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. Afterwards 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 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 Cotacotani Lagoons returning to Putre. Dinner.
Departure from Putre at 08:00 hrs. approx. Breakfast at Bofedal de las Cuevas (4310 meters above sea level), later visiting Ancuta and Guallatire, two highland towns at an altitude of 4000 meters 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 and Enquelga. We will visit the Isluga Volcano National Park and the Isluga town, where we will see its church and abundance of wetlands. Arriving in Colchane at approximately 7:00 p.m. Dinner and accommodation.
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.
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.
After breakfast visit San Pedro de Quemes, Laguna Cañapa, Laguna Hedionda, Laguna Honda, Ramaditas. Box lunch. Dinner and accommodation Hotel Tayka del Desierto * * * Ojos de Perdiz, 4,000 m.
First breakfast. Departure soon Arbol de Piedra, Laguna Colorada, Sol de Mañana geyser, Chalviri desert, Valley of the Ladies of the Desert, border to Hito Cajón. San Pedro de Atacama.
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. Afterwards 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 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 Cotacotani Lagoons returning to Putre. Dinner.
Departure from Putre at 08:00 hrs. approx. Breakfast at Bofedal de las Cuevas (4310 meters above sea level), later visiting Ancuta and Guallatire, two highland towns at an altitude of 4000 meters 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 and Enquelga. We will visit the Isluga Volcano National Park and the Isluga town, where we will see its church and abundance of wetlands. Arriving in Colchane at approximately 7:00 p.m. Dinner and accommodation.
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.
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.
After breakfast visit San Pedro de Quemes, Laguna Cañapa, Laguna Hedionda, Laguna Honda, Ramaditas. Box lunch. Dinner and accommodation Hotel Tayka del Desierto * * * Ojos de Perdiz, 4,000 m.
First breakfast. Departure soon Arbol de Piedra, Laguna Colorada, Sol de Mañana geyser, Chalviri desert, Valley of the Ladies of the Desert, border to Hito Cajón. San Pedro de Atacama.
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.
