If you want to live an unforgettable experience in your visit to Northern Chile you must know the magic of the highlands, the ecological diversity, and the most important National Monuments of the country. Do not forget to take this tour, where you can enjoy amazing landscapes, places where time seems to have stopped, as well as incredible volcanoes and imposing lagoons surrounded by a bright sun. Undoubtedly your trip through the North of Chile will become a unique life experience.
Day 1. Arica - Altiplano - Putre.
Departure from the hotel to the Asoagro Market (Typical market of the region), then we go to the Azapa Valley and geoglyphs. Stop at the Azapa Museum, cross to the fertile valley of Lluta, visit the town of Poconchile, Cactus Candelabros, Pukara Copaquilla, lunch at Zapahuira. Passing through the Town of Socoroma, arrival at the Town of Putre (3,500 m.s.n.).
Day 2. Putre - Lauca National Park - Chungará Lake - Parinacota - Putre.
Exit to the Lauca National Park, Flora and Fauna Observation. Small Hikes in the Las Cuevas sector, continuing towards the Chucuyo viewpoint, visit the town of Parinacota, then we will go to the viewpoint of Lagunas Cotacotani; Stop at Chungará Lake (4,500 m.s.n.m). Lunch in the town of Chucuyo, bird watching. Visit to the Jurasi Hot Springs, return to Putre.
Day 3. Putre - Las Vicuñas National Reserve - Salar de Surire - Isluga National Park - Colchane.
Departure in the morning towards the National Reserve Las Vicuñas, passing through the villages of Ancuta and Guallatire, continuing towards the Salar de Surire (4200 m.s.n.m.) at noon.Walkings, photographs, panoramic views. Visit to the Thermal Baths of Polloquere, Picnic. We cross the Isluga National Park, Aravilla Lagoon, passing through the Altiplánicos towns of Enquelga and Isluga and arrival in the afternoon to Colchane.
Day 4. Colchane - Cariquima - Giant of Atacama - Iquique or Arica.
Departure in the morning from Colchane, observation of giant cactus from 4 to 5 meters high, then visit the town of Cariquima. Observation of the giant Giant of Atacama (representation of a local cacique). On the right a reptile (wisdom) and on the left side a scale (justice). A puma mask dating from 900 AD Lunch in Huara, passing through the Salitrero Village of Humberstone that remembers the nitrate prosperity in the last century. Arrival in Iquique or direct return to Arica.