The 6 Best Stargazing Tours in the Atacama

1.Etno-Stargazing Tour with Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 629 reviews · 2h 30m · from $41Our pick

Review of San Pedro’s $41 etno-stargazing tour, with telescopes, Andean sky stories, transfers, guide tips, cold-weather advice, and value details.

“Absolutely perfect! We had such a lovely time with the explanation of the stars and other astronomical things and the campfire and food at the end! Absolute blast but please be ware the desert is SO COLD at night. They did provide some blankets but make sure you’re layered up”

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2.Stargazing Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 489 reviews · 2h 30m · from $35Best value

San Pedro de Atacama stargazing review covering telescopes, guides, timing, cold nights, astrophotography, and value at $35.

“This was incredible. I was a bit nervous about the full moon negatively impacting our stargazing, but since the moonrise wasn’t until after 11pm, we were able to see the Milky Way, Magellanic Clouds (galaxies), Saturn (and it’s rings!), so many stars and constellations. When the moon rose, we were able to see it through the telescope which was incredible. The best of both worlds.”

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3.Astronomical Tour with Guide and Pick Up San Pedro de Atacama

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 145 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $38

Review of San Pedro de Atacama’s guided stargazing tour, with telescopes, hotel pickup, astronomy lessons, drinks, snacks, and photos.

“Overall, it was a nice experience. Easy pickup/drop off at my hotel. The guide, Patricio felt so knowledgeable about the subject of astronomy. Explained things is a way that anyone could understand whether they had experience or not. Served nice wine and/or warm drinks if you wanted. It was only available in Spanish, which was a little tough for a non-native speaker but I managed. The only reason I have 4 stars, is that it was a little bit inefficient- a lot of time was spent trying to take a picture of people with the sky as a background. Pics were great but everyone seemed to crowd around the camera…”

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4.“Astronomical Adventure in San Pedro de Atacama”

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 96 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $35

Review of San Pedro de Atacama’s $35 stargazing tour, with desert observatory views, telescopes, snacks, transport, and practical booking advice.

“Horrible company. Horrible interaction as in actually none. No response to any question. I want my money back. Did I say Horrible?”

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5.Guided Atacama Desert Stargazing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 93 reviews · 2 hours · from $49

Review of San Pedro de Atacama's $49 stargazing tour, with telescopes, Andean astronomy, wine, photos, transport, and practical tips.

“Unfortunately our tour was cancelled due to unusual bad weather, however we were quickly kept informed, and offered another date without any difficulty.”

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6.Rapa Nui Stargazing

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 62 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $140

Review of Rapa Nui Stargazing on Easter Island, with telescopes, Polynesian astronomy, Anakena Beach, pricing, weather tips, and booking advice.

“Very good tour, lots of history of Easter Island and how they used the stars. Excellent skies. Photo session at the end was a bit long.”

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