San Pedro de Atacama, an erstwhile oasis village, is a popular travel destination both for the local and foreign tourist. You can view its amazing landscapes and spectacular scenery, or take a dip in steaming geysers or spot pink flamingos at the salt flat. Atacama's wonderful relaxing ambience will certainly make you want to stay!
A great vacation city in the Lake District, just a short ride north from Puerto Montt, Puerto Varas, The City of Roses, has casinos, restaurants and hotels. It stands besides Chile's largest lake, Lake Llanquihue. Across the lake two magnificent volcanoes complete the scenery.
Atacama says it all, dry hot and your basic desert. It is at 8000 feet and has only 900 inhabitants but surprisingly has good accommodations. However, there are some incredible and mysterious monoliths and petroliths and a bunch of other liths as well as many geological material.
Santiago is a modern, clean, cosmopolitan city, with cheap and efficient subway, opera, modern hotels and restaurants. Being the capital, it is the business center with the government offices, stock exchange and trade and commercial center and very easy to get around.
Day 1:
Naturally Chile Arrive Santiago Meet and greet at the airport and transfer to your
hotel. In the afternoon (around 3:30pm) a representative will meet you in the
lobby for a comprehensive panoramic tour of Santiago. Highlights of the tour
include the San Francisco Church built in the 16th century, the Government
Palace, Plaza de Armas, the Old Post Office, the city hall and the cathedral.
We will also visit Santa Lucia Hill, where the city was founded in 1541, and
the upscale residential neighborhoods of Las Condes and Vitacura. Services
included: Private arrival transfer with guide; baggage handling; city tour;
overnight accommodations; hotel taxes; English-speaking assistance.
Day 2:
Naturally Chile Santiago - Calama - San Pedro de Atacama Breakfast and departure
for the airport in time for your flight to Calama, the gateway to the Atacama
Desert. Upon arrival you will be met by your guide and transferred to San Pedro
de Atacama. The one-hour ride will render magnificent views of the Salt
Mountain range and the massive salt flats with the Licancabur volcano in the
background. Balance of the day at leisure. Services included: Breakfast;
private departure transfer with guide in Santiago; transfer from Calama airport
to your hotel in San Pedro; baggage handling; overnight accommodations; hotel
taxes; English-speaking assistance.
Day 3:
Naturally Chile Exploring the Atacama Desert: Quitor and Moon Valley Our day starts
with a visit to the Archaeological Museum Padre Le Paige where you will see an
exhibition showing the evolution of Atacamanian life over the last 11,000
years. After this interesting exhibition you will enjoy a city tour of San
Pedro including the town church, the Main Square and the house of Pedro de
Valdivia (the conquistador and founder of Santiago). Finally visit the
archaeological site of Pukará de Quitor. Free time for lunch on your own. In
the afternoon we will take an excursion to the Valley of the Moon, famous for
its peculiar rock formations. The tour wraps up with a stop at the great dune
from where we will witness a spectacular sunset. Return to the hotel in San
Pedro de Atacama. Overnight. Services included: Breakfast; half day city tour
and Quitor; half day tour to Moon Valley; overnight accommodations; hotel
taxes; English-speaking assistance.
Day 4:
Naturally Chile At leisure in Atacama A free day in San Pedro to enjoy the
peacefulness of this recondite town, interact with its friendly inhabitants and
learn about their fascinating culture and traditions. Or you may join one of
the fascinating tours (at additional cost) to Puritama Hot Springs, Lascar
Volcano or the Atacama Salt Flats. Services included: Breakfast; overnight
accommodations; hotel taxes; English-speaking assistance.
Day 5:
Naturally Chile Visit the Tatio geysers, then depart for Santiago Early morning
departure for the Tatio Geysers to experience this spectacular demonstration of
volcanic activity. Also visit the village of Caspana with its fertile terraces,
architecture in Liparita stone and characteristic mud-roofs. Continue to the
villages of Toconce and Vegas de Turi on an awe inspiring route which takes you
through Chiu-Chiu and Lasana, with their important cultural and historical
legacies including one of the oldest and most beautiful churches in Chile. Box
lunch on route. You will arrive in Calama in the afternoon in time for your
departure flight to Santiago. Upon arrival in Santiago you will be transferred
to your hotel. Services included: Breakfast; full day tour to Tatio Geysers and
Atacaman Villages ending at Calama Airport; lunch; private arrival transfer
with guide in Santiago; baggage handling; overnight accommodations; hotel
taxes; English-speaking assistance
Day 6:
Naturally Chile Santiago - Lake District Breakfast and departure for the airport
in time for your flight to Puerto Montt, in the Lake District. Upon arrival you
will be met by your guide and transferred to your hotel. In the afternoon a
private tour of Puerto Montt and Puerto Varas will introduce you to the secrets
of the main towns in the District. Evening at leisure. Overnight. Services
included: Breakfast; private departure transfer with guide in Santiago; arrival
transfer with guide in Puerto Varas; baggage handling; city tour; overnight
accommodations; hotel taxes; English-speaking assistance.
Day 7:
Naturally Chile At leisure in the Lake District The Lake District is a postcard picture
of green rolling hills, snow capped volcanoes and millenary forests
interspersed with a myriad of lakes and towns with a distinctive European
flavor. During your free day we suggest you visit the quaint towns of Frutillar
or Valdivia, or engage in one of the various outdoors activities (rafting,
trekking, horseback riding, fishing) offered throughout the district. Services
included: Breakfast; overnight accommodations; hotel taxes; English-speaking
assistance.
Day 8:
Naturally Chile Depart the Lake Discrict At the appointed time a representative
will meet you at the hotel and transfer you to the airport for your departure
flight. Or you may extend your vacation with a cruise to the Patagonian fjords
or cross the lake region over to Argentina. Services included: Breakfast;
departure transfer with guide; baggage handling; English-speaking assistance
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