9 Day – Chile EI
Where you will be met by Magical Tours Chile
INCLUDED:
- Bar
- Hikes
- Horseback rides
- Bike rides
- High mountain ascents,
- Overland, ETC.
- Private transportation and to and from the airport.
- Explorations daily with Guide (includes transfers in Van, horses, and bicycles).
- Round trip flight from Santiago to San Pedro de Atacama, Eastern Island to Santiago.
- Great Hotels for all nights.
- All Breakfasts and Lunches. Dinners as noted.
- Entrance fees to Eastern Island, San Pedro de Atacama and all Sites.
- Bottle drinking water every day
WELCOME TO SANTIAGO DE CHILE
tour begins when you are met by our representative who transfers you to your Santiago Hotel. If you arrive early or late in the evening, we can arrange one or more optional Santiago day-tours to explore the city, visit museums and see other sites of interest. www.wyndhamhotels.com/laquinta/santiago-chile/lq-hotel-santiago-aeropuerto/overview
SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA DESERT (CHILE) (stargazing)
Early flight from Santiago to Calama, small city located in the Atacama desert in the Ayllu de Larache, on 20 ancient preserved indigenous area, Atacama, is located 30 kilometers from San Pedro de Atacama, near the well-known Termas de Puritama, the best place to relax and enjoy the healing properties of its waters, enjoy the Welcoming Sunset from your luxurious room, here we have more than 40 guided excursions to choose from to the most beautiful and remote places of the impressive Atacama Desert. Atacama hotel has its own nice horses for its explorations, a kitchen open to the guests, warm common spaces, night of observatory where to marvel at the pristine skies of San Pedro de Atacama the best skies in the world and everything necessary for an unforgettable stay in the driest desert of the world. Enjoy your evening Dinner Included at the Hotel www.hotelioranatolache.com (B, L, and D)
THIS PART INCLUDE: Full board, 3 meals per day, including wine, drinks, Includes all explorations and excursions in the natural and cultural life of Atacama, multilingual staff, transportation, horseback riding, etc.TOWN TOUR AND EXCURSION WITH HORSE BACK RIDDING
After a great rest and acclimation you will have an exploration of the town, with dirt roads, good coffees and restaurant, variety of colorful streets and artisans, all this town build with Adobes, back in the near mountains inactive volcanoes that are beautiful for photos. After a great Lunch of the diversity of foods in one of the amazing restaurant. You will go back to the Hotel and get ready for the net adventure, visit Ancients Sites like Pukara, with your horses and professional guide who will take us to the Moon Valley and see the desert and spectacular landscape, this will be compare to the Moon. After these 3 hours of excursion, back to the hotel for another great night and enjoy the Sunset that is not to be missed. Dinner included. www.hotelioranatolache.com (B, L, and D)
ANDES EXPLORATIONS, SALAR DE ATACAMA
This day exploration of the cultural and natural life in Atacama, for example the Salar de Atacama, el Tatio Heights, Passing by the Rio Grande and visit the Andes Lagoons with while life, like the Huanacos, Vicuñas and other birds seen according to the season. After a great Picnic Lunch Hike to the Valle de Quitor for more ancient sites and see the Ayllus that are great to see how the people lived since ancient times. Afternoon option we will have a great Biking afternoon with beautiful options like the Piedra de la Coca, Tulor or drive to see the mountains and Volcanoes like El Toco 5,600 meters high, Lascar Volcano: 5,400 meters high, Volcán Apagado: 5,700 meters high, this will give us the general Idea about this extensive area and its diversity Transfer after all activities or rest from the Hotel to the Local Airport for your flight to Santiado de Chile. www.cumbreslastarria.com (B. L)
SANTIAGO – VILLA DEL MAR
After a great relax at your incredible Hotel, travel to in the vibrant color and culture of Valparaiso Port and Viña del Mar on a full-day tour of the coastal cities from Santiago. Travel through Chile’s spectacular countryside, stopping in the picturesque Casablanca Valley to taste Chilean wine, and then arrive in the verdant city of Viña del Mar. Admire the gorgeous beach and revitalize with a delicious seaside lunch (at your own expense), and then take a tour of Valparaiso’s kaleidoscopic sprawl of houses and hills. Capture photographs of street art and hear of the city’s interesting history before returning to Santiago by luxury coach. www.cumbreslastarria.com (B. L)
SANTIAGO TO EASTER ISLAND (CHILE)
To Eastern Island, where you will be met by Magical Tours Peru staff who will bring you to the hotel for your evening accommodation ocean front. Once here, the rest of the day and night is to walk at the town and also yours to explore on your own. www.ioranahotel.cl (B, L, D)
EASTER ISLAND
After breakfast at your hotel, your tour of Easter Island begins with a visit to see the Manutara bird paintings of Ana Kai Tangata cave, sacred to the warriors of Easter Island. Next, see the huge lagoon crater of Ranu Kau volcano and visit the ceremonial city of Orongo at its base. Here, admire the island’s greatest concentration of petroglyphs, depictions of the Tangata manu birdman creator god. In the afternoon, visit the Ahu Akivi archaeological site in the island’s heart, and hear the legends of Ahu’s seven moai (head statues). On the way back to your hotel, visit the small town of Hanga Roa, where the statues’ signature red stone hats, or topknots, were quarried and sculpted. www.ioranahotel.cl (B, L)
EASTER ISLAND
Breakfast at your hotel is followed by a full-day excursion to the ruins of the temple of Akahanga, where you’ll see the moais’ topknots lying tumbled on the ground. Next, visit the Rano Raraku volcano, whose rock was used to carve the island’s moai statues. If you climb to the edge of the crater and peer within, you’ll see the volcano’s lake and see moai in various stages of construction scattered around. Lunch along the way and Continuing to Ahu Tongariki, you’ll see where many moai were toppled by a large sea quake in 1960. In the afternoon, go for a swim at Anakena beach before revisiting the town of Hanga Roa and returning to your hotel to rest and get ready for a dinner Show and the ancient ways of cooking on the Island, Dance, shows, etc. are perform at this delay full dinner www.ioranahotel.cl (B, L, D)
EASTER ISLAND
After a great relax and great breakfast at your hotel, you’ll have lots of time to walk, rest and enjoy the amazing ocean and late transfer to Mataveri Airport for your departing flight to Santiago de Chile for connecting to Home from Santiago de Chile, Depending on the time of your home flight, you might have free time for you to explore Santiago de Chile further. Late evening back to the Airport for your flight home. (B, L)
KEY: (B)reakfast (L)unch (D)inner
HOTELES: Are listed in each day, you can get more information by entering to their Web page.
*Please note that exact pick up times and tour start times will be reconfirmed daily with your local guides.
*For more extended tours, it will be our pleasure to help you, just contact us and we will give you the best option.
*Hotel upgrades are available; please contact us to discuss your best options.
- Comfortable walking shoes and shoes you can hike in.
- Waterproof Jacket and pants
- Wind proof jacket, mostly clothes for mild weather 60-70 degrees F. Warm jacket, hat and gloves for high altitude evenings.
- Good camera and extra battery and memory card
- Good flash light
- 220/ 110V ( plug) adaptor
- Insect repellent (you can buy it there if needed)
- Sun block, sunglasses, hat
- Some school supplies to share with the children while visiting communities. (Pencils, Pens, notebooks etc.)
- International airfares.
- Most Dinners.
- Extra beverages.
- Tips. (bellmen, waiters, guides, cooks, drivers)
