wetlands).**It is not advisable to eat anything until you reach the Geysers.
  • San Pedro de Atacama

    Admission Ticket Free
    You will be dropped off at noon at San Pedro de Atacama downtown and you will have the rest of the day at leisure to have lunch, relax and if you like joining an afternoon excursion.
  • Accommodations
    Overnight at a hotel of your chosen category in San Pedro de Atacama
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast
From San Pedro de Atacama - travel to Argentina, Salta
  • Terminal de Buses San Pedro de Atacama

    12 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Early in the morning, we’ll take you to the bus station to board a public bus to Salta, Argentina. You’ll cross the Andes Range through the “Paso de Jama”, one of the highest international passes in the world, and ride 200 km away (125 miles). The scenic route we take will be 12 hours in which you’ll enjoy stunning Altiplano scenery. It is important to point out that today you are leaving Chile and crossing an international border. Please, keep your passport handy!
  • Salta

    Admission Ticket Free
    Welcome to Salta La Linda! Upon arrival you will be driven to your hotel in private service. Today, you will arrive late. But upon your return from Cafayate you will have time to enjoy the afternoon to explore the city. Salta is the selected jumping-off point for travelers seeking to explore the North of Argentina. From here, you can visit the most outstanding natural monuments of the area: the Humahuaca Gorge, or the Seven Colours Hill in Jujuy, a bordering province which is also famous worldwide.
  • Accommodations
    Overnight at a hotel of your chosen category in Salta
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast
Today it starts the adventure towards the Calchaqui Valleys
  • Valles Calchaquies

    12 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    It’s time to prepare your two-day bag and hit the road again to get to the jaw-dropping Calchaqui Valleys. Why do you have to take a Calchaqui Valley tour? Enthralling landscapes and the cultural diversity of its inhabitants are two good reasons! Little pre-Columbian villages spread all over the valley, with amazing gorges backdropped by multi-colored mountains.
  • Quebrada del Escoipe

    Admission Ticket Free
    You will leave Salta on a 12 hour excursion beginning with the Laures and Escoipe gorges. We’ll pick you up at your hotel and leave behind the Lerma Valley to visit Laures and Escoipe, the first two gorges of the day.
  • Parque Nacional los Cardones

    Admission Ticket Free
    The landscapes will still remain green, but colors will definitely change when we approach the Cuesta del Obispo, the windiest and most spectacular road of this area. We’ll climb up to 11000 feet high—Get prepared to see the world from above! This is the connective road to get to the high valleys, where the Calchaqui Valley wine region sits too.
  • Cachi

    Admission Ticket Free
    We’ll see enormous cactus while passing through Los Cardones National Park on our way to Cachi, a famous village, where Spanish and native tradition combines to form the most beautiful architecture.
  • Molinos

    Admission Ticket Free
    In the afternoon, we’ll hit the road again to continue exploring the valleys and get to the town of Molinos and Angastaco.
  • Quebrada de Las Flechas - Angastaco

    Admission Ticket Free
    The trip will continue visiting Las Flechas Gorge, a special rocky formation which creates a labyrinth of sharp high peaks. After going down its mysterious passages, we’ll get to Cafayate where we’ll spend the night.
  • Cafayate

    Admission Ticket Free
    Cafayate is one of the most popular destinations of the Calchaqui Valley wine region. Cafayate wine is renowned in Argentina, especially because of the star product of the region: the Torrontes Wine. Enjoy the end of the day in this picturesque town sipping on a sunset drink in the main square, or a Malbec ice cream from a traditional Gelato Shop. Since there are many surrounding wineries, we thought that a visit to one or two of them could be interesting for you…so we’ve already scheduled it! According to weather and timetables, you will be able to take this memorable tour on your arrival day or the day after.
  • Accommodations
    Overnight at a hotel of your chosen category in Cafayate
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast
Calchaqui Valley Tour - The Devil Gorge
  • Calchaqui Valleys

    12 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    On the second day of this Calchaqui Valley adventure you’ll leave Cafayate and be immersed directly into the forbidding universe of Las Conchas Gorge, where the erosion has carved mysterious red shapes into the rocks.
  • Quebrada del Rio de las Conchas

    Admission Ticket Free
    Get prepared to visit this Natural Reserve for about 5 hours, to enjoy the views of its colorful hills while you go down its red-tinted promontories and discover the most particular rocky highlights: the Frog, the Obelisk and the Castles. The highlight of the day will be the Amphitheater and the famous Devil’s Throat. The amphitheater is a natural semicircular formation (65 feet), and is home to intimate concerts performed by local artists. Get inside and check the amazing acoustics by singing your favorite tune! Nearby, the Devil’s Throat will await, right at the end of Las Conchas Gorge. Going down this particular rocky formation, you’ll feel right in the belly of a giant!
  • Salta

    Admission Ticket Free
    At the end of the day, we’ll take you back to Salta. Enjoy the evening going to a peña to mingle with locals and eat the empanada salteña, a special variation of this popular Argentine dish.
  • Accommodations
    Overnight at a hotel of your chosen category in Salta
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast
Salta, end of your Adventure!
  • Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport

    Admission Ticket Free
    At the appropriate time, you will be driven in private service from hotel to the airport. **Notes: Schedules and the order of the visited attractions are estimated and may vary due to conditions of an operational nature such as bad weather, traffic, etc.
  • Accommodations
    Not included
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast

What's included

INCLUDED

Transfers mentioned in the itinerary
Tours mentioned in the itinerary
6 nights of accommodation (3 in San Pedro de Atacama, 2 in Salta, 1 in Cafayate)
Breakfast (6)
Bilingual guides (English / Spanish)
Ticket air-conditioned Bus to Salta (11/12hs duration)

NOT INCLUDED

International and/or Domestic Flights
Gratuities
Unmentioned food and drink
Hotel pick-up and drop-off in Moon Valley afternoon tour in San Pedro de Atacama
Moon Valley
Tatio Geysers

Additional information

Must Know
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Good To Know
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
IMPORTANT: Passport name, number, nationality and date of birth are required at time of booking for all participants
All special requirements must be advised at the time of booking. Extra tours and extra nights can be added to the original itinerary when requested in advance
Hotel accommodation categories are based on service and comfort standards, not star ratings
Infants seats must be required in advance. Availability to be confirmed by the time of booking.
To enter Argentina, travellers must present a valid medical insurance that provides comprehensive coverage for the entire duration of your stay; a return ticket or proof of onward travel out of Argentina; and accommodation booking or the address of the place where you will be staying.
Not recommended for travelers with severe cardiac diseases due to high altitudes areas visited.
Please advise any specific dietary requirements, restrictions or allergies at the time of booking. You may use the “Special Requirements” box for that matter

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