How to Travel to San Pedro de Atacama and the Atacama Desert in Chile

The Atacama Desert is one of the largest and driest deserts on earth and one of the main tourist destinations in Chile. The oasis town of San Pedro de Atacama serves as a tourist base camp for visitors who want to explore the hiking trails, scenic dunes, salt flats, and flamingo-filled brackish lakes that punctuate this beautiful landscape. It’s an action-packed destination that can be tricky to navigate. We traveled to San Pedro de Atacama and the Atacama Desert twice and we’ve used that experience to produce our Atacama Desert Adventure Travel Guide about exploring the Atacama Desert and travel to San Pedro de Atacama. It includes details about tours, restaurants, hotels, and more plus Atacama Desert facts and travel tips like when to visit the Atacama Desert.

How to travel to San Pedro de Atacama and the Atacama Desert

Start planning your hikes, volcano summits, and other outdoor adventures with our post about active tours in San Pedro de Atacama.

Laid-back Atacama adventures–including visiting the largest geyser field in South America, touring archaeological sites, spotting flamingos, and more–are covered in our post about easy tours in San Pedro de Atacama.

There’s also plenty to see and do in the town of San Pedro de Atacama itself–including the oldest church in Chile, museums, and a new wine route–as you’ll see in our post about what to do in San Pedro de Atacama.

You’ll be working up an appetite as you explore the Atacama Desert, so check out our post about where to eat in San Pedro de Atacama for recommended restaurants from budget finds to a worthy splurge.

Of course, you’ll need a great place to sleep when you travel to San Pedro de Atacama so our post about top hotels in San Pedro de Atacama provides recommendations in all price points.

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