Archaeological Desert

(04 DAYS / 03 NIGHTS)

DAY 01 SANTIAGO / CALAMA / SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA/ VALLE DE LA LUNA

Reception in the Airport and transfer to the lodge in San Pedro de Atacama. In the afternoon (16:00) departure from hotel to begin the tour in Valle de Los Dinosaurios, Mirador de Kari, then we go Valle de la Muerte (Death Valley), also know as Valle de Marte (Moon Valley), it is a sandy and montain valley very close to San Pedro located in Cordillera de sal, Valle de La Luna is a huge formation, completely deserted, with strange geological formations, here we can find different attractions such as: Las Tres Marías, Las Cavernas de Sal finally arriving at the dune to see a incredible sunset. Return to San Pedro. Accommodation.

DAY 02 SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA / TOUR ARQUEOLOGICO / SALAR DE ATACAMA AND TOCONAO

Breakfast. In the morning (08:00) departure for the excursion. We go to the mountain range, trough Aillu (citadel) from Coyo, a typical agricultural zone from Atacama, arrival to Aldea Tulor, here you can visit the settlement of the most oldest Atacama culture, with more than 2000 years of history. We enjoy this spectacular construction. After this stop we will go to Pukara Quitor dating from XII century. In the afternoon (16:00) we will visit Toconao, colonial village entirely built with "liparite" stones of volcanic origin, after we continue to the Atacama Salt Flat, which covers an area of 100 km long by 80 wide; it is the third largest in the world. Laguna de Chaxa, it is a lagoon with superficial salt, in the margins has diverse types of flora clearly adapted to the desert climate. es una laguna con sal superficial y en cuyos márgenes existen variedades de flora adaptada al clima desértico. Return to San Pedro. Accommodation.

DAY 03 SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA / GEYSER DEL TATIO AND MACHUCA

Departure early in the morning (04:00) to begin the excursion (02 ½ Hours of trip approximately), visting Geysers del Tatio located 4.321 meters above the sea level, geothermal center with geysers from Volcán Tatio, fumaroles are only observed early in the morning. After seeing this beautiful sight, in a majestic natural setting, we will have breakfast. At return, we see the majestic Andes mountain range whose peaks appear within our hands. Later we will find Machuca, a small settlement of "Llamas" herders (this is a characteristic camelid of the zone). The village is adorned with 20 houses and a church made of adobe and thatched roofs. This is located above 4000 meters above sea level, each house has solar panels as energy source. Return to San Pedro. Accommodation.

DAY 04 SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA / CALAMA / SANTIAGO

Breakfast in hotel. On time transfer to the Calama airport in regular service to board the flight to return Santiago.

END OF OUR SERVICES

THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES:

Transfer Airport / Hotel in San Pedro de Atacama / Airport.
03 nights of lodging in hotel of your choice.
Excursion Valle de la Luna with ticket (4 hours aprox.)
Archaeological Tour with tickets (4 hours aprox.)
Excursion Salar de Atacama and Toconao with ticket (4 hours aprox.)
Excursion to Geyser del Tatio with Machuca with ticket. (8 hours aprox.)
Breakfast.

General Conditions

Regular excursions include guide Spanish and English and entrance tickets to the attractions.
Regular transfer service applied only: 07:00 a.m. to 20:59. For another time you must pay the difference.

TRANSFERS INCLUDE GUIDE IN SPANISH ONLY.

If the passenger can't or do not want to do all the excursions, there are no refunds for services not performed.

Conditions for under-age: Please consult in each case.
Cancellations or no show conditions PLEASE CONSULT.

VALUE DOES NOT INCLUDE AIRPORT TAXES APPROX $ 53 .-