Chile Round Trips

San Pedro de Atacama Trek - 6 Day Tour

Overview Itinerary:
Day 01:	Arrival in Calama - San Pedro de Atacama
Day 02:	San Pedro de Atacama - San Bartolo
Day 03:	San Bartolo - Rio Grande
Day 04:	Rio Grande - Machuca
Day 05:	Machuca – Puritama – Tatio Gysers
Day 06:	Tatio Geysers – Caspana - Calama

Detailed Itinerary:
Day 01: Arrival Calama - San Pedro de Atacames
Today you arrive in Calama. You will be picked up from the airport in Calama and be taken to San Pedro de Atacames. Here you can hike along the Cordillera de la Sal up to the Moon Valley. After watching the sun set you will be taken to the hotel Kimal. -/L/-

Day 02: San Pedro de Atacama – San Bartolo
During this day you will visit the archaeological museum and the archaeological sites of Quitor and Catarpe. You will be trekking along a beautiful canyon, which leads you to San Bartolo. Here you will set up your camp. B/L/D

Day 03: San Bartolo – Rio Grande
After the breakfast you will start trekking to the Rio Grande native village, where you will set up today’s camp. B/L/D

Day 04: Rio Grande - Machuca
Today you continue from Rio Grande to Machuca. You will be trekking about 6 hours through the Altiplano to reach the village of Machuca at an altitude of 4,000 m. Here you will set up your camp. B/L/D

Day 05: Machuca – Puritama – Tatio Gysers
In the morning you will be taken close to the hot springs of Puritama (3,400m). Before reaching them you will have to do a short trekking. Then you can enjoy a relaxing bath before you will continue to the Geysers del Tatio at an altitude of 4,300 m. Here you will set up your next camp. B/L/D

Day 06: Tatio Geysers – Caspana - Calama
Early in the morning you will do an excursion to the geysers. Afterwards you will drive on to Calama. On this way you will visit Caspana, Lasana and ChiuChiu. When you arrived in Calama you will be taken to the airport. End of Services B/L/

B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner

Prices per person 2010:

Shared tours (only in Spanish/English):
04 – 06 participants: USD 1,345.-
03 participants: USD 1,370.-
02 participants: USD 1,820.-
Single room/tent supplement: USD 170.-

Private tours:
04 – 06 participants: USD 1,395.-
03 participants: USD 1,425.-
02 participants: USD 1,890.-
Single room/tent supplement: USD 170.-

Included in the price:
Accommodation in the mentioned hotels or hotels of the same category (double or triple room), refuge or camp if the refuge is not available, full equipped camps (double tents, mattresses, kitchen equipment), meals as mentioned in the itinerary, private transportation during the whole trip, bilingual guide, driver(s) according to group size, security and communication equipment, excursions, visits, entrances, park fees

Not included in the price:
International and national flights, airport taxes, all kind of drinks during restaurant and/or hotel meals, services in Santiago, porters, tips, single room/tent supplement, visa if necessary, personal insurance, personal equipment, everything not mentioned in the program.

Important Information:
One part of this trekiking is done through water (river). We recommend bringing the following items with you:

2 pairs of trekking shoes
swimming suit, towels etc
if possible a small waterproof bag to protect cameras when walking

Kind of the journey: Trekking
Availability: The whole year
Best time to travel: March to November
Degree of difficulty: 2*

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