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Cavancha Beach

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Cavancha Beach is located in downtown Iquique and it has good conditions to practice outdoor and sport activities, like surf and swimming.

It´s the largest beach in the city surrounded by a modern urban architecture, the seashore and a walking area.

Attractions

Warm waters with small waves. Walking seashore.

Activities

Bicycle ridings, banano, canoe, aquatic ski, sea kayak, swimming, flora and fauna contemplation, photography.

Location

First region. Located 2 kilometers north of Iquique.

How to get there?

Anywhere-Santiago: Airway

Santiago-Iquique: Airway (LanChile and Sky)

Anywhere-Iquique: Land route

Iquique-Cavancha Beach: Land route

When to go?

All year long.

Climate

Desert weather, with homogeneous temperatures in the shore. The high media temperature is 24,4ºC and the lowest is 12,5ºC. The rain is almost null due to shore couldiness, with a high media of 0,9 milimeters.

Services

Housing, food.

Surroundings

Acovinto giant cactus, San Marcos Bay, Baquedano historical street, Zona Franca Shopping center, Dragon Hill, Serrano lighthouse, Puchuldiza Geisers, Sol de Aura Hill geoglyphs, Iquique, Pica, Isluga Volcano National Park, Patache, Chillaiiza petrogliphs, Piragua, blanca Beach, Brava Beach, Chanavayita Beach, Los Verdes Beach, Yape Beach, Isluga town, Punta Gruesa, Loa River, Tarapacá, Enquelga springs.

They recommend us

  • "Excellent planning of several freelance and company based guides. No problems for the entire 11 days booked through Visit Chile. Many thanks"

    April/2011

    Vlad Tiglariu

  • "Dear Mariangel and Verena, I wanted to just thank you for everything. The trip has been great in every way. He returned to Argentina, Chile knowing much more than I thought, thanks to my travel companions,…"

    February/2013

    Gustavo Javier Busso

  • "Great service - Matias Navarro was superb! Your tour guides were all excellent! All enjoyable stays at the hotels you booked! Thanks for making our vacation a wonderful experience!"

    July/2011

    Regan Schwartz

  • "The whole tripe was excelent, some guide were better than others, but in general very pleasant..."

    October/2011

    Claire Roussel

  • "The guide we had in Pucon, Alexandre Joly, is excellent. Very knowledgeable about history, traditions, geography, vegetation, animals, vulcanology and a very good narrator. We hope that all the guides…"

    June/2012

    Dan Marinescu

Certificates

  • Turismo Chile
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  • Sello de Calidad Turística
  • United States Tour Operator Association Allied Member
  • TripAdvisor

Contact us

  • VisitChile Reps© 2002
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