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Atacama San Pedro Altiplano

The driest desert on Earth, your way.

Private tours only · never shared groups · itinerary 100% your own

Geysers at sunrise, turquoise lagoons at 4,000 meters, lunar sunsets and the most star-filled skies on the planet — all private, with a bilingual guide and departures on your schedule. Select the experiences you love below, personalize the details, and get your tailored proposal in less than 24 hours.

⭐ 4.9/5 · 861 reviews 🧑‍✈️ Private guide ES · EN · PT 🏨 Curated hotels in San Pedro 🛡️ Sernatur-licensed DMC
  • +300clear nights a year
  • 2,400 mSan Pedro's altitude · guided acclimatization
  • Year-rounda destination with no off-season
  • 100%private · your group, your schedule

Tours & experiences · San Pedro de Atacama

Choose what you want to experience

Tap the experiences that interest you — they can be all of them — and we'll turn them into a perfect itinerary, sequenced by altitude and timing, with hotel and private guide included.

Geyser erupting in the El Tatio geothermal field · Tourevo
Half day · Sunrise

El Tatio Geysers

  • El Tatio geothermal field, 4,320 m · 95 km from San Pedro
  • Half day · departure before sunrise
  • Difficulty: Low · high altitude

The world's highest geothermal field roaring to life at sunrise, with an altiplano breakfast and an optional thermal bath.

Highlights Erupting fumaroles and geysers · altiplano breakfast · thermal pool · vicuñas and flamingos on the way back

An early-morning departure above 4,000 m: best done from your second day on, for proper acclimatization.

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Great Dune of the Valle de la Luna, San Pedro de Atacama · Tourevo
Half day · Sunset

Valle de la Luna

  • Cordillera de la Sal, Los Flamencos National Reserve
  • Half day · 4 to 5 hours
  • Difficulty: Low

Dunes, salt canyons and rocky amphitheaters that light up at sunset. The unmissable classic, without the crowds thanks to a private departure.

Highlights Great Dune · The Amphitheater · Las Tres Marías · Cordillera de la Sal · sunset over the valley
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Laguna Miscanti in the Atacama altiplanic lagoons · Tourevo
Full day · Altiplano

Altiplanic Lagoons & Piedras Rojas

  • Miscanti, Miñiques and the Talar salt flat · above 4,000 m
  • Full day · 8 to 9 hours
  • Difficulty: Low · high altitude

Miscanti and Miñiques mirroring volcanoes, and the Talar salt flat with its red rocks. Atacama's most scenic day.

Highlights Laguna Miscanti · Laguna Miñiques · Piedras Rojas · Salar de Talar · the village of Socaire

A full day above 4,000 m: best tackled after a couple of days of acclimatization.

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Andean flamingo at Laguna Chaxa, Salar de Atacama · Tourevo
Half day · Wildlife

Laguna Chaxa & flamingos

  • Salar de Atacama, Los Flamencos National Reserve
  • Half day · 4 hours
  • Difficulty: Very low

Andean flamingos feeding at sunset in the heart of the Salar de Atacama, within Los Flamencos National Reserve.

Highlights Andean, Chilean and James's flamingos · salt crusts of the salt flat · Licancabur and Láscar volcanoes in the background
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Milky Way over the Atacama Desert · Tourevo
Night · Exclusive

Private stargazing

  • Just outside San Pedro de Atacama
  • Night · 2 to 3 hours
  • Difficulty: Very low

The cleanest skies on the planet, with telescopes and an astronomer dedicated solely to your group.

Highlights Professional telescopes · Milky Way and southern skies · dedicated astronomer · optional dinner under the stars

Subject to moon phase and sky conditions: we schedule it for the best night of your stay.

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Turquoise salt lagoon in Baltinache · Tourevo
Half day · Floating

Baltinache Lagoons

  • Cordillera de la Sal, 40 km from San Pedro
  • Half day · 4 to 5 hours
  • Difficulty: Low

Seven turquoise lagoons hidden in the Cordillera de la Sal. Float effortlessly in crystal-clear hypersaline water.

Highlights Seven salt lagoons · floating enabled in one lagoon · salt formations · the silence of the desert

Only one lagoon is enabled for bathing, to protect the surroundings.

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Puritama river canyon · Tourevo
Half day · Relax

Puritama Hot Springs

  • Puritama river canyon, 3,500 m · 30 km from San Pedro
  • Half day · 3 to 4 hours
  • Difficulty: Very low

Eight geothermal pools tucked into a high-altitude canyon. The desert's natural spa, ideal for your acclimatization day.

Highlights Eight thermal pools at 33 °C · the Puritama river canyon · boardwalks and high-altitude vegetation

Spots are limited by the park operator: booking ahead is recommended.

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Flamingos in the Salar de Atacama with Licancabur volcano · Tourevo
Multi-day · Boutique

Complete Atacama · 3–5 days

  • San Pedro de Atacama, the salt flat and the altiplano
  • 3 to 5 days
  • Difficulty: Tailored to you

The complete trip: we combine the experiences you choose with a curated hotel, smart acclimatization, transfers from Calama and a private guide.

Highlights Itinerary sequenced by altitude · curated hotel · transfers from Calama · 24/7 concierge

Built to measure around your dates, pace and hotel level.

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You choose the experiences, we master the desert

In Atacama, the details make the trip: altitude must be respected, the light dictates the schedule and access to each site is limited. We sequence your chosen experiences from lower to higher altitude, book every access permit and depart at the exact right time to find the landscapes without the crowds.

  • Private transfers from Calama airport
  • Itinerary sequenced by altitude — smart acclimatization
  • Curated hotels: from charming boutiques to Tierra, Awasi and Explora
  • Private departures on your schedule: unhurried sunrises and sunsets
Atacama Desert landscape · private tours in San Pedro de Atacama with Tourevo

How it works

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Live Atacama

We meet you in Calama and stay with you through the return. 24/7 concierge throughout the trip.

Frequently asked questions

Before you travel to Atacama

How do I get to San Pedro de Atacama?

You fly from Santiago to Calama (~2 h, year-round flights), and from there it's about 100 km (1 h 15 min) to San Pedro. Tourevo picks you up at Calama airport with a private transfer and coordinates all of the trip's logistics, including the return.

What's the best time of year to visit Atacama?

Atacama is a year-round destination: it's the driest desert on Earth, with more than 300 clear days a year. From April to November the skies are ideal for stargazing; summer (Dec–Feb) can bring brief spells of altiplano winter weather. Winter nights (Jun–Aug) are cold (below 0 °C) but with the sharpest skies.

How many days do I need in San Pedro de Atacama?

3 to 5 days is ideal: it lets you acclimatize properly to the altitude and combine Tatio, Valle de la Luna, altiplanic lagoons and a night of stargazing without rushing. Mark the experiences you're interested in above and we'll build the optimal sequence based on altitude and timing.

How do you manage altitude sickness on the tours?

We sequence the itinerary from lower to higher altitude: San Pedro sits at 2,400 m, but El Tatio and the altiplanic lagoons rise above 4,000 m. We recommend a calm first 24 hours, constant hydration and high-altitude outings from the second or third day onward. Our guides keep a close eye on every passenger, and the private vehicle lets us adjust the pace.

Are the tours private or shared?

With Tourevo, 100% private: an exclusive vehicle and guide for your group, departures whenever suits you best (key for El Tatio at sunrise and for the sunsets) and your own pace. Stargazing includes an astronomer dedicated solely to you.

How do I personalize my trip and get a quote?

Select the experiences you like on this page, mark your preferences (hotel, guide language, photographer, pace) and send us your selection via WhatsApp or the quote builder with your dates and number of travelers. A travel designer will get back to you with a fully built proposal within 24 business hours.

Your complete trip across Chile

Build your full agenda with Tourevo

A trip to Atacama is rarely just the desert: most of our clients add days in Santiago, the Wine Route, the coast or the Andes. Carry your selection into the quote tool or the calendar planner and build your itinerary day by day — one trip, one point of contact, one proposal.

The desert is calling

Choose your experiences above or tell us your idea from scratch — a travel designer will get back to you with a proposal within 24 business hours.

Photo credits · Destination images via Wikimedia Commons: Alexarje (CC0) · Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0) · WALTER ROGER KLEIN (CC BY-SA 4.0) · ESO/J. Girard (djulik.com) (CC BY 4.0) · 35ciencias (H,F,Mendez) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Otávio Nogueira from Fortaleza, BR (CC BY 2.0) · BenGoetzinger (CC BY-SA 3.0). Reference photography of the destination; experiences are operated privately with Tourevo.

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