Discovering Chile

Private transfer from the hotel in Santiago to the airport.

Flight Santiago / Calama (not included)

Private transfer from the airport in Calama to your hotel in San Pedro de Atacama.

Overnight at selected hotel.

Meal Plan: Breakfast

Private half day excursion to the Atacama Salt Flat (Salar de Atacama) and Toconao Village

You depart with your tour guide to the Salar de Atacama: A salt lake of huge proportions (3000 sq km/1,158 sq mi!), its surface is covered by a thick layer of light-coloured salt crystals, caused by the evaporation of the lake’s water. The world’s largest lithium deposits are found here, but the salt pan is also home to several flamingo species, including the Andean, Chilean and James flamingo, who feed on the microorganisms found in the saline lagoons. These beautiful birds and other species can be observed in their natural habitat at the Salar de Atacama’s Chaxa Lagoon, which is part of the Reserva Nacional de los Flamencos.

On the way to the salt flat, you will stop at the village of Tocoano to see its green square with large cacti. Afterwards, return drive to San Pedro.

Private half day excursion to Moon Valley (Valle de la Luna)

One of the best-known destinations between Calama and San Pedro is the Valle de la Luna. This tour into the rugged beauty of the Atacama Desert begins at dusk. With the Licancabur volcano providing the backdrop, strange salt and rock formations in the middle of the valley’s barren sandy landscape really do look like a moonscape. After a tour past the bizarre natural rock and salt shapes, you will pass by the bizarre rock formation “Tres Marías” and end the excursion at “Coyote´s rock” (“Piedra del Coyote”). From the top of this rock, you overlook the Kari-Canyon and wide parts of the desert, you can even catch a glimpse at the Salar de Atacama. The setting sun bathes the landscape in a light that changes with every minute, providing a mesmerising play of colours. The return drive to San Pedro is after sunset.

Overnight at selected hotel.

Meal Plan: Breakfast

Breakfast is included.

GEYSERS OF EL TATIO OPTIONAL EXCURSION

Those who wish to experience the El Tatio Geysers have to get up early, to ensure a timely arrival at the geyser field at sunrise. The fountains, located over 4300m/14,108ft, shoot up to 10m/33ft high. The sun’s first rays reflecting countless colours as they mingle with boiling jets coming from the geysers create a strong contrast with the rising steam and the surrounding summits. After the spectacular show there, you have the choice of recovering from the morning chill and warming up in natural pools created by hot springs.

The tour begins in the very early hours of the morning in San Pedro, to ensure a timely arrival at the geyser field at sunrise. The return drive to San Pedro takes place around midday.

Overnight at selected hotel.

Meal Plan: Breakfast

Pick up from your hotel, overland journey to Hito Cajon. 08:30 (Bolivian time), pick up from Hito Cajon (Border Chile-Bolivia). After entering the National Park Eduardo Avaroa in Bolivia, the scenery embraces you with its unique lagoons, salt pans, fumaroles, volcanoes, snowcapped peaks, plains, thermal springs and rivers. Visit the Green Lagoon, looking as a giant emerald, with an impressive view of Licancabur Volcano. The special brightness of its green waters due to high magnesium content is dazzling. Continue to out of this world “Sol de Mañana” Geysers, with fumaroles and volcanic craters of spectacular formation, covering 1 Km2, and reaching up to 100 meters, featuring intense volcanic and fumaroles activity, displaying a landscape dating from the beginning of the earth. Continue to the Red Lagoon, with an area of 60 Km2 and at an altitude of 4,278 meters characterized by the red tone of its waters and inhabited by flocks of flamingoes of three species: tokoko -with red plumage-; chururu -with whitish plumage- and jututu, with pink plumage. On route to your hotel, vicuñas, llamas and vizcachas can be seen.

Overnight at selected hotel.

Meal Plan: Breakfast lunch and Dinner

Breakfast is included.

In the morning enjoy your last moments at the Hedionda Lagoon, which is home of Flamingos, slender water birds of the Phoenicopteridae family, between 80 cm and 1.40 m long, with very long legs and necks. The adult's feathers are bright pink to red. They need large areas of shallow water to live, usually saline, brackish, or alkaline. You have the opportunity to get close up in order to get gorgeous photos. Continue your overland travel to Uyuni, passing Lagoons as well as the Canyon.

Overnight at selected hotel.

Meal Plan: Breakfast lunch and Dinner

Pick up from the hotel and continue to a salt processing workshop in Colchani, entrance town to Uyuni Salt Lake. Immediately, start the excursion to the Salt Lake and Isla Incawasi. Uyuni Salt Lake is the largest salt flats on Earth, located on the Bolivian High-Plateau with over 10.000 Km2. On route visit the Salt Museum and stop at the Cold Water Springs “Ojos de Agua”. Arrive to Incawasi Island, an oasis with formations of algae and fossils. It is covered by thousands of giant columnar cacti, some of them over a hundred years old, growing to a height of over 12 meters. The Bolivian Andes offer stunning sceneries which can be hardly matched. The sound of silence makes the heart beats faster and the surreal pentagons of crystalline salt, the pure sky and the cacti, certainly makes you feel that there is no other place like this in the whole world. The landscape against the background of the salt pans extending to the horizon makes it an ideal place for photography hunters. After an awesome sunset at the shores of Uyuni Salt Lake, transfer to your hotel.

Rainy season program (usually from December to April)
Pick up from the hotel and continue to a salt processing workshop in Colchani, entrance town to the Uyuni Salt Lake. Immediately start the amazing excursion to the Salt Lake. Uyuni Salt Lake is the largest Salt Flats on Earth, located on the Bolivian High-Plateau with over 10.000 Km2. Visit the Salt Museum and stop at the Cold Water Springs “Ojos de Agua”. In the afternoon enjoy the water mirrors and walk at the borders of the Salt Lake. The Bolivian Andes offer stunning sceneries which can be hardly matched. The sound of silence makes the heart beats faster and the surreal pentagons of crystalline salt and the pure sky, certainly makes you feel that there is no other place like this in the whole world. The landscape against the background of the salt pans extending to the horizon makes it an ideal place for photography hunters. Transfer to your hotel. Kindly remember that during rainy season, (usually from December to April) and due security reasons, some highlights in the area are not reachable. We need your shoe size to provide waterproof boots to be used during all the tour.

Overnight stay at selected hotel.

Meal Plan: Breakfast lunch and Dinner

Transfer from the hotel to the airport for your flight to La Paz.

Flight Uyuni-La Paz (not included).

Private transfer from the airport in La Paz to your hotel

P.M. Half day City Tour of La Paz and Moon Valley

The City of La Paz and its surroundings can transport you to a mysterious past where any corner, any street, is a hidden treasure where adventure begins; a living history which treasures the pre-Hispanic times with all their traditions and magic rites on its streets. The indigenous, colonial and modern areas, Indian Market, Witch Doctor's Market & breathtaking panoramas are all framed by the majestic "Illimani" mountain. Visit the Moon Valley, a clay formation resembling the face of the Moon. Cable car ride from one point of the city to another and enjoy the view.

Overnight at selected hotel.

Meal Plan: Breakfast

Breakfast is included.

OPTIONAL TOUR: TOUR AT THE ARCHEOLOGICAL RUINS OF TIWANACU

Half day tour to the Archaeological site of Tiwanaku - AM

Tiwanaku culture (1.580 BC-1.000 AD), the magnificent ruins of Bolivia and one of the oldest civilizations in the Americas. The Sun Gate, the Temple of Kalasasaya and the Pyramid of Akapana are the sample of a glorious past. Tiwanaku culture was an agrarian based economy with an estimated population of 115.000 inhabitants. The state controlled agriculture produced the surplus wealth to support the urban centre and administrative system. They were outstanding in agriculture, hydraulic, architecture & medicine, as well as in social organization. Due to an economic crisis caused by a long dry season, Tiwanaku collapsed around 1.000 AD.

Overland journey from La Paz to Copacabana, located at the shores of Lake Titicaca. Once in Copacabana, visit the shrine and the Dark Indian Virgin. Hydrofoil cruise to Moon Island, visit the Sun Virgins Temple “Iñak Uyu”. Continue to Sun Island. Visit the Inca “Grand Stairs” and the Sacred Fountain; taste the water believed to give eternal youth and happiness. Lunch at the Uma Kollu archaeological Restaurant; Visit the small handicraft market. Hydrofoil cruise back to Copacabana and overland journey to Huatajata. On arrival, visit the Andean Roots Eco Village: The Altiplano Museum; Handicrafts village, the Mud Igloos and the mortuary towers of the Urus Chipayas. Meet the Limachi family, builders of the RA II and Tigris for epic expeditions across the Atlantic Ocean. Enjoy our elegant vicuñas, llamas, alpacas and the mythical Suri.

Audiovisual and night experience of "The Mystic World of the Kallawayas", natural healers of Bolivia. They believe that you first have to heal the soul in order to heal your body. Tata Benjo, -our Kallawaya- will bless visitors and answer questions by casting his sacred coca leaves.

Enjoy a nocturnal visit to the Native Observatory Alajpacha. Learn from the Aymaras Cosmovision and watch the southern constellations.

Overnight at the Inca Utama Hotel & Cultural Complex

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch

Breakfast is included.

Overland journey from Huatajata to Puno.

Overnight at selected hotel.

Meal Plan: Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer by tourist bus through the spectacular Andes mountain range. During the trip, you will encounter small villages, herds of llamas, and alpacas. During the transfer, there will be several stops to allow for a panoramic visit to Pucarà, the Temple of Raqchi, built in honor of the god Wiracocha (still used today as a sanctuary and considered a renowned energy center), and the spectacular church of Andahuaylillas. Lunch will be at a local restaurant during the transfer. Arrival at Cuzco station in the late afternoon and check-in at the hotel.

Overnight at selected hotel.

Meal Plan: Breakfast

Full-day private tour to Machu Picchu with on-site guide with Expedition train. - [Private]

You will be transferred from your hotel in Cusco to the Ollantaytambo station, where you will begin your journey to Machu Picchu, aboard the Expedition 83 train to Machu Picchu Pueblo, where you will find a handicrafts market, restaurants and accommodations of different categories. After a short bus ride, you will arrive at Machu Picchu, a masterpiece of engineering and architecture that is believed to have served as a sanctuary and resting place for the Inca Pachacutec. Machu Picchu, which means 'Old Mountain', is considered a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. At the end of the tour, you will return by bus to Machu Picchu Pueblo, where you will enjoy a delicious lunch at the foot of the mountain at the Inkaterra Café. Finally, you will take the Expedition 504 train back to Ollantaytambo station, from where you will be picked up and transferred back to your hotel in Cusco.

* Due to the citadel’s limited capacity we recommend that you confirm your booking as soon as possible to proceed with the tickets purchase. Tickets are subject to availability.

Overnight at selected hotel.

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch

Half day shared tour to the city of Cusco with visit to Coricancha, Cathedral, Sacsayhuaman, Quenqo, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay - [Shared]

Enjoy a guided tour of this charming city, which was the capital of the Inca Empire. The tour begins with a visit to the Convent of Santo Domingo, which was built over the Inca temple of Coricancha, one of the most important precincts dedicated to the cult of the sun. Ancient chronicles say that its walls were covered with gold leaf and filled with golden representations of nature. Next, visit the Cathedral, the most imposing monument in the Plaza de Armas. Then head to the hills of Cusco where the fortress of Sacsayhuaman is located, whose imposing walls offer an impressive panoramic view of Cusco. Continue to Qenqo, an archaeological complex of religious use where it is believed that the Incas practiced rituals related to agriculture. Continue the tour to Puka Pukara, the "red fort" in Quechua; an architectural complex of supposed military use, with multiple environments, plazas, baths, aqueducts and towers. It is believed to have been used by the Inca entourage while the leader rested in Tambomachay, which is the last archaeological stop on the tour. It is believed that it was an enclosure of water worship, which had an extraordinary hydraulic system. At the end of the tour, return to your hotel.

The BTC or Cusco Tourist Ticket (Boleto Turístico de Cusco) is a pass which gets you into the main archaeological sites and museums in and around Cusco. The complete BTC includes access to the sites of interest closest to the city (Sacsayhuamán, Qenqo, Puka Pukara and Tambomachay); the Sacred Valley Circuit (Ollantaytambo, Pisac, Moray and Chinchero); and the city museums and the Southern Valley circuit: (the Coricancha site Museum, the Regional History Museum, the Contemporary Art Museum, Pachacutec's Monument, the Popular Art Museum, Qosqo Centre of Native Art and the archaeological sites of Tipón and Pikillacta).

Overnight at selected hotel.

Meal Plan: Breakfast

Enjoy a pleasant transfer from the selected hotel to the airport. A representative will assist you along the way.

Flight Cuzco/Lima (not included).

Private transfer from the airport in Lima to your hotel.

Half-day Lima City tour - [Private]

Explore Lima’s old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, packed with fascinating historic buildings. The route begins at the traditional Pueblo Libre district, where you visit the Larco Museum, located in a beautifully restored viceregal mansion built on a pre-Columbian pyramid from the seventh century. The museum boasts a complete pre-Hispanic collection of gold and silver objects, as well as pieces of erotic art. Then visit the Casa Aliaga, a colonial mansion granted by chief conquistador Francisco Pizarro to one of his captains, Jeronimo de Aliaga. This is the only house from that time, still belonging to the same family. Continue with a scenic tour through the colonial downtown. See the Main Square, where you can appreciate the grandiose architecture of the Spanish Empire. Admire Lima’s Cathedral, built during the 16th century. Finish the trip returning to your hotel.

Overnight at selected hotel.

Meal Plan: Breakfast

Private transfer from the hotel in Lima to the airport.

Meal Plan: Breakfast