The Atacama Desert, Tailor-made luxury Chile Holidays

Possibly the best place in the world to star gaze, The Atacama Desert is not only the driest, but also the highest dry desert on earth at 2,500m. In this harsh, often eerie, yet starkly beautiful desert landscape there is a lot of sunshine and although the temperature drops below zero at night, generally the year-round climate is pleasant and the transparency of light, unique. The mixture of volcanoes, salt flats and high altitude wetlands is unparalleled.

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San Pedro de Atacama, at an altitude of 2,450m (you will need a little time to acclimatise), is a tourist town but it retains a bohemian charm and should not be missed. Once you leave San Pedro head into the altiplano and the volcanoes you will experience an entirely different and remote world.

Five things you really should do in the Atacama:

1 - Soak in the Puitama hot springs with drinks and nibble provided on floating trays.

2 - Visit the Valley of the Moon...

3 - See El Tatio, the world’s highest substantial geyser field at 4,321 m.

4 - Experience the Salar de Atacama the largest salt-pan in Chile. The Salar contains many smaller lakes, including Laguna Chaxa, home to a large number of flamingos.

5 - Star gaze... In this harsh, often eerie, yet starkly beautiful desert landscape there is a lot of sunshine and although the temperature drops below zero at night, generally the year-round climate is pleasant and the transparency of light, unique.

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