3 Perfect Days in Atacama + Airport Transfer

About This Experience

Guiastours fits four of San Pedro de Atacama's best-known tours into three days and adds a shared transfer from El Loa Airport (CJC) on arrival and back to the airport at the end. Accommodation is not included, so you book your own hotel in San Pedro. It starts from $280 per person, the price we also found on a real date on 3 October 2026, and guides speak English and Spanish.

The plan assumes your flight lands in Calama by 5:00 pm on day 1 and leaves after 4:00 pm on day 3. After the airport transfer on day 1, an astronomical tour runs from 9:00 pm to 11:30 pm, with a cocktail and hot drinks. Day 2 starts at the Baltinache hidden lagoons from 7:30 am to 1:00 pm, followed by Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley) from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm, with a cocktail.

Day 3 starts early: the El Tatio geysers tour runs from 4:30 am to 12:00 pm and includes breakfast. You then transfer from your hotel to Calama airport. If you arrive earlier or leave later than the plan assumes, you can still book it.

Entrance fees are extra and paid in Chilean pesos: CLP 10,800 for Valle de la Luna, CLP 12,000 for Baltinache and CLP 15,000 for El Tatio. Valle de la Luna tickets are sold online at valledelaluna.com for a set date and time slot, and El Tatio is paid in cash.

Highlights

• Stargazing on your first night, 9:00 to 11:30 pm, with a cocktail and hot drinks
• Floating at the Baltinache hidden lagoons on the morning of day 2
• Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley) on the afternoon of day 2
• El Tatio geysers at dawn on day 3
• Airport transfers at both ends, so the trip runs from landing to take-off
• Small-group tours with guides in English and Spanish

What's Included

• ✓ Shared transfer from El Loa Airport (CJC) to your San Pedro hotel on day 1
• ✓ Transfer from your San Pedro hotel to El Loa Airport on day 3
• ✓ Astronomical tour with a cocktail and hot drinks
• ✓ Baltinache hidden lagoons tour
• ✓ Valle de la Luna tour with a cocktail
• ✓ El Tatio geysers tour with breakfast

Not Included

• Accommodation
• Valle de la Luna entrance (CLP 10,800)
• Baltinache entrance (CLP 12,000 per person)
• El Tatio entrance (CLP 15,000)
• Meals other than the El Tatio breakfast

Good to Know & Caveats

• Book flights that land in Calama by 5:00 pm on day 1 and leave after 4:00 pm on day 3.
• Valle de la Luna is closed on 6, 13, 20 and 27 October 2026 for staff training, and its Mirador Ckari viewpoint has been closed since May 2026. Tickets are sold only online at valledelaluna.com for a set time slot.
• El Tatio sits at about 4,300 m and its CLP 15,000 fee is paid in cash; closures for snow or storms are posted on eltatio.net.
• At Baltinache only two of the seven lagoons are open for bathing at a time; bring swimwear and a towel, and use the showers on site to rinse off the salt.
• The geyser tour leaves at 4:30 am, when temperatures are around freezing, so pack warm layers.
• Accommodation is not included; book a hotel in San Pedro for nights 1 and 2.

Meeting Point

Day 1 starts with a shared transfer from El Loa Airport (CJC) to your hotel in San Pedro de Atacama; day 3 ends with a transfer from your hotel back to the airport.