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Calama, San Pedro & Valle de la Luna: 3-Day Plan You Can Actually Drive
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The 3-day version for May: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight. Prefer more or fewer days? 3-day plan · best time to go.
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3
days
115 km
distance
3.7 h
in transit
7
curated stops
💡 Good to know for this plan
- A three-day April–November lower-desert journey from Calama to San Pedro and a pre-booked Valle de la Luna vehicle circuit. Higher lagoons, geysers, volcanoes and provider excursions remain separate.
- Light day: day 3 has one stop and time left over. Local tours and day trips are the way to fill it — each day links to what is bookable in its own town.
Day 1 Calama public desert-history arrival day
- Transit
- 1h04
- Finish
- ~12:40
- Temperature
- 3.1°C–19.5°C
- Rainy days
- ~1
- Daylight
- 10.9h
09:00
Calama public desert-history arrival circuit chile.travel map ↗
Use a bounded public Calama arrival and desert-history orientation. Mine tours and industrial access are not included.
50 min · Calama public desert-history arrival day · Confirm current public access, admission, road, weather and safety conditions
10:00
11:50
Day 2 San Pedro public Lickanantay and oasis-heritage day
- Transit
- 1h48
- Finish
- ~13:30
- Temperature
- 2.4°C–19.0°C
- Rainy days
- ~1
- Daylight
- 10.9h
10:40
San Pedro public Lickanantay and oasis-heritage circuit chile.travel map ↗
Use public town, oasis and Lickanantay heritage with a gradual altitude pace. High-altitude or provider excursions remain separate.
50 min · San Pedro public Lickanantay and oasis-heritage day · Confirm current public access, admission, road, weather and safety conditions
11:40
12:30
Overnight here
e.g. Hotel Altiplanico · Backpackers San Pedro
Day 3 Valle de la Luna confirmed reserved vehicle circuit day
- Transit
- 0h49
- Finish
- ~10:40
- Temperature
- 2.4°C–19.0°C
- Rainy days
- ~1
- Daylight
- 10.9h
09:50
Valle de la Luna confirmed reserved vehicle circuit valledelaluna.com map ↗
Use only the dated pre-booked Valle de la Luna vehicle circuit and signed trails. Pedestrian entry, off-route driving and an automatic sunset slot are not implied.
50 min · Valle de la Luna confirmed reserved vehicle circuit day · Confirm current public access, admission, road, weather and safety conditions
Time to spare on this day
One stop and a free afternoon. We don't book activities, but these partners do.
🔍 Check before you book
Every stop is a real, sourced place, but opening hours change, roads close and businesses move. Check anything you're paying for before you book.