Cheap Flights To Iquique (IQQ)

Iquique caters to Chile's important mining industry and is also a vital port for neighboring Bolivia, making it one of Northern Chile's most visited urban areas. Travelers who fly to Iquique will find it is a gateway to the entire Northern Chilean region, with abundant opportunities to explore archaeological history, to experience rural towns where life seems to have remained unchanged for centuries and to engage in adventure tourism.

Attractions

Iquique is located directly on the Pacific coast, and the 2 miles of the Paseo Costanera road include Cavancha Beach located in the city, and chances to try paragliding just outside town. Visitors can take in the Esmeralda Corvette Museum, featuring a pristinely maintained Spanish warship captured by the Chilean navy in 1820. Explore the free Regional Archaeology Museum, which covers pre-Columbian history through to the modern era. A 45-minute drive from Iquique delivers visitors to the eerie Humberstone Saltpeter ghost town, a camp where workers employed by a British nitrate mining company lived.

Hints and tips

The Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) serves Iquique and is located 30 miles from the city but is well connected by taxis and shuttle bus services. Travelers should prepare for the dry climate of the Atacama Desert, with average Summer highs of 77 degrees and average Winter lows of 57 degrees.