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DAN - Discovery Atacama & La Quebrada
10 Days - 9 Nights
| Day | Itinerary |
|---|---|
| 1 | Calama airport - San Pedro de Atacama |
| 2 | Salar de Atacama and Altiplanic Lagoons |
| 3 | Geysers del Tatio |
| 4 | San Pedro de Atacama - Tilcara |
| 5 | Trek to the devil’s throat - Tilcara |
| 6 | Iruya - Humahuaca |
| 7 | Uquia - Quebrada de las Señoritas |
| 8 | Colorful Towns and Quebradas |
| 9 | Quebrada de Sapagua - Hornaditas Community - Salta |
| 10 | Salta - Aeropuerto de Salta |
| Lodging | |
|---|---|
| x9 | Lodge |
This amazing tour of Discovery thru the Desert of Atacama and the north Area of Argentina, combines beautiful landscapes with the possibility of enjoying the culture and customs of its inhabitants.
Places such as the Altiplánicas lagoons, the Geysers of the Tatio Volcano at Atacama, together with the Quebrada de las Señoritas, the community of the Hornaditas, and the Quebrada de Sapagua in the northeast of Argentina, will allow us to have a much more intimate and complete look at the region.
» Itinerary
(ID 52)
Day 1 Calama airport - San Pedro de Atacama
We welcome you at the Calama Airport and transfer to San Pedro de Atacama. (It’s also possible to arrive by Bus from Salta, Argentina). Rest of the day is free.
Lodging: Lodge
Provided meals: None
(ID 34)
Day 2 Salar de Atacama and Altiplanic Lagoons
This day we will visit the Miscanti y Miñique lagoons; with its wonderful colours are located over 4000 meters over the level of the sea. On our way to them, we stop at a Toconao, an old town made complete of stone, where the art craft is also well known. Another highlight of this is the “Salar de Atacama” which is over 100 km of extension. We will also appreciate some of the birds and fauna that has manage to survive in one the most desert places of the earth. All this will require from us around 6 hours.
Lodging: Lodge
Provided meals: Breakfast
(ID 35)
Day 3 Geysers del Tatio
This day starts quite early in the morning. We will depart before sunrise (4am) in order to go to the TATIO volcano, located 4300 meters over sea level. First thing we’ll do once we arrive is to go to the geothermal field located in the mountain range of Los Andes. Early in the morning this place has an amazing steamy activity because of the high temperatures that are coming up from the craters. The boiling water, the huge columns on steam and the water that runs underneath the surface makes of this, and unforgettable experience.
Here will have breakfast, and then we’ll take a walk and those who want to might take a bath in the warm water (between 25ºC and 30ºC).near the geysers.
Lodging: Lodge
Provided meals: Breakfast
(ID 53)
Day 4 San Pedro de Atacama - Tilcara
Early in the morning we say goodbye to San Pedro de Atacama and by bus we go back to Argentina crossing the mountain range of Los Andes. Thru el Paso de Jama we will be able to appreciate the “Salinas Grandes”; then descending over the path of the Lipan, we’ll make a stop at the town of Pumamarca and its famous Mount of the ‘Los Siete Colores’. Later we arrive to our lodge at the painteresque town of Tilcara.
Lodging: Lodge
Provided meals: Breakfast
(ID 25)
Day 5 Trek to the devil’s throat - Tilcara
We’ll have the morning free to discover the town and its unique things such as: la plaza grande, la plaza chica, the town church - and the Pucará de Tilcara. In the afternoon we’ll do a small trek to the devil’s throat, walking along the old Kollas paths and watching the amazing view. After 3 or 4 hours we finally go back to Tilcara.
Lodging: Lodge
Provided meals: Breakfast
(ID 26)
Day 6 Iruya - Humahuaca
Early in the morning we take a local bus and go to a small town located right in between the mountains, Iruya. From it we can have a special view since its right on the end of the valley. After enjoying the town we spend the night at Humahuaca.
Lodging: Lodge
Provided meals: Breakfast, Box Lunch
(ID 27)
Day 7 Uquia - Quebrada de las Señoritas
After breakfast by bus we leave Humahuaca and alter 10 km we arrive to the small town of Uquía. Once there we visit the church of “San Francisco de Paula” with its altar laminated in gold by the Jesuits in 1691 - year in which it was built - and adorned with the pictures of the brought arcabuceros angels brought from Cuzco. Then we do a small trek to the la Quebrada de las Señoritas o Yacoraite. The intense red color makes of it a shocking place; also because it’s known for its paleontological deposit where have been rest fossil of the last great mammals that inhabited the Earth, like milodontes and gigantic perezosos. Back in Uquía we visit a place where vicuñas are raised and an old hydraulic mill. At the end of the day we go back to Humahuaca.
Lodging: Lodge
Provided meals: Breakfast, Box Lunch
(ID 28)
Day 8 Colorful Towns and Quebradas
We leave Humahuaca and we cross “Peña Blanca”, east border of the Quebrada of Humahuaca. Here we begin our adventure of “colorful towns and quebradas”. After a few kilometers we meet the first towns. The overwhelming plains of the Cocataca Valley remind us of one of the main Inca agricultural sites. During the morning we walk this valley and take our lunch once in town. During the afternoon we go hiking for 2 and a half hours to watch the ancient paintings on rocks on Cerro Negro. From here we enjoy spectaculars view over the valley. After getting back in our vehicle we cross by different towns such as Valiaso and Pucará to climb the Serrania of Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Hills) reaching 4200 mts. above sea level. We end up the day at the viewpoint in Cerro Horconal, with beautiful views over the Abra (huge prairie) de Zenta. We take a typical northwest tea time and get back to our hotel by 7 pm.
Lodging: Lodge
Provided meals: Breakfast, Box Lunch
(ID 54)
Day 9 Quebrada de Sapagua - Hornaditas Community - Salta
We depart in our mini bus for Humahuaca to the Quebrada de Sapagua, where we’ll take a walk around the area. For there we continue to the small community of the Hornaditas, where we will be able to share the life experience of the natural inhabitant of the area, which open the door of their homes. Finally we go back to the city of Salta.
Lodging: Lodge
Provided meals: Breakfast, Lunch
(ID 37)
Day 10 Salta - Aeropuerto de Salta
After breakfast we are transferred to the airport where our tour ends.
Lodging: None
Provided meals: Breakfast
» Services
| Lodging | |
|---|---|
| x9 | Lodge |
| Provided meals | |
|---|---|
| x9 | Breakfast |
| x3 | Box Lunch |
| x1 | Lunch |
| Transfers | |
|---|---|
| x | 5 |
| Excursions | |
|---|---|
| x | 7 |
» Services detail
Included services
• Incoming Services
• Bilingual guide (Spanish - English) during the excursions.
• Transfer Airport – Hotel - Airport
• Transfers according to the Itinerary descriptions. Transportations as shown in the itinerary combining private and regular services.
Services not included
• Medical and life insurance.
• Tips.
• Drinks and beverages (all meals are without alcoholic or non alcoholic drinks).
• Flights or airport taxes.
• Entrance fees to National Parks, Museums or other areas.
• Optional excursions.
• Services not shown or detailed in the program.
Recommended gear
Notes
The travel agency holds the right of changing the itinerary or cancel any of the activities when any natural cause (or any other cause of any type) justifies it in order to look after the group safety.
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