{"id":27153,"date":"2021-05-11T14:53:42","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T17:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trips-southamerica.com\/webold\/?p=27153"},"modified":"2023-01-11T14:17:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T17:17:37","slug":"the-atacama-desert-and-the-uyuni-salt-lake-once-in-a-lifetime-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trips-southamerica.com\/webold\/the-atacama-desert-and-the-uyuni-salt-lake-once-in-a-lifetime-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"The Atacama Desert and the Uyuni Salt Lake: Once-in-a-lifetime-trip!"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” content_placement=”bottom” css=”.vc_custom_1620781511603{background-image: url(https:\/\/trips-southamerica.com\/webold\/wp-content\/uploads\/header-the-Atacama-Desert-and-the-Uyuni-Salt-Lake-1.jpg?id=27181) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”190px”][vc_icon type=”entypo” icon_entypo=”entypo-icon entypo-icon-down-open-big” color=”grey” align=”center” css_animation=”fadeInDown”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]by Virginia Crivelli<\/strong>
\nTravel Specialist in Trips SouthAmerica<\/p>\n

The Atacama Desert and the Uyuni Salt Lake<\/h1>\n

A unique combination for once-in-a-lifetime-trip!
\nTwo destinations that nobody should miss out.<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]In this blog I am going to describe my experience in the area and to tell you about the great variety of excursions and activities that can be made\u00a0combining these two places:[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Atacama Desert, Chile<\/h2>\n

The Atacama Desert is the most barren in the world and it’s located in the north of Chile. It’s an ideal site for the extreme landscapes and sharp contrasts lovers.<\/p>\n

The picturesque little town of Atacama has 3899 inhabitants hardly and one can cross it walking in a pair of hours. It has dirt streets and most of the constructions, from small family houses to huge resorts with all the comforts, are made of adobe. These charming constructions usually are decorated with flowerpots and\u00a0 flowers, carpets and colorful furniture to contrast with the earth-tone coloration.<\/p>\n

Walking by the main street, “Caracoles”, one can find absolutely everything it needs: warehouses, ironworks, an ATM (which empties quickly due to the number of tourists who visit this place daily), bars with beer gardens and trees to enjoy the so appraised shade (since during the day the temperature is very elevated), restaurants of all type, from economic ones to gourmet cuisine,\u00a0 sport clothes shops, souvenirs and an incredible amount of tourist agencies and bike rentals, that also get fully booked quickly.[\/vc_column_text][vc_gmaps link=”#E-8_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”][vc_empty_space height=”5px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

1 – Sunset in the Moon Valley <\/strong><\/h3>\n

This is a half day excursion (approx 4 hs) from San Pedro de Atacama. Nobody that has been in this town can say that has visited the place if it didn’t do this activity! Traveling through the desert you’ll pass through unique rocky formations and fascinating cliffs of diverse tonalities. You’ll visit salt caves (this is something that I wouldn’t recommend to anyone that suffers from claustrophobia) and will be able to observe natural monuments like the statues of the Three Marys and, finally, will contemplate the gorgeous sundown from the top of a Great Dune. It’s really hypnotic to see how the sky and the Earth merge as one in a reddish-orange color.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”far fa-calendar-check” color=”pink” background_style=”rounded-outline” background_color=”pink” align=”center”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Times to Visit
\n<\/strong>It’s possible in the morning as much as in the evening,
\nalthough see the sunset from the desert is, definitively, much more striking.<\/h5>\n

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Include
\nEnglish-Spanish Guide
\nTransfers
\nEntrance<\/h5>\n

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Requirement
\n<\/strong>Anyone can do it.
\nThere\u2019s no age restriction.<\/strong><\/h5>\n

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