This program can be booked as an extension or independently.
Departs: Daily: Oct-01-04 - Sep-30-05
DAY 01 CALAMA – SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA
Reception at airport and SIB transfer to San Pedro de Atacama through the Domeyko Mountains and the vast Atacama Desert. After 1:15 hours driving, arrival to your selected hotel. Overnight.
DAY 02 SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA
Breakfast at the hotel.
Full day Altiplanic lagoons, Toconao & Atacama Salt lake
Departure towards Toconao village, a place of volcanic stone artisans. Then a trekking in Jeri Valley and continues to Meñique and Miscanti lagoons located at 4500 mts. These lagoons are surrounded by impressive volcanoes originated by the rising of the Andes in ancient geological times, they get their underground water from thaws. After a box lunch, return to San Pedro with a stop in Chaxa Lagoon, located in the Atacama salt lake, the pink flamingoes habitat
Overnight. (B/L)
DAY 03 SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA
Breakfast at the hotel.
An Archaeological walking tour (SIB):
Guided visit to Quitor, a native fortress located in a hill at shore of the river. Then, going to the furthest away oasis, to visit the archaeological village of Tulor, an Ayllus which is made up by round houses that are connected with each other. The village has been covered by sand, with no signs of its inhabitants so far.
Note: Ayllus is an ancient rural system as well as the San Pedro Society. Its peculiar features depict an interesting evolution degree just as the social system of the town
Pm: Mars & Moon valleys (SIB)
Valley of the Mars, also known as “Death Valley”, it ´s located in the salt mountain range, whose most important attractions are the strange rock shapes and the unusual atmosphere, then, proceed to the valley of the moon, attractive and impressive geological formations of diverse shapes and colors, giant dunes and beautiful salt crystal on the crunching ground make you feel like in another planet or the moon itself. This stage turns more attractive during sunset
Overnight. (B)
DAY 04 SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA - CALAMA
Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
Full day El Tatio, Caspana, Chiu-Chiu & Lasana (SIB):
(Not recommended for people with heart problems – 4.500 mts a.s.l.)
Departure at dawn (4.00 AM) to El Tatio Geysers. Breakfast box in the Geysers. Then begin a soft guided walking tour around the geothermal fields to watch how these spectacular jets of steam shoot up. Time at leisure to enjoy a thermal bath in natural pool. The trip continues to Caspana, a village known for its terrace farming system and its old inca architecture that represents the wealth and the heritage of the Andean culture in the area. The proceed to Chiu-Chiu to visit the 17th-century church, one of the oldest in the area. Next, walk along the edge of the Loa River to study ancient Rupestrian etching on the cliffs hanging over the river bank. After a box lunch, travel on to the hilltop fortress of Lasana. This village, which dates back to the 12th century, is the best preserved remnant of the Atacamena people complete with solid stone architecture—all rooms, barns, and narrow alleys—typical of the period.
Transfer to airport for your return flight. (B/L)
ALTURA'S Included Features:
* Choice of Hotel accommodations for 3 nights.
* Meals and sightseeing (SIB) as specified on the itinerary.
* Roundtrip transfers (SIB) as specified on the itinerary.
* Hotel taxes and service charges.
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