July 12, 2015
Category: Northern Chile
Regions of Arica-Parinacota, Tarapacá, Antofagasta, Atacama and Coquimbo
Visit the driest desert in the world that still has the most amazing variety of flowers. See the “Desierto florido” a climatic phenomenon that occurs in the Atacama Desert. The phenomenon consists of the blossoming of a wide variety of flowers between the months of September and November in years when rainfall is unusually high. Also visit archaeological ruins and the Andean highlands.
ACTIVITY LEVELS are rated using a scale of 1 through 5, with 1 being the easiest or least physically demanding and 5 being the most difficult or physically demanding.
1 (Easy), 2 (Easy – Med.), 3 (Medium), 4 (Med. – High), 5 (High)
June 17, 2015
Stargazing Excursion — Atacama Desert
REGION: North of Chile. ACTIVITY LEVEL: 1 (Easy). SUMMARY: Nowhere on Earth is better for stargazing than Chile’s Atacama Desert, where super-observatories have opened up to a wave of astro-tourists seeking unpolluted skies. Please note: The tour does not operate on full-moon nights. DURATION: 2 – 3 hrs.
June 17, 2015
Trek Guatin Canyon — Puritama Hot Spring — Atacama Desert
REGION: Northern Chile. ACTIVITY LEVEL: 4 (Medium-High). SUMMARY: Hike alongside the confluence of two rivers in Guatín canyon, where one river comes from the warm thermal springs of Puritama, and the other is the Purifica River, whose waters are from the Andes Mountains Range. DURATION: 6 -7 hrs. (4 hour hike).
June 12, 2015
Tatio Geysers –– Machuca Village
REGION: Northern Chile ACTIVITY LEVEL: 3 (Medium - High) SUMMARY: Early morning start to reach Geysers del Tatio; enjoy the beauty along with breakfast; visit Pozon Rustico and a swim; stop at Machuca village. Then see San Santiago Church and return to San Pedro. DURATION: 7 hrs.
June 12, 2015
Tatio Geysers –— Machuca Village –— Archaelogical Tour
REGION: Northern Chile ACTIVITY LEVEL: 4 (Medium - High) SUMMARY: Visit Geysers del Tatio with breakfast; take a swim in the thermal waters of Pozon Rustico; stop at the village of Machuca, an ancient settlement of llama herders. After lunch, visit archaeological sites, including Pukara de Quitor and the village of Tulor. DURATION: 10 hrs.
June 12, 2015
Atacama — Valle de la Luna (Valley of the Moon)
REGION: Northern Chile ACTIVITY LEVEL: 2 (Easy) SUMMARY: Visit the Valley of the Moon, in the middle of the arid salt mountain range, a landscape of salt and clay shaped by water and wind over millions of years. DURATION: 5 hrs.
June 12, 2015