Visit the North of Chile and live an unforgettable adventure. Starting in Arica, you will visit the impressive Morro and learn about the regional fruits and vegetables at the colorful Asoagro market. You then make your way up into the Andes. On the way, you will explore the Andean culture in the small villages and discover the unique ecosystem of the region.
Take the chance and immerse into the magic of Chile while visiting the Salt Lake Surire, Lake Chungará, the National Park Volcano Isluga and the many picturesque villages of the Altiplano.
We receive you at the airport of Arica and bring you to your hotel.
City Tour through Arica
Departure from the hotel, we visit the Cathedral of San Marcos and the former Customs building (now the "House of Art"), both designed in the workshops of the famous French architect Gustave Eiffel. We continue to the ExI-Island Alacran (Scorpion) , then we stop at the beaches (Laucho Lisera, Arenillas Negras) and visit the Morro of Arica. Afterwards we make our way to the asoagro terminal (local agricultural products), then enter the Valley of Azapa to discover the geoglyphs of Hat Mountain and the Archaeological Museum "San Miguel de Azapa" showing including collection of sand-preserved mummies and pre-Inca relics dating back to 10,000 BC. Return to hotel.
We start from your hotel towards the Market Asoagro (typical fruit and vegetable market), then continue to the Azapa Valley where we observe various geoglyphs. Afterwards we visit the archaeological mueseum of Azapa, then cross the fertile Lluta Valley and pass the village of Poconchile. You will see the candelabra cactuses, the fort Pukara of Copaquilla, have lunch in Zapahuira and after visiting the village of Socoroma we finally get to Putre (3.500m).
Early in the morning we depart from Putre towards the National Park Lauca. We realize a small hike at Las Cuevas („The Caves“), appreciating the beautiful landscapes, then we visit the viewpoints of Chucuyo and the Lagoons of Cotacotani, continuing the journey to Lake Chungará. Here we observe the volcanoes Payachatas, visit the village of Parinacota with its adorable colonial church and finish our tour at the Thermal Baths of Jurasi. After a relaxing bath, we return to the village of Putre.
Departure from Putre to the Vicuña National Reserve, passing the villages of Ancuta and Guallatire; appreciating the volcano Guallatire. We arrive at the Salt Lake Surire (4,200 m) around noon where you can enjoy small hikes, photographies and panoramic views. Picknick at the Thermal Baths of Polloquere, then we cross the National Park Volcano Isluga, pass the lagoon Arabilla, the villages Enquelga and Isluga and finally arrive in Colchane at the end of the day.
We leave Colchane in the morning to observe the Giant Cactus that get about 4 to 5 meters high. Then we continue visiting the villages of Cariquima and Chusmiza, before we get to the Atacama Giant (representation of a local god). On his right side you can find a reptile (wisdom) and on the left side a scale (justice). Lunch in Huara. Afterwards we make a stop at the nitrate mines of Humberstone which remind of the prosperity of the export of nitrates in the last century. Arrival in Iquique or return to Arica.
Day 1. Transfer Airport – City Tour Arica
We receive you at the airport of Arica and bring you to your hotel.
City Tour through Arica
Departure from the hotel, we visit the Cathedral of San Marcos and the former Customs building (now the "House of Art"), both designed in the workshops of the famous French architect Gustave Eiffel. We continue to the ExI-Island Alacran (Scorpion) , then we stop at the beaches (Laucho Lisera, Arenillas Negras) and visit the Morro of Arica. Afterwards we make our way to the asoagro terminal (local agricultural products), then enter the Valley of Azapa to discover the geoglyphs of Hat Mountain and the Archaeological Museum "San Miguel de Azapa" showing including collection of sand-preserved mummies and pre-Inca relics dating back to 10,000 BC. Return to hotel.
Day 2. Arica – Villages of the Precordillera – Putre
We start from your hotel towards the Market Asoagro (typical fruit and vegetable market), then continue to the Azapa Valley where we observe various geoglyphs. Afterwards we visit the archaeological mueseum of Azapa, then cross the fertile Lluta Valley and pass the village of Poconchile. You will see the candelabra cactuses, the fort Pukara of Copaquilla, have lunch in Zapahuira and after visiting the village of Socoroma we finally get to Putre (3.500m).
Day 3. Putre – National Park Lauca – Lake Chungara – Putre
Early in the morning we depart from Putre towards the National Park Lauca. We realize a small hike at Las Cuevas („The Caves“), appreciating the beautiful landscapes, then we visit the viewpoints of Chucuyo and the Lagoons of Cotacotani, continuing the journey to Lake Chungará. Here we observe the volcanoes Payachatas, visit the village of Parinacota with its adorable colonial church and finish our tour at the Thermal Baths of Jurasi. After a relaxing bath, we return to the village of Putre.
Day 4. Putre – Salt Lake Surire – Andean Villages – National Park Vulcano Isluga – Colchane
Departure from Putre to the Vicuña National Reserve, passing the villages of Ancuta and Guallatire; appreciating the volcano Guallatire. We arrive at the Salt Lake Surire (4,200 m) around noon where you can enjoy small hikes, photographies and panoramic views. Picknick at the Thermal Baths of Polloquere, then we cross the National Park Volcano Isluga, pass the lagoon Arabilla, the villages Enquelga and Isluga and finally arrive in Colchane at the end of the day.
Day 5. Colchane – Cariquima – Iquique or Arica
We leave Colchane in the morning to observe the Giant Cactus that get about 4 to 5 meters high. Then we continue visiting the villages of Cariquima and Chusmiza, before we get to the Atacama Giant (representation of a local god). On his right side you can find a reptile (wisdom) and on the left side a scale (justice). Lunch in Huara. Afterwards we make a stop at the nitrate mines of Humberstone which remind of the prosperity of the export of nitrates in the last century. Arrival in Iquique or return to Arica.
