Circuit: San Pedro de Atacama, Valparaíso and Santiago

Day 01: City tour Santiago

Reception at Santiago Airport. Transfer to hotel. In the afternoon city tour in Santiago visiting the main tourist attractions, such as old district, Club Hípico, San Francisco church built between 1572 and 1618. Government Palace, Main square, Central Post office, Santa Lucía Hill founded in 1541, majesticly located in the center of the city. The trip follows until San Cristóbal Hill where a panaromic view of Santiago city is appreciated. Finally we will visit the most modern district in the city. Lodging.

Day 02: Santiago – San Pedro de Atacama – Moon Valley

Breakfast. Transfer to airport to take the flight to Calama. Reception and transfer to San Pedro de Atacama.

At 16:30 hrs., departure from the hotel to The Moon Valley. In the way which join San Pedro with Calama, stop for photographing the Salt Mountain from a viewing point. After in the moon valley, we will visit the salt statues “Las Tres Marías”, the salt mine, the salt caverns and we will look the evening since a big sand dune. Come back to hotel. Lodging.

Day 03: Tour Altiplanic Lagoons and Atacama Salt

Departure at 07:00 hrs. from the hotel. Visit the Toconao town, typical handicrafts in the Atacama zone, also the San Lucas Tower (National Monument and town symbol). The travel includes the visit to the Atacama Salt, check in to Los Flamencos National Reserve (Chaxas lagoon site). We will follow our trip to the altiplano for taking the Miscanti and Miñiques lagoons (4,150 m.o.s.l.). In the middle of our route we will have a little stop in the Socaire (3,200 m.o.s.l.) town to acclimate and for photographing the little San Bartolomé church. Come back to San Pedro at 19:00 hours approximately.

Day 04: Archaeological Tour

Breakfast in the hotel. At 09:00 hrs. visit to Pukará del Quitor, the salt mountain and the Catarpe (Incas) ruins. Arrive to the Tulor ruins with more than 3,000 years old. Come back to San Pedro for the Séquitor Ayllu. Come back to hotel at 13:00 hrs. Rest of the afternoon free. Lodging.

Day 05: Geysers and Towns - Calama

Departure at 04:00 hrs. from the hotel. Arrive at 07:00 hrs. to the Tatio Geysers (4,320 m.o.s.l.). Breakfast and trekking to the different geysers and thermal swimming pool. Visit to the Caspana Town (old town and church), the Lasana Pukará, and the petroglyphics in the Loa river valley, the Coya Inca lagoon and the church in Chiu-Chiu town. Come back to Calama at 16:00 hrs. Transfer to Calama airport.

Reception at Santiago Airport. Transfer to Hotel. Lodging.

Day 06: Santiago, Valparaíso and Viña del Mar

We begin the route from your hotel, in a trip of 120 kilometers to the Pacific Ocean. Here we will apreciate the great variety of the landscape of Curacaví Valley to follow until Casablanca Valley known mainly by the great production of white wine Sauvignon Blanc among others. Arriving to Valparaíso (Main port of our country), recently declared Cultural Humanity Patrimony by UNESCO. We will be supraised by its houses in the hills it makes Valparaíso a very beautiful city: We shall visit the main atractives of the city: Victoria square, Sotomayor square, Glorias Navales Monument, 21 de Mayo Boulevard; (we will follow up to the viewing point to apreciate this wonderful port, one of the most important of our country); we also walk among its hills in its differents elevators, (1883-1902) to be in contact with the port enviroment. We follow the trip until Viña Del Mar, known like Garden city. In this place we see the flower match, Casino and Reñaca; place where we will stop to lunch; after that we will make a short walk by the beach. Arriving to Santiago, by coastal way we will show and visit Quinta Vergara, place known due to International Song Festival. Come back to Santiago finishing in your hotel.

Itinerary:

Departure from hotel in Santiago by the morning towards the city of Valparaiso. Visit the city and stop to have lunch.

In the evening a visit to Viña del mar city and Reñaca. Come back to Santiago. Lodging at hotel.

Day 07: Santiago – Airport

Breakfast. Transfer to Airport.

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