Excursion to Rainbow Valley and Petroglyphs, Yerbas Buenas
Description
It is a Geological and cultural Tour, which connects you with the land and its culture, its geology at its best that leads you to understand the land and its formation. Altitude 3500 masl. approx.
Tour Options
Itinerary
An essential excursion, a unique place in Latin America. It's worth waking up early, it's worth dressing up warm to weather the -10 degree temperatures. A wonderful environment that offers the opportunity to be very close to different types of geysers that very early in the morning offer impressive fumaroles. The tours that offer a breakfast there give a plus for being in an impressive place.
This expedition will also allow us to visit the petroglyphs of Hierbas Buenas of great historical importance based on rock art, where the Atacameño people left a vestige of their culture through these (place of great geological content).
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
07:00 to 07:30 Pick up at your Lodging.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Minimum age 7 years (policies of our agency)
Reviews(54)
Tour that by the way is not very common among those who travel to Atacama but very well worth it! Beautiful views, a little history and empty places. It is not a long and tiring walk, it was very good! The guide was very friendly and polite
Very good guide Javier, in addition to having good knowledge when delivering the tour. Totally recommended ⛰️🫶🏼
Alex made a wonderful job! It was the best tour we did in San Pedro de Atacama. He has a huge knowledge and explained everything patiently in spanisch and english. I would definitely recommend this tour.
Alex, our guide was great! After picking up at the hotel, we went to a lookout point, then stopped briefly for a few Guanacos and then drove directly to Rainbow Valley. What a nature experience! <3 Alex has conjured up a delicious breakfast and explained to us a lot about the origin of the valley. Afterwards we went to rock drawings - what is exciting is that many generations have immortalized themselves here in the rock formations. Everything was great, I learned a lot!
It was a very good experience. Alex explained a lot of things and met my expectations. Alex did great as a guide, I give him a 10 out of 10.
Beautiful place to visit and hike with the guide. Learned a lot about the valley from the guide, breakfast is provided
The moon valley is amazing, but since there was an accident, we were unable to finish all our tours.
I am very disappointed with both the Rainbow Valley tour and the complete lack of follow-up from this agency. I understand that your tours operate without separate drivers and that the guide also serves as the driver. This arrangement worked out ok during my Red Rock tour on Tuesday. However, on the Rainbow Valley tour, this setup significantly affected the quality of the experience. During the most important part of the tour — the second half — our guide had to leave the group in order to drive the vehicle to the ending point. This meant we were left without a guide during what should have been the highlight of the experience. I noticed that other tour groups had guides accompanying them the entire time, which made the difference in service very clear. I traveled in Chile for 16 days and joined many tours during my trip. This was the only agency that did not provide both a driver and a guide, and unfortunately, it showed in the overall quality of the experience. This significantly reduced the value of the tour and left me feeling disappointed. What is even more concerning is that I contacted the agency afterward to express my concerns and received no response at all. A travel company should stand behind its service and communicate with its customers, especially when issues are raised. Unfortunately, based on my experience, I cannot recommend this agency.
I am very disappointed with both the Rainbow Valley tour and the complete lack of follow-up from this agency. I understand that your tours operate without separate drivers and that the guide also serves as the driver. This arrangement worked out ok during my Red Rock tour on Tuesday. However, on the Rainbow Valley tour, this setup significantly affected the quality of the experience. During the most important part of the tour — the second half — our guide had to leave the group in order to drive the vehicle to the ending point. This meant we were left without a guide during what should have been the highlight of the experience. I noticed that other tour groups had guides accompanying them the entire time, which made the difference in service very clear. I traveled in Chile for 16 days and joined many tours during my trip. This was the only agency that did not provide both a driver and a guide, and unfortunately, it showed in the overall quality of the experience. This significantly reduced the value of the tour and left me feeling disappointed. What is even more concerning is that I contacted the agency afterward to express my concerns and received no response at all. A travel company should stand behind its service and communicate with its customers, especially when issues are raised. Unfortunately, based on my experience, I cannot recommend this agency.
Spectacular! From the first moment super professionals. Very well organized. Marta our guide and Orlando our driver have been great. We highly recommend working with WHIPALA expeditions. You can contact them online and they wait for you when you arrive with everything organized.
