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Moon Valley
You will be transferred from the hotel in Santiago de Chile to the airport for the onward flight to Calama, here there will be a private transfer to your hotel in San Pedro de Atacama. Once you have checked in there is some leisure time before a private half day excursion to Moon Valley (Valle de la Luna). This tour into the rugged beauty of the Atacama Desert begins at dusk. With the Licancabur volcano providing the backdrop, strange salt and rock formations in the middle of the valley’s barren sandy landscape really do look like a moonscape. After a tour past the bizarre natural rock and salt shapes, you will pass by the bizarre rock formation “Tres Marías” and end the excursion at “Coyote´s rock” (“Piedra del Coyote”). From the top of this rock, you overlook the Kari-Canyon and wide parts of the desert, you can even catch a glimpse at the Salar de Atacama. The setting sun bathes the landscape in a light that changes with every minute, providing a mesmerising play of colours. The return drive to San Pedro is after sunset, with cocktails and some local cuisine.