LAND TOUR PACKAGE INCLUDES:
Hotel accommodations for 8 nights with room taxes and service charges. Daily American breakfast (AB) and meals as specified in itinerary (Larache-Explora includes all meals). Transfers to/from airport and hotels. Ground transportation from Calama to Larache. English speaking tour guides. Tips to airport and hotel porters and airfare via LAN AIRLINES from New York to Santiago and to Calama.
NOT INCLUDED:
Tips to tour guides and drivers. Insurance. US$100 to enter Chile. Any other service not specifically mentioned in itinerary. Airport departure taxes when leaving USA253.00 (Inc.dep.tax/security/fuel surcharges/tax) and Chile US$30.00.
ABOUT HOTEL EXPLORA IN ATACAMA:
The Atacama oases, in the middle of the driest desert in the world, have an altitudinal peculiarity: they are situated at 2,500 meters above sea level, making the Atacama not only the driest, but also the highest desert on earth. For this reason, the year-round climate is pleasant and the transparency of light, unique. The outlandish geography of volcanoes, salt flats and high altitude wetlands, has an unparalleled appeal.
Explorations in Atacama will allow you to become acquainted with the multiple aspects of this region: its geography, history, fauna, and geological features, volcanoes and ancient villages. Explorations have been designed to allow for gradual acclimatization to the altitude. Some excursions take place in the vicinity of San Pedro, between 2,500 and 3,000 meters (8,200 and 9,850 feet) above sea level; others are at intermediate levels between 3,000 and 4,500 meters (9,840 and 13,120 feet); and the most demanding reach heights of up to 6,000 meters. (19,680 feet)
Each day explora guests can join a variety of explorations; walking, horseback riding or biking. You can choose from 8 to 10 different options which have been specifically selected according to the weather, guests' desires, the duration and its difficulties.
All explorations are accompanied by explora guides and are available at all levels of abilities to explore the nature or the history of Atacama. Be in the Andes experiencing the power of heights of more than 4,000 meters (13,120 feet), enjoy the volcanoes and plateaus or visit the small villages with their traditions and folklore.
