Atacama Desert:

Places Covered:

Toconao, Tatio Geysers.

Duration:

3 Nights / 4 Days

Detailed Itinerary:    

Day 01: Transfer in from Calama Airport

Archaeological Tour - Guided visit to the archaeological museum, boasting an important anthropological collection of the Atacama culture, next, we visit Quitor, a native fortress.Going to the furthest away Oasis, we get to the archaeological village of Tulor, which is made up by round houses that are connected with each other. The village has been covered by sand, with no signs of its inhabitants so far.

Day 02: Toconao – Atacama Salt Flat

Visit to Toconao, the Liparita stone craftmen village, impressive view of the Jeri Valley, hike along this landscape.Next, visit to the Chaxa lagoon, in the middle of the Salt flat, pink flamingoes habitat and nesting area 2305 MTS. Moon Valley - Located in the salt mountain range, 90% salt and 10% other minerals, an unusual landscape is treasured at the bottom. Made up by attractive and impressive geological formations of diverse shapes and colors, Moon Valley has attracting the attention not only of frequent travellers but also from cientists. Giant dunes and beautiful salt crystal on the crounching ground make you feel like in another planet or the moon itself. This stage turns more attractive during sunset.

Day 03: Tatio Geysers

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, Tocorpuri and sairecahur volcanoes.4321 mt. high.

Day 04:

Transfer to Calama airport