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8 DAYS / 7 NIGHTS: TRIP IN THE DRIEST DESERT OF THE WORLD, THE ATACAMA DESERT.


Day 1. Airport Calama - San Pedro de Atacama.

Arrival at Calama airport, transfer to San Pedro de Atacama, accommodation at the Guesthouse.

Day 2. San Pedro de Atacama - Geiser Tatio - San Pedro de Atacama.

Departure 4:00 AM accommodation toward the Geiser Tatio, geothermal field located 90 km. North - east of San Pedro Atacama and 4,320 (m) In the place the water in the form of vapor jets leaving the surface through fissures in the crust, reaching a temperature of 85 ° C between 6:00 pm - 7:00 am hour, with low temperatures. You can see violent vapor streams that rise over 15 meters high, in total there are over 40 Geiser, hot springs suitable for bathing in a pool, then continue to the town  Machuca where a stunning watch wildlife, arrival in San Pedro Atacama 12:00 pm Lodging.

In the afternoon:

San Pedro de Atacama - Valle de la Luna - San Pedro de Atacama.


16:00 am Departure from the hotel visit the balcony ridge of salt, forming a landscape of desolation of the salt, wind sculpted mounds and hollows of salt, clay and plaster which does not grow any vegetation along to see the Salar de Atacama , Death Valley, a walk of 35 minutes. We continue to salt cavern formations three Marys by a walk of 30 minutes. To watch the sunset against the mountains. Return and arrival to 20:30 Hrs. San Pedro de Atacama.

Day 3. San Pedro de Atacama - Salar de Atacama - Lagunas Altiplano.

Departure 8:00 AM Visit hotel Tambillo crafts, people can see their church Toconao colonial jerez Valley, Salar de Atacama National Park, where flamingos can be seen in three species, a lake view chaxas continue for the town  Socaire arriving at Miscanti highland lakes and hiking for 40 minutes. A gap is 1 hours Miñiques return to village Socaire (lunch in restaurant), arriving in San Pedro Atacama 17:00 pm.

Day 4. San Pedro de Atacama - Painted Geoglives - Pica.

08.00 a.m. On our trip we cruise a big part of the Desierto de Atacama, the driest desert in the world. A place where we can apreciate its beautifull scenery and its magnitude. We visit the paintied geoglives, one of the most important arquelogical sites, one in its kind in this part of the world; it shows a wonderful form of rock art with more than 400 figures which occure in the mountain in tema panels. They are made by mozaik, rasping and a combination of these. From here we take you to Pica.
 
Day 5. Pica - The giant of the Atacama - Colchane.

08:00 a.m. We take of for Humberstone and Santa Laura, the Salpeter mills and offices, both national monuments, to see the splendid times which are gone. Within their arquitecture stand boilers, chymnees, church, grocery store, hotel and theatre. From these ghost towns we go to Huara and get to Unita hill, with its 86 meter high Giant of the Atacama. one of the biggest anthropomorphic figures made in pre history. Slowly we start climbing within a geological contrast journey where the colors are the main carecteristic. We arrive at the Chilean/Bolivian border village Colchane, 212 km. from Iquique at an altitude of 3.730 meters, pure Altiplano. Dinner and hostal. 

Day 6. Colchane - Isluga - Salt Surire - Putre.

Departure in the morning to the highland towns and Enquelga Isluga, Laguna Aravilla, cross Isluga National Park (Picnic). Termas de Polloquere, panoramic views, hiking, photography, coming to Salt Surire (4200 m), and Ancuta Guallatire people. Vicuña National Reserve, Arrival in the afternoon the people of Putre.

Day 7. Putre - Lauca National Park - Putre.

Departure to Lauca National Park. Observation of Flora and Fauna. Small Hiking Las Cuevas, viewpoint Chucuyo, Pueblo Parinacota, viewpoint Cotacotani Lagunas, Chungara Lake (4500 m), (Lunch in the town  of Chucullo) Observation of birds, Jurasi hots prings. Putre back to town.

Day 8. Putre - Arica.


Departure from the town  of  Putre Stop in  Putre balcony, town  of Socoroma (lunch Zapahuira) Pukara Copaquilla, Candelabrum Cactus, Poconchile. Then we cross the fertile valley Lluta, Arrival to Arica and a small city tour of the City, hosting.


 
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