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• • • • • • • www.tcitravel.com 1 • 銨 Explora Atacama Hotel ※ ( 355 )Yali Room • • • • • Explora 8 Explora 40 2,450 5,000 4,000 銨 Explora Atacama Hotel ※ ( 355 )Yali Room 銨 The Singular Santiago Lastarria Hotel The Ritz-Carlton Santiago ※ 鉦 鈀 鉦 鈀 2408 www.tcitravel.com We take a van to the Tatio Geysers. Along the way, an important part of 鈀 鉦 the Andean Plateau fauna –including vicuñ as, flamingos, foxes, and 鈀 鉦 others– can be appreciated. We walk across the reserve with views to the Andes Mountain Range and the hot water springs from where steam rises. We return by van. Overland -Cuenca del Salar Difficulty level Easy 銨 The Singular Santiago Lastarria Hotel The Ritz-Carlton Type Half day Santiago ※ Duration 4 30 /4hr 30min Distance 7.2 /km Max. Altitude 2,450 /m.a.s.l Chaxa Lagoon (Flamingo) : Uyuni ( ※ www.tcitravel.com Salinas Grandes 2300 ) Explora Atacama Explora Atacama Overland - Reserva Tatio Difficulty level Easy Type Half day Duration 5 / Hours Distance 2.4 / km Max. Altitude 4,206 /m.a.s.l 1 (TatioGeysers) 4200 80 We leave in a van to Toconao, located to the south of San Pedro de Atacama. We walk to the village square and then through an area of vegetable gardens. We finally take a van to the Chaxa Lagoon, located in the Los Flamencos National Reserve, an ideal place for bird watching within Atacama’s Salt Flat. • • / • • • • tcitravel.com www.tcitravel.com Hiking –Puricamar Explora Atacama Hotel Difficulty level Easy Type Half day Duration 2 30 / 2hr 30min Distance 4.9 / km Max. Altitude 2,579 /m.a.s.l We take a van to Guatín where we begin an ascending walk. We walk for almost 30 minutes along giant cacti up to the Puritama River creek. There, we descend to walk along the river, through rock walls and vegetation. We arrive to the Puritama Hot Springs where we will have some time to relax. We take a van to the Moon Valley. Once there, we begin walking throughout this reserve, among moon-like landscapes with rock formations, natural sculptures and huge sand dunes. We end up with a 360 view of the desert. We return by van. Sky – Astronomía Difficulty level Easy Type At night Max. Altitude 2,431 /m.a.s.l Hiking - Puritama Difficulty level Moderate Type Half day Duration 2 30 /2hr 30min Distance 5.1 / km Max. Altitude 3,438 /m.a.s.l Guatín 30 Puritama Puritama Hot Springs Puritama Acatama Puritama Hot Springs 3,475 8 https://www.explora.com/easter-island-chile/explorations-rapa- nui/explorations/ www.tcitravel.com This exploration is an astronomical observation session developed in our own observatory, a different way of exploring the Atacama Desert that has one of the clearest skies in the world. We begin in the open sky with a brief explanation of the stars and the main constellations to then observe them using a telescope. Bike Ride - Andes Difficulty level Advanced Type Full day Duration 4 /Hours Distance 21.2 / km Max. Altitude 4,576 /m.a.s.l 4,000 https://www.explora.com/hotels-and-travesias/atacama-hotel/explorations- in-atacama/explorations This exploration is our first bicycle route in the Andes Plateau. We take a van for two hours to the borderline with Argentina to pedal at over 4,000 meters of altitude, among colorful mountains and ridges. This distant experience is a challenge worth living. .
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