Embark on a unique adventure and explore the impressive Salt Lake of Surire. This remote lake forms part of the National Reserve Las Vicuñas and fascinates visitors with a quiet and picturesque setting in the midst of the typical fauna of the highlands. Also, you will travel back in time and discover the history of Chile at the saltpeter mines of Humberstone.
Learn more about the life in the Altiplano while visiting the villages of Ancuta and Guallatire, enjoy the views on the volcano Isluga, stroll through Colchane and look up to the giant cactuses that grow in the area. This tour will truly take you through magical landscapes and have you explore the North of Chile in an exclusive way.
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. Acommodation in the hotel.
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. Lunch in Huara. Afterwards we make a stop at the nitrate mines of Humberstone. The tour can either end in Iquique or in Arica.
Day 1. Putre - Salt Lake Surire – National Park Volcano Isluga – Altiplanic Villages – 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. Acommodation in the hotel.
Day 2. Colchane – Cariquima – Atacama Giant – Nitrate Mines of Humberstone – 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. Lunch in Huara. Afterwards we make a stop at the nitrate mines of Humberstone. The tour can either end in Iquique or in Arica.
