Ecotour Expeditions.
Meeting with passengers at the hotel. Tour departure at 09:00 hrs. We will get to know the Lluta Valley. We will appreciate the candelabra cactus and the magnetic zone, we will visit a pre-Inca fortress in Copaquilla, lunch in Zapahuira.
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Meeting with passengers at the hotel. Tour departure at 09:00 hrs. We will get to know the Lluta Valley. We will appreciate the candelabra cactus and the magnetic zone, we will visit a pre-Inca fortress in Copaquilla, lunch in Zapahuira. We will visit a premountain town Socoroma 3000 meters above sea level. Putre Viewpoint, and then begin to overcome the barrier of 4000 meters above sea level in the Bofedal de las Cuevas where we will take a 40-minute walk. Along the way we will see wild vicuñas, vizcachas and we will get to know wetlands, the basis of the ecosystem in the high plateau (Mirador Bofedal de Parinacota). We will be able to admire a great variety of birds such as the northern pitios, guallatas, taguas, among others. We will admire Lake Chungara and the Cotacotani Lagoons. Visit to the town of Parinacota. Return to Putre at approximately 6:00 p.m. Dinner and accommodation.
Departure from Putre at 08:00 hrs. approx. Breakfast Bofedal de las Cuevas (4310 meters above sea level). Later visiting Ancuta and Guallatire, two highland towns at 4000 meters of altitude at the foot of the active Guallatire volcano. Arriving at the Surire Salt Flats at 12:00 hrs. approx. We will visit Chilcaya on a walk of approximately one hour, to photograph the flora and fauna in this National Monument; Then we go to the Polloquere Hot Springs at 4270 meters above sea level, picnic and baths in this place. Departure towards Mulluri – Mirador de Arabilla, Enquelga. We will visit the Isluga Volcano National Park, where we will see its church and abundance of wetlands. Arriving in Colchane at approximately 7:00 p.m. Dinner and accommodation.
Breakfast at 08:00 hrs., we will visit the giant cacti of Río Grande, and then we will arrive at the town of Cariquima, famous for its skilled artisan weavers for centuries. We will go down towards the Happiness ravine and stop at the Victoria Viewpoint, a beautiful view of canyons and volcanic rocks. Next visiting the Chusmiza and Pachica Viewpoints, the latter on the edge of the Atacama Desert. Then we continue to Cerro Unitas to observe the largest Geoglyph in the area “El Gigante de Atacama”. We will have lunch in Huara and then visit the Humberstone nitrate mines, arriving in Iquique at 5:00 p.m. approx. Dinner and accommodation.
Meeting with passengers at the hotel. Tour departure at 09:00 hrs. We will get to know the Lluta Valley. We will appreciate the candelabra cactus and the magnetic zone, we will visit a pre-Inca fortress in Copaquilla, lunch in Zapahuira. We will visit a premountain town Socoroma 3000 meters above sea level. Putre Viewpoint, and then begin to overcome the barrier of 4000 meters above sea level in the Bofedal de las Cuevas where we will take a 40-minute walk. Along the way we will see wild vicuñas, vizcachas and we will get to know wetlands, the basis of the ecosystem in the high plateau (Mirador Bofedal de Parinacota). We will be able to admire a great variety of birds such as the northern pitios, guallatas, taguas, among others. We will admire Lake Chungara and the Cotacotani Lagoons. Visit to the town of Parinacota. Return to Putre at approximately 6:00 p.m. Dinner and accommodation.
Departure from Putre at 08:00 hrs. approx. Breakfast Bofedal de las Cuevas (4310 meters above sea level). Later visiting Ancuta and Guallatire, two highland towns at 4000 meters of altitude at the foot of the active Guallatire volcano. Arriving at the Surire Salt Flats at 12:00 hrs. approx. We will visit Chilcaya on a walk of approximately one hour, to photograph the flora and fauna in this National Monument; Then we go to the Polloquere Hot Springs at 4270 meters above sea level, picnic and baths in this place. Departure towards Mulluri – Mirador de Arabilla, Enquelga. We will visit the Isluga Volcano National Park, where we will see its church and abundance of wetlands. Arriving in Colchane at approximately 7:00 p.m. Dinner and accommodation.
Breakfast at 08:00 hrs., we will visit the giant cacti of Río Grande, and then we will arrive at the town of Cariquima, famous for its skilled artisan weavers for centuries. We will go down towards the Happiness ravine and stop at the Victoria Viewpoint, a beautiful view of canyons and volcanic rocks. Next visiting the Chusmiza and Pachica Viewpoints, the latter on the edge of the Atacama Desert. Then we continue to Cerro Unitas to observe the largest Geoglyph in the area “El Gigante de Atacama”. We will have lunch in Huara and then visit the Humberstone nitrate mines, arriving in Iquique at 5:00 p.m. approx. Dinner and accommodation.
Come and discover Torres del Paine! On a boat ride to the Glacier Grey you get to enjoy the stunning landscapes, watch the floating ice and observe the abundant vegetation while passing impressive mountains. Without doubt, this will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
