(8 Days and 7 Nights)
Day 01: Arica - Putre
The tour begins at 10:30 am with a visit to Terminal Agriculture (agricultural market) of Arica, where you can enjoy a typical market. Then we entered the valley of Azapa-, see the Geoglifo The Tropilla and visit the Archaeological Museum of San Miguel de Azapa. On our way to the Valley of Lluta, you have the opportunity to enjoy the panoramic views of the valley. After a lunch break in the ecological community Ecotruly, our tour takes us to the Cactus Candelabra and the magnetic zone, as well as a pre-Inca fortress Copaquilla. We ended the trip with a walk an hour ride to Socoroma, a traditional village in the foothills of altitude 3000 meters, where we take a break with coffee and cookies before continuing our trip to Putre. Arrival to Putre at about 6:30 pm Dinner and accommodation.
Day 02: Putre - Lauca National Park - Putre
Our second day begins at 8:30 am. Or have breakfast in Putre or Bofedal Caves where we do a 40 minute walk. During this walk you have laoportunidad to see wild animals, such as vicuna and vizcachas yconoceremos wetlands, ecosystem based on the altiplano (Mirador Bofedal Parinacota). You also have to admire laoportunidad a variety of birds such as Northern pitiosdel, guallatas and coots, for example. Around the crystalline delmediodía we Chungará Lake (4,510 m above sea level) and Cotacotani gaps where we offer optional unacaminata three hours-tour for you to observe Andean flora and fauna. After visiting the village of Parinacotacon its typical 17th century church and a picnic - lunch, enjoy a relaxing soak in the hot springs Jurasiantes returning to Putre at 6:00 pm Dinner and accommodation.
Day 03: Putre - Surire - Isluga - Colchane
Putre We left at 8:00 in the morning and have breakfast at the Bofedal of Las Cuevas. Ancuta and Guallatire visited, dospoblados located at the foot of the active volcano in elaltiplano Guallatire (4000 m altitude). About noon we arrived at Salarde Chilcaya Surire and visit where we give you the opportunity detomar photos of flora and fauna during a walk of an hour ride around this natural monument. Then we went to the hot springs of Polloquere at 4270 m altitude, where we have a picnic and enjoy a relaxing bath. After the break we headed VolcánIsluga National Park, crossing the highlands through the pampas ybofedales, observing the flora and fauna scarce. You see highland variospuntos of view, such as Enquelga Arabilla and also small queñua groves. Isluga Finalmentevisitaremos village and reach Colchane at 7:00 pm, a small village located on the border with Bolivia, 3730 msobre the sea level. Here you will enjoy dinner and overnight.
Day 04: Colchane - Cariquima - Huara - Iquique
After breakfast at 8:00 am our first stop will be at the legendary and gigantic cactus in the Rio Grande. After that we go to the town of Cariquima, famous for traditional suslabores. You will be able to experience the life of the locals. In addition to our journey takes us through canyons devarios eg the Gorge of Happiness. Here we have a few stops at certain observation points-Chuzmiza comopuesto and Pachica, where you tomarunas photos. Pachica is also the gateway to the desert deAtacama. You will be able to discover changes in elpaisaje. Also in the desert you can admire the Gigantede geoglifo Atacama, the largest archaeological represantion humanosdel world (86 m high). Lunch at Huara. Ghosttowns Despuésdescubrimos the Humberstone and Santa Laura.Humberstone was a nitrate mining town that was abandonadoen the 1960s. From there we will get to Iquique wings 5:00 pm Dinner and accommodation.
Day 05: Iquique - Pintados Geoglyphs - Quillaga - San Pedro de Atacama
After breakfast we headed to Iquique Pintados geoglyphs of. They have the unique opportunity to see around 400 figures depicting humans, animals, birds and abstract paintings that were made by beings humanosaproximadamente. 800 years ago. We leave this lugaratravesando National Reserve Pampa aquifers alpequeño people get Quillaga, riverside oasis Loa. You have to go through customs. After that we are driving towards desiertopara reach Calama and San Pedro de Atacama.
Day 06: San Pedro de Atacama - Salar Salar de Atacama - Highland Lakes - San Pedro de Atacama
Breakfast at the hotel. We left San Pedro de Atacama at 8:30 am We headed Toconao, an oasis on the edge of the Salar de Atacama. From there we aSocaire (3,218 m), which takes us to the highland lakes and Meñiques deMiscanti at 4350 m in the National Flamingo Reserve. After lunch at Socaire estamosdescendiendo to the edge of the Salar de Atacama, dondefinalmente reach Chaxa gaps which are famous for its flamingo populations. Return to hotel in San Pedro deAtacama. Dinner and overnight.
Day 07: San Pedro de Atacama - Pukara de Quitor - Tulor - Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley) - San Pedro de Atacama
Breakfast at the hotel. We left San Pedro de Atacama at 8:30 am and head Quitor Pukara an Atacama impresionantefortaleza the 12th century. Then we stop at laaldea Tulor, the oldest town of Salar (800 BC). Back in San Pedro visit the Museum Padre Le Paige, one delos museums in the northern region. Lunch at SanPedro. In the afternoon we left San Pedro around 4:00 pm heading to Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley), located in the Cordillera de la Sal, where we took a walk in the canyons desal. Finally we see the fascinating colors displayed during the sunset from a sand dune 500 m high, before returning to the hotel in San Pedro. Dinner and overnight.
Day 08: San Pedro de Atacama - Calama or airport
We left San Pedro at 4:00 am to get to the Tatio géiseresdel at 7:30 am In this space you can admire geothermal sunrise, while breakfast. Then we went to Calama, through picturesque villages and Chiu Chiu deCaspana. Lasagna lunch at. Transfer alaeropuerto or Calama.
Our package includes:
Accommodation:
• 1 night in hotel / hostel in Putre (according to availability).
• 1 night at the Refuge in Colchane.
• 1 night in a hotel / hostel in Iquique.
• 3 nights in hotel / hostel in San Pedro de Atacama.
Food:
• 6 x breakfast in Putre, Surire (CONAF), Colchane, Pica, San Pedro.
• 8 x lunch (Ecotruly, picnic in Parinacota and Polloquere, Surire Huara, Lee, San Pedro, Lasagne).
• 3 x dinner in the restaurant with wine included in Putre, Colchane, Iquique.
• Beverages: table water, juices, soft drinks.
• Snacks: fruit, coffee, tea, biscuits.
Guide:
• Spanish speaking guide / driver with experience.
Vehicle:
• minibus (van) with oxygen equipment.
Other:
• Entrance fees for the Museum of San Miguel de Azapa and Padre Le Paige, Jurasi hot springs, Humberstone, Moon Valley, Highland Lakes, Lagoons Chaxa.
• Socoroma rides, Bofedal of the Caves, in Lagunasde Cotacotani the Surire, Chaxa Lagoons, Valley of the Moon
