Chile · SALT FLAT & LAGOON SWIMS
Cejar and the Baltinache lagoons are salty enough to hold you up without effort, and cold enough that most people last ten minutes. These 4 compare the sunset timing, the showers at the end and what you are allowed to wear in the water.
Explore Piedras Rojas, high-altitude lagoons, flamingos, Socaire, and Atacama salt flats on a well-paced $85 day tour from San Pedro.
“Denny and Oscar were the best guide and driver team ever. Very relaxed, informative and enthusiastic. Wonderful trip!”
Float in a salt lagoon near San Pedro de Atacama, visit desert pools and salt flats, then enjoy snacks and a pisco sour with Andes views.
“We really enjoyed our experience of floating without any effort in a lagoon in the Atacama desert: it was very unique! The park had installations to take a shower to rince ourselves afterwards, restrooms and changing rooms, which was very convenient. With the exception of the lagoon we were floating in, we could not really go near the other lagoons; they were a bit far and we could barely see them in the photos we have taken. Our guide Rafael was great: he was really kind with us, ensured we were drinking water and putting on sunscreen and told us relevant information about the lagoons and the desert.”
Float in Cejar Lagoon, see the Ojos del Salar, and walk Tebenquiche Lagoon on a four-hour Atacama tour from San Pedro.
“O tour foi super divertido, nosso guia Manuel tirou fotos, explicou coisas interessantes sobre o deserto e sua energia contagiante fez o tour ser mais leve. Horários pontuais e o picnic estava uma delícia. Uma pena o dia estar nublado pois estava frio ao sair da lagoa, mas eles nos deram roupões então foi tudo muito confortável.”
Float in salt-rich Cejar Lagoon, see the Ojos del Salar, and watch the Andes reflect in Tebenquiche Lagoon on a five-hour tour.
Pick a desert, a vineyard or a glacier.
