New Year’s Eve in the Atacama Desert: a night of fine dining and deep-sky astronomy

Aug 12, 2026

Under one of the clearest skies on the planet, Protrip presents a night designed to close out the year in a different way: a celebration that combines fine dining and professional astronomical observation right in the heart of the Atacama Desert.

Ancestral flavors of the desert, in three courses

The night opens with a welcome cocktail and continues with a three-course dinner with wine pairing, where each dish is an interpretation of Atacama’s ancestral flavors — a culinary proposal designed to make the celebration go far beyond just dinner. The bar stays open throughout the evening, and round-trip transfer from the hotel is included, in a shared service.

After dinner, the night opens up to the sky: high-end telescopes and guided observation led by specialists, in one of the best astronomical viewing spots in the world. The experience includes professional astrophotography — each guest takes home two photos shot by the technical team — and bilingual guides in Spanish and English throughout the night. It closes with a cold pyrotechnics show to welcome the new year, without the noise or risk of traditional fireworks.

For us, this night adds to our San Pedro de Atacama offering as a different way to close out the year: the chance to give our travelers a celebration that combines top-level dining with one of the cleanest skies on the planet, in a single program.

Atacama has long been one of the world’s most recognized astronomical destinations for the quality of its skies. Welcoming the new year under those same stars, with a dinner to match, is a different — and memorable — way to say goodbye to the year in the desert.

Spots for this night are limited. Write to us to secure a place for your travelers.

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