Chile · Latin America & Caribbean
The Atacama Desert
Photo: ESO/S. Lowery · CC BY 4.0
The driest place on earth turning into a lunar landscape of salt flats and geysers, a night sky so clear the observatories queue up to build there, and flamingos wading through water that shouldn't exist.
The best time to visit The Atacama Desert is Sep–Nov, Mar–May, when typical daytime highs reach about 24°C (75°F).
Best time to go
Sep–Nov, Mar–May
Budget on the ground
$$ · mid-range
Nearest airport
CJC
Good for
landscape doing the heavy lifting
the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing
sunshine and salt water
moving about and doing things
In season
Typical daytime highs
Mar–May23°C73°F
Jun–Aug22°C71°F
Sep–Nov24°C75°F
Dec–Feb24°C75°F
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