Tebenquiche Lagoon Tours and Activities
This lagoon is often visited on a trip to see Laguna Cejar and Ojos del Salar. One might think that visiting a series of desert lakes would get repetitive, but Tebenquiche erases any thoughts of that kind with its strange, moon-like landscape. It’s a shallow lake, sometimes with as few as five inches of water, and underneath lies a mostly salt lake bed with an otherworldly landscape that is clearly visible from the surface. Since there is so little water and often so little movement, the lake acts as a mirror, reflecting the surrounding mountains and the Lincancabur volcano.
In the bright sun, this area is perfect for taking optical illusion photos in which photo subjects go far from the photographer and pretend to interact with something in the foreground, giving the impression that they are standing on something tiny. Late in the afternoon, the slow desert sunset makes for very long shadows as the reds, yellows and pinks of nature take over the sky. Birds are also most active at this time of day, and you may see some flamingos overhead as the sun sets.
Practical Info
Most tours to Tebenquiche Lagoon head out in the evening. As the sun disappears below the horizon, the temperature can easily drop 40 degrees, so plan on bringing something warm to put on as darkness falls.
Address: San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
5 Tours and Activities to Experience Tebenquiche Lagoon
Sort by:Featured
Cejar Lagoon
We are known for delivering good service, the best personalized and prepared guides, excellent transport cars and drivers, punctuality, the tour makes your tour something wonderful.
…More
From
$129.24
From
$129.24
Small-Group tour to Laguna Cejar, Ojos del Salar and Laguna Tebinquinche
With this small-group tour, you will have the opportunity to visit one of the highlights in a more intimate way, sharing your day with other travellers but avoiding big groups:
Found within the Atacama Salt Flats is the Cejar Lagoon. This body of water is a saltwater swimming pool where you can float until your troubles fade away. Find yourself relaxing as you take in the views of the beautiful landscape paired against the turquoise waters, volcanoes and great expanse of the salar. Next up, you’ll visit the Salar Eyes, which are two freshwater round-shaped lagoons in the middle of one of the world’s driest deserts. To further add to your adventure, you’ll visit the impressive Tebinquinche Lagoon where you’ll stop to enjoy a view of the Andes reflected in the saltwater lagoon and, in summer you can observe how water evaporation forms a white mantle of salt.
…More
From
$46.48
Price varies by group size
From
$46.48
Price varies by group size
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Learn More
Cejar and Tebinquinche Lagoons
4
Float in the salty waters of the Cejar Lagoon in the heart of Chile’s Atacama Desert. Traverse the desert by car to reach the huge lake that abounds with enormous salt deposits underneath its surface. After a salty dip, head to the Salt Flat Eyes to swim in the freshwater pools of Atacama and end the tour with a sunset aperitif while admiring the dry, Andean landscapes.
…More
From
$28.93
From
$28.93
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Learn More
Cejar & Tebinquinche Lagoons Tour from San Pedro de Atacama
In the middle of the Atacama Salt Flat and in an environment of great natural beauty you will find Cejar Lagoon, surrounded by salt crystals that even more highlight its turquoise waters.
Know the blue and emerald waters that form the wonderful Cejar Lagoon.
See the beautiful landscape of the Salt Mountain Range and the Licancabur volcano.
At sunset, with ocher colors and strong tones, you will enjoy an unforgettable spectacle
…More
From
$69.00
From
$69.00
Atacama Salt Flat Lagoons Tour Including Ojos del Salar from San Pedro de Atacama
13
Experience the unearthly splendor of the Chilean desert landscape on an afternoon and evening tour from San Pedro de Atacama. Float in the unique Cejar Lagoon, famed for its exorbitant salt concentration; admire the proximate lagoons of Ojos del Salar, renowned for their distinct appearance of eyes; and watch a spectacular sunset over the desert while sipping sweet pisco sours.
…More
From
$39.00
From
$39.00
Things to do near San Pedro de Atacama
- Things to do in North Chile
- Things to do in Uyuni
- Things to do in Salta
- Things to do in La Paz
- Things to do in Arequipa
- Things to do in Puno
- Things to do in Northwest Argentina
- Things to do in Altiplano
- Things to do in South Coast
- Things to do in The Pampas
- Things to do in Lake District
- Things to do in North Coast