Stargazing destinations

Cities known for this, ordered by which countries are the best value right now.

Chile

An adobe oasis town in the world's driest desert, base for lunar valleys, geysers, salt flats and starry skies.

The only town on remote Easter Island, where hundreds of monolithic moai statues stand guard over Polynesian shores.

A relaxed lakeside resort town framed by mountains, home of the famously photogenic lone willow standing in the water.

A colossal red monolith rising from the desert heart, a sacred site glowing crimson at sunrise and sunset.

The classic gateway to the Sahara, where camel caravans set off across the towering orange dunes of Erg Chebbi.