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Ecotour Expeditions.
Arica – Putre – Lauca National Park – Surire Salt Flat – Colchane – Salar de Uyuni – Ollague/ Calama

Tour departure at 3:40 p.m. From the Airport we will cross towards the Lluta Valley where we will have a view of both valleys. We will have lunch en route.

Accommodation

  • 2 nights in a hotel/hostel in Putre (depending on availability).
  • 1 night in a hotel/hostel in Colchane.
  • 3 nights Tayka Hotels in Bolivia.

Feeding

  • 7 x breakfast in Putre, Parinacota, Surire (CONAF), Colchane, Hotels in Bolivia
  • 7 x lunch (Ecotruly, picnic in Parinacota and Polloquere, Salar de Uyuni
  • 7 x dinner at a restaurant in Putre, Parinacota, Colchane, Hotels in Bolivia, Calama.  
  • Beverages and still mineral water
  • Fruits, coffee, cookies.

Guide

  • Experienced guide/driver, in Spanish.

Vehicle

  • Minibus (van) with oxygen equipment
  • 4×4 vehicle to travel through Bolivia (Toyota Land Crusier)

Several

  • Tickets to the San Miguel de Azapa Museum, Jurasi Hot Springs and Polloquere
  • Hikes in Socoroma, Bofedal de las Cuevas, in the Cotacotani Lagoons and Salar de Surire Salar de Uyuni.
  • Day 1 Day 01: Arica – Putre.

    Tour departure at 3:40 p.m. From the Airport we will cross towards the Lluta Valley where we will have a view of both valleys. We will have lunch en route. 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 7:30 p.m. approximately. Dinner and accommodation.

  • Day 2 Day 02: Putre – Lauca National Park – Putre.

    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 Cotacotani Lagoons, returning to Putre. Dinner.

  • Day 3 Day 03: Putre – Salar de Surire – Isluga Volcano National Park – Colchane.

    Departure from Putre at 07:00 hrs. approx. Breakfast Bofedal de las Cuevas (4310 meters above sea level). 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 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.

  • Day 4 Day 04: Colchane Pisiga – Tahua (Bolivia).

    First breakfast. We cross the Bolivian border through the Salar de Coipasa, Salar de Uyuni near the village of Llica, Tahua, accommodation at the Tayka de Sal hotel. Dinner.

  • Day 5 Day 05: Tahua – Salar de Uyuni – San Pedro de Quemes.

    First breakfast. Chillquilla, Pucara de Chillima, Incahuasi Island, Mala Mala Bay, towards the Cueva Galaxia, San Pedro de Quemes. Dinner and accommodation at Tayka de Piedra hotel.

  • Day 6 Day 06: Desert Lagoon – Ojo de Perdiz – Ollague – Calama.

    After breakfast visit San Pedro de Quemes, Laguna Cañapa, Laguna Hedionda, Laguna Honda and Ramaditas. Box lunch, then we head to Ollague, to continue to Calama, this will be a very intense day and then rest in Calama. Dinner and accommodation.

  • Day 7 Day 07: Calama Airport or hotel.

    Calama Airport or hotel.

  • Day 01: Arica – Putre.

    Tour departure at 3:40 p.m. From the Airport we will cross towards the Lluta Valley where we will have a view of both valleys. We will have lunch en route. 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 7:30 p.m. approximately. Dinner and accommodation.

    Day 02: Putre – Lauca National Park – Putre.

    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 Cotacotani Lagoons, returning to Putre. Dinner.

    Day 03: Putre – Salar de Surire – Isluga Volcano National Park – Colchane.

    Departure from Putre at 07:00 hrs. approx. Breakfast Bofedal de las Cuevas (4310 meters above sea level). 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 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.

    Day 04: Colchane Pisiga – Tahua (Bolivia).

    First breakfast. We cross the Bolivian border through the Salar de Coipasa, Salar de Uyuni near the village of Llica, Tahua, accommodation at the Tayka de Sal hotel. Dinner.

    Day 05: Tahua – Salar de Uyuni – San Pedro de Quemes.

    First breakfast. Chillquilla, Pucara de Chillima, Incahuasi Island, Mala Mala Bay, towards the Cueva Galaxia, San Pedro de Quemes. Dinner and accommodation at Tayka de Piedra hotel.

    Day 06: Desert Lagoon – Ojo de Perdiz – Ollague – Calama.

    After breakfast visit San Pedro de Quemes, Laguna Cañapa, Laguna Hedionda, Laguna Honda and Ramaditas. Box lunch, then we head to Ollague, to continue to Calama, this will be a very intense day and then rest in Calama. Dinner and accommodation.

    Day 07: Calama Airport or hotel.

    Calama Airport or hotel.

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