Ruta de la Sal

Chacabuco Saltpeter Works & Baquedano Station

If you cancel your reservation up to 3 days before the start of the activity, we will refund you 100% of the reservation payment. No refunds will be issued on cancellation requests received after the indicated anticipation.

Free cancellation

You can reschedule your booking without any additional cost until 3 days before the beginning of the activiity.

Free rescheduling

Join us to explore northern Chile’s nitrate history with a visit to the historic Baquedano Station and the iconic Chacabuco Nitrate Office.


Duration:

6 hours

Times:

08:00 am to 02:00 pm


Included:

  • Pickup at your accommodation (urban area)
  • Private transportation
  • Bilingual guide (Spanish and English)

Not included:

  • Food
  • Entrance fee to Salitrera Chacabuco (CLP$ 5.000 per person)

Weather:

In case of suspension for weather conditions, we will refund 100% of your payment.

  • Subject to weather conditions

Cancellation and rescheduling policy:

  • 3 days

What to bring:

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Hat to protect against the sun
  • Sunglasses
  • Sunscreen
  • Snack

Descripción

Price

  • 1 person: $95,000.
  • Groups of 2 to 8 people: $53,000 per person.


We will pick you up at your hotel in Antofagasta to start this tour into the desert, where the remains of the nitrate boom era are still preserved.


You will first visit the Baquedano Railway Station, inaugurated in 1910 and key to the nitrate transport system in the region. You will explore its facilities, including locomotives and wagons that remain as silent witnesses of northern Chile’s mining past.


Next, you will head to the Chacabuco Nitrate Office, once the largest of its kind and now declared a National Monument, where you will learn how pampino workers lived and worked in the early 20th century. Walking among its ruins, you will understand the importance of this industry for Chile’s development.


Finally, we will return to Antofagasta, closing a tour that combines history, cultural heritage, and the legacy of Chile’s golden age of nitrate.


Frequently Asked Questions

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  • We accept bookings up to 1 days in advance, subject to availability. Therefore, we recommend booking as early as possible to secure your spot.
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CLP$53.000