Terrantai Lodge

The Terrantai Lodge, located in the oases of San Pedro de Atacama, offers you an authentic experience of the Atacama Desert in all of its cultural and natural splendor. The Terrantai Lodge in San Pedro de Atacama is a hotel conceived to honor the spirit of the traditional customs of the Atacama Desert while providing the creature comforts modern travelers expect from hotels. This is the first boutique hotel in San Pedro de Atacama and the only hotel in the region owned by native Andean people.

It is their intention to offer an original travel experience to tourists on the sacred soil of San Pedro de Atacama. There you will find adventure for the mind and body and relaxation for the soul. Combined with their travel company, Adex (Atacama Desert Expeditions), Terrantai Lodge offers trips and excursions to the surrounding Atacama Desert, oases, salt flats, salar de Atacama, flamingos, lakes, volcanoes and to the El Tatio geysers and to the magical Valley of the Moon close to San Pedro. These tours can be part of an all inclusive price or can be separate trekking trips into the world's driest desert from San Pedro de Atacama.

Terrantai was built in San Pedro de Atacama with the materials taken from earth of the surrounding desert. In this way the architect, Matias Klotz, was able to use techniques developed thousands of years ago, with local elders teaching young architects new skills. The walls consist of individually selected stones placed with care and adobe prepared under the hot September sun. The roof was preserved from the original house. The owners have tried to preserve their heritage in this building, in order to continue the traditions of hospitality in the comfort, spaciousness, peace and tranquility which are offered here.