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Trekking

1.- TREKKING ALONG THE QUEBRADAS

  • Level: Easy.
  • Length: 7 to 8 hours (full day), walking for 3.5 to 5 hours.
  • Distance by foot: 9 kilometers.
  • Itinerary: Departure from Hotel Explora Atacama by van (20 minutes) along the road towards Calama. Trekking along Quebrada Kari inside the Cordillera de la Sal. Picnic lunch. Van. Afternoon hike coming down the settlement of Guatín towards Punta del Inca. Return to explora by van (35 minutes).

 

2.- JOURNEY THROUGH THE CORDILLERA DE LA SAL

  • Level: Easy.
  • Length: 7 to 8 hours (full day), walking for 4 to 5 hours.
  • Distance by foot: 7.3 kilometers (a.m.) and 4.8 kilometers (p.m.).
  • Itinerary: Departure from Hotel Explora Atacama by van (40 minutes) towards Catarpe Valley. Trekking along the cornices of the Cordillera de la Sal with panoramic views. Valle de la Muerte. Picnic lunch. Afternoon trek along Quebrada Kari inside the Cordillera de la Sal. Return to explora by van. (15 minutes).

 

3.- EL HOJALAR

  • Level: Moderate.
  • Length: 6 to 7 hours (full day), walking for 4 to 5 hours.
  • Distance by foot: 13 kilometers.
  • Itinerary: Departure from Hotel Explora Atacama by van (40 minutes). Trekking along ancient shepherd trails until reaching Quebrada de Jere. Picnic lunch. Trekking down along thegorge by the shade of the orchards.

 

4.- KAMUR

  • Level: Easy.
  • Length: 2.5 to 3 hours (half day), walking 2 to 2.5 hours.
  • Distance by foot: 5,8 kilometers.
  • Itinerary: Departure from Hotel Explora Atacama by van (35 minutes) towards the Valle de la Luna. Trekking will allow visitors to appreciate the variations of sunlight and will conclude at an outpost to contemplate sunset.

 

5.- ATACAMA CULTURE

  • Level: Easy.
  • Length: 3.5 hours (half day).
  • Recorrido: 15 kilometers by Van.
  • Itinerary: Departure from Hotel Explora Atacama by van to Museo Padre Le Paige. This is a good introductory approach to this area. Then, departure by van towards Pukará de Quitor. Trekking with an optional climbing to the Pukará's summit. By van we visit Ayllu de Solor with a chance to observe how the Atacama people live nowadays.

 

6.- CUCHABRACHE HEIGHTS

  • Level: Easy.
  • Length: 3.5 to 4 hours (half day), walking 2 to 2.5 hours.
  • Distance by foot: 4,9 kilometers.
  • Itinerary: Departure from Hotel Explora Atacama by van (50 minutes) towards the bocatoma of San Pedro river. Uphill walk to Alto de Cuchabrache, discovering petroglyphs along the trail, with views to Catarpe and Quitor valleys. Return to explora by van (35 minutes).

 

7.- LAS APACHETAS

  • Level: Moderate.
  • Length: 7 to 8 hours (full day), walking 4.5 to 5.5 hours.
  • Distance by foot: 5 kilometers (a.m.) and 6 kilometers (p.m.).
  • Itinerary: Departure from Hotel Explora Atacama by van (35 minutes) to Guatín, where the trekking begins climbing along a 250 mts slope towards Puritama (3.528 mts) along ancient settlements and hundred years old cactuses. Optional baths on thermal springs. Picnic lunch. Van trip to Valle de Quitor. Hiking from Quebrada del Diablo to Vilama.

 

8.- QUEBRADA DE JERE

  • Level: Hard.
  • Length: 8 hours (full day), walking 5.5 to 6.5 hours.
  • Distance by foot: 13 kilometers.
  • Itinerary: Departure from Hotel Explora Atacama by van (30 minutes) to Toconao. Ascending trek along Quebrada de Jere. Contrasting views among orchards and the dryness of the desert. Picnic lunch. Crossing of several gorges as ancient shepherd trails are followed.

 

9.- RÍO GRANDE

  • Level: Moderate.
  • Length: 8 to 9 hours (full day), walking 4.4 to 5.5 hours.
  • Distance by foot: 14 kilometers.
  • Itinerary: Departure from Hotel Explora Atacama by van (1.5 kilometers) towards picturesque village of Machuca (4,000 mts). Downhill trekking on a slope of some 800 mts along the river's bed. Picnic lunch at Peñaliri. A trail follows along the edges of the crop terraces of the Río Grande village. Return by van.

 

10.- CASPANA / CHIU - CHIU

  • Level: Easy.
  • Length: 8 hours by van (full day).
  • Recorrido: 200 kilometers.
  • Itinerary: Departure from Hotel Explora Atacama by van (2,5 hours) crossing the altiplano towards the picturesque village of Caspana (3,322 mts). Walk across farmlands. Lunch at the village. The trip continues with the visit of the ancient Lasana Pukará, Chiu-Chiu church, towards airport in Calama.

 

11.- MISCANTI HEIGHTS

  • Level: Demanding.
  • Length: 11 to 12 hours (full day), walking 8 to 9 hours.
  • Distance by foot: 22 kilometers.
  • Itinerary: Departure from Hotel Explora Atacama by van (90 minutes) towards the altiplano. Trekking along the cornices with a view to Laguna Miscanti and Salar de Atacama. Picnic lunch. Descent along Quebrada de Nacimiento.

 

12.- QUEBRADA DE NACIMIENTO

  • Level: Moderate.
  • Length: 9 to 10 hours (full day), walking 5.5 to 6.5 hours.
  • Distance by foot: 12,5 kilometers.
  • Itinerary: Departure from Hotel Explora Atacama by van (1.5 hours) south towards Socaire. Ascending hike with views to the volcanoes up to the entrance of the ravine. Picnic lunch. Descent along shepherds' trail.

 

13.- COPA COYA

  • Level: Hard.
  • Length: 10 to 11 hours (full day), walking 5.5 to 6.5 hours.
  • Distance by foot: 12,5 kilometers.
  • Itinerary: Early departure from Hotel Explora Atacama by van (2 hours) towards geothermal field (4,321 mts). High altitude hike and breakfast with views. Descending hike following the course of an ancient river. Picnic lunch. We then take a llaretero road once again ascending (350 mts difference in level) on the edge of Copa Coya hill. Return by van with an optional bath at Puritama hot springs.

 

14.- RUTA DEL AGUA

  • Level: Moderate.
  • Length: 10 to 11 hours (full day), walking 2.5 to 3 hours.
  • Distance by foot: 8,5 kilometers.
  • Itinerary: Departure from Hotel Explora Atacama by van (2 hours) to El Tatio Geysers. Walk with a view to the geothermal field. Traveling on a van towards Puritama (1 hour). Two to three-hour walk following shepherd trails. Picnic lunch. Optional baths at Puritama hot springs.