Travelogues Antofagasta Region

...after a spectacular sunset we headed to the 'El Tatio' geysers on 23.04.26, to a lagoon with flamingos, to warm springs for bathing, and into the cactus valley...

Chile's Petra

The flight over the Andes has already given us a small taste of the Atacama Desert, but what the place had to offer has surprised us. San Pedro is a small desert town with a lot...

Our spaceship was not the Enterprise but a big double-decker bus, in which you can travel cheaply and comfortably in South America... except for a coke-addicted loser a few rows...

From Iquique we drive for hours through the Atacama Desert - one of the driest deserts in the world - and barren landscapes towards San Pedro de Atacama. The 2700 meters of...

From a night photoshoot with Carlos

From dust, mountains, and colorful markets

In Chile, we spent only 2 nights. First, I went to an internet cafe to book the next destinations and flights. Between Buenos Aires and Rio, I will now visit the Iguazu Falls....

The Chilean desert with its Moon Valley and a side trip to the sea.

Earlier departure from Santiago to Calama and then the drive (about one hour) to San Pedro de Atacama. A city built of red stones. Formerly important for salt mining in the...

Geographically speaking, the geysers actually belong to San Pedro, but if you drive through Calama, you have a 100 km detour but the luxury of a paved road. In addition, you...

The next day, the taxi was on time in front of the hostel and despite rush hour, we arrived at the airport early. With only two gates, the airport is relatively small, which...

We have now arrived in country number 7 of this journey - Chile, the richest country in all of South America. We drove to San Pedro de Atacama, not far from the border with...

We have to wake up early to witness the sunrise at El Tatio. The volcano is located at an altitude of 4280 meters, so it is quite chilly there in the morning hours. At the foot...

After breakfast, we start our tour to various lagoons. Our first stop is at the Laguna Chaxa, a salt lake inhabited by countless flamingos, Andean flamingo, James's flamingo,...

„You have 5 minutes left for check-in“, explained an annoyed airport employee and sent us to the quick check-in. Due to the everyday traffic jam in Santiago, we were a bit tight...

Those who expect hot and noisy South Americans in Chile will be disappointed. Chileans are surprisingly calm and not particularly loud. Compared to here, European markets or...

Arriving at the bus station in San Pedro, we organize a bus ticket to Calama. The journey takes about 1.5 hours. Since we still don't have internet, we find a cafe with Wi-Fi in...

After a relaxing morning, we drive to the Hidden Lagoons of Baltinache. Here, too, the water flows from the Bolivian Andes into a depression without an outlet, and the remaining...

At 4:30 am, we will be picked up from the hostel and go to the El Tatio geyser by van. We are glad that this time we don't have to drive ourselves, but can use the ride to catch...

Of moons and valleys of death

The third day of our tour was very short. We visited two more lagoons and got closer to the Chilean border! The landscape here in the Eduardo Avaroa National Park looks like...

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- arrived in expensive Chile, from now on a double room costs around CHF 50 - impressive and diverse desert - the village of San Pedro is a pure tourist place: restaurants, tour...

After spending 2 days in La Serena, exploring the city and the Valle de Elqui (a small valley surrounded by mountain chains), we continued our journey northward. For quite some...

The Tatio Geysers were amazing - although it was extremely cold in the morning and I was not dressed appropriately :D Situated in volcanic areas, geysers are formed when the...

Today we wanted to have a quiet day. Although you only sit in the bus during the tours and are hardly physically challenged, we were always somehow exhausted at the end! It...

Breakfast at sunrise, observing flamingos and vicuñas, admiring breathtaking landscapes!

This was a night tour to observe the stars and gain a deeper understanding of astronomical patterns. I was amazed by the night sky :D

El Tatio Geyser Field