Saline lagoons of the Atacama salt flat

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In the Salar de Atacama there are several lagoons with very dense water due to its hyper salinity, where you can float effortlessly, as you would in the dead sea. After swimming, it's necessary to remove all the salt that dries up on the body, there are facilities with showers, toilets and changing rooms. Heading south through the Atacama salt flat, in the middle of nowhere, there are two perfectly rounded large holes with water, this are the eyes of the salt flat. Afterward Tebenquinche Lagoon, where depending on the season it will look more like a very shallow lagoon or like a salt flat because it dries up quickly during summer and became a big white surface. In winter, without wind, the Andes mountain range reflects perfectly on its waters. Upon returning to the town of San Pedro de Atacama, in front of a beautiful view of the Likancabur volcano, let's make a toast and share an appetizer that includes pisco sour rica-rica and natural juice. Route: 1. Pick up at your hotel. 2. From the town it's 20 km (12 mi) to the south, to reach Cejar y Piedra lagoons. 3. Bath in its dense and salty waters. 4. Showers. 5. We'll drive 10 more km (6 mi) to the Ojos del Salar. 6. We'll see the Tebenquinche Lagoon, where you can take a light walk along its edge and enjoy the view, with the lagoon and the Andes mountain range in the background. 7. Return to your hotel. Maximum altitude: 2400 mt (7800 ft) above sea level. Total distance: 70 km (44 mi). Duration: 4 hours CLOSED ON TUESDAYS. Hours: Morning 9:00 to 12:00 Afternoon 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM (winter) 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM (summer) Includes: Entrance fee, professional guide, private transportation, appetizer with rica-rica pisco sour and natural juice. Recommendations: Bring a bathing suit, sandals and closed shoes, a towel, water, a hat, sunglasses, light and cool clothing. THE USE OF SUNSCREEN IS NOT ALLOWED for protection of existing microfauna in its waters.