Transport to Puritama Hot Springs from San Pedro de Atacama

Spend a relaxing morning at the Puritama Hot Springs on this excursion from San Pedro de Atacama. Enjoy convenient hotel transport to the hot springs, and then discover the eight pools at your leisure, moving easily between them on the wooden walkway. Feel the hot, thermal waters releasing tension in your body, and let the many minerals like calcium, magnesium and sodium do their best to soften your skin.

Itinerary
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Pass By: San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta, Chile

Your day trip from San Pedro de Atacama begins with hotel pickup starting at the time selected. After hotel pickup, your tour begins with the 45-minute drive from San Pedro de Atacama to the Puritama Hot Springs (Termas de Puritama), 18.5 miles (30 km) north of town.

Stop At: Termas Banos de Puritama, Ruta B-245 km. 28, San Pedro de Atacama Chile

At 35 kilometers from San Pedro de Atacama and 3475 meters above sea level, embedded in a large broken stone, is the Termas de Puritama. Puritama hot springs is a series of eight large pools of geothermal spring water located at the bottom of a canyon in the Atacama Desert.The name Puritama in indigenous language means hot waters. The water has medicinal and therapeutic properties as it draws minerals that brings the Puritama springs.

Its waters are considered thermal waters and has components of meso-thermal sodium-sulfur water is filled with potassium, lithium, calcium, magnesium, chlorine, sulfates and boron, and when you immerse yourself in the water, those elements are thought to help to stimulate your circulatory and digestive systems and revitalize your skin.

When you arrive, pay the entrance fee (own expense) and head to the changing rooms to put on your bathing suit. Then simply enjoy the pools at your leisure; you have about two hours here before returning to town. Puritama is made up of eight thermal pools with a temperature of 92°F (33.5°C); the pools are linked by a wooden walkway so you can easily walk between them. Spend a bit of time in all of them, or find your favorite and settle in for a long soak. Springing up from one of the driest places on the planet, the waters of Puritama contain all kinds of minerals that are said to soothe various ailments.

Duration: 3 hours

Pass By: San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta, Chile

After our wellness experience in the Puritama hot springs, we will return our trip back to San Pedro de Atacama. The drop off will be at the downtown in San Pedro de Atacama.

08:00 AM

Traveler pickup is offered

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.