Trip Itinerary
Day 1: Rendezvous at group hotel. Single timed airport transfer. Afternoon free for sightseeing. KE group package services begin with a 'Welcome' dinner.
Day 2: We take the morning flight to Calama. Drive through Cordillera de la Sal to San Pedro. Late afternoon walk in the valley of the moon to see the spectacular sunset. Overnight hotel in San Pedro.
Day 3: Morning trek along the Corniza trail to Quitor fortress. Afternoon to explore the salt flats and chaxa lagoon. Overnight hotel in San pedro
Day 4: We begin our trek just a short distance from the village, following the San Pedro River to our camp at the old Indian mine of San Bartolo.
Day 5: Trekking in the river bed and fording the river on many occasions, we ascend some 800 metres during this longish walk to our camp at Río Grande.
Day 6: Now following the Penaliri River, we trek through the 'Cactus Garden' to reach our camp at the village of Machuca (4100m).
Day 7: We transfer via the Tatio Geysers to the foot of Cerro Soqete. Trekking to the summit (5200m) for superb views, we then return to the hotel in San Pedro.
Day 8: After a free morning, we transfer from San Pedro to Laguna Blanca in Bolivia. Our overnight lodging is a Mountain Refuge below Licancabur.
Day 9: As a part of our acclimatisation, we can walk around Laguna Blanca, take a drive to Laguna Verde, visit nearby thermal springs and hike to around 5000 metres.
Day 10: An early start and a long day, as we trek to the summit of Licancabu (5916m), descend and then drive back to our hotel in San Pedro.
Day 11: We drive to Calama and fly to Santiago, where we check in to our hotel and have the rest of the day free for sightseeing.
Day 12: KE group package services end after breakfast. Single timed airport transfer provided.
