Get off the beaten track in Chile’s northern reaches with this unique adventure through the Atacama Desert. Kicking off in Santiago discover fascinating museums, lunar-like landscapes of geysers and rock formations, pre-Hispanic ruins and gigantic geoglyphs, mammoth copper mines and abandoned ghost towns with plenty of natural beauty to boot.
  • Santiago – half day city tour of colonial architecture and traditional neighbourhoods
  • San Pedro de Atacama – picturesque oasis village with an expansive archaeological museum
  • Salar de Atacama – Chile’s largest salt lake
  • Geysers del Tatio – sunrise visit to soak in the thermal springs
  • Valle de la Luna – striking lunar-like landscape with a sunset visit to enjoy the changing colours
  • Chuquicamata – the largest open-pit copper mines in the world
  • Cerro Pintados – ancient site consisting of more than 400 giant geoglyphs
  • Humberstone and Santa Laura – abandoned ghost towns with crumbling houses and rusty processing plants
  • Arica – the brilliantly preserved Chinchorro mummies
  • Lauca National Park – the stunning Chungara Lake backed by the snow-capped Parinacota volcano