Attractions
Attractions of the Atacama Desert
Attractions of San Pedro de Atacama
In the list below we present the best tourist attractions San Pedro de Atacama and its surroundings. The tourism in this region is based among the natural beauty and activities that these attractions offer.
MOON VALLEY
Witness this great natural phenomenon that nature offers, to observe the beautiful Valley from an enormous sand dune.
TOCONAO AND ATACAMA SALT LAKE
At the south of San Pedro is the entry to the center of the impressive Salar de Atacama Salt Lake. 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.
TATIO GEYSERS
Be part of the magnificent steam fumaroles, one of the most impressive attractives to visit.
PURITAMA HOTSPRINGS
Recharge your energies in this incredible thermal waters that offer us these known SPA in the middle of the Atacama Desert.
PUKARÁ DE QUITOR
Visit this ancient forts constructed by the ancestor atacameños people to be able to defend themselves from other towns that formerly inhabited South America.
VALLE DE LA MUERTE or MARS VALLEY
Surprise yourself with the strangeness of this famous Valley and get inside in the great beauty of the salt mountain range; this summit that at first seems snow is salt; admire its natural sculptures and surprise yourself even more.
ALTIPLANIC LAGOONS
A "must visit" to be able to observe the great beauty offered by these singular lagoons located in the heart of the Atacama Desert, a real oasis in the desert.
CORDILLERA DE LA SAL (SALT MOUNTAINS)
Surprise yourself with the particular and changing colors that offer the manifold mineral compund by salt.
PADRE LE PAIGE MUSEUM (ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM)
This museum keeps a great variety of mummies of a great archaeological value, as well as utensils and an enormous number of vestiges of the atacameños ancestors.
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