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Thematic Interest & Activities

Our philosophy is to offer memorable travel experiences through lodging, cuisine and excursions, highlighting and enhancing the culture and nature of the place, while assuring the comfort, intimacy and individual preferences of our guests.

For thousands of years, San Pedro de Atacama has been an oasis at which travelers stopped for the necessary water, food, shelter and rest to continue their voyage.
In this ancient site, surrounded by a historical wall which for centuries has sheltered cattle drivers and shepherds, we have created a house made of stone, adobe and wood where we want to continue with the noble task of sheltering those travelers who take the leap to live the unforgettable experience of the Atacama Desert.
Awasi is a place for contemplating immensity, enjoying the basic details of simple life, and gratifying the body and soul, inside and out.
The hotel is located a few blocks from the town Square, the antique Church and the Museum. This is ideal for guests who wish to enjoy the "life of town" in comfort, and to know what life was like and still is in the millennial Atacama oases.

The Atacama Desert is an adventure, an endless number of shapes, volcanoes, dry salt lakes, ponds and waters emerging in the midst of the desert… pure nature in its most powerful expression. Exploring the Atacama shows the different facets of this incredible desert, its geography, its history and hamlets that bear millennial tradition and culture.

At Awasi, outings are individual and private, personally tailored for each guest… customized for the most adventurous, for the faithful hiker, for the lover of heights, and for those who just want to be surprised.

An Awasi jeep and one of our professional guides are always available for private excursions so that our guests can take the outings according to their own preferences and pace. The Awasi guides are experienced professionals who have been trained to carry out the outings in an entertaining and safe way. We have a fleet of jeeps specially prepared for the difficult conditions of the desert and the altitude, which lets us drive comfortably over off-road courses and thus access unique, exclusive sites and landscapes. In order to always operate with maximum safety, all our vehicles are equipped with a GPS unit and VHF or satellite telephones.

Some excursion alternatives:
• Toconao and Atacama Dry Lake: A visit to the town church and craft stalls
at Toconao (24mi from Awasi) and to Jere Creek and its ancient vegetable gardens in the heart of the dessert are well worth your time. Atacama Dry Lake, a National Reserve where flamingoes and other birds dwell, is perfect if you want to watch a sunset in the dessert.

• Moon Valley and the Salt Range.

• Cejar Lake: A set of three very salty ponds. The landscape is completely
flat and offers an open view on the Andes Range and the Salt Range. You may enjoy a swim here.

• Highland salt lakes: Socaire town; Sico Pass; and the Aguas Calientes and
Tuyajto dry salt lakes.

• Tara: Jama Pass; Licancabur and Jurisques volcanoes; Monjes de la Pakana
rock formations; cliffs around Tara dry salt lake.

• Miscanti and Miñiques ponds at Los Flamencos National Reserve.

• El Tatio geysers and the Puritana hot springs (fit for a nice bath).

• Yerbas Buenas (petroglyph stone drawings).

• Mirador. Lookout to watch the geological majesty of the Salt Range; a walk
along Kari Canyon.

• Guatón Valley. A walk to a shepherd farm.

• The Pukará (fortress) at Quitor, a fortified Atacama town.

• Several rides on bicycle or horseback to farming communities called
"Ayllus".