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Iquique Tours & Tickets

A flight over the dune, a board down it, a boat across the bay — every Iquique experience you can book online, plus the best of what comes next.

We will be straight with you: GetYourGuide’s coverage of Iquique is thin. At the time of writing there are five products — paragliding, two sandboarding sessions, a guided city tour with a boat trip, and one very long altiplano expedition. There is no Humberstone or Pica tour on the platform.

So this page does two things. First it lists every real Iquique experience, with what we think of each. Then, because most visitors arrive from or continue to Arica or San Pedro de Atacama, it adds the best-reviewed tours in those gateways. For Humberstone, Pica and the geoglyphs, see our destination guides for how to go independently or with an agency in town.

Prices are indicative "from" starting points in US dollars and change with the season — tap any card for the live price in your own currency.

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In Iquique: air, sand and sea

The city’s signature experiences — a tandem paragliding flight from Alto Hospicio, sandboarding on the dunes and a guided walk through the nitrate-era centre with a boat trip to the Esmeralda buoy.

A paraglider high above the city of Iquique and the Pacific coast Tandem flight from US$67
🕒 1 hour 📍 From Iquique ⭐ 5.0 (1)

Iquique: Paragliding Experience with GoPro Video

The thing Iquique is famous for among pilots worldwide. You launch from the edge of the coastal cliff at Alto Hospicio strapped to a certified tandem pilot, glide out over the great dune and the city’s towers, and come in to land near the beach. The listing includes a GoPro video of the flight.

  • Tandem flight with a certified pilot — no experience needed
  • Views of the city, the Cerro Dragón dune and the Pacific
  • GoPro video of your flight included
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A sandboarder riding down a huge dune near Iquique Adventure activity from US$52
🕒 2 hours 📍 From Iquique ⭐ 5.0 (9)

Experience Sandboarding in the Iquique Dunes

Two hours of sandboarding on the dunes above Iquique with a local instructor. It is the cheapest bookable activity in town and, at the time of writing, the one with the most reviews — every one of them five stars. Expect sand everywhere and a sunset-coloured view of the city.

  • Ride down the dunes that rise behind the city
  • Equipment and instruction provided
  • The best-reviewed Iquique activity on GetYourGuide
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The Cerro Dragón dune with the southern districts of Iquique and the ocean below Lesson from US$110
🕒 2 hours 📍 From Iquique (hotel pickup)

Iquique: Learn Sandboarding on Legendary Dunes Overlooking the Pacific Ocean

A sandboarding lesson pitched at complete beginners. You are collected from your hotel, driven about twenty minutes to the dune, kitted out with board, boots and helmet and coached for two hours on slopes chosen for your level. A newer listing with no reviews yet.

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Board, boots and helmet included
  • Slopes for all abilities, no experience required
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The Esmeralda buoy in Iquique bay with sea lions resting on it City tour + boat from US$85
🕒 3.5 hours 📍 From Iquique ⭐ 5.0 (1)

Iquique: Guided City Tour with Boat Trip to Esmeralda Buoy

A half-day introduction to the city with a guide: the nitrate-era square with its clock tower and theatre, then out by boat to the buoy that marks where the corvette Esmeralda sank on 21 May 1879. The most efficient way to understand why this date matters so much in Chile.

  • Plaza Prat, the 1877 Clock Tower and the Municipal Theatre
  • Boat trip across the bay to the Esmeralda buoy
  • The story of the Battle of Iquique where it happened
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Into the high Andes from Iquique

One long, expensive and adventurous day to the Red Lagoon. Read the description carefully and take the altitude seriously.

The red water of the Laguna Roja beneath mineral-coloured hills Full-day expedition from US$639
🕒 16 hours 📍 From Iquique

Iquique: Red Lagoon Tour

The only full-day highland excursion from Iquique currently listed on GetYourGuide: a 16-hour small-group trip to the remote, mineral-coloured Red Lagoon. It is by far the most expensive product on this page and a new listing without reviews, and it climbs to high altitude — read the details carefully before you book.

  • A very long day into the high Andes
  • Coloured lagoons including the Red Lagoon
  • Small group, meal included, pickup available
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Continuing north: Arica

Four and a half to five hours up the coast: a city tour, valley geoglyphs and the classic altiplano day to Lauca National Park and Lake Chungará.

The Morro de Arica headland rising above the city of Arica City tour from US$82
🕒 3 hours 📍 From Arica

Arica: City Tour with Chinchorro Beach Visit

For travellers continuing north: a three-hour guided tour of Arica, Chile’s northernmost city, about four and a half to five hours by bus from Iquique. It covers the cathedral, the port and the beaches. This is an Arica product, not an Iquique one.

  • San Marcos Cathedral and the historic centre
  • The fishing terminal and the waterfront
  • Chinchorro beach and the former Alacrán island
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Lake Chungará with the snow-capped Parinacota volcano behind Day trip from US$123
🕒 12 hours 📍 From Arica

Arica: Sightseeing Tour of Lauca National Park and Lake Chungará

The classic altiplano day trip of the far north, and the easiest organised way to see high-Andean lakes and volcanoes if you are travelling between Iquique and Arica. Departs from Arica and reaches well over 4,000 m, so give yourself time at altitude first if you can.

  • Lake Chungará beneath the Parinacota volcano
  • The altiplano village of Parinacota
  • Vicuñas, flamingos and other Andean wildlife
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Continuing south-east: San Pedro de Atacama

The best-reviewed desert tours in Chile, a day’s journey from Iquique via Calama — plus a private transfer from Calama airport.

The Amphitheatre rock formation in the Valle de la Luna near San Pedro de Atacama Half-day tour from US$32
🕒 4 hours 📍 From San Pedro de Atacama ⭐ 4.8 (347)

San Pedro de Atacama: Valle de la Luna Shared Sightseeing Tour

Most travellers who come to Iquique by bus are also going to San Pedro de Atacama, a long day’s journey south-east via Calama. This is the essential first tour there: an inexpensive, very well-reviewed afternoon in the Valley of the Moon, ending at sunset.

  • The Amphitheatre and the Great Dune
  • The Tres Marías rock formation
  • Sunset over the salt range
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Steam columns rising from the El Tatio geyser field Early-morning tour from US$73
🕒 6 hours 📍 From San Pedro de Atacama ⭐ 4.8 (1,134)

Tatio Geysers at Sunrise | Breakfast & Incredible Landscapes

The most-reviewed Atacama tour on GetYourGuide by a wide margin. A pre-dawn start takes you up to the El Tatio geyser field, above 4,000 m, for sunrise among the steam, with breakfast in the cold. Departs from San Pedro de Atacama, not from Iquique.

  • One of the highest geothermal fields in the world
  • Steam columns at their best at dawn
  • Breakfast included
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Red rocks and pale blue water at Piedras Rojas in the Atacama highlands Day trip from US$86
🕒 10 hours 📍 From San Pedro de Atacama ⭐ 4.7 (799)

Piedras Rojas, Altiplanic Lagoons & Salar Full-Day Tour

A full day among high lagoons, volcanoes and salt flats south of San Pedro de Atacama, with meals included. If the altiplano behind Iquique is out of reach without your own vehicle, this is the easiest organised way to see the same kind of landscape.

  • Miscanti and Miñiques lagoons
  • The red rocks of the Salar de Talar
  • The village of Socaire; meals included
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A road running between eroded desert ridges in the Atacama Private transfer from US$89
🕒 1.5 hours 📍 From Calama (El Loa Airport) ⭐ 4.8 (8)

Private Transfer: Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama

A pre-booked private one-way transfer between Calama’s El Loa airport and San Pedro de Atacama, about an hour and a half across the desert. Useful if you fly on from Iquique; if you arrive in Calama by bus, check the pickup arrangements on the listing.

  • Pre-booked, private, one way
  • No waiting at the airport
  • Runs in either direction
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Twelve real products: five in Iquique, three from Arica and four in San Pedro de Atacama.

A paraglider high above the city of Iquique and the Pacific coast Tandem flight from US$67
🕒 1 hour 📍 From Iquique ⭐ 5.0 (1)

Iquique: Paragliding Experience with GoPro Video

The thing Iquique is famous for among pilots worldwide. You launch from the edge of the coastal cliff at Alto Hospicio strapped to a certified tandem pilot, glide out over the great dune and the city’s towers, and come in to land near the beach. The listing includes a GoPro video of the flight.

  • Tandem flight with a certified pilot — no experience needed
  • Views of the city, the Cerro Dragón dune and the Pacific
  • GoPro video of your flight included
Check price & availability
A sandboarder riding down a huge dune near Iquique Adventure activity from US$52
🕒 2 hours 📍 From Iquique ⭐ 5.0 (9)

Experience Sandboarding in the Iquique Dunes

Two hours of sandboarding on the dunes above Iquique with a local instructor. It is the cheapest bookable activity in town and, at the time of writing, the one with the most reviews — every one of them five stars. Expect sand everywhere and a sunset-coloured view of the city.

  • Ride down the dunes that rise behind the city
  • Equipment and instruction provided
  • The best-reviewed Iquique activity on GetYourGuide
Check price & availability
The Esmeralda buoy in Iquique bay with sea lions resting on it City tour + boat from US$85
🕒 3.5 hours 📍 From Iquique ⭐ 5.0 (1)

Iquique: Guided City Tour with Boat Trip to Esmeralda Buoy

A half-day introduction to the city with a guide: the nitrate-era square with its clock tower and theatre, then out by boat to the buoy that marks where the corvette Esmeralda sank on 21 May 1879. The most efficient way to understand why this date matters so much in Chile.

  • Plaza Prat, the 1877 Clock Tower and the Municipal Theatre
  • Boat trip across the bay to the Esmeralda buoy
  • The story of the Battle of Iquique where it happened
Check price & availability
The Cerro Dragón dune with the southern districts of Iquique and the ocean below Lesson from US$110
🕒 2 hours 📍 From Iquique (hotel pickup)

Iquique: Learn Sandboarding on Legendary Dunes Overlooking the Pacific Ocean

A sandboarding lesson pitched at complete beginners. You are collected from your hotel, driven about twenty minutes to the dune, kitted out with board, boots and helmet and coached for two hours on slopes chosen for your level. A newer listing with no reviews yet.

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Board, boots and helmet included
  • Slopes for all abilities, no experience required
Check price & availability
The red water of the Laguna Roja beneath mineral-coloured hills Full-day expedition from US$639
🕒 16 hours 📍 From Iquique

Iquique: Red Lagoon Tour

The only full-day highland excursion from Iquique currently listed on GetYourGuide: a 16-hour small-group trip to the remote, mineral-coloured Red Lagoon. It is by far the most expensive product on this page and a new listing without reviews, and it climbs to high altitude — read the details carefully before you book.

  • A very long day into the high Andes
  • Coloured lagoons including the Red Lagoon
  • Small group, meal included, pickup available
Check price & availability
The Morro de Arica headland rising above the city of Arica City tour from US$82
🕒 3 hours 📍 From Arica

Arica: City Tour with Chinchorro Beach Visit

For travellers continuing north: a three-hour guided tour of Arica, Chile’s northernmost city, about four and a half to five hours by bus from Iquique. It covers the cathedral, the port and the beaches. This is an Arica product, not an Iquique one.

  • San Marcos Cathedral and the historic centre
  • The fishing terminal and the waterfront
  • Chinchorro beach and the former Alacrán island
Check price & availability
Lake Chungará with the snow-capped Parinacota volcano behind Day trip from US$123
🕒 12 hours 📍 From Arica

Arica: Sightseeing Tour of Lauca National Park and Lake Chungará

The classic altiplano day trip of the far north, and the easiest organised way to see high-Andean lakes and volcanoes if you are travelling between Iquique and Arica. Departs from Arica and reaches well over 4,000 m, so give yourself time at altitude first if you can.

  • Lake Chungará beneath the Parinacota volcano
  • The altiplano village of Parinacota
  • Vicuñas, flamingos and other Andean wildlife
Check price & availability
The Amphitheatre rock formation in the Valle de la Luna near San Pedro de Atacama Half-day tour from US$32
🕒 4 hours 📍 From San Pedro de Atacama ⭐ 4.8 (347)

San Pedro de Atacama: Valle de la Luna Shared Sightseeing Tour

Most travellers who come to Iquique by bus are also going to San Pedro de Atacama, a long day’s journey south-east via Calama. This is the essential first tour there: an inexpensive, very well-reviewed afternoon in the Valley of the Moon, ending at sunset.

  • The Amphitheatre and the Great Dune
  • The Tres Marías rock formation
  • Sunset over the salt range
Check price & availability
Steam columns rising from the El Tatio geyser field Early-morning tour from US$73
🕒 6 hours 📍 From San Pedro de Atacama ⭐ 4.8 (1,134)

Tatio Geysers at Sunrise | Breakfast & Incredible Landscapes

The most-reviewed Atacama tour on GetYourGuide by a wide margin. A pre-dawn start takes you up to the El Tatio geyser field, above 4,000 m, for sunrise among the steam, with breakfast in the cold. Departs from San Pedro de Atacama, not from Iquique.

  • One of the highest geothermal fields in the world
  • Steam columns at their best at dawn
  • Breakfast included
Check price & availability
Red rocks and pale blue water at Piedras Rojas in the Atacama highlands Day trip from US$86
🕒 10 hours 📍 From San Pedro de Atacama ⭐ 4.7 (799)

Piedras Rojas, Altiplanic Lagoons & Salar Full-Day Tour

A full day among high lagoons, volcanoes and salt flats south of San Pedro de Atacama, with meals included. If the altiplano behind Iquique is out of reach without your own vehicle, this is the easiest organised way to see the same kind of landscape.

  • Miscanti and Miñiques lagoons
  • The red rocks of the Salar de Talar
  • The village of Socaire; meals included
Check price & availability
A road running between eroded desert ridges in the Atacama Private transfer from US$89
🕒 1.5 hours 📍 From Calama (El Loa Airport) ⭐ 4.8 (8)

Private Transfer: Calama Airport to San Pedro de Atacama

A pre-booked private one-way transfer between Calama’s El Loa airport and San Pedro de Atacama, about an hour and a half across the desert. Useful if you fly on from Iquique; if you arrive in Calama by bus, check the pickup arrangements on the listing.

  • Pre-booked, private, one way
  • No waiting at the airport
  • Runs in either direction
Check price & availability
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Booking questions

Frequently asked questions

Which Iquique experience is best value?

Sandboarding, from around US$52 for two hours, is the cheapest and the best reviewed. The tandem paragliding flight, from around US$67 with a GoPro video, is the one we would not leave without doing.

Why is there no Humberstone tour here?

Because we only list products that really exist on GetYourGuide, and at the time of writing there is none for Humberstone, Pica or the geoglyphs. Agencies in Iquique sell these day trips, and public buses pass Humberstone and run to Pica.

Can paragliding be cancelled because of weather?

Iquique flies on most days of the year, but pilots will postpone if the wind is wrong. Book for early in your stay so there is room to move the flight, and check the cancellation terms on the listing.

Are the Arica and San Pedro tours day trips from Iquique?

No. They start in Arica (about 310 km north) and San Pedro de Atacama (a long day’s travel via Calama). We include them for travellers continuing along the usual northern Chile route.

Can I cancel if my plans change?

Most listings offer free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start, and many let you reserve now and pay later. The exact terms are shown on each tour page before you confirm.