Absolute Desert: Pampa del Tamarugal

Discover Northern Chile: Deserts, Salt Flats and Forgotten Ghost Towns

Ready to take a journey through northern Chile’s cultural and natural heritage? This 5-day guided tour through the Pampa del Tamarugal will have you discover the best this region has to offer. You’ll witness dramatic collisions of desert and sea, explore an industrial ghost town that once homed thousands, and walk among an ancient valley carved with geoglyphs left by the region’s earliest inhabitants. Your boots will traverse vast salt flats, desert oases, and carry you to Laguna Roja, a high-altitude red lagoon steeped in local legend and a place where few others venture.

Between each adventure, rest and recharge at El Huarango, a solar-powered eco-lodge nestled in a peaceful desert oasis. Enjoy local meals prepared in solar ovens, and unwind in rock-salt cabins underneath a sky full of stars.