How do I get to the Atacama?

Fly to Calama (CJC) from Santiago, then transfer around ninety minutes to San Pedro. Most lodges include the transfer in their rate.

Do you list your own lodges here?

No. We hold no Chilean inventory. These are real lodges and hotels searched live with our booking partners.

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Where to stay in the Atacama.

The driest desert on earth, at 2,400 metres, with the clearest night sky most people will ever stand under. Stays cluster in and around San Pedro de Atacama and run on lodge programmes.

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Lodge programmes

The established lodges include full board and two guided excursions a day — geysers before dawn, salt flats and lagoons, high-altitude passes. Simpler hotels in the village are room-only and you book excursions separately.

Altitude is the real constraint

San Pedro sits at 2,400 metres and the excursions climb past 4,000. Spend your first day low and slow, drink far more water than feels necessary, and leave the highest trips to day three.

Stargazing

Book astronomy nights around the new moon; a full moon washes the sky out. Nights drop close to freezing year-round, whatever the afternoon felt like.

The best months to go

March to May, September to November: The best windows: stable, clear and comfortable, without the winter night-time extremes.
December to February: Warmest days, plus the 'Bolivian winter' — brief afternoon storms on the altiplano that can close high routes.
June to August: Coldest nights and the sharpest skies. Excellent for stargazing if you pack properly.

Questions we're asked about The Atacama Desert

How do I get to the Atacama?: Fly to Calama (CJC) from Santiago, then transfer around ninety minutes to San Pedro. Most lodges include the transfer in their rate.
Do you list your own lodges here?: No. We hold no Chilean inventory. These are real lodges and hotels searched live with our booking partners.