Chile and the Bolivian Altiplano Photography Adventure

We are always look­ing for land­scapes that have inspired our lead­ers that will also inspire pho­tog­ra­phers who trav­el there with us. This par­tic­u­lar tour has been on our wish list for some years and we are very pleased to invite you along. This is a pho­tog­ra­phy tour like no oth­er, vis­it­ing some of the most spec­tac­u­lar land­scapes our plan­et has to offer. Dur­ing our 10 days togeth­er, we will vis­it the Ata­ca­ma desert in Chile before cross­ing the bor­der into Bolivia, vis­it­ing the awe inspir­ing salt flats, lakes and moun­tains of the Altiplano 

We will begin our amaz­ing adven­ture in Chile we will vis­it the Val­ley of the Moon, Lake Teben­quinche – the lake of haunt­ed waters along with The Rain­bow Val­ley and The Monks rock for­ma­tions. The colours of this min­er­al-rich land­scape must be seen to be believed and as we will ded­i­cate our time on loca­tion around pho­tograph­ing in the qui­ite light of sun­rise and sun­set. There will be time to relax in our base in Chile, the bustling and friend­ly town of San Pedro de Atacama.

Trav­el­ling into Bolivia, we will be trans­port­ed into an almost lunar land­scape of out­stand­ing beau­ty. Our local guide and our 4×4 vehi­cles will ensure we can access all areas of the amaz­ing Uyu­ni salt flats, includ­ing Pesca­do Island, Bell Island, the Pyra­mid Islands and a salt mine. You will be stag­gered and in awe of the sheer scale and tran­quil­li­ty of these salt flats – this is a place like no other.

Our trav­els through Bolivia will see us gain alti­tude as we vis­it loca­tions like Lagu­na Verde, Lagu­na Blan­co, and Lagu­na Colara­da where we will see wit­ness the flamin­gos in the red waters. We will also expe­ri­ence the Siloli and Dali deserts, includ­ing the famous rock tree. 

As well as being immersed in some of the most stun­ning land­scapes of this part of the world we will find time to vis­it some of the towns and vil­lages includ­ing the famous loco­mo­tive grave­yard in Uyu­ni, and for those inter­est­ed in the night sky, hope­ful­ly take the oppor­tu­ni­ty to pho­to­graph the arc of the Milky Way, thanks to the won­der­ful­ly dark skies.

You will have Paul Gal­lagher FRPS and Mark Lawrence on hand through­out the tour to help you get the most from your pho­tog­ra­phy in in these incred­i­ble environments.

This is an adven­ture tour of a life­time that is not to be missed!

The tour will start and fin­ish in San Pedro de Ata­ca­ma, com­menc­ing after lunch on day 1 for an afternoon/​sunset shoot. San Pedro de Ata­ca­ma can be reached eas­i­ly from Cala­ma air­port, which has fre­quent flights from San­ti­a­go. Details of air­port trans­fers can be pro­vid­ed after book­ing. We rec­om­mend arriv­ing at least a day before the work­shop starts to accli­ma­tise, rest and enjoy San Pedro de Ata­ca­ma where you can book many local tours.

Weath­er – we have cho­sen this time of year so that sun­rise and sun­set are man­age­able. The weath­er is expect­ed to be large­ly dry with some chance of rain. Tem­per­a­tures will be low at sun­rise, pos­si­bly as low as ‑10 degrees Cel­sius but day­time tem­per­a­tures are pleasant.