Cejar Lagoon, Ojos del Salar & Tebinquinche Lagoon

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Personas en la Laguna Cejar en San Pedro de Atacama
6+ years

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

Cejar Lagoon, Piedra Lagoon, Ojos del Salar & Tebinquinche Lagoon in an overwhelming landscape. Cocktail, pisco sour, and Cejar entrance fee included.

Duration:

4 hours and a half

Times:

02:00 pm to 06:30 pm

Included:

  • Pickup at your accommodation (urban area)
  • Transportation
  • Bilingual guide (Spanish and English)
  • Drop off at city's downtown
  • Entrance fee to Cejar Lagoon
  • Cocktail
  • Pisco sour

Not included:

  • Food
  • Entrance fee to Tebenquinche Lagoon (CLP$ 6,000 per adult, CLP$ 3.000 per child age 5 to 17, payment in cash the day before the tour starts)

Restrictions:

  • Not allowed for pregnant women
  • Minimum age required of 6 years old
  • Entering the water with sunscreen is not allowed

Cancellation and rescheduling policy:

  • If you cancel your booking up to 3 days before the activity starts, you will receive a 100% refund of the amount paid to book. If you cancel with less notice, no refund will be issued.

What to bring:

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Hat to protect against the sun
  • Bathing suit
  • Towel
  • Sunglasses

Description

Explore the Salar de Atacama, Chile’s largest salt flat, by visiting its most emblematic lagoons. You’ll start at Cejar Lagoon and Laguna Piedra, where the vegetation highlights the water’s turquoise tones and the volcanoes on the horizon. At Laguna Piedra, you’ll enjoy a floating swim thanks to the high salinity, an experience similar to the Dead Sea. The area has changing rooms and showers so you can rinse off and change comfortably.


Then you’ll continue to the Ojos del Salar, two deep freshwater pools in the middle of the desert, perfect for photos. You’ll finish at Laguna Tebinquinche, walking an easy trail to take in the striking contrast between the sky, the desert, and the white salt crust, a perfect finale for your Atacama photo collection.


Important notes


  • Start and end times may vary by up to ±1 hour depending on daylight.
  • Pick-up and drop-off not available for lodgings outside the urban area, in nearby ayllus (Quitor, Yaye, Checar, Sequitor, Solor, Coyo) or in Toconao.
  • Visited points may change on the day due to conditions.


You can choose between the following options:


Group tour

  • Adult: CLP$ 47.000 per person.
  • Child (age 6 to 12): CLP$ 33.000 per person.
  • Elderly person (from age 60): CLP$ 42.000 per person.


Private tour

  • 1 person: CLP$ 251.000.
  • Group of 2 people: CLP$ 138.000 per person.
  • Group of 3 people: CLP$ 100.000 per person.
  • Group of 4 people: CLP$ 82.000 per person.
  • Group of 5 people: CLP$ 76.000 per person.
  • Group of 6 people: CLP$ 67.000 per person.
  • Group of 7 people: CLP$ 61.000 per person.
  • Group of 8 people: CLP$ 57.000 per person.
  • Group of 9 people: CLP$ 57.000 per person.
  • Group of 10 people: CLP$ 54.000 per person.
  • Group of 11 people: CLP$ 52.000 per person.
  • Group of 12 people: CLP$ 49.000 per person.
  • Group of 13 people: CLP$ 47.000 per person.
  • Group of 14 people: CLP$ 46.000 per person.
  • Group of 15 people: CLP$ 44.000 per person.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Swimming is only allowed in Piedra Lagoon.

  • Both tours visit lagoons in the Atacama Salt Flat where you can float thanks to the high salt concentration, but they take place in different areas. The Cejar Lagoon tour includes Cejar and Piedra lagoons, with swimming allowed only in Piedra Lagoon. It also offers better facilities, such as showers, making it a more comfortable experience. In contrast, the Baltinache Hidden Lagoons tour visits a group of seven lagoons with an intense turquoise color, where only one is open for swimming. Facilities are more limited, offering a more rustic experience. Both tours are complementary. If you prefer to do just one, choose Cejar if you’re looking for more comfort, or Baltinache if you prefer a more unique and photogenic landscape.

  • The maximum altitude reached is similar to the one in San Pedro de Atacama (2450 m), so you do not need a previous acclimation.

  • The tour is made every day of the year, except on Tuesdays because the park is closed for maintenance.

  • The vehicle will depend on the size of the group, having a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter (or similar) for 12 to 18 people.

CLP$47.000
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