Description:
Take a drive to the beach and the Azapa valley. Pass through typical Indian villages and the Altiplano to Putre View the emerald-colored and volcano-rimmed Lake Chungará, one of the highest lakes in the world. See the alpacas and Andean flamingoes. You will visit Spanish-influenced small towns situated in narrow ravines on terraces dating back to the Incas and the famous pictographs of the primitive Atacama Desert.
Activites:
Cultural Exploration, Ecotours
Itinerary:
Day 1: Arica
Reception at the airport and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, we will take a city tour, drive to the beach and to the Azapa valley. Overnight in Arica.
Day 2: Arica / Putre
After breakfast, we will drive through typical Indian villages and the Altiplano to Putre. Overnight in Putre.
Day 3: National Park Lauca
Take a full-day excursion to the 520,000 hectare Lauca National Park. View the emerald-colored and volcano-rimmed Lake Chungará, one of the highest lakes in the world. See steppes with rare and abundant fauna - vicuñas, alpacas and Andean flamingoes; Spanish influenced small towns situated in narrow ravines on terraces dating back to the Incas and the famous pictographs of the primitive Atacama Desert Man in the Lluta Valley. Overnight in Arica.
Day 4: Arica
After breakfast, we will take you to the airport in plenty of time for your departing flight.