We came for the sunset and we were not disappointed. You see so many colors reflected in the grey/red mountains. It is a sight to be seen, but come early to reserve a spot it gets very crowded.
This was quite an interesting visit but not overwhelming. I would not go again, where as most of the other attractions around St Pedro and the Atacama in general, I would give my eye teeth to go back to.
Great, great, great places. The sand dunes were so much fun--running down them made you feel 8-years-old again. Wonderful experience! Recommended by Imagine Latin America and the Explora hotel.
I join a sun set tour with lickan-antsy, it's cheaper but our bus is not as good as others, but I still enjoy it. I pay for another day tour with lickan-antay, they forgot to pick me, and no sorry for that.
A short minibus ride out of San Pedro which means that on this tour you have the chance to do more walking than the other tours we went on.I found this to be very enjoyable as the landscape is really unique & not too difficult to walk.Twisted & contorted by wind & water over millions of years -photo ops a plenty. The Three Marias or is that two & a half as one is broken after a tourist climbed up -are OK but the vistas are beautiful due to the salt encrusted stone. Stone Coyote viewer gave another series of great views of the mountains and finally the setting sun. We went with TurisTour & Max was a great guide & story teller which included his UFO video on his iPhone. Great memories & highly recommended.
We went to Valle de La Lunawith the tour company Whipala. It was a wonderful tour. You meet at the Whipala office at 3:50pm. Your 4 ½ hour tour takes you hiking up for a great view of the salt flats, to see the 3 sisters, hiking through Death Valley and an amazing sunset view of Valle de lune. Buy empanadas at the lookout and treat yourself to a Pisco sour to toast the sunset. Amazing!!
This was an hour before last minute booking, so I wasn't sure which company we eventually went with. But it was a brilliant way to spend 4 hours but the highlight was seeing the sunset over Valle de la Luna. Wonderful colours which changed by the minute. A highlight of our stay in SPDA!
Go there late in the afternoon, before they close but take the time to see this valley when the evening and the night are arriving. It's amazing. take pictures, but also take the time to relax and look around. the walk to get there is necessary but also makes it more interesting.
Climbing up two hundred feet tall sand dune, you will be the King of the World with 360 degree no blocking to view the sunset and also the changing color of the valley, from brown, yellow, orange, red .... you will be delighted by this splendid view.
I knew I would love it, but this was way more amazing than I expected. I went with Desert Adventures, and it was a good choice. Good tour, good guide, and amazing place.