| ATACAMA DESERT WITH TERRANTAI LODGE |
EKA 028 06 Days – 05 Nights Day 01: MONDAY - SANTIAGO Arrival, reception at airport and transfer to selected hotel for accommodations and breakfast. Day 02: TUESDAY - SANTIAGO – CALAMA – SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA Breakfast at hotel. Departure to airport on time to board flight with destination Calama. Reception and transfer to San Pedro de Atacama. Accommodations at Terrantai Lodge with full board included. This Lodge offers 11 different regular excursions for the hotel guests. The operation of the tours depends on wheather conditions or the Local Operator will determine options on the benefits of the clients. Our itinerary is just an example of the most interesting and attractive excursions. During the afternoon guided visit to the Archaeological museum, boasting an important anthropological collection of the Atacama culture and continue to th old Inca fortress of Quitor.Then tour proceeds to the archaeological village of Tulor, which is made up by round houses and all the houses are connected with each other. Return to the hotel for dinner and lodging. Day 03: WENSDAY - SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA Breakfast at hotel. We suggest the spectacular visit to Toconao, the Liparita stone craftmen village. Impressive view of the Jeri valley and soft hike along this landscape. Visit to the Chaxa lagoon, in the middle of the salt march, the pink flamingoes habitat and nesting area. Return to the hotel for lunch. During the sunset we go to the Valle de la Luna, located in the salt mountain range, 90% salt and 10% other minerals, to observe an unusual landscape treasure at the bottom, made up by attractive and impressive geological formations of diverse shapes and colours, together with giant dunes and beautiful salt crystal on the crounching ground, that will make you feel like beeing in another planet or the moon itself. Day 04: THURSDAY - SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA Breakfast at hotel. Very early in the morning (4:30am) we departure to El Tatio, place of active Gaysers located at 13800 ft. Short hike around the geothermal field with boiling mud and steam columns that make a geological stage of enormous beauty. Return through the overwhelming landscape of the Andes. On the way back to the hotel, Tocorpuri and Sairecahur volcanoes (21.500 ft)will be seen.). Day 05: FRIDAY - SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA - SANTIAGO Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to Calama airport and board flight to Santiago. Arrive, reception and transfer to selected hotel for accommodations with breakfast. Day 06: SATURDAY - SANTIAGO Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to airport on time to board your next flight.
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