Atacama Viajes - Turismo San Pedro de Atacama

This tour starts around 8:00 a.m.

We will begin to go to the village of Machuca, inside the Andes Cordillera, in 4.000 meters in height. This traditional village, lost in the mountain, will be our starting point.
All the trekking is a descent inside and on the heights of impressive quebradas (canyons), full of giant cactus. Our walk will make us travel from the Cordillera of Andes to the Cordillera of Domeyko, as the Atacama indian Shepherds used to travel inside the mountains.
During our trip, maybe we will meet some lamas, various species of birds, and if we are lucky we will see some viscachas enjoying the sun of the middle day.

Halfway, we will stop at a ghost village to eat our picnic on the terrace of a traditional house built with volcanic stones, cob, cactus wood and straw.

At the end of our trekking, agricultural terraces of Rio Grande inhabitants will appear (3.200 meters in height). Plants and animals are occupying both banks of the river. Finally, we will enter the centre of the village, to rest in the shadow of the algarrobo tree in the patio of the Andean church of Rio Grande.

The trekking is 16 kilometers long and last 5h/6h approximetaly.

Difficulty : Easy/medium.

Back to your hotel at 4:00 pm.

This tour begins around 8 a.m. from your hotel.

Our trekking starts from the Catarpe valley, and goes up to the 1930's tunnel. There, we will share a cofee break with cookies. After that, it will be time to enter the darkness and cross underground the Salt Cordillera.
At the top of this unique Cordillera, we will enjoy a beautiful view on the Catarpe Valley and the Andes Cordillera.

Following our way up to the cornice of the Salt Cordillera, we will finally arrive at the Death Valley great dune, on which we'll have a snack (sandwich, fruit, juice and cereals et cereal bar). Then, we will start walking 200 meters down th dune to reach the Salt Cordillera Canyon. Before finishing our trekking arriving to San Pedro Atacama, we'll pass throught the oasis of Quitor indian community.

Our trekking is 15 kilometers long and last 4h30 approximately.

Difficulty : easy.

Back to San Pedro Atacama at 1 a.m.

Cerro Toco
Altitude : 5.604 m.
Ascent : 550 m.
Total duration with transport : 5 to 6 hours (1/2 day)
Difficulty : All public, acclimatized to altitude.
Particularity :
Beautiful view on the Green and White lagoons of Bolivia.

Volcán Pili
Altitude : 6.040 m.
Ascent : 1.400 m.
Total duration with transport : full day
Difficulty : Advanced.
Particularité : 6.000 m. !

Cerro Quimal
Altitude: 4.278 m.
Ascent : 700 m.
Total duration with transport : full day
Difficulty : Advanced.
Particularity : Top of the Domeyko Cordillera.

Volcán Licancabur
Altitude : 5.916 m.
Ascent : 1350 m.
Total duration with transport: 1 day and half
Difficulty : Advanced.
Particularity : Lagoon inside the crater, inca ruins, ascent by the bolivian side.

The tour include 1 night at Green lagoon refuge (Bolivia) the day before the ascent.