The Atacama Desert was a special place and I hope this helps with your trip planning! If you have any specific questions, don't hesitate to drop a comment below! Before you go, if you found this helpful, drop a like on this video and subscribe with goaw.pl/AwesomeTube 😊
@@GoingAwesomePlaces it’s coming up in august! i couldn’t find any details on ticket information from google itself so your blog helped me a lot. i actually found you through some guys comment on trip advisor. your blog is seriously one of the most detailed ones out there - i especially love the summaries you put after each attraction for ease of lookup.
Really helpful, thanks alot. The linked website is a store of valuable information as well. Seems like it's a real hassle to travel there without a tour, and not being able to pay for a ticket on the spot for the Altiplanic lakes and being forced to book it online makes no sense to me unless it's a safety procedure and they are afraid they'll get robbed.
@@Professor_Internet_PhD yeah they’ve definitely made it harder for independent travellers which is why I feel like they’re in league with the tour operators. I rather enjoyed the freedom of driving places ourselves but I think if anyone’s nervous about the rough roads and the hassle of tickets, I would definitely recommend the tours.
@@GoingAwesomePlaces As a photographer, I definitely need the freedom to move at my own pace and choice of time as well, so I would definitely rent a car, although it's annoying that you have to state a time to enter beforehand in some cases. The information you have given is very valuable 👍
Jorge's website for Atacama Desert Stargazing is: www.atacamadesertstargazing.com/. Let him know that I sent you. If you need more information as you go through your trip now, make sure to refer to our itinerary article here: goingawesomeplaces.com/6-day-san-pedro-de-atacama-itinerary-with-car-rental/
Great tips and wonderfull footage man! 3:28 Glad to know that they also are selling the tickets on the spot. I'm planning my trip to Atacama for September/October and the calendar on the website takes forever to load the available dates, and sometimes it doesn't load. And also I read some comments from other travellers saying that wasn't able to use their international credit card.
Ah that’s frustrating. Keep trying because I’d recommend having tickets beforehand otherwise there’s always the risk that they don’t sell tickets on the day of. We were there in the early days after they opened up and there was a lot of confusion. The website makes it sound like they don’t sell in-person but I do hope there’s some flexibility in that. Let me know what ends up happening!
Yes technically you could. We saw someone parked there and when we went to stargaze, we saw them camped in a covered area (old concrete structure). There aren’t a lot of spots but you could definitely make it happen.
You can certainly bring your own camera but I'd say it's almost set up more for Jorge to take photos. He takes photos for you and he sends it to you for free. That said, I wouldn't say it's very comprehensive. If you want to do more serious stuff on your own, you should let him know ahead of time or look for perhaps a photography-focused tour.
So 5 days is pretty close to the 6 days we spent in Atacama and I'd say it's pretty good to see/do most of everything from San Pedro de Atacama. Read our itinerary: goingawesomeplaces.com/6-day-san-pedro-de-atacama-itinerary-with-car-rental/ Now in terms of getting to Santiago, your best bet would be fly. The flight from Santiago to Calama is 2 hours and 8 minutes. We core this in our travel guide: goingawesomeplaces.com/san-pedro-de-atacama-travel-guide-chile/ Hope that helps!
Hi, thank you so much for this video. We are planning a trip there soon and had a question for you. What type of car did you rent? Specifically, was your car 2 wheel or 4 wheel drive? We’ve heard lots of mixed things about the roads there. How was the driving?
Hey! Check out our guide (goingawesomeplaces.com/san-pedro-de-atacama-travel-guide-chile/). To answer your question though, we rented a Nissan Kicks which is a 2WD crossover type of vehicle and honestly it was fine! The driving wasn't the easiest if I'm being honest but it was more about being confident with the roads and not stressing about worst-case scenarios. I think the hardest drive was probably out to Geyser del Tatio in the morning (in the dark) and going out to Lagunas Baltinache.
We rented from Europcar! The price was really good but the service at the counter was spotty as there was no one there when we landed and it took awhile for someone to show up. It seems like they’re only there at specific times. When dropping off, it was empty and so we just put our keys in the box. Check out our full itinerary here: goingawesomeplaces.com/6-day-san-pedro-de-atacama-itinerary-with-car-rental/
Great video as always. Thanks for the tips on the tickets. The same thing happened to us in Cordoba last year. I will be solo traveling to Chile and Bolivia next month and cannot wait. Normally, I travel with my son and fellow anthropologist, Bear. We promote culture, nature and great foods while we travel around the world planting trees, cleaning beaches, eating amazing foods and running our mouths. If that sounds cool to you, lease chack it out. KKeep up the fun and adventures. - Turtle
For multi-day treks, I've heard that you can backpack from San Pedro de Atacama to Rio Salado and Rio Grande, summit Soquete Volcano, over to El Tatio geysers and then back. I know that there's also the original Camino del Inca but I don't know how clearly marked it is or how continuous it is as well.
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The Atacama Desert was a special place and I hope this helps with your trip planning! If you have any specific questions, don't hesitate to drop a comment below! Before you go, if you found this helpful, drop a like on this video and subscribe with goaw.pl/AwesomeTube 😊
Hey, do you remember in which month did you visit Atacama?
@@pamela4638 I was there at the end of September
Excellent presentation with great information. Well-done and thank you.
Great, informative video. Thank you!
i LOVED your itinerary it helped me so much thank yoyv
@@teryakisoda you’re welcome!! Did you just come back from your trip or is it coming up?
@@GoingAwesomePlaces it’s coming up in august! i couldn’t find any details on ticket information from google itself so your blog helped me a lot. i actually found you through some guys comment on trip advisor. your blog is seriously one of the most detailed ones out there - i especially love the summaries you put after each attraction for ease of lookup.
@@teryakisoda yassss I’m so glad to hear. I was on the other end of things a few years ago so I know the struggle!! Have an amazing trip in August!
Great video covered everything ❤
Thank you!! Are you going soon?
Really helpful, thanks alot. The linked website is a store of valuable information as well. Seems like it's a real hassle to travel there without a tour, and not being able to pay for a ticket on the spot for the Altiplanic lakes and being forced to book it online makes no sense to me unless it's a safety procedure and they are afraid they'll get robbed.
@@Professor_Internet_PhD yeah they’ve definitely made it harder for independent travellers which is why I feel like they’re in league with the tour operators. I rather enjoyed the freedom of driving places ourselves but I think if anyone’s nervous about the rough roads and the hassle of tickets, I would definitely recommend the tours.
@@GoingAwesomePlaces As a photographer, I definitely need the freedom to move at my own pace and choice of time as well, so I would definitely rent a car, although it's annoying that you have to state a time to enter beforehand in some cases. The information you have given is very valuable 👍
Very helpful video ! Thanks ! Do you have any advice to rent a car ?
Thanks!! Check out our Atacama travel guide: goingawesomeplaces.com/san-pedro-de-atacama-travel-guide-chile/
How do I get in touch with Jorge please urgently as I am in Atacama now
Jorge's website for Atacama Desert Stargazing is: www.atacamadesertstargazing.com/. Let him know that I sent you. If you need more information as you go through your trip now, make sure to refer to our itinerary article here: goingawesomeplaces.com/6-day-san-pedro-de-atacama-itinerary-with-car-rental/
Great tips and wonderfull footage man!
3:28 Glad to know that they also are selling the tickets on the spot. I'm planning my trip to Atacama for September/October and the calendar on the website takes forever to load the available dates, and sometimes it doesn't load. And also I read some comments from other travellers saying that wasn't able to use their international credit card.
Ah that’s frustrating. Keep trying because I’d recommend having tickets beforehand otherwise there’s always the risk that they don’t sell tickets on the day of. We were there in the early days after they opened up and there was a lot of confusion. The website makes it sound like they don’t sell in-person but I do hope there’s some flexibility in that. Let me know what ends up happening!
Thank you for all these great sides!
Question: is there a possibility to overnight in our van at the stargazing point?
Yes technically you could. We saw someone parked there and when we went to stargaze, we saw them camped in a covered area (old concrete structure). There aren’t a lot of spots but you could definitely make it happen.
With the stargazing trip do I need my own camera or do they let you borrow cameras to take your own photos? Or even sell you the photos?
You can certainly bring your own camera but I'd say it's almost set up more for Jorge to take photos. He takes photos for you and he sends it to you for free. That said, I wouldn't say it's very comprehensive. If you want to do more serious stuff on your own, you should let him know ahead of time or look for perhaps a photography-focused tour.
nice video :)
Thank you!!
How much time do you recommend to spend in Atacama desert? Are 5 days enough?
And how long does it take to got to Atacama from Santiago de Chile?
So 5 days is pretty close to the 6 days we spent in Atacama and I'd say it's pretty good to see/do most of everything from San Pedro de Atacama.
Read our itinerary: goingawesomeplaces.com/6-day-san-pedro-de-atacama-itinerary-with-car-rental/
Now in terms of getting to Santiago, your best bet would be fly. The flight from Santiago to Calama is 2 hours and 8 minutes.
We core this in our travel guide: goingawesomeplaces.com/san-pedro-de-atacama-travel-guide-chile/
Hope that helps!
@@GoingAwesomePlaces Thank you for the quick reply.
Hi, thank you so much for this video. We are planning a trip there soon and had a question for you. What type of car did you rent? Specifically, was your car 2 wheel or 4 wheel drive? We’ve heard lots of mixed things about the roads there. How was the driving?
Hey! Check out our guide (goingawesomeplaces.com/san-pedro-de-atacama-travel-guide-chile/). To answer your question though, we rented a Nissan Kicks which is a 2WD crossover type of vehicle and honestly it was fine! The driving wasn't the easiest if I'm being honest but it was more about being confident with the roads and not stressing about worst-case scenarios. I think the hardest drive was probably out to Geyser del Tatio in the morning (in the dark) and going out to Lagunas Baltinache.
@@GoingAwesomePlaces which company you used for renting ? And how was the experience ? Thanks
We rented from Europcar! The price was really good but the service at the counter was spotty as there was no one there when we landed and it took awhile for someone to show up. It seems like they’re only there at specific times. When dropping off, it was empty and so we just put our keys in the box. Check out our full itinerary here: goingawesomeplaces.com/6-day-san-pedro-de-atacama-itinerary-with-car-rental/
@@me4jas check out Europcar here: goingawesomeplaces.com/europcar
@@GoingAwesomePlaces Thank you very much. Your videos and guides have been very helpful ! You are doing great service.
Great video as always. Thanks for the tips on the tickets. The same thing happened to us in Cordoba last year. I will be solo traveling to Chile and Bolivia next month and cannot wait. Normally, I travel with my son and fellow anthropologist, Bear. We promote culture, nature and great foods while we travel around the world planting trees, cleaning beaches, eating amazing foods and running our mouths. If that sounds cool to you, lease chack it out. KKeep up the fun and adventures. - Turtle
Thanks again!! Hopefully this and our guides on the blog help with your Chile segment. Would definitely love to do Bolivia if we ever go back!!
Do you know of any good backpack/treks in the Atacama? I'm looking to camp and explore out there.
For multi-day treks, I've heard that you can backpack from San Pedro de Atacama to Rio Salado and Rio Grande, summit Soquete Volcano, over to El Tatio geysers and then back. I know that there's also the original Camino del Inca but I don't know how clearly marked it is or how continuous it is as well.
@@GoingAwesomePlaces Thanks! We're crossing over from Bolivia with all our backcountry gear & looking to use it as much as possible.
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Very helpful information, thanks!
I’m glad you enjoyed the video!