Iquique Vacations, Iquique Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

I completely have my days mixed up as to when we visited this surft town...but it's okay. We flew in from Santiago, to Iquique. We stayed here for a couple of days and it definitely was one of the most memorable towns. We stayed in a hostel for a couple of days- i think it was called Don Luis or something. Anyways- super cheap hostel- i think it was about $6/night. Well, you get what you pay for, right?! We all had a private room, 2 bunk beds for 3 people. The size of the beds weren't an issu...

Well gang after nearly 3 and half months of sporadic and unplanned travel I find myself back in the land of the Churros, Chile. Leaving the Bolivian cold and altitude behind (not for long) I have stumbled across a bodyboarders paradise in Iquique, North Chile! It is such an unreal experience entering Iquique, after driving for 6-8 hours through a mountainous desert desolate of any flora or fauna just the deep grey colour of dirt and rock you abruptly rise over this peak and descend ...

The first stop on our adventure!!! We flew out of Santiago very early in the morning and arrived at this beautiful beach town by early afternoon. We completed some last minute shoping for the trip at the Zona Franca (tax free zone) which was insane and overwhelming- luckily our last shopping experience for a while. We spent the whole day on the second day at the beach and cooked dinner there. The water was cold but nice. Experienced a beautiful sunset yet there was a homeless guy blockin...

Visiting Northern Chile in November 2007.