Small-Group Tour to Rainbow Valley
With this tour, starting on San Pedro de Atacama, you will have the opportunity to visit one of the highlights in a more intimate way, sharing your day with other travelers but avoiding big groups:
Venture into The Rainbow Valley: Find yourself astonished as you take in the views of the variety of shades on the surrounding hills: earth, red, brown, green, white and yellow colours, which combined with the white salts and the blue sky, make up a unique place.
Add historical and cultural value to the experience by visiting the Yerbas Buenas petroglyphs: A point of great historical importance based on rock art, and where the Atacamenian people left an important vestige of their culture. This Chilean wonder is not to be missed!
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Small-Group tour
Small-Group share service tour: This tour includes a professional guide for a group of maximum 15 people.
Duration: 7 hours
Breakfast
Mini Van
Pickup included
What's included in Small-Group Tour to Rainbow Valley
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
San Pedro de AtacamaPass-by Only
After pick-up at your hotel in San Pedro de Atacama, you will take a 1-hour journey to the west observing the overwhelming hues of the desert, to meet the Domeyko Mountain Range, a spectacular formation that coexists in parallel with Los Andes.
Yerbas Buenas Petroglyphs
Get ready to visit the sector of Yerbas Buenas, attraction of great historical relevance for its rock art since it has one of the most important groups of petroglyphs in the region. The tour will transport you to the time of the indigenous caravans, adding historical and cultural value to the experience.
Valle Arcoiris
After crossing Matancilla, a sector rich in flora and fauna, You will come across an image that will be hard to believe: The Rainbow Valley. This magical place was formed by the tectonic movements millions of years ago, and it is the place where the Domeyko Mountain Range, the Salt Mountain Range and the Andes meet. It owes its name to the great variety of shades that can be observed in the hills of the valley: earthy, green, white and yellow colours, etc. Combined with the white salts and the blue sky, make up a unique site!
Inclusions
- Breakfast
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Professional Bilingual Driver-Guide
- Hotel Pick-Up (Drop-off will be at downtown area)
- Gratuities
- Snacks
- Entrance Fees
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- IMPORTANT: Passport name, number, nationality and date of birth are required at time of booking for all participants
- Please bring: Closed or trekking shoes, jacket, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen and water. You can also bring snacks
- You may need to sign a Risk Acceptance Form
- IMPORTANT: this excursion is not allowed for pregnant women
- Please keep in mind that we will reach a height of approximetly 3.500 m.a.s.l. Some people may suffer from altitude sickness.
- NO travelers with hypertension problems; cardiac patients; those who have suffered embolism or edema
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Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 30 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
Pick-up from your hotel in San Pedro de Atacama is included. Pick-up times: Between 07:00 and 8:00 am. We will provide the exact pick-up time on your confirmation If your hotel is NOT listed, please provide your hotel name and address when booking in 'Special Requirements' box. If you are staying at an Airbnb, please let us know your Airbnb address for pick-up. Travellers staying at Airbnbs MUST give their phone number so that we can reach them if needed. No pick-up included in hotels located in the pedestrian zone.
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Ticket Redemption
For customers, please contact us in this number: +54 9 11 5720 9905 Please inform your accommodation and contact information at least 1 or 2 days before the tour date, so the local can contact you to reconfirm the booking.
