The 7 Top-Rated Day Trips in San Pedro de Atacama

1.Red Rocks & Altiplano Lagoons Day Trip

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

Review of San Pedro’s Red Rocks and Altiplano Lagoons tour, with flamingos, high-altitude scenery, meals, practical tips, and honest value advice.

“Lolo was my guide and Pato was the driver. Both of them were individually and as a team wonderful. Lolo explained very well on each location and she has a great sense of humor. This tour will cover a lot of places within those 10 hours. I was impressed with how these spots were scheduled with ample time to enjoy the view, get info on it and take photographs. The breakfast and lunch was delicious. The portion size of the meals was quite generous. I am a vegetarian and they were able to accommodate my dietary restrictions very well. Both Lolo and Pato are impressive photographers. You’ll be guaranteed with…”

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2.Caracoles: Red Stones of Atacama and Chaxa Guided Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 56 reviews · 10 hours · from $85Best value

Explore Atacama’s flamingos, Red Stones, volcanoes, and high-altitude lagoons on a guided 10-hour day trip with meals included.

“Brandon was super knowledgable about the area and the tour was extremely informative.”

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3.1-Day Tour Altiplanic Lagoons and Piedras Rojas and Laguna Chaxa

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 24 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $120

Review of San Pedro’s 9-hour Altiplanic Lagoons tour, with Piedras Rojas, Laguna Chaxa, local meals, guides, price, and practical tips.

“They never picked us up, they didn’t answer our calls, we lost the opportunity to do our tour and we lost our time”

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4.Atacama Desert and Salt Flats Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 17 reviews · 7 hours · from $106

Review the Atacama Desert and Salt Flats day trip from San Pedro, with volcano views, lagoons, flamingos, meals, costs, and practical tips.

“It was good overall but expensive compared to other tours.”

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5.San Pedro de Atacama Day Trip: Atacama Desert and Salt Flats

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 14 reviews · 7 hours · from $85

Review of a 7-hour Atacama Desert tour from San Pedro, with volcano views, salt flats, lagoons, wildlife, breakfast, lunch, and guide tips.

“This was the best trip of all from San Pedro de Atacama. Sheryl was a fantastic guide who was happy to share all the relevant information and to answer any questions. The driver was great as well and the both the breakfast and lunch were delicious. It was so good to visit all the places and to see all of the nature without there being hundreds of other people around!”

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6.Láscar Volcano Summit Hiking Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · 12 hours · from $200

Climb Chile’s active Láscar Volcano from San Pedro, with altiplanic lagoons, fumaroles, Andes views, guides, and high-altitude advice.

“Expérience incroyable ! Nous étions accompagnés de Gary et Freddy, deux guides professionnels, à l’écoute des besoins et des difficultés. Ils nous ont accompagné durant toute l’ascension. Je recommande vraiment cette activité et encore merci à vous !”

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7.San Pedro Atacama Geyser Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1 reviews · from $127Top rated

Watch sunrise over Chile’s Geysers del Tatio, enjoy breakfast and hot springs, and spot Andean wildlife on a small-group day trip.

“I booked both the San Pedro Moon Valley sunset tour and the Geysers sunrise tour a day before and Na Hay reached out with the availability and potential times.”

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