Discover Chile From North To South - 12 Days

Upon arrival at Calama airport, you will be transferred to San Pedro de Atacama hotel. Welcome to San Pedro! San Pedro de Atacama is a small town in the driest desert of the world. Little adobe houses, cozy restaurants are the base to explore one of Chile’s most spectacular sceneries. Type of service: Shared Duration: 1:30 hours Included: Transportation mentioned above Not included: Guide

In the afternoon, you will go on your own to the meeting point to start the visit to the Valley of the Moon. The excursion begins by visiting the fantastic geological shapes located in one of the world's driest and most hostile zones of the world: the Atacama Desert. It is an area of outstanding beauty that resembles the lunar landscape because of the formations of stone, petrified salt and sand, which for millennia floods and winds have shaped in their own way. You will be surprised by the enormous salt and clay figures built over the years and by the wind and you will know "The three Marys", famous figures of incomparable beauty that can be photographed and contemplated for a long time. Finally, we will visit the salt caves accompanied by the imposing Licancabur volcano, to be surprised once again by the great magic of the desert, having the opportunity to enjoy the most beautiful sunset that you will not forget. After the excursion, we will take you to downtown Atacama, and you will have to return to the hotel on your own. Type of service: Shared Duration: 3/4 hours Included: Transportation mentioned above, bilingual driver-guide (English/Spanish) Not included: National Park entrance fee (which should be paid locally in the national currency), transportation back to your hotel Age restriction: Minimum 7 years old Note: Altitude: 2.400.- m.a.s.l. This excursion does not visit Marte Valley

Very early in the morning, we will pick you up at your hotel to visit one of the highest geyser fields in the world. Located in the Andes Mountains, 61 miles from San Pedro de Atacama and 4,320 meters above sea level, El Tatio (from Kunza "tata-iu") means "The Grandfather Who Cries." It is the largest group of geysers in the southern hemisphere and the third-largest in the world, after Yellowstone (USA) and Dolina Giezerow (Russia). At dawn, with freezing temperatures, you can see a fantastic spectacle, generated by violent steam flows that rise up to 10 meters high with temperatures reaching 85°C. After visiting the geysers, you can enjoy a natural pool with thermal water. We will also visit Machuca, a small Atacamenian village located more than 4,000 meters above sea level, where its few inhabitants are mainly dedicated to grazing and cheese production. Very close to the place is Salt Lake, where families of flamingos, ducks, and seagulls live with a landscape of imposing beauty. On the return trip, it is possible to observe fauna such as vicuñas, llamas, rheas, vizcachas, etc. While in the Flora, the Giant Cactus, llaretas, coirón, etc., stand out. When we arrive in San Pedro de Atacama, we will leave you downtown, from where you will go on your own to the hotel. Type of service: Shared Duration: 7/8 h Included: Transportation mentioned above, bilingual driver-guide (Spanish/English), breakfast Not included: Entrance fee to Geiser del Tatio Difficulty: Moderate to hard (due to the altitude), walking on a flat surface Age restriction: Minimum 12 years. Pregnant women, people with hypertension, edema, or embolism only with medical authorization Note: Altitude: 4.320.- m.s.n.m. approximately. There is no infrastructure in the place. We recommend you to take warm clothes (temperature between -5°C and -20°C), closed or trekking shoes, hat, gloves, swimming suit, towel, flip flops, sunglasses, sunblock, and water Transfer San Pedro Atacama Hotel / Calama Airport At the appropriate time, you will be driven to Calama Airport to take your flight Type of service: Shared Duration: 2 hours Included: Transportation mentioned above Not included: Guide Transfer Santiago de Chile Airport / Santiago de Chile Hotel Welcome to Santiago! Home of Pisco Sour, seafood, and marvelous Cabernet Sauvignon, Santiago is considered one of the safest cities in South America. Chile's capital is the perfect base to explore the country or enjoy a few days between the mountains and the ocean. Upon arrival, you will be driven from the airport to your hotel. Type of service: Private Included: Transportation mentioned above Note: You will be met at the arrival area at gate 3. Assistance at restricted areas inside the airport is available at additional costs. Important: In order to avoid scam drivers, please go straight to the meeting point and do not accept help from any person approaching you without the sign with the local representative logo or your name on it. A scam driver could tell you that the transfer is delayed and that it is better to take the taxi offered by that person. The airport is under renovation and is provided for these unscrupulous to do their business