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🚀 Space tourism
Chile: the clearest skies on Earth
Beyond the giant arrays on the Chajnantor plateau, the Atacama is a paradise for travellers who simply want to look up. Around San Pedro de Atacama and the Elqui Valley, small operators run nightly tours with powerful telescopes, decoding constellations the Northern Hemisphere never sees. The combination of high altitude, bone-dry air and near-zero light pollution means the Milky Way casts shadows. Many lodges add astrophotography sessions, and professional observatories…
The Atacama Desert, with the purest skies on the planet, hosts the largest observatories (ALMA, VLT) and unique astro-tourism.
The Atacama concentrates a major share of the world's telescopes thanks to its exceptionally clear nights.
See the stargazing tours from San Pedro de Atacama. With a data eSIM, book, translate and find the best spots.
Go on a moonless night between April and September for the darkest skies; San Pedro is the easiest base. With a data eSIM, book tours, translate Spanish guides and pin observatory pick-up points offline.
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