(2 Days and 1 Night)
Day 1: Tambo Quemado – Lago Chungara – Parinacota – Putre
We meet at the border or the border control in Chungara at 9:00 a.m. After our breakfast at the Lake Chungara viewpoint, we offer an optional 3-hour walking-tour for you to observe both Andean flora and fauna in the Cotacotani lagoons.
Afterwards we visit the village of Parinacota and also have a picnic – lunch there. Our next stop is in Bofedal de las Cuevas where we do a 40-minute walk. During this walk you have the chance to see wild animals like Vicuñas and Vizcachas and get to know bofedales, the basis of the altiplanic ecosystem. Finally we head for the hot springs of Jurasi to take a relaxing bath before driving on to Putre where we have dinner and stay overnight.
Day 2: Putre – Salar de Surire – Arica
We start our tour in Putre at about 8 a.m. and after breakfast in Bofedal de las Cuevas at 4310 m altitude we visit Ancuta and Guallatire, two villages located at the foot of the active volcano Guallatire in the altiplano (4000 m altitude).
At about noon we arrive at the salt lake Salar de Surire and visit Chilcaya where we give you the opportunity to take pictures of the flora and fauna during an one-hour walking-trip around this natural monument. Finally we head for the hot springs of Polloquere at 4270 m altitude where we have a picnic and enjoy a relaxing bath before returning to Arica at about 4 p.m.
Our tour package includes:
Accommodation:
• 1 night in hotel/hostel in Putre
Food:
• 2 x breakfast at the Lake Chungara and Bofedal de las Cuevas
• 2 x lunch (picnic in Parinacota and Polloquere)
• 1 x dinner in restaurant with wine included in Putre
• Beverages: table water, juices, soft drinks
• Snacks: fruits, coffee, tea, cookies
Guide:
• Spanish speaking guide/driver with experience
Transportation:
• Minibus (van) with oxygen equipment
Others:
• entrance fees for the Jurasi hot springs
• walks in the Cotacotani Lagoons, the Bofedal de las Cuevas and at the Salar the Surire
Minimum of passengers: 01
Maximum of passengers: 06
