San Pedro de AtacamaTravel Guide

A moon-like landscape of salt formations and dunes, especially dramatic at sunset when the rock glows red.

One of the world's highest geyser fields, visited at sunrise when the cold air makes the steam columns most dramatic.

A hypersaline lagoon where visitors float effortlessly, similar to the Dead Sea, set against desert mountains.

Chile's largest salt flat, home to three flamingo species feeding in its shallow brine pools.

A high-altitude lagoon surrounded by red volcanic rock formations, one of the region's most striking landscapes.

A whitewashed 17th-century adobe church at the heart of the small desert town.

Tours near one of the world's most advanced radio telescope arrays, taking advantage of the desert's clear, dark skies.

A key flamingo-watching lagoon within the Salar de Atacama, framed by distant volcanoes.

A tiny high-altitude village with an adobe church, often visited on the way back from the Tatio Geysers.

A series of natural thermal pools set in a canyon, a relaxing stop after a day of desert touring.