Chile: explora Atacama Desert

explora® Atacama  

explora proposes a way of travelling based on in-depth exploration of the surroundings, the luxury of the essential and a sustainable development.

Carefully built within the San Pedro oasis, explora Atacama’s location and explorations are the best base from which to explore the many wonders of the driest desert on Earth.

Explore Atacama with over 40 different guided hikes, bike rides, high mountain ascents and horseback rides, in small groups of travelers. All explorations have different difficulty levels ranging from easy to expert, with different durations : half day or full day.

Travelers can enjoy stargazing sessions at the explore observatory, equipped with a professional telescope, the largest in its kind in the country. Relax in the hot springs at the Puritama Natural Reservoir, part of their conservation program, where guests gain exclusive access to a private hot spring-pool within the reservoir.

Highlights:

  • The Puritama Natural Reservoir is owned by explora®, and is part of our conservation program. explora® travelers have exclusive access to a private hotspring-pool within the reservoir
  • 3 Nights and 4 Days at explora® Atacama
  • explora® Atacama has its own in-house observatory, equipped with a professional telescope, the largest in its kind in the country
  • explora® Atacama has over 40 different guided hikes, bike rides, high mountain ascents and horseback rides, in groups of maximum 8 travelers. All our explorations have different difficulty levels ranging from easy to expert, and different durations, half day or full day

*Add-ons from other cities available upon request.

Package Includes:

  • Welcome assistance upon arrival and departure at all airports
  • Private transfers and porterage between airport and hotel
  • Breakfast daily and other meals as indicated
  • Hotel taxes and service charges

*Add-ons from other cities available upon request.

Optional Add-On Tours: (Priced separately)

  • Extensions to mysterious Easter Island
  • Winery tours in the Casablanca Valley

Rates are subject to availability at time of booking. Not valid during congresses, special events, festivals, Christmas or Carnival. Optional tours and activities are not included and are priced separately. 

Airport and departure taxes not included.

Chile: explora Atacama Desert

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Chile: explora Atacama Desert

Not included

  • Airport and departure taxes
  • Gratuities to guides and drivers
  • Items of a personal nature
  • Travel insurance
  • Reciprocity and/or local taxes if applicable
  • Visas required for entry into the country as necessary. Please discuss this with your travel agent to determine your requirements prior to departure.
4 days

On Request

On their itinerary to Spain:

“We’ve had the best trip ever – you booked a fabulous itinerary for us – Jim says this is the best trip we’ve ever had! All our guides have been first rate and all the places we have seen have been amazing , including the hotels you booked.  Everything was wonderful – all the guides were so informative and considerate of Jim’s walking difficulty – these people could not have been nicer. Thanks so much for everything.”

Veronica O.
Toronto

 

Veronica O. – Ontario
April 30, 2015