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Valle del Arcoíris – Río Salado full day hiking trip

Experience the incredible Valle del Arcoíris, Chile on this beautiful one-day hike to the Río Salado with a guide from the Vulcano Expediciones team.

Andes

1 Day

Jan - Mar, Dec

Intermediate

Intermediate


Description

Explore the beautiful Valle del Arcoíris, Chile on a fantastic hiking day to the Río Salado. Located in the San Pedro de Atacama Dessert, this hike is ideal for those looking to discover one of Chile's most beautiful places. I can't wait to show you around.

Our hike will take approximately 4 hours. We'll start at the amazing Pukará de Quitor and visit several archeological sites of the Licanantai culture. We'll go through the Valley and Tambo de Catarpe and reach the impressive Río Salado petroglyphs.

It is important that you bring: 2 liters of water, comfortable and light clothes, windbreaker jacket and pants, hiking shoes and sunscreen. I also recommend that you get used to the altitude before this hike. You can carry out different touristic activities around San Pedro de Atacama the days before, so you are ready for our adventure!

If you are looking to spend a fun day in the beautiful Chilean Andes, look no more! Book your trip now. You'll be completely mesmerized with this place.

I offer other hikes in Chile, as well. If you are looking for more options, be sure to check out the ones I offer to Quebrada del NacimientoLas Cornisas and others.

Price includes

- Guiding fee


About the guide

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Vulcano

4.5

(14)

Tour Operator

We are a company dedicated to the service of alternative tourism ADVENTURE AND SPORT for all those who love experiences that combine a fascinating place with different, varied activities and flavored adrenaline.

About lead guide, Christian Fernandez:

I’m originally from Argentina, but live in Chile since 1998. Now I’m settled in the north of Chile, in San Pedro de Atacama, beautiful town in the heart of the Andean section of the dry Atacama dessert.

From there I organize many expeditions to beautiful peaks on a weekly basis. I’ve done more than 300 high altitude ascents, and more than 25 peaks over 6000 metres.

I speak English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Languages

Portuguese | English


What people are saying about Explore-Share

Man

5

Climbing with guide Guillaume was absolutely a highlight of my 2-week Europe vacation. Originally, we were planning on climbing in the Calanques, but the park was closed due to wind and fire danger. Guillaume chose another amazing location (Pic de Bretagne) based on my climbing abilities and preferences and kindly offered train station pick-up and hotel drop off, which I appreciated very much. The multi-pitch route we did was not only fun but also the right amount of challenge, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The communication from the team (Gauthier) was prompt and clear—highly recommend!

Maxine

5

Luis Silva was a great climbing guide and belayer! He taught me how to do moves that were difficult and encouraged me to try routes that were challenging for me! Because of his encouragement, I managed to complete these routes! I really enjoyed the climbs and completed 8 routes in the Sesimbra/Azoia area. The weather was perfect, no direct sun and cool enough to enjoy the climbs. Explore-Share made booking an outdoor climbing experience in Lisbon extremely easy. Luis, our guide, was fantastic, and the platform’s organization was flawless.

Valeriya

5

You’re simply the best!!! :))) Explore-Share made everything easy and stress-free. Will definitely use again.

Joshua

5

We had Léo as a guide for our day climb in Fonty. We were blessed with a knowledgeable, warm, and instructive guide. Communication with Léo and Ivan was smooth and swift. Explore-Share was excellent in arranging everything for our day climb. The communication was quick, and the platform was easy to use, making our adventure stress-free.

Cami

5

Patrick was a great guide. He took us on an intermediate Via Ferrata at Passo Sella. Renato was quick to respond with any outreach on the Explore-Share platform. The booking process was straightforward, and once Patrick was confirmed, all went well. It was a wonderful experience, and I’d highly recommend the platform.

 

4.8

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