San Juan Trip Overview
You cannot miss the visit to the Ischigualasto Park “Valle De La Luna”, a unique destination and outside the conventional itineraries, which surprises with its formations and unusual soil characteristics. The astonishment for the place and the richness that it contains for the study of the archaeological and paleontological sites of the area caused that UNESCO declared World Heritage Site. Its geoforms of curious forms (The Submarine, The Mushroom, the Bocce Court) and the remains of the oldest dinosaur are some of the attractions of this site, which is also known as “Valle de la Luna”.
Additional Info
Duration: 13 hours
Starts: San Juan, Argentina
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting San Juan, Cuyo, Argentina
You cannot miss the visit to the Ischigualasto Park “Valle De La Luna”, a unique destination and outside the conventional itineraries, which surprises with its formations and unusual soil characteristics. The astonishment for the place and the richness that it contains for the study of the archaeological and paleontological sites of the area caused that UNESCO declared World Heritage Site. Its geoforms of curious forms (The Submarine, The Mushroom, the Bocce Court) and the remains of the oldest dinosaur are some of the attractions of this site, which is also known as “Valle de la Luna”.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Province of San Juan, Province of San Juan, Cuyo
We will leave from the selected hotels in San Juan from 7 Hrs, and we will travel on National Tourist Route 150 to reach the Ischigualasto Park, or “Valley of the Moon”.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Parque Provincial Ischigualasto – Valle de la Luna, Ruta Nacional 150 – km120, San Juan Argentina
The circuit covers about 40 km and has 5 stations, where the most important geoforms are visited, receiving the explanation and interpretation of them by the guides, whose assistance is essential to interpret the signs that nature has left here over more than two hundred million years.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Parque Provincial Ischigualasto – Valle de la Luna, Ruta Nacional 150 – km120, San Juan Argentina
At the end of the tour, we will visit the Interpretation Center and Museum of Natural Sciences, installed at the entrance to the Park. There are exhibited parts of the paleontological pieces found on the site and its importance is exposed. We will also receive the explanation of the guides about how research, tracking, fossil recovery, and dinosaur assembly are developed.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: San Juan, San Juan Province, Argentina
Return to the city of San Juan in the evening hours.
Duration: 4 hours
