Explora Atacama
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
Location
San Pedro de Atacama
On a forty-two-acre estate at the foot of the Andes volcanoes near San Pedro de Atacama, at around two thousand four hundred metres, a ten-minute walk from town — an activity-first base in the high desert.
Transfer
An Atacama transfer
Around an hour by road from Calama, CJC, to the estate near San Pedro de Atacama — the drive crossing the high desert.
Villas
50 rooms
Fifty rooms running thirty-three to fifty square metres — Tulur and Yali rooms and the larger Catur Suite — with terraces, king or twin beds and pillowtop mattresses, over a three-night minimum, in Jose Cruz Ovalle architecture on a forty-two-acre estate.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, families and active travellers wanting the activity-first desert base — the expedition-lodge pioneer with more than forty guided excursions, an observatory holding San Pedro's largest private telescope, its own stables and four interconnected pools, on a forty-two-acre estate.
Board Basis
All-inclusive
All-inclusive of meals, drinks, transfers, more than forty guided excursions and the observatory, over a three-night minimum — a restaurant of local Chilean cooking with Chilean wines, on a forty-two-acre estate at the foot of the volcanoes.
Overview
An all-inclusive explora lodge in the Atacama
Explora Atacama pioneered the all-inclusive expedition lodge in San Pedro — the original get out of the hotel base, on a forty-two-acre estate at the foot of the Andes volcanoes. Fifty rooms in Jose Cruz Ovalle architecture run thirty-three to fifty square metres, comprising Tulur and Yali rooms and the larger Catur Suite, each with a terrace, king or twin beds and pillowtop mattresses, over a three-night minimum. Four interconnected pools, one heated, and an adobe-house spa with sauna, steam and outdoor hot tubs handle the downtime, an on-site observatory holds San Pedro's largest private telescope, and the lodge keeps its own stables. The whole point is activity: the all-inclusive rate covers more than forty guided expeditions to the salt flats and flamingos, the geysers of El Tatio, the Valley of the Moon, high-altitude lagoons and volcano ascents, plus exclusive access to the Puritama hot springs. The restaurant plates local Chilean cooking with Chilean wines, all meals included. The estate sits around two thousand four hundred metres, a ten-minute walk from town and about an hour from Calama — made for couples, families and active travellers who want the activity-first desert base.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
Fifty rooms in Jose Cruz Ovalle architecture run thirty-three to fifty square metres, comprising the Tulur and Yali rooms and the larger Catur Suite, each with a terrace, king or twin beds and pillowtop mattresses, over a three-night minimum. They sit on a forty-two-acre estate at the foot of the Andes volcanoes, the design low and grounded in the desert.
Entry
Tulur Room
Sleeps two. Around 33 square metres with a terrace and garden or grounds views; some interconnect.
33 sqmTerrace
Signature
Yali Room
Sleeps two. Around 33 square metres with a terrace and Atacama-landscape views.
33 sqmLandscape
Top
Catur Suite
Sleeps two to three. Around 50 square metres with a balcony and landscape views.
50 sqmTop suite
Food & Drink
Dining
The restaurant plates local Chilean cooking with Chilean wines, with all meals included and a bar under the desert skies. It is all-inclusive dining built around long days of expeditions, the kitchen rooted in the produce and wines of Chile.
Signature
The restaurant
The restaurant, local Chilean cooking with Chilean wines; all meals included.
All-inclusive
All-inclusive
All-inclusive, meals, drinks and excursions.
Bar
The bar
The bar, under desert skies.
Wellbeing
The Spa
Four interconnected pools, one heated, and an adobe-house spa with treatments, sauna, steam and outdoor hot tubs handle the downtime, with exclusive access to the Puritama hot springs nearby. It is generous recovery after the desert, the largest pool complex of any lodge in San Pedro.
An adobe spa
An adobe spa, sauna and hot tubs.
Four pools
Four pools, one heated.
Puritama hot springs
Puritama hot springs, exclusive access.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
The desert, the sky and the salt flats define a stay — take any of more than forty guided expeditions to the salt flats and geysers, explore the Valley of the Moon, stargaze through San Pedro's largest private telescope, and climb the volcanoes with guides. Reach the high lagoons and the flamingos of the salt flats, and ride from the lodge's own stables, with exclusive access to the Puritama hot springs rounding out the days.
40-plus excursions
Forty-plus excursions, salt flats and geysers.
The Valley of the Moon
The Valley of the Moon, a desert landscape.
The observatory
The observatory, stargazing in San Pedro.
Volcano ascents
Volcano ascents, with guides.
Own stables
Its own stables, riding the desert.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
From Calama (CJC)
Around an hour by road from Calama across the high desert.
In the desert
San Pedro de Atacama
On a forty-two-acre estate at the foot of the volcanoes, ten minutes from town.
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Board basis
- All-inclusive; minimum three nights.
Altitude
- Around two thousand four hundred metres in the desert.
Made for couples
- Made for couples, families and active travellers.
Getting there
- Around an hour from Calama, CJC.
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