Andean Sky Tour: Telescope Observation and Photos

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Explore the cosmos in Atacama: Andean worldview talk, telescope planet viewing, and astrophotography session with a professional camera.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Mars Valley / Death Valley - Embark on the Astrophotographic Tour, featuring images of some of the clearest skies for stargazing.
We will gather at the Meeting point and travel 10 km from San Pedro de Atacama to the location where the activity will take place.
Here, you will enjoy the Astrophotographic Tour in an area with minimal light pollution,…

What's Included

Snacks
In-vehicle air conditioning
2 high resolution photographs in digital format

Additional Information

The tour, which is divided into three stages, will have a talk about the Andean worldview, telescope observation, with which you will be able to see planets and some details of them that are not visible to the naked eye, and a photo session with the sky.

Professional camera (Full Frame) with lens and special adaptations for portrait and landscape astrophotography.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Cristianhe8306bx

Aug 20, 2025

Excellent experience - Very good experience, very friendly and professional staff, nice Mood and very entertaining, recommend!

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Excursion60804319680

Aug 15, 2025

A magical night in the desert. - A magical night in the desert. Under the clearest sky in the world, we saw Saturn and Jupiter through the telescope, heard ancestral stories and toasted with wine and hot chocolate. The Astronomical Tour of Expediciones San Pedro is science, culture and emotion in one moment — impossible not to be enchanted.

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283vivis

Aug 5, 2025

a beautiful tour, you learn a lot and see the universe with a super professional guide - Those who actually do the tour (Daniel and his team) are fantastic. 100% professional, they dedicate whatever it takes for you to understand, understand and finally end up marveling at the tour (and of course the magnificent universe). We learned so much!! and then highlight the time spent seeing the stars, planet Saturn and of course the moon, Everything is fantastic. Those who sell you the tour (tour operator and the local agency in San Pedro de Atacama) are different companies. Very disorganized, they fill you to WhatsApp and ask you for information again. Then they send you several messages and among all, we received one where they asked us to pay again!! Hopefully Daniel reads this comment, as you rating that he loves what he does and cares about having a team that maintains his level of professionalism and dedication.

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Hellen

Jun 2, 2025

Unforgettable tour - Great first activity in San Pedro - The tour is unforgettable, I did the first night in San Pedro. Great first day option because there is no challenge due to altitude. The guides were amazing, explained every star, the whole conversation was very good. After the activity have an evening coffee to warm up the body. The activity takes place in the darkness, it is the moment to disconnect from everything and hear about the universe and about the beliefs that make/have made part of our lives. The more you look at the sky, the clearer it becomes.

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Stephen_h

May 15, 2025

Great introduction to the skies in the southern hemisphere - Fun and beautiful exploration of the night skies over San Pedro de Atacama. Coming from the northern hemisphere, the tour was a great way to get acquainted with a side of the night sky I’d never seen before.

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Davidmf7886vh

Apr 15, 2025

Fantastic astrophotography - All very well, organization, guide, explanations, snacks, good atmosphere... The only shame is that there was a full moon and I wanted to see the Milky Way (for the next one, I will check an astronomical almanac first!). Thank you.

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J8588buricardon

Apr 9, 2025

Dream vacation - Maravilloso San Pedro de Atacama.. Very good experience with the agency.. The programme was fully implemented. Itineraries.. Transport and above all personalized attention

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Barry_b

Jul 9, 2025

3 stars - The tour is nicely conceived. Wine, stargazing and a surprise at the end. Only the problem is as follows: The stars could hardly be seen, if at all. I didn't get a message in advance that the stars wouldn't be clearly visible, because the moon was growing. I would have appreciated this and to avoid disappointment, the tour operator could have offered me options, such as cancelling or moving to another day for example, free of charge. The pictures on the page were taken with an ultra high resolution lens and flash so you could see the stars in the background. I would have appreciated looking at options and therefore I can only really give max 3 stars, because other parts were decent.

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Rafael

Jun 14, 2025

Well, but I haven't seen the pictures as beautiful as in the tour advertisement - The tour is interesting and some aspects of the atros are explained, but it was not possible to see much because the guide said the moon was very clear making it difficult to see the Milky Way.

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Ivisdanilo_c

Apr 30, 2025

This was meant to be a... - This was meant to be a trip of a lifetime. This tour company didn’t show up and didn’t bother notifying me that the tour was cancelled when it was all confirmed. All my other tours were impacted because of this, I couldn’t get refunds back from the other tours. It ruined my whole trip and I ended up doing only one tour. Horrible experience as it is not easy or cheap getting here.

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up to 14 guests

1 - Adult