Raices Andinas
Day 1. Iquique-Colchane
Transfer from the Diego Aracena Iquique Airport to the Hotel in Isluga in Colchane. En route we will visit the Humberstone and Santa Laura saltpeter mines, arriving at the Huara town where we will have lunch. Then we continue to Cerro Unitas to observe the largest Geoglyph in the area "El Gigante de Atacama" then we will go up to the Chusmiza and Pachica viewpoints, the latter on the edge of the Atacama Desert., then we will pass through the town of Cariquima, famous for its skilled artisan weavers for centuries, to arrive in Colchane at 6:00 p.m. approx. Dinner and accommodation.
Lunch + Dinner + Hotel Isluga.
Day 2. 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.
Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner + Hotel Tayka.
Day 3. Tahua – Salar de Uyuni – San Pedro de Quemes.
First breakfast.
Chillquilla, Pucara de Chillima, Incahuasi Island, Mala Mala Bay, towards Cueva Galaxia, San Pedro de Quemes. Dinner and overnight at the Tayka de Piedra hotel.
Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner + Hotel Tayka.
Day 4. Desert Lagoon – Partridge Eye
After breakfast visit San Pedro de Quemes, Laguna Cañapa, Laguna Hedionda, Laguna Honda, Ramaditas.
Box lunch. Dinner and lodging Hotel Tayka del Desierto * * * Ojos de Perdiz, 4,000 m.
Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner + Hotel Tayka.
Day 5. Partridge Eye – Red Lagoon – Green Lagoon – San Pedro de Atacama
First breakfast.
Early departure Arbol de Piedra, Laguna Colorada, Sol de Mañana geyser, Chalviri desert, Valle de las Damas del Desierto, border to Hito Cajon. San Pedro de Atacama.
Breakfast + Lunch + Hotel Dunas.
Day 6. San Pedro de Atacama – Salar de Atacama – Altiplanic Lagoons – 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 our way to the town of Socaire (3218 masl), to go up to the Miscanti and Meñiques Altiplanic Lagoons located at 4350 masl within the Los Flamencos National Reserve, one of the 5 zones 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 Lagunas de Chaxa, brackish lagoons where Chilean, Andean and James flamingos feed. Return to the hotel in San Pedro de Atacama. Dinner and accommodation.
Breakfast + Lunch + Hotel Dunas.
Day 7. San Pedro de Atacama – Padre Le Paige Museum – Calama – Chuquicamata Mine – airport
Breakfast at the Hotel, visit the Father Le Paige Museum, to learn about the archaeological history discovered by this Belgian priest in the Atacama Desert, at noon, departure to the Chuquicamata Mining Town, visit the open pit Copper Mine biggest in the world.
Lunch in the city of Calama, then transfer to El Cobre Airport in Calama.
Breakfast + Lunch.
The tour includes:
Accommodation:
1 night in a hotel in Colchane. www.hotelisluga.cl.
3 nights Tayka Hotels in Bolivia. www.taykahoteles.com.
2 nights hotel San Pedro de Atacama www.hoteldunas.cl.
Feeding:
6 breakfasts in Colchane, Hotels in Bolivia.
7 lunches (Hura, Salar de Uyuni and San Pedro de Atacama).
6 dinners in a restaurant in Colchane, Hotels in Bolivia.
Soft drinks and mineral water without gas.
Fruits, coffee, cookies.
Guide:
Experienced guide/driver, in English.
One qualified mountain guide for every 3 climbers.
Vehicle:
Minibus (van) with oxygen equipment.
4×4 vehicle to travel around Bolivia (Toyota Land Cruiser).
Others:
Valley of the Moon, Salar de Uyuni.
Tickets to Padre Le Paige Museum, Miscanti and Meñiques Lagoons, Chaxa Lagoon.