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Atacama is a desert at high altitude of 4300 m. Some visitors might get sick. However, our services, tours, vehicles, hotels, and guides are excellent with 98% 4 and 5-star reviews.

I'm interested in booking the Great Atatcama Desert tour to participate in a group travel in Mid August. However, I'm only a solo traveler, and for me it is not clear if this tour will come into being. Can you please give me more information on how a tour will be finalized, and if there are certain conditions to be met, e.g. a minimum number of travelers. I'm also asking because I'd really like to travel in a group for the social experience.

we can provide this great tour, we have daily departures (guaranteed), and groups might be from 4 to 20 people (the number might change). once your book remains confirmed and reliable. All our guests feel at home and generally have a wonderful social experience.

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Chile: Santiago - Viña del mar - Valparaíso- San Pedro de Atacama - Arica - 11 days

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Gold Operator: Aborigen Tours
City & Culture: Immerse yourself in rich history and local traditions
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Guided in English: Other languages on request: Spanish
Group Size 1 - 50
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Intro
Introduction
Day 1
Santiago
Santiago
Start point
Santiago Metropolitan, Chile (Transfer in/out in each destination - Airport or Bus station , 05:00 - 23:00)
Day 2
Santiago
Santiago
Meals
Breakfast (Breakfast buffet)
Included Activities
- City sightseeing tour of Santiago's Civic Center
- Visit Government Palace La Moneda
- Tour Constitution Square
- Visit National Historical Museum
- Visit Santiago Cathedral
- Explore Bellavista Neighborhood
- Tour Providencia Neighborhood
- Visit Church of the Dominican National Monument
- Visit Pueblito de los Artesanos handicraft market
Optional Activities
- Visit Costanera Center mall
Landmarks
La Moneda Palace
Constitution Square
National Historical Museum
Santiago Cathedral
Church of the Dominican National Monument
Costanera Center
Day 3
Santiago - Viña del Mar - Valparaíso
Santiago - Viña del Mar - Valparaíso
Meals
Breakfast (Breakfast buffet)
Included Activities
- Visit La Sebastiana House Museum
- Tour Valparaíso historic port city
- Explore Viña del Mar 'City Garden'
- Visit Faba lapis lazuli shop with Pisco Sour
Landmarks
La Sebastiana House Museum
Valparaíso
Viña del Mar
Day 4
Santiago - Calama - San Pedro de Atacama
Santiago - Calama - San Pedro de Atacama
Meals
Breakfast (Breakfast buffet)
Included Activities
- Visit Valley of the Moon
- Visit Death Valley
- Explore salt caverns
- Witness Atacama sunset at Licancabur Volcano
Landmarks
Valley of the Moon
Death Valley
Licancabur Volcano
Tres Marías
Day 5
San Pedro de Atacama - Tatio Geysers - Machuca Village
San Pedro de Atacama - Tatio Geysers - Machuca Village
Meals
Breakfast (Breakfast buffet)
Included Activities
- Visit Tatio Geysers at sunrise
- Swim in Tatio geothermal springs
- Explore Andes mountain range wildlife and vegetation
- Visit Machuca Village
Landmarks
Tatio Geysers
Machuca Village
Day 6
San Pedro de Atacama - Altiplanic Lagoons - Toconao - Salar de Atacama
San Pedro de Atacama - Altiplanic Lagoons - Toconao - Salar de Atacama
Meals
Breakfast (Breakfast)
Included Activities
- Visit Miscanti and Miñiques lagoons
- Observe Andes wildlife and fauna
- Visit Talar and Tuyajto lagoons
- Explore Toconao village
- Walk and explore Salar de Atacama salt flats
- View Atacama sunset
Landmarks
Miscanti Lagoon
Miñiques Lagoon
Talar and Tuyajto Lagoons
Toconao
Salar de Atacama
Day 7
San Pedro de Atacama - Arica
San Pedro de Atacama - Arica
Meals
Breakfast (Breakfast)
Included Activities
- Travel through Atacama Desert by bus
Day 8
Arica
Arica
Meals
Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel)
Included Activities
- Visit San Marcos Cathedral and plaza
- Visit Alacran Island
- Explore Laucho and Lisera beaches
- Visit Morro de Arica with Weapons Museum
- View Azapa Valley geoglyphs
- Visit Tropilla geoglyphs
- Visit Sacred Hill
- Visit Pucara de San Lorenzo
- Visit San Miguel de Azapa museum with Chinchorro mummies
- Tour olive farm with tasting
Landmarks
San Marcos Cathedral
Alacran Island
Laucho Beach
Lisera Beach
Morro de Arica
Weapons Museum
Azapa Valley
Cerro Sombrero
Tropilla Geoglyphs
Sacred Hill
Pucara de San Lorenzo
San Miguel de Azapa Museum
Day 9
Arica
Arica
Meals
Breakfast (Breakfast)
Day 10
Arica - Santiago
Arica - Santiago
Meals
Breakfast (Breakfast)
Optional Activities
- Optional tour (details to be determined)
Day 11
Santiago
Santiago
End point
Santiago Metropolitan, Chile (Transfer in/out in each destination - Airport or Bus station , 05:00 - 23:00)
Meals
Breakfast (Breakfast)

Landmarks
La Moneda Palace
Constitution Square
National Historical Museum
Santiago Cathedral
Church of the Dominican National Monument
Costanera Center

Landmarks
La Sebastiana House Museum
Valparaíso
Viña del Mar

Landmarks
Valley of the Moon
Death Valley
Licancabur Volcano
Tres Marías

Landmarks
Tatio Geysers
Machuca Village

Landmarks
Miscanti Lagoon
Miñiques Lagoon
Talar and Tuyajto Lagoons
Toconao
Salar de Atacama

Landmarks
San Marcos Cathedral
Alacran Island
Laucho Beach
Lisera Beach
Morro de Arica
Weapons Museum
Azapa Valley
Cerro Sombrero
Tropilla Geoglyphs
Sacred Hill
Pucara de San Lorenzo
San Miguel de Azapa Museum

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Rating: 4.3 (300 reviews)
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4.0

Overall rating based on 2 Reviews

Itinerary
2.0
Transport
4.0
Guide
3.0
Accommodation
2.0
Food
3.0
Tour Operator
4.3

Martin5.0•September 2025
We had an amazing experience with Aborigen Tours! Our guide Karina was wonderful, and made every moment special. The...
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Rebecca3.0•September 2019
Led by Victoria
This tour was a disaster from start to finish. I had to make several complaints, i had to ask several times for...
This tour was a disaster from start to finish. I had to make several complaints, i had to ask several times for information and itinerary confirmation. I had to complain about 2 hotels i was staying in both of which were stays of 3 days each. I was due to get a bus from San pedro de atacama to arica at 8.30pm, i arrived at the bus station 45 mins before to be told that no buses were going out that evening at all. I was in a cold dark bus station in the middle of nowhere alone and it took some time for this to be organised. I spent another night in atacama, missed the trip to arica and had to spend extra time in Santiago. I was very disappointed by the whole thing... It was badly organised and badly run. The tour was not good value for money and the accommodation was awful. I'm making further complaints.Show more
Traveled in August 2019
Reply from: Aborigen Tours
Hi Rebecca thanks for your kind review!
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Asked on May 30th, 2024
Is it possible to get more details about the negative review for the Great Atacama desert tour?
Tour Details
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- Aborigen ToursOperator•Written May 2024
  Atacama is a desert at high altitude of 4300 m. Some visitors might get sick. However, our services, tours, vehicles, hotels, and guides are excellent with 98% 4 and 5-star reviews.
- K
  Kim
  Traveler•Written May 2024
  Are there any concerns about accommodation quality and transportation during the Atacama tour?
- Aborigen ToursOperator•Written May 2024
  We have improved our accommodation performance due to past issues. The transport incident has been addressed. The tour is now working great and is reliable.
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Samuel
Asked on April 17th, 2024
I'm interested in booking the Great Atatcama Desert tour to participate in a group travel in Mid August. However, I'm only a solo traveler, and for me it is not clear if this tour will come into being. Can you please give me more information on how a tour will be finalized, and if there are certain conditions to be met, e.g. a minimum number of travelers. I'm also asking because I'd really like to travel in a group for the social experience.
Group size
Tour Details
- Aborigen ToursOperator•Written April 2024
  we can provide this great tour, we have daily departures (guaranteed), and groups might be from 4 to 20 people (the number might change). once your book remains confirmed and reliable. All our guests feel at home and generally have a wonderful social experience.
- S
  Samuel
  Traveler•Written April 2024
  I'm currently looking for a departure on either 10th or 11th of August. If possible, I'd like to travel with a group between 10 and 15 people. Do you already have some confirmed bookings for those departure dates?
- S
  Samuel
  Traveler•Written July 2024
  I'm looking to finally book this tour. I can now depart on either Sunday August 11 or Monday August 12. Can you please let me know which departure date has the bigger group in my age range (30-40 years) at this point in time?
- Aborigen ToursOperator•Written July 2024
  departure on Aug 11th has 9 pax(age 33-56), on Aug 12th 8pax (age30-50), right now, it might change
- S
  Samuel
  Traveler•Written July 2024
  I just wanted to book for the Aug 12th departure, however I was not able to properly assign my room. It was always required to assign to a private room, this was not clear beforehand as I expected that a room could be shared. That would be a huge price increase of ~50%. Is there a different way to book this tour?
- Aborigen ToursOperator•Written July 2024
  we already published an additional fare of 1699 u$ for the whole tour for individual in Hostel shared room

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