Map of north chile and atacama desert tourist attractions. According to estimates, the atacama desert occupies 105,000 km 2. The atacama desert is the driest nonpolar desert in the world, a as well as the only true desert to receive less precipitation than the polar deserts. Rome2rio makes travelling from atacama desert to cartagena easy. Position your mouse over the map and use your mousewheel to zoom in or out. Rome2rio makes travelling from atacama to atacama desert easy. They have an island in the middle of the lake called isla deal sol. Its network includes 383 lines including a trolleybus line. Rome2rio makes travelling from cincinnati to atacama desert easy. The atacama desert is the driest desert on earth and the atacama is also the home of the oldest mummies in the world called chinchorro mummies i spent six months in arica in the atacama desert as a european student. Find all the transport options for your trip from atacama to atacama desert right here. Altiplano lagoons, salt flats and red rocks atacama 3 in. The rome bus network is operated by the atac azienda tramvie ed autobus del comune di roma.
But if i could combine this with seeing the atacama in chile that would be even better so i guess it would mean starting and. Pdf lomas formations of the atacama desert, northern chile. The students go by bus to the newly inaugurated atacama desert center where they participate in field work and lectures. On the fourth day of our journey, we recommend you to visit the atacama salt flat, located. Uyuni and atacama desert may 2016 watch this topic. Read our range of informative guides on popular transport routes and companies. The staff guide and a bus driver was friendly and prepared, ready to. After magical adventures in the land of natural treasures, we highly advise you to visit another type of wonder, the observatories of the region to make your experience at the atacama desert even more memorable. It was a stark difference compared with the dry, inhospitable atacama desert. Rome2rios travel guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Due to the atacama deserts extreme conditions, human settlements are few and far between. Its geography is unique and includes lagoons, volcanoes, salt flats, geysers, hot springs, rivers and ravines, together with widespread spanish legacy of the xvi century, churches and. I would like to do something before this though and thought i cannot go to bolivia without visiting the salt flats.
Little adobe houses, cozy restaurant are the base to explore one of the chiles most spectacular sceneries. Conditions for life in the extreme arid region of the atacama desert. The ultimate guide to discovering the atacama desert. And click on per te right under the big graphic with the open 110 bus. You may download the appchoices app at appchoices to opt out in. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. Visting arica in the atacama desert is the perfect place for a holiday. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. This map of northern chile shows the most important towns and attractions of the atacama desert. Road trip santiago to atacama desert 3 day camping experience. From street and road map to highresolution satellite imagery of atacama desert. The trip takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes and costs 3. I spent six months in arica in the atacama desert as a european student as part of an exchange from the us and i will share with you what i enjoyed doing in arica the most.
Without a reservation for a tour or excursion, it is difficult to see everything the atacama desert. It is the driest desert on the earth coming second only to the antarctica. The name is very fitting to the countrys vast and dramatic landscapes which range from the atacama desert to south americas southernmost tip at cape hoorn. Turistour is an andina del sud company, with a history and tradition of more than 99 years old. Uyuni and atacama desert may 2016 uyuni message board.
We were looking at sky airlines to go from santiago but they dont have flights every day it seems. You can get there by bus 20 hours ish from santiago or fly to calama and then shuttle bus to sp. The atacama desert in northern chiles monumental landscape is represented by the atacama desert, the driest on the planet. I am interested in visiting the atacama desert san pedro. Bus passes are available from the green toad bus which allow. Atacama desert to vina del mar via plane, and bus rome2rio. Jul, 2011 i wanted to see the sites around the atacama desert but at the top of my list was the hand in the desert. Where is atacama, atacama desert, chile on map lat long. Fogquest agreed to play an important part in the explora project by funding and constructing a large fog collector lfc, water storage tank, drip irrigation system, and small greenhouse.
Visit the atacama desert on a trip to chile audley travel. Why you should hire a car and go selfguided around the atacama desert. Journey through two of the worlds most enchanting and mysterious locales. Oct 07, 2010 permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. Get the best fare and schedule, book a round trip ticket or find buses with wifi and electrical outlets. The area most commonly defined as atacama is yellow. Several buses per day connect the town with calama, operated by frontera del norte, atacama 2000, turbus and ktur. It is, in fact, 50 times drier than californias death valley. For this reason, it is vital to book tours to the variety of desert destinations beforehand.
The distance between santiago to atacama desert is 1426 km by road. Find all the transport options for your trip from orlando to atacama desert right here. You need to acclimate to this elevation and a lot of the tours that go to the extra high elevation spots wont let you. Rome2rio displays up to date schedules, route maps, journey times and. The atacama desert is a huge area pretty much all of lowland parts of region iii northwards into peru so a very broad question. Atacama desert to valparaiso via plane, and bus rome2rio. Free travel guide to atacama desert, chile cn traveller. The bus leaves from calama and takes 8 hours to drive to uyuni plus an hour or so to cross the border.
The atacama desert is the driest nonpolar desert in the world, as well as the only true desert to receive less precipitation than the polar deserts. There are 2 ways to get from atacama desert to vina del mar by plane or bus. Then you must first take a bus to calama, which is around 1. Find all the transport options for your trip from atacama desert to cartagena right here. Find all the transport options for your trip from cincinnati to atacama desert right here. The atacama desert covers a total area of 40,541 sq. This rating is based on the comments of 33 travelers during the last 6 months who evaluated the 3 categories.
San pedro is a very popular destination among chilean tourists and international visitors alike. You can also find the distance from santiago to atacama desert using other travel options like bus, subway, tram, train and rail. You can find on this page the map of rome bus and the map of rome night bus. Apart from the trip distance, refer directions from santiago to atacama desert for road driving directions. The graphic, by the way, is announcing a reducedprice family ticket, for up to four people, with a maximum of two adults, for 50 on the open 110 hopon,hopoff double decker tour bus. In fact, it is so dry that some weather stations in the desert have never recorded a single drop of. Top 10 facts about the atacama desert quasar expeditions. However, the first organized tribes only began to roam the area as huntergatherers about 7,000 years ago. Allowing in the way to appreciate the view of licancabur and lascar volcanoes among others, then knwoing the town of toconao and continue up to the salt lake, reaching the chaxa lagoon inhabited by flamingoes.
A higher formation, the altiplano is one of the most active volcanic areas on earth. Despite its rustic appearance and the odd stray dog, its full of elegant hotels and artisan restaurants. After a few days exploring the chilean capital, we left santiago on a night bus, heading north, towards the atacama desert. Bus passes are available from the green toad bus which allow you to. Thats because using arica as your base will make it easy to reach local and nearby tourist attractions. The atacama people, known as atacamenos or atacamas in spanish and kunzas, likanantai or likanantai in english, are indigenous people from the atacama desert and altiplano region in the north of chile and argentina and southern bolivia. Your total cost to flights from santiago to atacama desert is about 224. This page shows the location of atacama desert, antofagasta, antofagasta region, chile on a detailed road map. Rome2rio makes travelling from orlando to atacama desert easy. Lomas formations of the atacama desert, northern chile. Visiting the atacama desert chile lonely planet forum.
The last part of the route crosses the arid atacama desert until it. Santiago to atacama desert 3 day camping experience. The massive atacama desert encompasses approximately 40,000 square miles of northern chile and features many of south americas incredible landscapes. The atacama desert has been inhabited for over 10,000 years.
The desert is high up and a lot of the excursions you will partake in are extremely elevated one of them goes up to 14,000 feet to put in perspective, thats higher than the mountains in vail, colorado to go skiing. Field excursion from central chile to the atacama desert. The desert here is truly all encompassing, and the town is located in one of the driest places on earth. Officially the driest place on earth, it receives almost no rainfall whatsoever. Due to the limitations of the metro in rome, if you want to get around the city using public transport, you will often need to take a bus. Wed love to visit the atacama area but dont have much time. Atacama desert chile tours of chiles atacama desert and. Explore the varying differences between the civilization that thrived in the atacama salt flat and the mysterious cultural phenomenon known as easter island, a unesco world heritage site. Visitors come in large numbers, to use the town as a stepping stone to the amazing landscapes around it.
According to estimates the atacama desert proper occupies 105,000 square kilometres 41,000 sq mi, or 128,000 square kilometres 49,000 sq mi if the barren lower. The atacama desert is a plateau that occupies the northwest parts of the chilean coast on the continent of south america. Its a very popular destination among chilean tourists and international visitors alike. It is definately possible to travel from san pedo to uyuni without doing the 3 day tour. Check out more awesome routes in bolivia and chile on bikemap. The rome night bus network is operated by the atac azienda tramvie ed. I was sure i was going to miss my bus to salta map. Gustavo le paige archaeological museum and the church of san pedro. The atacama desert is the driest desert on earth and the atacama is also the home of the oldest mummies in the world called chinchorro mummies. The rome bus network is operated by the atac azienda. With this semiprivate tour, you will have the opportunity to visit one of the highlights in a more intimate way, sharing your day with other.
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