Hidden Lagoons of Baltinache: A Guided Journey to Crystal Clear Waters from San Pedro de Atacama
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San Pedro de Atacama

Uncover the 7 concealed lagoons of Baltinache during a guided journey from San Pedro de Atacama, witnessing the pristine waters nestled among rock and sand structures. The elusive lagoons are an hour’s distance from San Pedro. Following the exploration, enjoy a swim in the lagoon and experience floating on the saline water.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Lagunas Escondidas - Walk to the trailhead where you can visit all 7 lagoons. Be amazed by the crystalline waters of the lagoons and wonder how such a thing is possible in the middle of nowhere.\n\nIf you wish to swim, you are allowed to swim in the first or last lagoon only, for conservation purposes. Due to the amount of salt in the water, you experience the sensation of floating. Swim and relax in the water for up to 20 minutes.\n\nAfter swimming, enjoy a shower (we help you with that by bringing water and a pump) and wash the salt off your body to return to the city.
What's Included
  • Breakfast included with a variety of fruits, bread, beverages, and snacks.
  • Afternoon snack option featuring cookies, juice, pisco souer, appetizers, and potatoes with sauces.
What's Not Included
  • Tickets NOT included: $14 USD per person
Location
Lagunas Escondidas
45Kms from B-241
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Kiria2018
May 9, 2024
Don’t miss this tour it is just like the pictures - This is a beautiful location, and yes the lagoons are that amazing turquoise colour. Unfortunately they are fast disappearing and our fantastic guide Franscois told us that experts predict them to only be there for 35 more years, so get yourself organised and go to see them, they are truely fantastic.
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Valentinar0c_0v
May 6, 2024
Super happy with the service - Excellent service! Super concerned and detailed. Francisco, the guide, was super friendly and lively. He explained to us well about the landscape and nature. The breakfast was amazing, super fresh and delicious.
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Trail06573806322
May 3, 2024
Incredible experience - Good tour, hearty breakfast in a good spot to take photos and break the ice. Walter, Ancelmo and Francisco undoubtedly make the tour different, very attentive, funny and with a command of the language (Spanish, English and Portuguese) that certainly did not leave anyone out of everything they explained. Upon arrival, the walk serves to warm up and provide geological explanations of the place, ending with a 20-minute bath in the salt flat. When you leave, you are given a shower to get rid of excess salt and a robe to dry off. Students should also consider bringing a digital or physical document that validates their studies to have a discount on admission.
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Tour65945367467
Apr 28, 2024
Wunderschön! - We really enjoyed the Tour and would highly recommend it. Everything was well organized, the pick-up went really smooth and the driver was friendly and driving well. The lagoon was beautiful and the guide Francisco was laid-back and funny. He had a lot of knowledge about the area and spoke several languages fluently. Also the food was really nice, especially the homemade guacamole :)
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Excursion07110637283
Apr 27, 2024
Excellent tour with a great guide - The tour of the hidden lagoons of Baltinache is very good. The guide Patricio was very friendly, explained everything very well, made us a delicious breakfast and even helped us remove the post-lagoon salt. Recommended 100%
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Culture43253865256
Apr 27, 2024
Unmissable tour with the best agency and the best guide! - Excellent tour to the hidden lagoons, an incredible experience in saltwater lagoons and with the best guide, Patricio! who also prepared us a 10/10 breakfast. A more than recommended tour for any visit to San Pedro de Atacama!
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Alinedw5971uc
Apr 26, 2024
BEST CHOICE - perfect - I'm still traveling, but I came to give my opinion about the company. I did practically all the tours and I can only say wonderful things. All explanations, departure and return times were very well organized. Picnic then don't even talk. I bought it online and everything worked fine. I wanted to thank you (I remember some names) Lorena, Mathias, João, Rodolfo, Patrício (outsourced) recommend more passengers to him (he was wonderful). Driver jordan and duck too. Thank you for the whole experience Mari mundi too s2
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Matheusdk705ot
May 13, 2024
Beautiful for photos - The landscapes are beautiful, the guide was very good too. The only problem is that we had little time to enjoy it (which is understandable since there were many groups of tourists).
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425am_liep
May 4, 2024
A few lagoons and a good cocktail - The visit itself was quite nice, out of the 7 lagoons we only saw 4 including the 1st for “swimming”. This swimming stop is impersonal, but if you want you can swim there. There is not much to see apart from 4 lagoons. The end cocktail was a notable element of the tour. The guide Francisco and the driver Jordan were very friendly, and relaxed the atmosphere, however in hindsight we did not feel it sincere. Their company was pleasant. Jordan is a safe driver. :-) Francisco was full of anecdotes.
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London
May 15, 2024
Disappointed, not what you think - I was disappointed in this experience as I was under the impression that the lagoon that we would be floatong in would look like the pictures. The issue with that is there are 3 Lagoons but only 1 is allowed to be used at a time and unless you catch it during the first week that it opens, it's not going to look like the pictures due to contamination from people getting in. I understand this is a Tourist attraction however the lagoon was literally brown and green and very unappealing. I put my feet in just to do something but that's as far as it went. The water was very cloudy and just looked gross to me. Not to mention there are no formal steps to get in and out so some folks were kinda struggling as it's very slippery. There IS a lagoon that looks like the picture. ..it's just not for public use so basically you can just take pictures of it. I would have rather been informed of this prior to getting there instead of wearing a swimsuit the whole time there expecting to get into this gorgeous body of water and that's just not the case. Overall the tour guide was nice and had a lot of knowledge of the Lagoons and the snack was amazing but the tour itself...eh, I wouldn't recommend without telling folks exactly what to expect. By the way my tour guides were Cloguado and Francisco.
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