Journey and Tourism Chile - San Pedro de Atacama - Tatio Geyser - Lagoons - Salt Lakes - Valparaiso - Wine Route (7 days/ 6 nights)

Arrival in the city of Santiago, reception at the airport and transfer to the hotel, acommodation.

In the afternoon we will realize a beautiful city tour through Santiago where we will visit the main attractions and enjoy some of the best views over the capital of Chile. Some of these points of interest are the mountain Santa Lucia, the Central Square, the Government Palace, the Market and the Mountain San Cristobal. Transfer to the hotel.

In the morning we will transfer you to the airport of Santiago.

Arrival at the airport of Calama, transfer to San Pedro de Atacama.

Afternoon: Moon Valley

Departure from the hotel at 16:00 hrs to enjoy a panoramic view over the Cordillera of the Andes, the Great Salt Lake of the Atacama, the Oasis of San Pedro and the Cordillera of the Salt. We move on to visit the Death Valley (also called Mars Valley), exploring its labyrinths and canyons on an easy hike of about 35 minutes. After a stop at the Salt Caves, where you can appreciate the heart of salt, gypsum  and clay, we continue to the Moon Valley, visiting the Amphitheater, the Three Marias and finishing the day with an impressive view over the Andes.

Departure at 08:00 am. We leave San Pedro de Atacama to go south and cross the graben of the Salt Lake of the Atacama to visit the village of Toconao with its colonial church and the old fruit gardens. From there we move on to the Great Salt Lake of the Atacama, the third biggest in the world and the one with the highest Lithium production on earth.  Also we visit the Lagoon Chaxa, part of the Flamingo National Reserve. The excursion continues to the village of Socaire, located at an altitude of 3.250m over sea level and at a distance of 89km of San Pedro. It is a prehispanic village characterized by cultivated terraces and its beautiful church. Nowadays it is well known for the typical food of the Atacama. We move on to the Highland lagoons Miscanti and Meñiques, located over 3.500m over sea level and surrounded by the mountains of the Andes. It is one of the few places where you can find the Horned Tagua, among many other species of birds and mammals like the Andean Fox and the Vicuña. Return to San Pedro, arrival around 16:30 hrs.

Departure at 04:00 am northwards. We cross the hills and mountains of the Cordillera of the Andes to get to the Tatio Geysers after about 1,5 hours. They are located 89km from San Pedro at an altitude of 4.230m over sea level. The geothermic field consists of more than 80 active geysers of different magnitudes and has to be visited very early for in the morning the water shoots with more intensity. This is due to the high differece between water temperature and atmospheric temperature at sunrise which causes condensation of the steam. In Summer the atmospheric temperature reaches about - 6ºC and in Winter it can reach -20 ºC. You will get time to visit different geysers and steam columns and also to take a bath in the natural thermal pool. We will have breakfast at the geysers, then we return to San Pedro passing the village of Machuca. Arrival approximately at 12:00 hrs in San Pedro.

At the accorded time we will realice the transfer from San Pedro de Atacama to the airport of Calama.

Arrival in Santiago de Chile, transfer to the hotel.

Breakfast in the hotel, at 08:30 am we start our trip of about 120km towards the pacific coast. On the way you can appreciate the diversity of the landscapes. We will pass the Valley Curacaví and the Valley of Casablanca which mainly is known for the production of the white wine Sauvignon Blanc, among others.

We will get to Valparaíso (Legislative Capital and main harbor of Chile), recently declared Cultural Patrimony . The city surprises with its colorful houses that are enclaved in the hills and make it a pintoresque place.

You will get to see the main attractions such as the Victoria Square, Sotomayor Square, the Monument to the Naval Glories May 21st (viewing point from where you can appreciate the impressive harbor) and also we will walk up some of the hills of the city. Taking the old lift of “Cerro Alegre” (Happy Hill) will help you appreciate even more the interesting ambience of Valparaíso. Afterwards we make a stop at the house of Pablo Neruda “La Sebastiana”.

Continuing the tour we get to Viña del Mar, known as the Garden City. Here we will visit the Flower Clock, the Casino and then have lunch after taking a short walk on the beach.On our way back to Santiago you can get to know the „Quinta Vergara“, place where every year an international music festival takes place. Return to Santiago, arrival at the hotel around 19:00 hrs.

On this day we are going to make one of the most classic tours in Santiago. We will pick you up at your hotel to make our way to the vineyard "Concha y Toro“. After 40 minutes we get to Pirque where our visit begins at Melchor Square. You will be received by a local guide who will invite you to enjoy the panoramic view over the vineyard with a glass of wine to get familiar with the tastes and smells of the wine cellar of this old company.

With the glass in your hand a walk back in time through an old park until getting to the mansion of Pirque where once the family Concha y Toro lived. In this place more than 100 years ago the biggest wine company of our country was founded.

In Pirque you can get to know about the culture and the technologies that are responsible for the production of a wine of the best quality. While discovering the old instaltions and the legend of the vineyard, Concha y Toro offers you a glass of its famous Cabernet Sauvignon.

Breakfast at the hotel. At the accorded time we will realize the transfer to the airport.