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Horseback Riding

Horseback riding explorations which are described in the following pages have been devised for people having a good riding experience and feel safe riding for several hours in the desert. People who can trot and/or gallop. We have the best Chilean and English saddles, leggings, and helmets.

Those who do not know how to ride a horse and would like to learn to do so, or those who have some experience but would like to improve their riding skills may take 1 hour lessons in the morning (for no more than six people) before the walking or biking explorations they choose for each day. After at least two lessons, the instructor will determine whether the person is qualified to go horseback riding on these explorations. Half day horseback riding explorations will be combined with trekking and bicycle explorations.

 

1.- CÚCUTER

  • Level: Easy.
  • Length: 5 to 6 hours (full day). On horseback 3.5 to 4.5 hours.
  • Distance: 15 to 20 kilometers.
  • Itinerary: Departure from Hotel Explora Atacama towards the south, crossing several ayllus, observing typical Atacama houses along the route. Picnic lunch. Return by horse to explora.

 

2.- LAS CORNISAS

  • Level: Moderate.
  • Length: 3 hours on horseback (half day).
  • Distance: 20 kilometers.
  • Itinerary: Departure from Hotel Explora Atacama towards Valle de Quitor, climbing to cornices of Cordillera de la Sal. Panoramic view. Return along Valle de la Muerte.

 

3.- QUEBRADA DEL DIABLO

  • Level: Moderate.
  • Length: 3 hours on horseback approximately (half day).
  • Distance: 16 kilometers.
  • Itinerary: Departure from Hotel Explora Atacama to Quebrada del Diablo. This is a narrow and uneven road, with ascents and descents, leaps and curves. Mirador Cordillera de los Andes. Return along the village of San Pedro.

 

4.- CATARPE / VILAMA

  • Level: Moderate.
  • Length: 3 hours on horseback (half day).
  • Distance: 17 kilometers.
  • Itinerary: Departure from Hotel Explora Atacama into the Cordillera de la Sal. Visit to Catarpe church. View of the Cordillera de los Andes. Return along the village of San Pedro.

 

5.- RÍO SALADO

  • Level: Hard.
  • Length: 5 to 6 hours on horseback (full day).
  • Distance: 30 kilometers.
  • Itinerary: Departure from Hotel Explora Atacama to the cornices of Cordillera de la Sal, Río Salado. Picnic lunch. Return is made following the river's course and along abandoned villages of Cuchabrache and Catarpe.

 

6.- VALLE DE QUITOR

  • Level: Easy.
  • Length: 1.5 to 2 hours approximately (half day), on horseback.
  • Distance: 9 kilometers.
  • Itinerary: Departure from Hotel Explora Atacama covering the northern part of the oasis up to the viewing of the Pukará and the crops of the Valle de Quitor.

 

7.- DUNAS DE LA CHULA

  • Level: Moderate.
  • Length: 2 hours approximately (half day), on horseback.
  • Distance: 9 kilometers.
  • Itinerary: Departure from Hotel Explora Atacama on horseback to Cordillera de la Sal. Panoramic views of ayllus, salt lake, Cordillera de los Andes.

 

8.- BETER / TULOR

  • Level: Moderate.
  • Length: 3.5 hours on horseback (half day).
  • Distance: 18 kilometers.
  • Itinerary: Departure from Hotel Explora Atacama to the southern ayllus. Walk around the oasis and the desert. Galloping in the dunes.