Ecotour Expeditions.
Tour departure at 10:30 hrs. We will visit the Agricultural Terminal to see a typical market. We will enter the Azapa Valley, along the way we will observe the La Tropilla Geoglyph.
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Tour departure at 10:30 hrs. We will visit the Agricultural Terminal to see a typical market. We will enter the Azapa Valley, along the way we will observe the La Tropilla Geoglyph, we will visit the San Miguel de Azapa Museum. We will cross towards the Lluta Valley where we will have a view of both valleys. We will have lunch in an Ecotruly ecological community. We will appreciate the candelabra cactus and the magnetic zone, we will visit a pre-Inca fortress in Copaquilla and we will visit a pre-mountain village Socoroma 3000 meters above sea level. We will take a walk to this town for approximately 1 hour, small break (coffee and cookies). Arrival in Putre 3500 MSN at 6:30 p.m. approximately. Dinner and accommodation.
Departure from the accommodation in Putre at 08:30 hrs. approx. We will have breakfast in Putre or in Termas de Jurasi. To continue later to 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 where we will take a walk of approximately 3 hours (optional). We will have a picnic – lunch in the town of Parinacota, we will tour the town. Dinner and accommodation in Putre.
Breakfast in Putre. Departure towards the Surire Salt Flats approx. Later visiting Ancuta and Guallatire, two highland towns above 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, taking a walk of approximately one hour, to photograph the flora and fauna, highlighting the three types of flamingos that exist in this Salar (Andean, Chilean, James); Then we will go to the Polloquere Hot Springs (4270 masl), waters of volcanic origin that emerge at 80º C, with high mineral content that will allow us to rest pleasantly at 4270 masl. Picnic. Dinner and overnight in Colchane.
Breakfast at the Colchane refuge. Departure towards Mulluri – Mirador de Arabilla, Enquelga. We will visit the Isluga Volcano National Park, where we will visit the Isluga town with its church and abundance of wetlands, we will visit the giant cacti of Río Grande, where we will have a picnic. In addition, we will observe geological formations of moving beauty.
We will later arrive at Cariquima, famous for its skilled artisan weavers for centuries, at approximately 4:00 p.m. Dinner and accommodation.
Breakfast in Cariquima at 08:00 hrs. From. We will go down towards the Happiness ravine and stop at the Victoria Viewpoint with a beautiful view of canyons and volcanic rocks. We will next visit 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 and Santa Laura nitrate mines, arriving at the town of Pica at 5:00 p.m. approx. Dinner and accommodation.
From Pica (1325 MSN), after our breakfast, we will walk towards the Cocha de Resbaladero, one of the many sinkholes used to extract water in the Atacama Desert. These waters are semi-thermal and local people say that they have medicinal properties. After this relaxing bath we will leave Pica to visit the Pintados Geoglyphs that contain approximately 400 figures in 66 panels that represent men, animals, birds and abstract drawings. We will leave from this place crossing the Pampa del Tamarugal National Reserve to later arrive at the small town Quillagua, an oasis next to the Loa River with crops and a town, where a church and the railway station are located. Quillagua Customs. Then cross the desert until you reach Calama or continue to San Pedro (2438 MSNM).
Breakfast at the Hotel. Departure from San Pedro de Atacama at 08:30 hrs. We will head south to the town of Toconao, an oasis on the edge of the Salar de Atacama. We will continue on the way to the town of Socaire (3,218 meters above sea level), to climb to the Miscanti and Meñiques highland lagoons located at 4,350 meters above sea level within the Los Flamencos National Reserve, one of the 5 areas protected by CONAF. Return to Socaire for lunch. After lunch we will go down to the edge of the Salar de Atacama to visit the Chaxa Lagoons, brackish lagoons where the Chilean, Andean and James flamingos feed. Return to the hotel in San Pedro de Atacama. Dinner and accommodation.
Breakfast at the Hotel. Departure from San Pedro de Atacama at 08:30 hrs. We will leave in the direction of Pukara de Quitor, an impressive Atacama fortress from the 12th century. Later we will visit the village of Tulor, it is the oldest habitation vestige in the salt flat (800 BC) and is composed of circular enclosures interconnected with each other. There is a replica of them in the surrounding area, which allows us to contextualize this visit in situ.
Visit the Padre Le Paige Museum, it is the most important in the northern area. Lunch in San Pedro de Atacama, in the afternoon excursion to the Valley of the Moon. Departure from San Pedro at 4 p.m. approximately towards Valle de la Luna, a protected sector of the Los Flamenco National Reserve. It is a folding area of the salt mountain range that at sunset allows you to see shadow and colors in the Atacama Desert. We will walk through a cave area from a large 500 meter dune. To observe the sunset from that height. Return to the hotel in San Pedro. Dinner and accommodation.
Departure towards Geiseres del Tatio at 04:00 hrs, to arrive at this geothermal field, one of the most important in Chile, at 07:30 hrs. With dawn we will witness the emanations of water, gases and steam, coming from Mother Earth; breakfast.
On the way to Calama, we will pass through the picturesque towns of Caspana, Chiu – Chiu to have lunch in the town of Lasana. Airport or Calama transfer.
Tour departure at 10:30 hrs. We will visit the Agricultural Terminal to see a typical market. We will enter the Azapa Valley, along the way we will observe the La Tropilla Geoglyph, we will visit the San Miguel de Azapa Museum. We will cross towards the Lluta Valley where we will have a view of both valleys. We will have lunch in an Ecotruly ecological community. We will appreciate the candelabra cactus and the magnetic zone, we will visit a pre-Inca fortress in Copaquilla and we will visit a pre-mountain village Socoroma 3000 meters above sea level. We will take a walk to this town for approximately 1 hour, small break (coffee and cookies). Arrival in Putre 3500 MSN at 6:30 p.m. approximately. Dinner and accommodation.
Departure from the accommodation in Putre at 08:30 hrs. approx. We will have breakfast in Putre or in Termas de Jurasi. To continue later to 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 where we will take a walk of approximately 3 hours (optional). We will have a picnic – lunch in the town of Parinacota, we will tour the town. Dinner and accommodation in Putre.
Breakfast in Putre. Departure towards the Surire Salt Flats approx. Later visiting Ancuta and Guallatire, two highland towns above 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, taking a walk of approximately one hour, to photograph the flora and fauna, highlighting the three types of flamingos that exist in this Salar (Andean, Chilean, James); Then we will go to the Polloquere Hot Springs (4270 masl), waters of volcanic origin that emerge at 80º C, with high mineral content that will allow us to rest pleasantly at 4270 masl. Picnic. Dinner and overnight in Colchane.
Breakfast at the Colchane refuge. Departure towards Mulluri – Mirador de Arabilla, Enquelga. We will visit the Isluga Volcano National Park, where we will visit the Isluga town with its church and abundance of wetlands, we will visit the giant cacti of Río Grande, where we will have a picnic. In addition, we will observe geological formations of moving beauty.
We will later arrive at Cariquima, famous for its skilled artisan weavers for centuries, at approximately 4:00 p.m. Dinner and accommodation.
Breakfast in Cariquima at 08:00 hrs. From. We will go down towards the Happiness ravine and stop at the Victoria Viewpoint with a beautiful view of canyons and volcanic rocks. We will next visit 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 and Santa Laura nitrate mines, arriving at the town of Pica at 5:00 p.m. approx. Dinner and accommodation.
From Pica (1325 MSN), after our breakfast, we will walk towards the Cocha de Resbaladero, one of the many sinkholes used to extract water in the Atacama Desert. These waters are semi-thermal and local people say that they have medicinal properties. After this relaxing bath we will leave Pica to visit the Pintados Geoglyphs that contain approximately 400 figures in 66 panels that represent men, animals, birds and abstract drawings. We will leave from this place crossing the Pampa del Tamarugal National Reserve to later arrive at the small town Quillagua, an oasis next to the Loa River with crops and a town, where a church and the railway station are located. Quillagua Customs. Then cross the desert until you reach Calama or continue to San Pedro (2438 MSNM).
Breakfast at the Hotel. Departure from San Pedro de Atacama at 08:30 hrs. We will head south to the town of Toconao, an oasis on the edge of the Salar de Atacama. We will continue on the way to the town of Socaire (3,218 meters above sea level), to climb to the Miscanti and Meñiques highland lagoons located at 4,350 meters above sea level within the Los Flamencos National Reserve, one of the 5 areas protected by CONAF. Return to Socaire for lunch. After lunch we will go down to the edge of the Salar de Atacama to visit the Chaxa Lagoons, brackish lagoons where the Chilean, Andean and James flamingos feed. Return to the hotel in San Pedro de Atacama. Dinner and accommodation.
Breakfast at the Hotel. Departure from San Pedro de Atacama at 08:30 hrs. We will leave in the direction of Pukara de Quitor, an impressive Atacama fortress from the 12th century. Later we will visit the village of Tulor, it is the oldest habitation vestige in the salt flat (800 BC) and is composed of circular enclosures interconnected with each other. There is a replica of them in the surrounding area, which allows us to contextualize this visit in situ.
Visit the Padre Le Paige Museum, it is the most important in the northern area. Lunch in San Pedro de Atacama, in the afternoon excursion to the Valley of the Moon. Departure from San Pedro at 4 p.m. approximately towards Valle de la Luna, a protected sector of the Los Flamenco National Reserve. It is a folding area of the salt mountain range that at sunset allows you to see shadow and colors in the Atacama Desert. We will walk through a cave area from a large 500 meter dune. To observe the sunset from that height. Return to the hotel in San Pedro. Dinner and accommodation.
Departure towards Geiseres del Tatio at 04:00 hrs, to arrive at this geothermal field, one of the most important in Chile, at 07:30 hrs. With dawn we will witness the emanations of water, gases and steam, coming from Mother Earth; breakfast.
On the way to Calama, we will pass through the picturesque towns of Caspana, Chiu – Chiu to have lunch in the town of Lasana. Airport or Calama transfer.
