En route to Atacama, the driest desert on earth, via a flight a 2 hour flight to Calama. We didn’t know what to expect but felt quite comfortable that the Explora experience would take care of us. The flight was easy – about 2 hours to Calama – and the transfer to Explora was only about an hour and 15 minutes to San Pedro – the town outside of which the Hotel de Larache is located.
On our shuttle we were joined by a couple from Boston – scientist/academics who had done both Patagonia and Easter Island Explora on this trip and another couple from Germany Patagonia.
We blazed over dirt and paved roads in the middle of nowhere - a crazy desert with mountains, volcanos, salt flats, oases, cacti, and pink flamingos.
Unlike Patagonia where there are set enter and exit days, in Atacama guests come and go daily.
