11 Best Things To Do in the Atacama Desert | Flamingos, Moon Landscapes & Floating in Salt
The Atacama Desert is a wonder of place to visit in Chile but what are the activities and attractions that you need to make sure you add to your trip itinerary? We give you the full lowdown in this video.
When based in San Pedro de Atacama, you'll want to make sure you add some or all of these 11 best things to do in Atacama.
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0:00 - Intro
0:42 - Laguna Chaxa
1:23 - The Road to the Altiplanic Lakes
2:43 - Piedras Rojas
4:57 - Lagunas Miscanti y Miñiques
5:37 - Tropic of Capricorn
5:57 - Geyser del Tatio
7:22 - Valle de la Luna
9:15 - Mirador Lickan-Antai
9:38 - Lagunas Baltinache
10:52 - Puritama
11:45 - Atacama Stargazing
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The Atacama Desert was a special place and I hope this helps with your trip planning! If you have any specific questions, don't hesitate to drop a comment below! Before you go, if you found this helpful, drop a like on this video and subscribe with goaw.pl/AwesomeTube 😊
Hey, do you remember in which month did you visit Atacama?
@@pamela4638 I was there at the end of September
Very helpful information, thanks!
I’m glad you enjoyed the video!
Excellent presentation with great information. Well-done and thank you.
Great, informative video. Thank you!
Great video covered everything ❤
Thank you!! Are you going soon?
Great tips and wonderfull footage man! 3:28 Glad to know that they also are selling the tickets on the spot. I'm planning my trip to Atacama for September/October and the calendar on the website takes forever to load the available dates, and sometimes it doesn't load. And also I read some comments from other travellers saying that wasn't able to use their international credit card.
Ah that’s frustrating. Keep trying because I’d recommend having tickets beforehand otherwise there’s always the risk that they don’t sell tickets on the day of. We were there in the early days after they opened up and there was a lot of confusion. The website makes it sound like they don’t sell in-person but I do hope there’s some flexibility in that. Let me know what ends up happening!
nice video :)
Thank you!!
Great video as always. Thanks for the tips on the tickets. The same thing happened to us in Cordoba last year. I will be solo traveling to Chile and Bolivia next month and cannot wait. Normally, I travel with my son and fellow anthropologist, Bear. We promote culture, nature and great foods while we travel around the world planting trees, cleaning beaches, eating amazing foods and running our mouths. If that sounds cool to you, lease chack it out. KKeep up the fun and adventures. - Turtle
Thanks again!! Hopefully this and our guides on the blog help with your Chile segment. Would definitely love to do Bolivia if we ever go back!!
Really like your itinerary. A question, have you registered your drone with Chile authorities? I have a similar drone that I want to use but wandering about that. Appreciate any guidance :)
I wanted to but I couldn’t figure it out as it didn’t seem easy at all for foreigners. In the end locals just told me to fly it with my best discretion so that’s what I did. You don’t see any drone shots in Atacama because I tried to fly it the one time and landed it in sand which is a big no-no and the drone was unusable after that so be careful! There are multiple places with no-drone signs so basically just don’t be stupid and respect the rules if you see those signs.
@@GoingAwesomePlaces Great, thank you!
Hi, thank you so much for this video. We are planning a trip there soon and had a question for you. What type of car did you rent? Specifically, was your car 2 wheel or 4 wheel drive? We’ve heard lots of mixed things about the roads there. How was the driving?
Hey! Check out our guide (goingawesomeplaces.com/san-pedro-de-atacama-travel-guide-chile/). To answer your question though, we rented a Nissan Kicks which is a 2WD crossover type of vehicle and honestly it was fine! The driving wasn't the easiest if I'm being honest but it was more about being confident with the roads and not stressing about worst-case scenarios. I think the hardest drive was probably out to Geyser del Tatio in the morning (in the dark) and going out to Lagunas Baltinache.
@@GoingAwesomePlaces which company you used for renting ? And how was the experience ? Thanks
We rented from Europcar! The price was really good but the service at the counter was spotty as there was no one there when we landed and it took awhile for someone to show up. It seems like they’re only there at specific times. When dropping off, it was empty and so we just put our keys in the box. Check out our full itinerary here: goingawesomeplaces.com/6-day-san-pedro-de-atacama-itinerary-with-car-rental/
@@me4jas check out Europcar here: goingawesomeplaces.com/europcar
@@GoingAwesomePlaces Thank you very much. Your videos and guides have been very helpful ! You are doing great service.
Do you know of any good backpack/treks in the Atacama? I'm looking to camp and explore out there.
For multi-day treks, I've heard that you can backpack from San Pedro de Atacama to Rio Salado and Rio Grande, summit Soquete Volcano, over to El Tatio geysers and then back. I know that there's also the original Camino del Inca but I don't know how clearly marked it is or how continuous it is as well.
@@GoingAwesomePlaces Thanks! We're crossing over from Bolivia with all our backcountry gear & looking to use it as much as possible.
How do I get in touch with Jorge please urgently as I am in Atacama now
Jorge's website for Atacama Desert Stargazing is: www.atacamadesertstargazing.com/. Let him know that I sent you. If you need more information as you go through your trip now, make sure to refer to our itinerary article here: goingawesomeplaces.com/6-day-san-pedro-de-atacama-itinerary-with-car-rental/
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