Explora Atacama
Hotel · San Pedro de Atacama ·
Private observatory, spa, pools, and guided desert expeditions
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Domingo Atienza Sn, 1410000 San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta, Chile Get directions
Private observatory, spa, pools, and guided desert expeditions
Domingo Atienza Sn, 1410000 San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta, Chile Get directions
"Situated in the world's driest desert in northern Chile, Explora Atacama Lodge provides an otherworldly experience with a domed observatory and stunning views, although its telescope is too small to see the mini moon."
"Situated in the Atacama Desert's famously clear, high-altitude skies, this nature-focused lodge features a private observatory with a Meade 16-inch f/10 LX200R RD telescope and nightly astronomy sessions that highlight the Milky Way and planetary detail; staff also arrange tours to the nearby ALMA radio observatory. The property comprises adobe-style rooms on preserved land with ancient Aymara ruins, an open-air spa with natural pools, and guided excursions into the desert landscape." - Megan Eaves
"Explora Atacama Lodge in Chile offers stargazing sessions led by staff astronomers using a private observatory. The lodge's 50 adobe-style rooms are situated on 42 acres of preserved ancient Aymara Indigenous settlement, featuring an open-air spa and natural pools. The location offers clear and dark skies ideal for astronomy." - Megan Eaves
"Explora is a more expansive property, with larger public spaces and a rooftop terrace that’s the highest in town. The design, more inspired by traditional architecture, emulates the feeling of an extremely well-considered ranch or hacienda." - Mitchell Friedman
"More expansive than the boutique options, this all-inclusive property spreads out with large public spaces and a rooftop terrace that’s the highest in town. Its traditional, ranch- or hacienda-inspired architecture frames explorations it’s especially known for, with outings by car, bike, or on horseback—beautiful stallions and mares roam the stables at the edge of the resort. Each evening I met in the lobby to discuss my dreams for the following day; rates run over a thousand a night, and there’s also access to a giant telescope for ring-of-Saturn nights." - Mitchell Friedman