Location: San Pedro de Atacama
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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. 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
4. 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.
5. A Bite of Atacama
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5.0 based on 120 reviews
'A bite of Atacama' invites you to discover the best local cuisine and culinary gems of San Pedro de Atacama on a 4 hour guided food and cultural walking tour. Get to know the local food, discover new flavours, learn about food tradition and heritage, as well as culture and history of the Andean region. ...and see off the beaten track parts of San Pedro!
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Gastro San Pedro
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5.0 based on 98 reviews
Will learn about night orientation, the constellations, the Andean peoples’ perspective of the cosmos, and a start chart, and perform naked-eye observations. This experience is available when the moon is waning crescent to waxing crescent. When the moon is on first quarter through last quarter, we will give more attention to the Earth’s natural satellite. We will talk about night orientation.
9. Caminandes Agencia
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5.0 based on 103 reviews
A Tourism Agency in San Pedro de Atacama, which seeks to show the most special destination in the world in an unforgettable way. We have Private, Semi Private tours, Groups and Expeditions to the mountains and Trekkings through the Atacama Desert.
10. Phaway Atacama Ballooning Experience
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5.0 based on 137 reviews
Experience another world. Lift off into the Andean sunrise for a spectacular balloon flight across the Atacama desert. Live a magical dawn as the sun rises behind the Licancabur Volcano and paints the Cordillera de la Sal in dramatic light. From your comfortable and secure position aloft the views are magnificent and unique. Meet us in San Pedro de Atacama to experience the world's driest desert at the foot of the Andean altiplano from the air. We operate daily flights in the Atacama and have plenty of availability -Information correct as of November 2019.
