Tour
Bolivia and Chile Photography Tour (Atacama and Uyuni)
Outside protected areasby Joseph Van Os Photo Safaris
A 14-day high-altitude photo tour balancing landscape and wildlife: San Pedro de Atacama, Chaxa Lake, Tatio and the Putana wetlands in Chile, then across Hito Cajón to the Bolivian lagoons (Hedionda, Blanca, Colorada) and the Salar de Uyuni. Flamingos, vicuñas, viscachas and Andean foxes alongside salt-flat and night-sky work.
Details
- No feeding
- No baiting
- No captive animals
- Led by
- David Jaffe
- Route
- Starts and ends in Santiago
- Visits
- Calama, San Pedro de Atacama, Chaxa Lake, Tatio Geysers, Putana Wetlands, Laguna Hedionda, Laguna Colorada and Salar de Uyuni
- Length
- 14 days
- Group size
- Up to 14 people
- Language
- English
Months
- January, closed
- February, closed
- March, open
- April, closed
- May, closed
- June, closed
- July, closed
- August, closed
- September, closed
- October, closed
- November, closed
- December, closed
Mar
Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in Santiago time (with summer time where it applies). In-season months are marked.
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| Jan | 06:53– | 20:20– | 14h 7m14 h 7 min | 78° |
| Feb | 07:23– | 20:01– | 13h 16m13 h 16 min | 69° |
| MarIn season | 07:46– | 19:27– | 12h 18m12 h 18 min | 59° |
| Apr | 07:09– | 17:46– | 11h 15m11 h 15 min | 47° |
| May | 07:31– | 17:15– | 10h 24m10 h 24 min | 38° |
| Jun | 07:49– | 17:04– | 9h 57m9 h 57 min | 33° |
| Jul | 07:49– | 17:16– | 10h 9m10 h 9 min | 35° |
| Aug | 07:25– | 17:39– | 10h 53m10 h 53 min | 43° |
| Sep | 07:46– | 19:02– | 11h 53m11 h 53 min | 54° |
| Oct | 07:05– | 19:23– | 12h 54m12 h 54 min | 65° |
| Nov | 06:36– | 19:48– | 13h 51m13 h 51 min | 75° |
| Dec | 06:32– | 20:12– | 14h 21m14 h 21 min | 80° |