The World Up Above
Leisure Daily Departures – Minimum 1 Passenger 04 Days / 03 Nights Season: All year round Service: SIB. Languages : Spanish – English Minimum 1 passenger Not recommended for pregnant women, small children, and people with heart problems.
Read Full Description- Destination:
- Arica, Chile
- Trip Length:
- 4 days
- Price Range:
- From $670 to $1359 per person See what this includes and what this excludes
- Best Time to Go:
- Any time.
- Recommended for:
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Children (2 - 5)
Children (6 - 8)
Children (9 - 11)
Children (12 - 14)
Children (15 - 17)
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Family Trip, Summer Vacation, Trip Around the World
Detailed Trip Description
Leisure Daily Departures – Minimum 1 Passenger 04 Days / 03 Nights Season: All year round Service: SIB. Languages : Spanish – English Minimum 1 passenger Not recommended for pregnant women, small children, and people with heart problems.
Trip Itinerary
Day 1 - Arica
Sightseeing
Reception at the airport in Arica. Departure to Lluta Oasis, with the chance of observing enormous geoglyphs from the
Tiawanaku Culture on the way, and visiting petroglyphs areas. Visit to Poconchile, ancient prehispanic settlement, with
a church from the 17th century. The trip continues through the desert to Pukará de Copaquilla, an ancient Inca fortress. Arrival to Putre, pre-Columbian settlement that still maintains its traditions. Overnight.
Day 2 - Arica
Sightseeing
Departure from Putre to Surire Salt Flat, at 4.300 m. (14,000 feet) above sea level. Visit to Las Vicuñas National Reserve where the Vicuña is a protected species and then arrival to the stone-built towns of Ancuta, Guallatiri and Viluvio where the Aymara people live from alpaca and llama breeding. The trip continues among high snow capped
peaks, where Guallatire Volcano is permanently smoking. On the way it is possible to see rheas known as “suri” in
Aymara language, the “Surire” Salt Flat is named after them, meaning place of Suris. This national monument is a breeding ground for three types of flamingos. Return to Putre. Overnight.
Day 3 - Arica
Sightseeing
Morning departure, visiting the historic Parinacota, one of the oldest ceremonial Aymara villages in the area, visit to
the interesting Barroque-mestizo style church. Departure to the highest lake in the world, Chungará Lake (4.570 m. high) in Lauca National Park, for a hike on the surroundings. In the afternoon, transfer to Arica through the Lluta Valley, seeing the important archaeological sites such as Tambo Inca of Zapahuira, Pukará of Copaquilla, petroglyphs and geoglyphs. Arrival to hotel in Arica. Overnight.
Day 4 - Arica
Bus
At the agreed time, transfer to the airport to board departure flight.
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