Meeting Piont - ALMA Observatory Tour | Tourist Attraction

August 19th, 2023 by the.redexplorer

Unfortunately, due to COVID, visits by the public are still not possible.
https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/outreach/alma-observatory-public-visits/#faq

August 12th, 2023 by the.redexplorer

Still closed due to COVID - what a joke.

October 30th, 2022 by follow_nadle

As you can read on the Website due to Covid it's actually not possible to visit ALMA.

October 5th, 2019 by marie.go4

Still here. Were there at 7h30 and were the first. It’s still kind of low season but 10 out of 12 of us (without any kind of reservation) did it (on Saturday). Great visit! Let the van parked here for the visit, had no problem.

July 22nd, 2018 by dolomieu.city

the meeting point is next To the bench on the place.
you can stay the night at this place and open the door of your van at 7:30. you will be the first on the second waiting list! (confirmés list- official waiting list - non officiel waiting list
if you want to be on the main list you need To book on Internet maybe 5month earlier. it is way easier to be part of the trip on sunday as on saturday the tour is very crowded.

December 17th, 2017 by hifi

Meetingpoint is still here at Saterday and Sunday. The tour begins at 9am. If you try to get on the bus without a reservation, be there really early. There is a guide with a list to sign in. At 8.45 they start to count the list with the reservations. Then the official waiting list (in witch you can sign in online, maybe a week bevore?) If then are still free places, they count the inofficial list. On sunday is the better chance to get it.
We tried it at Saturday first. Were there at 9.40am and on the 17/18th place, but couldn’t go (just one made it). Then on Sunday at 7.50am, were already the 7/8th and did it (9 People could go). So it’s a bit of luck. (Start to do a list even if there is no guide arround, they do accept it and otherwise it could be too late.)
The tour itself is interesting and takes 4 hours inkl. busride. Good luck!

August 8th, 2016 by peter.brughmans

This is the place where the bus to the ALMA Observatory leaves every saturday and sunday at 9am. Normally you need to make a reservation (https://welcu.com/alma/visit-2016?locale=en) but every tour there are people who don't show up. Because the tour and waiting list were fully booked, we showed up without reservation. We, and at least ten others without reservation, were lucky and could go on the tour. The tour itself was very interresting, Spanish or English (Canadian guide) spoken, took about four hours in total incl. busride and is free. http://almaobservatory.org/