Atacama Desert in Chile
Chile Packages
DAY BY DAY Itinerary
Day 1 - Arrival in Santiago de Chile
Reception at arrival transfer to the hotel. Afternoon city tour in Santiago. This starts in Santa Lucia hill, an important architectonic complex, one of the symbols of the city. Then you will visit downtown Santiago, the main square, the Cathedral, the Real Audiencia building, today the Central Post Office and Santiagos’s City Hall. Very near is La Moneda Palace, the center of the Government, originally this was the house of coinage, but now is the home of Chile’s presidents.
OVERNIGHT IN SANTIAGO
Day 2 – Santiago de Chile
Breakfast and in the morning you will start this day visiting Valparaíso, picturesque city located at 47 miles far from Santiago, rich in native architecture, place of inspiration of poets and artists, which was declared National Heritage of Mankind by UNESCO.
During the trip you will be able to enjoy sightseeing of wine valleys like Curacaví and Casablanca. Visit picturesque houses, hills and funiculars. Stop at 21 Point of View, which is one of the most visited because the magnificent panorama of Valparaiso bays. Afterwards, visit the nearby city, Viña del Mar, which is also known as the “Garden City”, ocean and flora are the perfect combination of this sea sight destination, one of the most important of Chile and South America.
Free time to take lunch in Viña del Mar, then return to Santiago.
OVERNIGHT IN SANTIAGO
Day 3 – Santiago de Chile
Early breakfast and full day tour to Colchagua valley. Located at 50 miles far from Santiago, it is one of the most fertile valleys of the wine area, it’s numerous vineyards allow the visitor to learn step by step the elaboration wine process, the oenologist named this area like “Paradise for Wine Production”. You will visit two important vineyards, their wine cellars, plantations, and of course also trying this exquisite liquid.
Lunch at Santa Cruz town, where the rural environment will make you feel like in the past. After lunch, visit Santa Cruz museum shelter of the best historic and natural pieces in the country. Return to Santiago.
OVERNIGHT IN SANTIAGO
Day 4 – From Santiago to San Pedro de Atacama
Early breakfast and transfer to the airport to take the flight to Calama.
Upon arrival transfer to the selected hotel, check in and during the afternoon visit the Moon Valley. This is a place with a magnificent geological scene, wonderful sunsets, small hills with sharp crests, and the ground resemble the moon surface. Return to the hotel by the end of the day.
OVERNIGHT IN SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA
Day 5 – San Pedro de Atacama/Atacama Salt Flat
Breakfast and full day visit the Atacama Salt Flat.
The salt, at 7,562.34 feet above see level is an endless wrinkled white mantle, spotty with the dust of the desert. Beneath there is a great lake which appears in the surface like small lagoons, there are an interesting wildlife in these, being a symbol the beautiful pink flamingos. You will also visit Toconao, traditional town, built with volcanic stone. Return to San Pedro de Atacama.
OVERNIGHT IN SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA
Day 6 – Tatio Geyser and Calama
Breakfast and full day excursion to Tatio Geyser. This is an spectacular thermal field with narrow cracks ejecting thick steam columns, with temperatures around 185 ºF. After this impressive beginning, you will continue through the plateau towards Caspana, one of the most beautiful atacama towns, and the Chiu-Chiu village, this town preserves the first church established by the Spaniards, and it is one of the oldest towns in the Loa hollow. Following the Lasana ravine you will find a great amount of stony art, as testimony of the Andean men. Arrival to Lasana fortress.
OVERNIGHT IN CALAMA
Day 7 – From Calama to Santiago
Breakfast and at the appropriate time transfer to the airport to take the flight to Santiago. Arrival, reception and transfer to your hotel.
OVERNIGHT IN SANTIAGO
Day 8 – Santiago – Back Home
Breakfast and free day to enjoy your last hours in Santiago.
At appropriate time transfer to the airport to take the international flight back home.
END OF THE PROGRAM
