After breakfast you will be transferred to Santiago Airport to board flight to Calama. Upon arrival at Calama Airport your guide will take you to Awasi Hotel in Atacama.
 
The Atacama area has a desert-like climate, with big differences of temperature between day and night and summer rains which do not surpass 100 millimetres per year. The main water sources are the San Pedro and Vilama rivers. The area's chief geographic element is the Salar de Atacama, occupying a surface 100 kilometres long by 80 km. wide. The salt mine is a result of the surfacing of underground waters saturated with mineral salts which, on evaporating, leave a crust rich in salts and minerals. The rivers, fed by the Andean snows, irrigate the area allowing the configuration of numerous oasis. This is the scenario where the Atacama culture developed.
 
Around the town of San Pedro, there are 12 ayllus, territorial, productive and social units, typical of the traditional organizing way of the Atacama people. On the whole, the town comprises approximately 1,700 hectares. Its inhabitants live on agriculture -alfalfa, maize and fruit trees- and on shepherding -camelidae, goats and sheep.
 
In the vastness of the driest desert on Earth, a dramatic nature of exotic, overpowering beauty produces landscapes both varied and startling...
 
Awasi is located in the historic oasis desert town of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, providing the utmost in luxury, adventure and relaxation. Each room is assigned with a private guide and 4WD vehicle to embark on special outings to the nearby volcanoes, dry salt lakes, ponds, and other natural features that make the Atacama experience unforgettable. Awasi prepares customized excursions depending on guest preferences.
 
Awasi is made up of only eight adobe bungalows in the middle of the vast Atacama Desert, all with private outdoor patio, reading area, and both indoor and outdoor showers. Guests are free to relax in the privacy of the guestrooms or on one of the many cozy sofas and hammocks located in the large open air lobby.
 
At night, guests can lounge around the communal fire pit or enjoy a cocktail in a dimly lit poolside cabana, all while admiring the unparalleled beauty of the Atacama sky. Wherever guests choose to reside, Awasi is a place for contemplating immensity, enjoying the basic details of simple life, and gratifying the body and soul.
 
Awasi provides fine local fare in which the chef incorporates the exclusive indigenous ingredients such as purple potatoes, patasca, quinoa, chañar, etc. These ingredients have been part of the diet of the native people for thousands of years and will expose guests to new aromas and flavors.
In all its offerings, Awasi focuses on the smallest details to ensure a harmonious balance of relaxation & adventure, luxury & authenticity, and simplicity & sophistication.

Accommodation at Awasi Hotel in San Pedro de Atacama.

 
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