Discover The Atacama Desert: Laguna Ceja, Moon Valley And San Pedro De Atacama

This 3 part series is a tour of the Atacama Desert in Chile, the driest place on earth! The Atacama Desert is incredible, a photographers paradise.We start by visiting the amazing VALLE DE LA LUNA, LAGUNA, CEJAR & San Pedro de Atacama. Our Self Drive Atacama Desert Tour will give you all the tips, ideas and advice for a safe and memorable self-drive stay in a place that is just out of this world!

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Planning a trip outside your comfort zone is not always easy. Let us show you how accessible the Atacama Desert can be, and that doing a self-driving tour can not only give you the freedom to see what you want but is actually more cost-effective than booking all the tours available from San Pedro de Atacama the tourist hub of the desert.

In this first episode, we make our way to the Desert from Calama after hiring a car using https://www.econorent.cl/ and picking up some supplies at the local supermarket.
Lider Supermarket https://goo.gl/maps/fAb3oiNzsVobKijx6

Our accommodation in San Pedro de Atacama was the Planeta Atacama Lodge https://goo.gl/maps/Hp7ZVKTmYu6pYNJo7

San Pedro de Atacama is about 100km and a 1 hour 30-minute tarmac (easy) drive from Calama. The town has plenty of hotels, hostels and B&B's to suit all budgets. If you do have a car consider that the town does not have great parking facilities so pick a hotel that has a secure carpark if you can.

Food and Drink in San Pedro can be more expensive than in other Chilean towns and this is understandable considering everything has to be shipped in. There are still reasonable places to eat but not all are allowed to serve alcohol so check if that is important for you.

The Valle de la Luna "Moon Valley" is an incredible first-day experience and one not to be missed. Close to San Pedro, the off-road parts of the reserve are easy to navigate and help you get started with driving in this area. Remember to always carry water with you as you walk around, it's amazing how quickly you can become thirsty. Sunscreen and a hat also essential.

Link to the information centre for Valle de La Luna https://goo.gl/maps/HkadiewG7Qwk1ba19

Laguna Cejar 19km outside of San Pedro de Atacama is about a 30 to 40-minute drive on a dusty bumpy track it's quite expensive and unless you plan to swim in the salty water we would not suggest you bother going and save your 30,000 pesos for other areas.
Laguna Cejar https://goo.gl/maps/ST19tTJZfLDCcAhv5

ONLY Gas Station https://goo.gl/maps/DBCLJQDHbVxxaYy6A

La Picada Del Indio Restaurant in video https://goo.gl/maps/UbHh4nugxzz8TovG8

Plaza de San Pedro de Atacama https://goo.gl/maps/CMVSjd3rDmBLWSN2A
Chapters:-
0:00 Intro
1:24 Getting to the Atacama Desert
1:52 Calama Provisions
3:26 Drive to San Pedro de Atacama
5:07 San Pedro de Atacama
6:08 Valle de la Luna "Moon Valley"
10:37 Mirador de Kari - Piedra del Coyote
11:54 Hiring a car
12:50 Around San Pedro de Atacama
15:14 Laguna Ceja
18:00 San Pedro nightlife
21:38 Next time Part 2

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