I took this excellent tour with Turismo Layana and the terrific guide was Christian.It was a very early predawn pick up and the company sent a text the night before confirming the pick up time from my hotel.It was over an hours drive out to the site of the geysers where the altitude was approximately 4,000m. The varied geysers were amazing and while standing beside bubbling boiling water and with many layers of clothing, warm hat and gloves, it was still extremely cold.We also made a stop at wetlands in crater lakes with an abundance of bird life including flamingos and even vicuñas ( relative of lamas) coming to have a drink. Such an amazing experience.Breakfast was set up on a table on another isolated stop out in the desert. We could make bread rolls with avocado, ham and cheese and tea/coffee and cake.We arrived back at San Pedro de Atacama about 11.30am after a totally unique experience

This tour could have been better if our guide gave us more information about what we were doing and spoke more English. It was advertised as an English speaking guide. He did both Spanish and English with a greater emphasis on Spanish. Great energy and super friendly.

We didn't do a formal tour, we did self drive. The general view is that you should try to get to the geyser field at dawn and we did that. It was definitely worth it. The sight of the sun rising over the surrounding peaks as the fumaroles smoke and the geysers bubble is fantastic. The colours are spectacular as are the sounds of the bubbling and hissing.Things to be aware of: you need to buy a ticket online beforehand, and the website isn't the easiest to use; it's a reasonably long drive so you need to leave plenty of time; if you're not comfortable driving on ungraded dirt roads with a lot of narrow points and twists and turns, in the dark, take a tour; it's cold before dawn at high altitude, very cold! Most of these are obvious but a lot of people we saw seemed unprepared and it's such an amazing place it'd be a pity to not enjoy it for want of a pair of gloves!On the way back to San Pedro watch out for the flamingos and the amazing giant cacti. You may also like to combine your return trip with a visit to Puritama, a nice way to warm up and relax after the early start.

Our guide was very knowledgeable and could share his love of the beautiful region and its geography without being dull. Well worth the money.

This was a wonderful tour. Patricio was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about imparting information about the stars, southern hemisphere firmament, and the cosmos. It is perfect for all levels. He was able to show us thinks not seen by the naked eye through his telescopes, EC though it was a full moon. We highly recommend it.

It was a unique experience. Really fascinating and impressive. Moreover we got a lot of interesting information about astronomy.

First time visiting Atacama; I had two great tour guides Damian Berrios and Edgar. They were very knowledgeable about the are and did a great job explaining to the group the different landscapes and formations. They were very kind, helping us take pictures and preparing a nice spread at sunset. Highly recommend this tour!

That was a long tour that allowed us to visit several locations: a very brief stop in Socaire, the two lagunas with wild birds, a small hike on the Piedras Rojas, the Chaxa laguna with its flamingos. Included breakfast and lunch in the middle of impressive landscapes. The guide was knowledgeable, describing everything in English and Spanish (the group was about half-half). There was a lot of driving around but the bus was comfortable enough.

This is an amazing experience to check out the near by attractions! We had tour guide Carla and she was fantastic! She spoke a lot about the history and science behind the landscapes! Plenty of stops and the places won’t disappoint you!

This was a great way to see the area. The hike is about 2 hours total and lots of rest for photos. Bring water, a hat and sunblock. It’s pretty sandy so I wore my hiking boots.