Guided Tours

From San Pedro de Atacama: Valle de la Luna Guided Tour

Name: From San Pedro de Atacama: Valle de la Luna Guided Tour
Start: 2026-08-09T14:30:00
End: 2026-08-09T18:30:00

Explore Valle de la Luna on a guided route that strings together its varied landscapes and viewpoints for a complete Atacama desert snapshot.

Begin at the Whipala Office on Tocopilla 418 in town, meet your group and board shared transport that carries you out toward Valle de la Luna.

Travel with an English and Spanish guide on shared transport with city-center drop-off for Amphitheater, Duna Mayor, 3 Marías and Mirador de Ckari.

Watch light shift across the desert terrain, with broad vistas that let you feel the vast scale of Valle de la Luna stretching out around you.

Guided tour of Valle de la Luna

Expert English and Spanish-speaking guide

Shared transportation

Drop-off in the city center

Visit to Amphitheater, Duna Mayor, 3 Marías and Mirador de Ckari

Entry ticket to Valle de la Luna

You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

Explore Valle de la Luna on a shared group guided tour with an expert bilingual guide to its main viewpoints and formations.

Getting started

Begin your shared group guided tour at the Whipala Office on Tocopilla 418, where you check in before departure. Board the shared transportation with your bilingual English and Spanish-speaking guide and leave the city behind for Valle de la Luna. The entry ticket to Valle de la Luna is not included, so make sure you have purchased it in advance.

What to expect

Valle de la Luna: Amphitheater, Duna Mayor, 3 Marías and Mirador de Ckari

This guided tour focuses on key viewpoints and formations inside Valle de la Luna, combining several stops by vehicle and short walks.

Features

At the Amphitheater, you see one of the park's best-known rock formations, shaped into a large natural bowl that gives this sector its name. Your guide uses this stop to introduce Valle de la Luna and explain how these layered rocks took their current form.

Duna Mayor offers a high sand ridge where the landscape opens up into wide desert views. From this area, you can observe the contrast between the dune and surrounding rock formations that define the park.

At 3 Marías, you observe three slender rock pillars that have become one of Valle de la Luna's most recognizable silhouettes. Your guide points out how erosion has sculpted these figures and what makes them a reference point inside the valley.

Mirador de Ckari, also known as Piedra del Coyote, serves as a panoramic balcony over the surrounding desert. From this viewpoint, you can look out across the valley and see how the different sectors you visited fit together in the larger Atacama landscape.

A guided tour of Valle de la Luna is included, led by an expert English and Spanish-speaking guide who stays with the shared group throughout. Shared transportation between Amphitheater, Duna Mayor, 3 Marías and Mirador de Ckari is provided, and at the end of the visit you are dropped off in the city center.

What to bring

Clothing: Wear comfortable clothing and a windbreaker to stay warm in the desert conditions.

Footwear: Wear closed trekking shoes for walking on sand and rocky paths.

Sun protection: Bring a hat, sunglasses, and sunscreen to protect yourself from the sun.

Water: Bring enough water to stay hydrated during the tour.

What's not allowed

Pets: Pets are not allowed on this tour.

Alcoholic drinks: Alcoholic beverages are not allowed during the experience.

Additional information

Meeting point: Your tour departs from the Whipala Office at Tocopilla 418.

Drop-off: At the end of the tour, you will be dropped off in the city center.

Park entry: The entry ticket to Valle de la Luna is not included and must be purchased separately at valledelaluna.cl.

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