Región de Antofagasta Travel Forum

Hi,
My girl friend and I will be in Santiago mid December and would like to do the 3days/2nights Salar de Uyuni tour starting from Uyuni and ending in San Pedro.

The problem is that we only have 5 days starting from / coming back to Santiago (we have to be back in Santiago for a wedding). Is it feasible?
The main question is how to get to the start of the tour in Uyuni quickly enough from Santiago. Our current best guess is to fly to Calama and find a 1 day transport to Uyuni from there but I can’t see any (the only transport I found so far is the 3 days San pedro to Uyuni tour…). Any suggestion?

Alternatively we could start the tour from San Pedro but then would have to find a quick (1 day max) and reliable transport to come back from Uyuni to San Pedro. Suggestions most welcome here again.

Also do we have to book these tours in advance in that period (mid december) to make sure we get one when we arrive (we would like to join a 6 people tour… private tours are just too expensive)… given our time constraint, we can’t really wait for a few days...

Thanks a lot for your help
Fab

Will I be able to take a tour from San Pedro to see geoglyphs?

Karen

Can anyone recommend a good bus company from San Pedro to Salta and do you know how frequent they are?

Hi, I have been speaking with Atacama Spirit for Hotel and Tour reservations (including 3 day overland trip to Uyuni). I wanted to know if anywone has had experience with this agency and if they are reliable.

Thankyou in advance, John

Is it possible to order items from Ripley's in Antofagasto, we visited 2 years ago and we were extreamly satisfied with the quality of the cloths!
Holly Sweetin

hi if any has info on cheapest/best transport from san pedro to mendoza(argentina)would be much appreciated as me and friend tryin to get to in and around BA...etc for xmas/nye

cheers

Hi can anyone provide some recent info on life in Antofagasta? Living conditions, security, areas to live, rents etc....anything at all would be helpful.

Thanks,

Steve

I'd like to get back to bolivia (ending up in la paz) after visiting san pedro de atacama. It seems to be easy to get an uyuni tour to drop you off in san pedro; but which is the most interesting and feasible route back; or can anyone reccomend a good tour company that covers the area?

Hi
I would like to travel from Salar di uyuni to San Pedro de Atacama. For there head south to Santiago. What is the easiest way to do this. Is it at all possible? Thanks all!!

Rusty

Hi
I would like to travel from Salar di uyuni to San Pedro de Atacama. For there head south to Santiago. What is the easiest way to do this. Is it at all possible? Thanks all!!

Rusty

Hi

I think we will end up in San Pedro for christmas, and we are looking for a nice hotel, price 20-40 us-dollars for a doubleroom with private bathroom.
Nice and cozy hangout places are prefered, but I don't know if that is possible in that pricerange.

We don't have any guidebook yet, so we would apriciate any recomendations.

Do you think San Pedro will be a nice place for christmas?

Thank you.

Can anyone recommend any tours to Uyuni from San Pedro over 3 days?

Do you need to book in advance?

Any other recommendations for San Pedro? Like where to stay and what is good to see.

Many thanks and I look forward to hearing back.

Hi people,

On the 5th of April I'm planning on flying from Santiago to Calama and then onto San Pedro.

Is it worth catching an early flight to Antofagasta, maybe go have a picnic at La Portada, and then catch an early evening flight to Calama. Or would I be better off flying direct to Calama?

Thanks in advance,

Steve.

Hey all,

Planning on arriving in San Pedro on the 5th of April. Collecting 4x4 from Calama.

Think it will be simple enough to get to San Pedro (just follow Route 23?). What I don't know is how easy is it to find the various sites. El Tatio Geysers for instance being 95km away. Is it easy enough to buy a road map in Calama or San Pedro? Should I just follow the tour 4x4s?

Thanks in advance,

Steve.

i{m leaving buenos aires at the end of the week and need to be in lima by the beginning of march. in betweenmy priority is the slat flats from san pedro.
any info on bus links?
thanks

I was quite shocked when I saw on LAN´s website that a simple 1 way fare to Santiago is 315 USD ... is there any cheaper option by air (I have no time to take the bus)? Any agency that can book a cheap flight?

we will be in san pedro for 6 days in avril. what should we see? any ideas on nice lodging? tours?what to avoid? thanks

Hi everyone,

I am travelling to Chile for about 2 weeks in January. I will basically be heading from Santiago to Puerto Montt during that time. However, I was thinking about taking advantage of Lan Chile's Air Pass offer and heading up to San Pedro de Atacama for 3 days just to check it out. I am wondering if it is worth the extra time and money, i.e. if it is a place to check out only if you happen to be in the area, or if it is a place worth making an extra journey to see. Would my time be better spent down south exploring more of that area or is San Pedro & vicinity a "must see"?

Thanks for any advice!

We arrive Santiago on Monday the week before Easter. Having been to Patagonia, the wine country and Valparaiso, we want to explore the atacama. We usually travel on our own so my questions are:
1. Are roads good to drive from atafongasta to san pedro? Do we need to rent a 4 wheel drive for travelling around the atacama?
2. Sites to see on the trip to atacama?
3. recommendations for lodging in San Pedro?
4. recommendations for sites to see or treks ?
5. Are there special Catholic services at San Pedro on Easter morning the we should not miss?
Thanks for any help on any of these issues.

Hi
Did the recent earthquake in Northen Chile affect the transport links between San Pedro & the northern border with Peru?
Any info gratefully received.

Adeline

Hi, I need to go to Santiago, Chile from Salta, Argentina, and was thinking of stopping over in San Pedro de Atacama for a few days. How many days is sufficient to stay there?

thanks!
vanitha

Hi,

I am an amateur paleontologist and I would like to visit the phosphate mines in the Atacama Desert. Can anyone provide any information about them? I collect fossils, especially marine fossils and I know the phosphate mines are a prime site for these.

Thanks,

Randy

Can anyone recommend which agency to go with from here to Uyuni?
Thanks!

Hi All,

Could someone tell me if there is a bus that goes from san pedro de atacama to Salta in Argentina.

If so, how much does it cost and how long does it take?

Thanks!!

am bringing a school group to Chile. we need a campsite in:
San Pedro
Antofagasta (Dec 31st!!)

Hi my name is Lea. I am from Australia in Queensland.Me and my husband might be coming over there soon to live for a few years. I am trying to find out what I can about Antofagasta.The lifestyle.about the schools,about housing,weather,activities,the people are there many Australians there.About learning spanish.I have so many questions.If anyone could answer some of these questions or tell me a web site to go to.Any thing would be great. I love meeting people and travelling so I cant wait. Thanks lea.

Is there satellite internet in antofagasta?