
Hiking (Atacama)
Easy
Salar de Atacama
- Nights of acclimatization needed: 0
- Type: Half day Duration: 1 hour
- Distance: 2 kms / 1,2 miles
- Max. altitude: 2,500 meters / 8,000 feet
- Highlights: Orchards of Toconao, laguna Chaxa, Salar de Atacama, bird watching, sunset
Cuchabrache heights
- Nights of acclimatization needed: 0
- Type: Half day
- Duration: 2,5 to 3,0 hours
- Distance: 6,5 kms / 3,9 miles
- Max. altitude: 3,000 meters / 9,600 feet
- Highlights: Cordillera de la Sal, panoramic views, volcanoes
Yerbas Buenas –Valle del Arcoiris
- Nights of acclimatization needed: 1
- Type: Half day
- Duration: 2 hours
- Distance: 2 kms / 1,2 miles
- Max. altitude: 3,000 meters / 9,600 feet
- Highlights: Yerbas Buenas petroglyphs, colored rock walls
Cornisas
- Nights of acclimatization needed: 0
- Type: Half day
- Duration: 2 to 2,5 hours
- Distance: 4,2 kms / 2,5 miles
- Max. altitude: 3,000 meters / 9,600 feet
- Highlights: Panoramic views of the oasis, Atacama Salt Flat, Valle de la Muerte Dunes
- Family recommended
Quebrada del Diablo
- Nights of acclimatization needed: 0
- Type: Half day
- Duration: 2,5 hours
- Distance: 5 kms / 3 miles
- Max. altitude: 3,500 meters / 11.200 feet
- Highlights: Aguas Calientes Salt Flats, Tuyayito Lagoon and buffet lunch
Salar de Tara
- Nights of acclimatization needed: 2
- Type: Full day
- Duration: 1,5 hours
- Distance: 2,5 kms / 1,5 miles
- Max. altitude: 4,500 meters / 14,400 feet
- Highlights: Licancabur Volcano, Cerro Toco, Quipiaco Lagoon, salt flats, panoramic views, picnic lunch
Salar del Altiplano
- Nights of acclimatization needed: 2
- Type: Full day
- Duration: 1 hour
- Distance: 3 kms / 1,8 miles
- Max. altitude: 4,500 meters / 14,400 feet
- Highlights: Aguas Calientes Salt Flat, Tuyayito Lagoon, buffet lunch
- Family recommended
Moderate
Guatín – Punta del Inca
- Nights of acclimatization needed: 0
- Type: Half day
- Duration: 2 to 2,5 hours
- Distance: 4,2 kms / 2,5 miles
- Max. altitude: 3,000 meters / 9,600 feet
- Highlights: Vilama River, local flora, waterfalls, birdwatching, panoramic views
- Family recommended
Kari
- Nights of acclimatization needed: 0
- Type: Half day
- Duration: 2 to 2,5 hours
- Distance: 5,5 kms / 3,3 miles
- Max. altitude: 3,000 meters / 9,600 feet
- Highlights: Kari Ravine Canyon, salt walls
- Family recommended
Kamur
- Nights of acclimatization needed: 0
- Type: Half day
- Duration: 3,5 hours
- Distance: 9 kms / 5,4 miles
- Max. altitude: 3,000 meters / 9,600 feet
- Highlights: Valle de la Luna, Cordillera de la Sal landscapes, panoramic views
Guatín – Puritama
- Nights of acclimatization needed: 1
- Type: Half day
- Duration: 2 to 2,5 hours
- Distance: 5 kms / 3 miles
- Max. altitude: 3,500 meters / 11,200 feet
- Highlights: Ancient cacti gardens, Puritama Hot Springs
- Family recommended
Machuca Río Grande
- Nights of acclimatization needed: 2
- Type: Full day
- Duration: 4,5 to 5,5 hours
- Distance: 16 kms / 9,6 miles
- Max. altitude: 4,000 meters / 12,800 feet
- Highlights: Machuca, riverbed hike, picnic lunch
Quebrada de Nacimiento
- Nights of acclimatization needed: 2
- Type: Full day
- Duration: 5,5 to 6,5 hours
- Distance: 12 kms / 7,2 miles
- Max. altitude: 4,500 meters / 14,400 feet
- Highlights: Panoramic views of the volcanoes, Quebrada Nacimiento, rock walls and riverbed hike