See some of the clearest night skies on Earth on a private stargazing tour of the Atacama's highland lagoons and salt flats.
A private tour through some of the Atacama Desert's most beautiful landscapes — highland lagoons, salt flats and the Licancabur volcano — building toward stargazing under some of the clearest, darkest skies on Earth.
The Atacama Desert's extreme dryness and high altitude make it one of the best places on Earth for stargazing, and this private tour is built around that real fact. Your guide takes you to real points of cultural and natural interest — the Licancabur volcano, highland lagoons and salt flats — before the sky darkens for stargazing, all with just your own group.
A popular starting point — every Voyzo itinerary is fully customizable, so we'll shape the order and stops around your group.
Hotel pickup in San Pedro de Atacama.
See this real, iconic 5,920-meter volcano that dominates the skyline near San Pedro de Atacama.
Visit real highland lagoons and salt flat landscapes on the way to your stargazing spot.
Take in the night sky from one of the world's premier stargazing regions, with just your own group and guide.
Back to your hotel, home, or the airport — whenever your day wraps up.
A private tour through some of the Atacama Desert's most beautiful landscapes — highland lagoons, salt flats and the Licancabur volcano — building toward stargazing under some of the clearest, darkest skies on Earth. The Atacama Desert's extreme dryness and high altitude make it one of the best places on Earth for stargazing, and this private tour is built around that real fact. Your guide takes you to real points of cultural and natural interest — the Licancabur volcano, highland lagoons and salt flats — before the sky darkens for stargazing, all with just your own group.
Licancabur, the near-perfect cone that anchors the horizon on this tour, rises to about 5,920 metres on the Chile-Bolivia border and is the most recognisable volcano in the San Pedro area. A lake sits inside its summit crater at roughly 5,900 metres, widely cited as the highest lake in the world.
The reason astronomers build here is the combination of altitude, extreme dryness, few clouds and almost no light pollution. The ALMA observatory sits on the Chajnantor plateau near 5,000 metres, and published site surveys put roughly 60 percent of nights as fully photometric and around 80 percent as useful for astronomical work.
Your group's own guide handles the timing so that you see the lagoons and salt flats in daylight and are settled in a dark spot before the sky fully opens up. Moon phase matters a great deal for how many stars you see, so ask which nights suit you best.
Every Voyzo tour is a starting point — tell us what you have in mind and we'll build it.