11 days tour

The Great Atacama Desert - 11 Days

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The Great Atacama Desert - 11 Days

This tour includes:

Transport

Transfer in/out - Airport or Bus station. Pick up and drop off for tours.

Guide

English guide included in tours.

Others

Activities stated as included in the itinerary.

Accommodation

Hotel accommodation with breakfast > Santiago: - Tourist category (3 stars Hotel): Presidente - Superior category (4 stars Hotel): Providencia - First category (5 stars Hotel): Plaza el Bosque Ebro > San Pedro de Atacama - Tourist category (3 stars Hotel): Inti Killa - Superior category (4 stars Hotel): Diego de Almagro - First category (5 stars Hotel): Altiplรกnico

Meals

Breakfast

Not included:

Insurance

No insurance is includes but we can quote it and add it to your tour.

Flights

Domestic flights Not Included We highly suggest connect destinations by air and not by bus because of the long distance. We can quote it for you and add it to your booking.

Optional

Besides the descripted tour, you can quote and add all the tours you wish in each city.

Others

Other activities and services are not included.

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Itinerary of your trip The Great Atacama Desert - 11 Days

  • Day 1 Day 1: Santiago
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 1: Santiago

      Arrival to Santiago airport , reception and transfer to selected Hotel. Afternoon at your leisure. Overnight.

  • Day 2 Day 2: Santiago
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 2: Santiago

      Breakfast buffet. City sightseeing to visit its Civic Center where the Government Palace La Moneda is located, surrounded by the ministerial buildings and the Constitution Square. Weยดll continue with the view of Armas Square where the old Consistorial Building is located today Headquarters of the Municipality of Santiago, former Post Office Building, National Historical Museum and Santiago Cathedral. Bellavista Neighborhood, a bohemian place in the city where many restaurants are located, Pub. Theaters etc. Providencia Neighborhood a

      place of great commerce and beautiful modern architecture. District of the Dominicans to visit the Church of the Dominican National Monument and the Pueblito de los Artesanos where you can see the widest selection of typical Chilean handicrafts. Afternoon free to follow on your own the visit of this important city or to go to the Costanera Center one of the most important Malls of the city. Free afternoon. Overnight. 

  • Day 3 Day 3: Santiago - Viรฑa Del Mar Y Valparaรญso
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 3: Santiago - Viรฑa Del Mar Y Valparaรญso

      Breakfast buffet. Departure by the morning towards Valparaiso whose origins

      began on 1536, Itโ€™s a city port, Cultural Patrimony of the Humanity and seat of

      the Legislative Power of the Country. It has magic presence, colourful elevators

      and lovely districts with 45 hills. In one of them weโ€™ll visit the Sebastiana, House

      Museum of the Poet and Nobel Prize Pablo Neruda (Entrance Fee included).

      Then we continue with Viรฑa del Mar well known as โ€œCity Gardenโ€ whose

      principal attraction is singular architecture, its streets and palaces. Finally weโ€™ll o

      have go to Faba, where weโ€™ll appreciate, with a Pisco Sour, lapis lazuli pieces,

      existing stone only in Chile and Afghanistan. Return in the evening to Santiago.

      Overnight.

  • Day 4 Day 4: Santiago Calama San Pedro De Atacama Moon And Death Valley
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 4: Santiago Calama San Pedro De Atacama Moon And Death Valley

      Breakfast buffet. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Calama in the North of Chile. Arrival, reception at the airport and transfer to San Pedro de Atacama. By the afternoon weยดll visit the Valleys of the Moon and Death with very curious rock formations. Among them the Tres Marรญas. You have to visit the geological forms located in one of the most arid and hostile areas of the world, the Atacama Desert. Youยดll appreciate the great power fusion of the natural forces of our planet, youยดll be surprised with the delicate work of nature over

      thousands of years, and photograph incomparable sculptures Enjoy an exciting experience in the salt caverns, amazing ways in the middle of the salt mountain range The highlight of your adventure in the desert will be waiting for you at the Atacama sunset, opening up the senses to make the wonderful landscapes and colors of the mountains, with the millenarian Licancabur Volcano witnessing a new night in the desert. Back to the hotel. Overnight. 

  • Day 5 Day 5: San Pedro De Atacama Tatio Geysers And Machuca Village
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 5: San Pedro De Atacama Tatio Geysers And Machuca Village

      Breakfast buffet. Today, the ancestral ritual of the sunrise is once again an incredible moment. Very early in the morning weยดll will go to the Andes mountain range. There one participates in one of the most amazing phenomena produced by nature, you can see the contrast of colors produced by the steam columns in the highest geothermal field in the world. You can take the most impressive images by walking through the tracks on the geothermal field. Here you will have the unique opportunity to swim in the waters of the Tatio spring, rich in minerals. Upon our return we will go to the side of the Andes mountain range to participate in the adventure of observing native plants and animals in their natural habitat. All this with a volcanic frame in one of the most pristine places in the world. We will visit one of the most incredible villages of the Puna de Atacama: Machuca The village has only 15 houses, located at 4000 meters

      high in the middle of nowhere. Its few inhabitants are shepherds of llamas and basic agriculture. Return to San Pedro. Overnight. 

  • Day 6 Day 6: San Pedro De Atacama Lagunas Altiplanicas Toconao And Salar De Atacama
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 6: San Pedro De Atacama Lagunas Altiplanicas Toconao And Salar De Atacama

      Breakfast .. Today weยดll visit the Altiplanic Lagoons. The crossing makes us gain height and ascend from the 2400 meters high to reach the 4200 meters in the middle of the Andes, where the imposing Andean massifs and the vastness of the landscape They will make you feel small. After climbing among the mountains, the Miscanti and Miรฑiques lagoons will

      appear before our eyes, on the slopes of volcanoes, of homonymous names. The volcanoes and lagoons make up one of the landscapes that can only be found in Atacama. On the way we can observe an environment full of life, with beautiful animals such as vicuรฑas, foxes, รฑandรบes, vizcachas, flamingos and ducks.  Arriving at the salt flats of Talar and Tuyajto lagoon, its turquoise and emerald colors will seem unreal, in them once again we will be surprised by the natural environment full of life, which also invites us to live and be part of it.

      Handicrafts made of volcanic stone, cactus wood and llama wool in this picturesque and small town. Then, accompanied by our expert guides, travel through the great Salar de Atacama, one of the largest in the world. Discover how life survives in the saline environment. Walk on one of the largest crusts of salt and observe the interesting biotic relationship between the dry environment, the water coming from the Andes and the animals that live there. Consider the

      beautiful and amazing flamingos, one of the birds best adapted to the harsh conditions and climate that characterizes the place. Discover micro organic life, surviving in salt concentrations even higher than the sea, the life that allows the subsistence of many insects, reptiles and birds, which change this hard plateau in an extraordinary habitat full of surprises. We will finish in the village of Toconao famous for its typical crafts and its beautiful places to visit. Back to the hotel in San Pedro. Overnight. Enjoy an exciting experience in the Salt caves, surprising shapes in the middle of the salt mountain range. The highlight of your desert adventure will be waiting for the Atacama sunset in, opening your senses to the wonderful landscapes and colours of the mountains, with the Licancabur Volcano as the millenary witness of a new evening in the desert. 

  • Day 7 Day 7: San Pedro Calama - Arica
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 7: San Pedro Calama - Arica

      Breakfast. Transfer to the bus terminal to take the bus to Arica trough the Atacama Desert. The panorama that the desert offers is something unique and that will give you an unforgettable experience. Arrival to Arica in the evening and transfer to the hotel. Overnight. 

  • Day 8 Day 8: Arica
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 8: Arica

      Breakfast at the hotel. Today weยดll visit the square with the San Marcos Cathedral, Alacrรกn Island, the Laucho and Lisera beaches, the imposing Morro de la with the Weapons Museum. We continue towards the valley of Azapa entering through Cerro Sombrero, visit the geoglyphs the Tropilla, Sacred Hill, Pucara de San Lorenzo, museum of San Miguel de 

      Azapa where the Chinchorro mummies are exhibited. Then we will visit a plot where you can taste and buy olives. After we return to the Hotel. Free afternoon and overnight. 

  • Day 9 Day 9: Arica
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 9: Arica

      Breakfast. Day al your leisure to visit this city. Overnight. 

  • Day 10 Day 10: Arica, Santiago
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 10: Arica, Santiago

      Breakfast buffet. Departure to visit one of the oldest areas in the cultivation of Chilean grapevines and where the vineyard have greater tradition and antiquity. Weยดll visit the most important vineyard of the central zone Concha y Toro. Here, during the vineyard visit, weยดll have the pleasure of knowing its famous wineries. Logically weยดll have a pleasant tasting of its wines and we will receive as souvenir a glass of the vineyard. Return to the hotel in the afternoon. Overnight. 

  • Day 11 Day 11: Santiago
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 11: Santiago

      Breakfast. Transfer to the airport for your flight back home. 

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโ€™re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Small Group

Youโ€™ll be accompanied by a small group of travelers just like you.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Average

There are several physical activities that last from 2 to 6 hours in easy terrains, low altitude flats, or water experiences. Please ask if youโ€™re not sure this applies to you.

Age range

Age range

Min: 3 / Max: 99

Age range allowed for this experience.

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