




See the unearthly landscape of the Valle de la Luna — Moon Valley — on a tour from San Pedro de Atacama. One of the driest places on the planet, the valley is made up of dunes, caverns, sharp peaks and natural depressions, creating an unbelievable moon-like scene in the Salt Mountain Range. With a guide, you’ll explore the area on foot, checking out caves, canyons and climbing a dune for a sunset view that will take your breath away.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 29.
Your day trip from San Pedro de Atacama begins with hotel pickup Remember that the Hotel pick up and drop off is included only on hotels nearby the town and you have to let us know the correct information about your Hotel for being picked up. Please reconfirm pick-up information and time at least 1 day before the tour.
The best place to enjoy the much anticipated Chilean sunset is in the Salt Mountain range, the location of the Mars and Moon valleys. The valleys contain a variety of stone, sand-like formations - a result of water and wind. As the sun sinks below the horizon, experience the wonder of the area and its close resemblance to the moon. In the evening, one of the most expected moments is the sunset and the best place to appreciate it is the mountain range of the Salt, with its Mars and Moon Valleys that are saline and sacrilegious conformations product of the mineralogical folding that has taken place for one hundred million years and that originated small mountains of capricious and sculptural forms that at sunset resemble a Lunar landscape. We will visit 3 main points, starting with a view to the Cordillera de la Sal in the Valley of death. Incredible landcapes from the desert we can find here, and amazing postals too!
After the Cordillera de la Sal, we will visit the Licanantay viewpoint where you can see the mountains of salt from above. Beautiful landscapes, where the desert gives us the opportunity to see how great and incredible is it, full of colors and history behind its sand, rocks and mountains.
Finally, we will visit the Valley of the Moon, where 3 sites are visited. First, a tour of the salt caves is subsequently the salt statues "Las Tres Marias", the amphitheater and the large sand dune in the central part of the Moon Valley. We wait for the sunset at the Coyote stone. After an incredible scenic sunset, we begin the trip back to your Hotel in San Pedro de Atacama.
Finally, after getting marvelled by the colors and the majesty of the desert, enjoying the sunset in the Moon Valley at the Coyote stone viewpoint, we will begin our trip back to San Pedro de Atacama.
Remember that the Hotel pick up is included only on hotels nearby the town and you have to let us know the correct information about your Hotel for being picked up. Please reconfirm pick-up information and time at least 1 day before the tour.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Moon Valley Tour from San Pedro de Atacama lasts about 4–5 hours. The itinerary has 5 stops.
Prices start at $45 per person for this San Pedro de Atacama experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 3:30 PM.
Children aged 2–6 pay from $45, adults from $45.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. Remember that the Hotel pick up is included only on hotels nearby the town and you have to let us know the correct information about your Hotel for being picked up. Please reconfirm pick-up information and time at least 1 day before the tour. Pickup points include Don Raul Hotel, Hotel Takha Takha.
The experience is available in EN, ES.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 15 participants.
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.1 out of 5 across 59 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Gray Line Chile.
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| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Moon Valley Tour from San Pedro de Atacama | 4–5 hours | 4.1 (59) | $45 | |
Tour to the Valley of the Moon San Pedro de Atacama | 4 hours | 4.6 (188) | $37 | View |
Valley of the Moon Visit of the Salt and Sunset Range | 5 hours | 4.8 (99) | $50 | View |
Valley of the Moon | Stunning sunset tour in Atacama | 4h 30min | 4.8 (423) | $79 | View |
Moon Valley Adventure: Explore the Atacama Desert | 5 hours | 5.0 (7) | $93 | View |
Tour 1 Full Day: Rainbow Valley and Moon Valley | 10h 30min | 4.8 (5) | $92 | View |
2 Day Tour: Red Rocks, Tatio Geysers and Moon Valley | 2 days | 5.0 (2) | $206 | View |