ChileSan Pedro De Atacama
Discover routes, attractions, and guides in San Pedro De Atacama.
8 routes
Valle de la Luna at Sunset: The Salt Formations, Valle de la Muerte, the Cordillera de la Sal, and the Most Spectacular Desert Dusk
The Valle de la Luna sunset route covers the most celebrated single daily natural spectacle in the Atacama Desert when the setting sun transforms the salt and clay formations of the Cordillera de la Sal into the most incandescent single natural light display in South America, Valle de la Muerte as the most dramatically named single canyon in the Atacama, and the Cordillera de la Sal as the most geologically extraordinary single mountain range in Chile.
El Tatio Geysers: The Dawn Eruptions, the Thermal Pools, the Altiplano Wildlife, and the Third-Largest Geyser Field in the World
The El Tatio geyser route covers the world's third-largest geyser field at 4,320 meters elevation, where the most spectacular single pre-dawn geyser display in the Southern Hemisphere erupts against the cold Atacama sky, the thermal pools as the most atmospherically extreme single bathing experience in South America, and the surrounding altiplano as the most wildlife-diverse single high-altitude plateau accessible from San Pedro de Atacama.
San Pedro de Atacama Stargazing: The Darkest Sky, the Private Observatories, the ALMA Radio Telescope, and the World's Premier Astronomical Destination
The San Pedro de Atacama astronomy route covers the village's position as the most internationally recognized single stargazing destination in South America with the darkest accessible sky of any tourist town in the world, the private astronomical observatories as the most experientially immersive single public telescope viewing in the hemisphere, and the ALMA radio telescope array 50 kilometers away as the most scientifically significant single radio telescope facility in the history of astronomy.
Altiplano Lagoons: Lagunas Miscanti and Miñiques, the 4300-Meter Andes Scenery, and the Atacama Altiplano Wildlife
The altiplano lagoons route covers Lagunas Miscanti and Miñiques as the most scenically spectacular single pair of high-altitude volcanic crater lagoons in the Atacama Region at 4,300 meters elevation, the Socaire altiplano village as the most intact single Atacameño highland community accessible from San Pedro de Atacama, and the altiplano plateau as the most wildlife-rich single high-altitude landscape in the Norte Grande.
Atacameño Archaeological Heritage: Pukará de Quitor, Aldea de Tulor, the Atacameño Cultural Tradition, and 10,000 Years of Desert Civilization
The Atacameño archaeological heritage route covers Pukará de Quitor as the most dramatically positioned single pre-Hispanic Atacameño fortress in the Norte Grande, Aldea de Tulor as the most ancient single continuously occupied Atacameño village site accessible to visitors, the Gustavo Le Paige museum collection as the most complete single Atacameño archaeological record in the world, and the Atacameño cultural tradition as the most ancient single continuously inhabited desert civilization in the southern hemisphere.
Salar de Atacama: The Flamingo Lagoons, the Lithium Brine Fields, Laguna Chaxa, and the World's Most Mineral-Rich Salt Flat
The Salar de Atacama route covers the world's third-largest salt flat and the most lithium-rich single geological resource on Earth, the Laguna Chaxa flamingo sanctuary as the most accessible single three-species flamingo congregation point in South America, and the brine extraction operations as the most economically significant single mineral resource in the Atacama.
San Pedro de Atacama Village: The Adobe Church, Calle Caracoles, the Atacameño Heritage, and the Oasis Town Architecture
San Pedro de Atacama's village center route covers the Church of San Pedro as the most historically significant single colonial adobe church in northern Chile, Calle Caracoles as the most tourism-animated single pedestrian street in the Atacama Desert, the Museo Arqueológico Gustavo Le Paige as the most important single pre-Hispanic museum in the Chilean Atacama, and the village adobe architecture as the most authentically Atacameño single built environment surviving in the Norte Grande.
San Pedro de Atacama Adventure: Mountain Biking, Sandboarding, Desert Trekking, Horseback Riding, and the Most Complete Atacama Outdoor Circuit
The San Pedro de Atacama adventure sports route covers the village's position as the most adventure-sport-equipped single small town in South America, with the most diverse single outdoor activity portfolio in the hemisphere combining mountain biking on desert trails with Licancabur volcano views, sandboarding in Valle de la Muerte, multi-day desert trekking to the most remote Atacama sites, and horseback riding through the most cinematically composed single desert landscape in Chile.