San Pedro de Atacama Desert Vacations

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San Pedro de Atacama : Tourist trap central. | Nov 30 06'

by On-track to BPAC! a 22 year old female from Sydney, on vacation in San Pedro de Atacama

"Rachel said to me: "If you travelled this country without you boyfriend, things would be very different." I now found out what she meant."

We arrived in San Pedro de Atacama, a small touristy desert town, at about 11:30am. The bus was 45 minutes late after an already 16 hour bus trip,... Continue reading »
The Driest Desert on Earth | Jul 16 07'

by Niall Hughes a 27 year old male from Belfast, on vacation in San Pedro de Atacama

"When I arrived here I felt like the South American journey had begun for real"

After yet another 20 hour bus journey, with a few sorry looking people on board, we ended up in San Pedro de Atacama, home of the driest desert on... Continue reading »
San Pedro on the Magical Atacama Desert | Mar 26 07'

by Wendy2009 a 47 year old female from Brisbane, on vacation in San Pedro de Atacama

After 22 hours stuck in a bus, anywhere you can finally get lateral is a welcome relief! Although the 10 or so hours of daylight did provide for so... Continue reading »
Oasis in the desert | Apr 11 07'

by kea a 41 year old male traveling as a couple from London, on vacation in San Pedro de Atacama

From La Serena to San Pedro took 3 days travelling. It was very exhausting but the scenery was beautiful. We did 2 bush camps. The first night... Continue reading »

San Pedro de Atacama Travel Experiences

Board to Death? - Certainly Not! - Sandboarding i...

Do you know how incredibly excited I was when I found out that I could sandboard in San Pedro?!My little face was beaming with excitement... Continue reading »

by Real Traveler Ivy
Journey to the driest place on Earth

This being day 60, this is the last of the blog updates for South America. A number of you have pointed out that this update is now... Continue reading »

by Real Traveler Marcfest
Alien landscapes in the desert

San Pedro de Atacama is an oasis town in the driest desert in the world. After Calama, San Pedro was an oasis to me. The town is small an... Continue reading »

by Real Traveler Sal Paradise
A Different Planet

After a short but interupted fligh we landed in Calama De Atacama The deaserts only airpoirt town. Here we were promptly met by the lowes... Continue reading »

by Real Traveler Ottilie
As Napolean Dynamite would say ....."Vote for Ped...

San Pedro de Atacama.....this place is amazing in more ways than one..... Although just a small oasis town, San Pedro has significant imp... Continue reading »

by Real Traveler Ivy