Travelogues Antofagasta Region

Tourist town San Pedro de Atacama

After acclimatizing for about three days, today was the day to visit the geysers in El Tatio. At the base of the "El Tatio" volcano lies the third largest geyser field in the...

The day before, we had already decided to rent another or additional car in San Pedro in order to be able to do the planned tours for the next two days. Unfortunately, the next...

To get used to the altitude, it was necessary to sleep in and have a good breakfast first. The first stop for today was the "Valle de la Luna", a moon-like valley with different...

After a mixed night on the bus, we arrived in Antofagasta early in the morning feeling a bit tired. We took a taxi to the airport to pick up our rental car because we had...

The plan was actually the same as the last pass, to sleep at 2,500 - 3,000 meters and drive the pass with its 4,100 meters in one day. A little better preparation would have...

Chilean reliability and more German than Spanish

In Uyuni we noticed that we had forgotten to book a hostel in San Pedro. So we quickly looked for a café and searched for a room for ourselves. The border crossing to Chile was...

May 30th The early bird catches the worm. I think that's how an old saying goes, right? But somehow deep in my long-term memory it sounds a little different. If I remember...

25.11. - 27.11.2017 After the beach, we head inland again. San Pedro de Atacama is on the program. On arrival, it is very nice and warm. The city is quite manageable and...

The next day we separated from the others. They wanted to leave for Bolivia in the next few days. We, on the other hand, just wanted to quickly check our emails in San Predo and...

Late in the evening, we took the bus to Santiago, but thank God I won't be staying there long. We then continued right to the airport and from there to the north of Chile. At the...

Today we took a full-day tour to Piedras Rojas Rochas (red rocks), Lagunas Antiplanicas, and Chaxa. During this excursion, we were supposed to reach a maximum altitude of 4200...

When you get the best out of something, no matter the topic, you say that you give your life for it. "Dar la Vida". That's exactly what we did in San Pedro, I felt like I saw the...

When we arrived there, straight from the desert, from a hostel without a shower, and saw the Chilean standard, we could hardly believe it. A hairdryer in the hostel! A duvet!...

San Pedro does not feel like a town of 2,000 inhabitants at all, it feels more like a town of 5,000 inhabitants and is the tourist center in Chile. For the people here, it's a...

May 29 Backpacker = typical tourist? Can that even be true?!?!? If someone had equated backpackers and typical selfie stick tourists a few months ago, I would have instantly...

The goal of today was the Lascar Volcano, whose summit is about 5600m above sea level. Our starting point San Pedro de Atacama is at about 2400m. So we had to overcome 3200m in...

Maggi made it over the pass and we arrived exhausted in San Pedro. But there was no time to rest. On the dusty market square, we met Peter and his companions Roman and Truma. ...

Antofagasta, Chile

Basic equipment Tatio with hot tea

Laguna Cejar

San Pedro Church

The first week in Atacama was packed with trips. We went mountain biking on the sand dunes. We went on a tour with a guide to the salt lagoons, where we observed flamingos and...

San Pedro de Atacama - this is exactly how the abandoned towns in old Western films look like, inhabited by stagecoach robbers, whiskey-drinking gold diggers, and corrupt...

The alarm clock rings at 6:30. I get up, make myself a coffee and wait to be picked up. At 7:30 sharp, Miguel, the same funny guide from yesterday, is standing at the door...

With a mixed feelings (mainly Lisa), we start one of the most beautiful bus rides in the world at 9.45am. We are really looking forward to it, but we also have some respect for...

After the exciting tour through the salt flats, it was time to shower, do laundry, and chill in San Pedro de Atacama (and of course, enjoy coffee and cake 🤗). San Pedro is a...

At 6 a.m., our bus left from Uyuni to Calama, from where we wanted to continue to San Pedro de Atacama. Until the Bolivian border, everything was uneventful. It was freezing...

For the journey from Salta to San Pedro, I used the bus again. Departure was at 1 am, so I arrived in San Pedro at 11 am. Saved a night's accommodation ;-). Fortunately, the bus...