The 15 Best Atacama Desert Tours

San Pedro de Atacama: El Tatio Geysers Tour - Sunrise steam at 4,200 meters

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 943 reviews · 7 hours · from $70Our pick

Review of the El Tatio Geysers tour from San Pedro, with sunrise steam, flamingos, breakfast, altitude advice, costs, and practical tips.

“Great trip out to the Geysers. Our guide, George, was very informed and the journey back seeing the flora, fauna and local communities was also super interesting. Make sure you have layers on that you can remove as the day warms up. You will need 2 layers minimum on legs and 3 on body. Hat and gloves vital. Trainers are fine on feet.”

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San Pedro de Atacama: Etno-Stargazing Tour with Transfer

2.Etno-Stargazing Tour with Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 629 reviews · 2h 30m · from $41

Review of San Pedro’s Etno-Stargazing Tour, with Andean sky stories, telescopes, transfers, photography, practical tips, and honest value advice.

“The knowledge of Felipe was amazing. He was able to quote research papers and align them with current understanding and ancient knowledge”

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The Roofless Experience San Pedro de Atacama Stargazing Tour

3.The Roofless Experience San Pedro de Atacama Stargazing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 522 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $65Top rated

Review of The Roofless Experience in San Pedro de Atacama, with telescope views, expert guides, photos, snacks, costs, and booking tips.

“Friendly, fun and informative evening. Well organised, great blankets, real hot chocolate and snacks. Looking forward to the photos, love the one of the moon. Well worth it”

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Half Day Tour to Geysers del Tatio

4.Half Day Tour to Geysers del Tatio

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 499 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $50

Review of the El Tatio geyser tour from San Pedro, with sunrise views, breakfast, flamingos, Machuca, costs, altitude tips, and guide advice.

“Francisco and Dave were excellent guides. They were very thoughtful in how they planned out the day so we got the maximum experience. They shared lots of insightful information, put on a great breakfast and had the perfect soundtrack for the day. 10/10 highly recommend!”

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San Pedro de Atacama: Stargazing Experience

5.Stargazing Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 489 reviews · 2h 30m · from $35

San Pedro de Atacama stargazing review covering telescopes, astronomy guides, Milky Way views, photography, drinks, cold nights, and value.

“Thankyou for this interesting and engaging tour. We joined the day after a full moon; watching the moon rise, Saturn and learning a lot! A drink and a hot drink fended off the cold and we were dropped at the end of the road back to our accommodation. Recommended.”

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San Pedro Atacama: Baltinache Lagoons

6.San Pedro Atacama: Baltinache Lagoons

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 359 reviews · 5 hours · from $70

Review of the Baltinache Lagoons from San Pedro de Atacama: saltwater floating, desert views, breakfast, cost, logistics, and honest drawbacks.

“Loved our morning learning everything about the Lagoons! We even got to swim / float in one of them. Only small downside is that the driver was driving so fast through the dirt tracks, I was scared 🥹😂”

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San Pedro de Atacama: Valle de la Luna Guided Tour

7.Valle de la Luna Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 312 reviews · 4 hours · from $63

Explore Valle de la Luna from San Pedro with salt formations, Tres Marias, sunset views, snacks, and a pisco sour for $63.

“It was amazing, our guide Lukas was very entertaining, very insightful and had great facilities. He knew all the good spots and made sure we avoided the crowds as much as possible. The afternoon sunset set up was great with a delicious spread. Highly recommend.”

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Half Day Tour to Valle de la Luna

8.Half Day Tour to Valle de la Luna

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 307 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $50

Review of San Pedro’s Valle de la Luna half-day tour, with geology, salt formations, sunset views, snacks, pisco sour, price, and practical tips.

“This tour was definitely worth it. I honestly wish it was a little longer. The terrain was very unique!”

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San Pedro de Atacama: 3-Day Activity Combo with 4 Tours

9.3-Day Activity Combo with 4 Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 247 reviews · from $233

Explore four Atacama highlights in three days, from Tatio Geysers and Red Rocks to Valle de la Luna and Baltinache Lagoons.

“Tours with the Agency were always well organized with Whatsapp Groups. Would recomend 10/10. Francisco and Andrea (Lovely Couple) took great care of me and were able to book me also into last minute Trips”

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Piedras Rojas + Altiplanic Lagoons and Salar de Atacama

10.Piedras Rojas + Altiplanic Lagoons and Salar de Atacama

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 218 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $80

Explore Piedras Rojas, flamingo-filled Laguna Chaxa, Andean lagoons, Socaire, and the Atacama salt flats on a full-day tour.

“This was one of our favourite day tours and we really enjoyed having Daniel as our guide. He was funny, friendly, helpful, knowledgeable and passionate as he showed us the best of the lagoons and flamingos on a tour of about 400 kilometres. The first stop was just before sunrise where we had a good breakfast (Daniel makes terrific scrambled eggs) as the sun came up outside the Chaxa Lagoon, home of flamingos. It was beautiful as were all of the sights we saw later in the mountains. There were plenty of vicuna and seeing rhea was a bonus. A good lunch was provided and we were back in San…”

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Stargazing Tour in San Pedro de Atacama

11.Stargazing Tour in San Pedro de Atacama

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 191 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $35

Review of San Pedro de Atacama’s stargazing tour, with telescopes, Milky Way photos, wine, snacks, weather tips, and practical booking advice.

“Alejandro is super passionate and knowledgable and goes out of his way to ensure you get the best experience for the time of night and season.”

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Tour to the Valley of the Moon San Pedro de Atacama

12.Tour to the Valley of the Moon San Pedro de Atacama

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 147 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $35

Review of San Pedro de Atacama’s Valley of the Moon tour, with sunset views, dune walks, practical tips, pricing, and honest drawbacks.

“Amazing tour! Left at 3pm and headed to the valley of the moon, words can't describe the sights. Our guide was very knowledgeable and did the tour back to front so we were alone at all the sights with no big crowds at all. Amazingz”

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Astronomical Tour with Guide and Pick Up San Pedro de Atacama

13.Astronomical Tour with Guide and Pick Up San Pedro de Atacama

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 145 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $38

Review of San Pedro de Atacama’s 2.5-hour astronomy tour, with telescopes, hotel pickup, stargazing tips, photos, drinks, and honest advice.

“This was an excellent experience seeing the constellations and having detailed explanations of them. Lovely to also have hot drinks and snacks! Only shame was the time of night and day of month meant the moon was bright and the planets weren't out.”

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Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley) from San Pedro de Atacama

14.Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley) from San Pedro de Atacama

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 145 reviews · 5 hours · from $47

Explore Valle de la Luna near San Pedro de Atacama, visit salt caves and Tres Marias, then watch sunset from the Gran Duna.

“We very much enjoyed our tour with Desert Adventures! The places we visited were beautiful, and as advertised in the tour. The tour guide was friendly, knowledgeable, bilinguale english/spanish, and gave us enough time for pictures. The driver was good, no criticisms there. The tour also gave us a bag of snacks which was nice. We left a bit late, but we came back to San Pedro a bit later so all good. I definitely recommend!”

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From San Pedro de Atacama: El Tatio Geyser Field & Wetlands

15.El Tatio Geyser Field & Wetlands

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 141 reviews · 7 hours · from $76

Review of El Tatio Geysers from San Pedro, with sunrise, wetlands, Machuca village, breakfast, altitude tips, and honest value advice.

“We were picked up in the order given the night before which was great! The day was very informative and lots of explanations of everything. We also managed to get back pretty early which meant I had time to nap as the pick up was super early!”

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