Sandboarding Atacama
After almost 2 years without snowboarding, I was really keen on get into Sandboarding, when arriving in San Pedro de Atacama.
I had tried Sandbording only a couple of times in the past, but the only thing I remember was being covered in sand like a parmegiana!
For the first day I rented a board, strapped to my bike and went off to Valle de la Muerte, the National reserve. I spent the whole day boarding and improving my ride, by the end of the day I finally got the hang of it.
I went back a couple more days and by the second week I was running my own small tours, taking travellers I met at the hostel, interested in a cheap option at the dunes. I didn’t charge them any thing, but I would get free gear and enter the park as a guide.
The tours went pretty good, to a point I was taking 8 to 10 people at a time. I got to practice every second day and I also got to explore the park for new and higher dunes. Like the one in the video!