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The Atacama is a popular region of cinematic rock formations, billowing geysers and expansive salt flats.

The Atacama Desert in the north of Chile, the driest non-polar desert in the world, offers a cinematic landscapes which stretch as far as the snow-capped peaks of the Andes in the distance. The Atacama is the world as you have never seen it before: brightly coloured mineral lakes, thick-crusted salt flats, flocks of Andean flamingos silhouetted on the bright blue sky, wind-sculpted rock formations, and the cavernous Moon Valley. Here, stunning sunsets tinge the land rich hues of reds, pinks and browns for as far as the eye can see. The clear, unpolluted night-time skies and powerful telescopes of the Atacama offer some of the world's very best star gazing opportunities, close to San Pedro de Atacama.

Map of Atacama Desert

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Dramatic rocks spires rise above green shrubs and a salt flat in Chile's high altitude Altiplano region.

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Colorado Tour

40 Nights from £12,628

Buenos Aires - Bariloche - Lake Region - Santiago de Chile - Mendoza - Salta - Atacama Desert - Laguna Colorada - Uyuni Salt Flats - Potosi - Su…

South America - Chile, remote Atacama Desert landscape with salt flats and mountains under blue skies.

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Laguna Tour

21 Nights from £8,998

Santiago de Chile - San Pedro de Atacama - Remote Lagoons & Flamingoes - Uyuni Salt Flats - Potosi - Sucre - La Paz - Lake Titicaca - Andean Tra…

Steam rises from El Tatio geysers at sunrise, framed by desert vegetation and volcanic peaks.

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Calama Tour

23 Nights from £8,432

Buenos Aires - Argentine Lake District - Perito Moreno Glacier - Torres del Paine National Park - Chilean Lake District - Atacama Desert - Santi…

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Panorama Tour

23 Nights from £8,815

Santiago de Chile - The Atacama Desert - Puerto Varas - Torres del Paine - El Calafate - Bariloche - Buenos Aires

A row of towering Moai statues stands on a stone platform under a bright sky on Chile's Easter Island.

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Easter Island Culture Rapa Nui

4 Nights from £1,766

Santiago - Easter Island - Santiago

Tourists in life jackets disembark from Zodiacs onto an icy shoreline during a glacier expedition cruise in Chilean Patagonia.

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Natales

13 Nights from £6,972

Santiago - Tierra del Fuego Patagonia Cruise - Chilean Lake District - Laguna San Rafael Patagonia Cruise

Two hikers walk beside a still lake framed by towering Araucaria trees in Chile's Lake District near Puerto Montt.

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Ramblers Tour

15 Nights from £8,998

Santiago - San Pedro de Atacama - Santiago - Torres del Paine - Patagonia Cruise

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Aymara Tour

19 Nights from £7,198

Cusco - The Sacred Valley - Machu Picchu - Cusco - Train journey to Lake Titicaca - La Paz - Uyuni Salt Flats - Atacama Desert - Santiago de Chi…

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Traditional huts in the Atacama Desert with a lone traveler walking across the sandy landscape under clear skies.
Ancient archaeological ruins in the Atacama Desert, showcasing early adobe structures and dry desert terrain.
Relaxing poolside loungers and parasols in a stylish desert retreat, perfect for unwinding in Chile's Atacama region.
A cozy lounge with rustic cushions sits beneath a woven shade roof in the warm desert ambiance of Chile's Atacama region.
Illustrated historical map of the Atacama Desert with regional features, animals, and settlements.
Steam rises from El Tatio Geysers near San Pedro de Atacama, a surreal geothermal field in Chile's Altiplano.
Travelers soak in El Tatio hot springs, surrounded by Andean peaks and rising steam near San Pedro de Atacama.
Morning steam rises from El Tatio Geysers with tussock grass and Andean peaks in the Atacama Desert.
Multicolored mountains and salt flats in the Chilean Altiplano near San Pedro de Atacama.
Flamingos feeding in a shallow lagoon on the Atacama Desert altiplano with the Andes mountains in the background.
Vast salt flats with volcanoes in the distance under a deep blue sky in the Atacama Desert.
Dramatic rocks spires rise above green shrubs and a salt flat in Chile's high altitude Altiplano region.

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