Location: San Pedro de Atacama
Top Things to do in San Pedro de Atacama
Top Restaurants in San Pedro de Atacama
What to do and see in San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta Region: The Best Things to do Good for Adrenaline Seekers
Looking for an unusual and beautiful landscape? Sandstone canyons, flamingo-dotted salt flats, steaming geysers, hot springs, volcanic peaks and alien-looking rock formations are on offer all around San Pedro de Atacama. Hiking, biking and horseback riding are the preferred means of exploration. Death Valley here is surprisingly great for picnics.
Restaurants in San Pedro de Atacama
1. Lascar Volcano
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5.0 based on 351 reviews
Reviewed By melaniebC504MG - Vancouver, Canada
Worth the suffering Even for the bad road condition ( 4wd required ) and also to climb up this amazing Volcano We spend the night before at Laguna Lejia the view and the flamingo in the morning was a spectacular start of our day
2. On Safari Atacama
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5.0 based on 164 reviews
On Safari Atacama offers guided motorbike and 4x4 tours. Prices are all inclusive.
3. Lagunas Miscanti y Miniques
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5.0 based on 5,676 reviews
Reviewed By 965ianf - Norfolk, United Kingdom
This trip to the lagoons at over 4000m altitude was to witness some truly unique and spectacular scenery. The blue lagoons with the backdrop of snow capped peaks and white salt terrain was breathtaking. This was a day trip from San Pedro and the excursion included an outdoor lunch in the sunshine. A great trip with a stop off on the way back at the point where we crossed the Tropic of Capricorn at Lat 23 degrees. A much over used word these days but the vista really was 'amazing'. A special place indeed.
4. Cruz Andina Travel
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5.0 based on 665 reviews
Cruz Andina will be your best option for tours in San Pedro de Atacama and Salar de Uyuni. Visit our website and check out all available options.
5. Salar de Tara
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5.0 based on 2,226 reviews
Reviewed By Birdsocks - Boston, United States
This was one of my favorite spots in the Atacama - partly because it is absolutely breathtaking, and partly because it was one of the less crowded spots I visited. It's location makes it impossible to access with a bus - so it is limited to a handful of sprinter vans and camp trucks like mine at any given time. This is accessed via the Monks (Monjes de Pacana) and there is no "road" leading to it. For those not part of a tour, who are looking for the Monks and Salar de Tara on their own - here's some important advise: There weren't any signs letting you know you were close to the Monks...or any signs for the site at all, on the road from San Pedro. The cartoony map from town had them in a slightly different spot on the curves of the road than where they were - we were worried we'd missed a turn off. But not to worry - they are there and you really cannot miss them - they're adjacent to the road and very recognizable. Side note: You will be sharing the curvy and mostly uphill road from SPdA to this location with LOTS of trucks transporting cars to Bolivia/Argentina (maybe from the coast?). They are super slow on the hills and you'll be often stuck behind them when the road is too curvy to pass. Once at the Monks - to get to Salar de Tara requires a 20-30min off road drive. There are lots of car tracks going every which way - some may lead to completely different places, so I would not suggest trying to find this on your own. Even with a GPS app, it is not a direct route, and tourists get lost in the area a lot trying to find the site. We followed one of the sprinter van tours from Monjes de Pacana, and then did the same thing to get back afterwards. The tour guides seem very kind and happy to lead the way so you don't get lost! At the Salar, there are lots of animals, a gorgeous landscape, a baño, and smaller crowds - definitely worth the drive! This is one of the higher altitudes in the area - the weather is super dodgy/undpredictable! We saw sun, rain, hail, and snow on our day trip to visit these. A guide advised that rain often starts in the area around 2 or 3pm, and suggested leaving by that time. He was spot on, as it started raining around 2pm as we headed out.
6. Volcan Paniri Tours
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5.0 based on 229 reviews
We are a family company run by father and son, and as we live in the desert since always, we know what kind of beauty can provide our amazing land and we offer to friendly and family enviroment and professional and safety at the same time, we provide beautiful professional photos to our customers and we really love what we do: D
7. Salar de Aguas Calientes
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5.0 based on 342 reviews
Reviewed By SophiaK - Athens, Greece
What an unbelievable spot. We did the Aguas Calients with Cosmo Andino tours and we drove on a perfect road from lakes Miscanti and Miniques. It is an amazing place, I can only compare it to a painting! The amazing colors of the lake, and the backdrop of high volcanoes, the freshness of the air, the calm and quiet. It is truly breathtaking!
8. Time Travel Atacama
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5.0 based on 466 reviews
Astronomical services for you. We offer 2 different services about the universe. Our main tour it is call "The Big Bang Experience", here we are going to learn about cosmology, the origin and developing of the universe, watch the night sky with the naked eye and also with telescope. Finally we make pictures through the telescope and a personal portrait of you with a starry background. We also have for you an astro photography tour so you can learn how to take pictures of the night sky with a tripod and also through the telescope. Tours include trransfers to hotel, hot beverage, space music and Photography souvenirs.
9. Sorbac
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5.0 based on 410 reviews
Our experiences seek to discover Atacama in a special way. Based on the contact with Nature. We invite you to do sport's, to contemplate, to share, to laugh, to photograph. After all, we believe that the most important ingredient of every trip is adventure, which is our biggest motivation.
10. Observatorio Etno-Astronomico Licanantay
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5.0 based on 50 reviews
San Pedro de Atacama is a privileged place in the world to observe the sky and its stars. Come and enjoy with us these unique experience that the desert sky have to offered. Observing stars, planets, asteroids, galaxies, shooting star and much more. Also we will tell you the history that the Licanantay (the ancient people that used to lived here) told about night sky of this corner of the world.
