Atacama
Desert & Altiplano, Chile
Our Explorations
Each of our explorations has been carefully designed to awaken the most incredible experiences in the Atacama Desert. You can choose between hikes, horseback rides, astronomy and more. On the other hand, we want to tell you that some of the sectors where we explore are closed until further notice due to the pandemic, so we have found for other exploration options.
Our explorations in Atacama are divided into five different altitude zones, each with a set of unique geographic, cultural and biospheric characteristics. All explorations have been designed in order to gradually unveil the territory’s essence – either on foot, bicycle or from within the Explora observatory.
Our travelers have the possibility of choosing different explorations every day. These explorations have different lengths and difficulty levels.
Discover Our Explorations
Hike
We hike throughout our locations. Walking at your own, committed pace, allows you to immerse in the natural and cultural landscapes we explore, varying in intensity –beginner or advanced– and duration – half day to full day.
View more >Overland
These are van-led explorations interrupted by short-duration hikes along the way. The combination allows travelers to access areas of particular beauty and ecological significance.
View more >Bike
Biking allows us to explore and discover greater distances, feeling how the elements change throughout the day, varying in intensity –beginner or advanced– and duration – half day to full day.
View more >Horseback Ride
On horseback, exploration takes on a whole new perspective, reframing the landscape around us while enjoying the company of specially trained horses
View more >E-Bike
E-biking lets you easily explore challenging terrains, reaching higher speeds and tackling steep hills with less effort. E-biking offers a dynamic way to connect with nature while conserving energy for a longer or more demanding exploration.
View more >Expedition
Through our expeditions we are able to access remote locations of great beauty and ecological significance, setting up a temporary camp away from our base lodge for one to two nights.
View more >High Mountain Ascent
We strive to introduce our travelers to truly remote locations – and mountains are one of them. Each one has its own different demands and rewards, yet they all guarantee a revitalizing experience for mind and body alike.
View more >Cuenca del salar
Geometric and seemingly infinite, the Atacama salt flat abruptly interrupts the desert’s chromatic continuum.
View more >Quebradas Intermedias
As if sliced off from the desert’s mantle, the ravines in this zone were created over millions of years by the forces of water and wind. Plunging into the abyss, they are sculptures that only time could shape.
View more >Altiplano
The Altiplano exists up there, somewhere between the mountains and the sky. Within, a whole new world silently awaits the intrepid explorers that venture its way. For us, this is a territory that words simply fall short of.
View more >Cielo
Atacama’s night skies are a constant spectacle. When night falls, the sky becomes alive with the infinite powder of the Milky Way or Celestial River, as it is known in Atacama.
View more >Montaña
These colossal massifs not only hoard minerals, but also encompass cultural expressions of people past and present. Axes of mystery, Atacama’s mountains frame its territory, remaining vigilant of all whom explore it.
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