3 days: NATIONAL PARK LAUCA SALT LAKE OF SURIRE
code: 014
1st day: Arica Putre
The tour starts at 10:30 a.m. with a visit to the Terminal Agropecuario
(agrarian market) of Arica where you can experience a typical market atmosphere.
Then we enter the Azapa-Valley, view the Geoglyph La Tropilla and visit
the archeological Museum San Miguel de Azapa. On our way to the Lluta-Valley
you have the opportunity to enjoy the panoramic view over both valleys.
After a lunch break in the ecological community Ecotruly, our tour leads
us to the Cactus Candelabro and the magnetic zone as well as to a pre-Inca
fortress in Copaquilla. We conclude the trip with an one-hour walking-tour
to Socoroma, a traditional village in the Precordillera at 3000m altitude,
where we take a rest with coffee and cookies before continuing our trip
to Putre. Arrival at Putre at approximately 6:30 p.m. Dinner and accomodation.
2nd day: Putre Salt lake of Surire Putre
We start our tour in Putre at about 8 a.m. and after a breakfast in Bofedal
de las Cuevas at 4310 m altitude we visit Ancuta and Guallatire, two villages
located at the foot of the active volcano Guallatire in the altiplano (4000
m altitude). At about noon we arrive at the salt lake Salar de Surire and
visit Chilcaya where we give you the opportunity to take pictures of the
flora and fauna during an one-hour walking-trip around this natural monument.
Finally we head for the hot springs of Polloquere at 4270 m altitude where
we have a picnic and enjoy a relaxing bath before returning to Putre at
about 7:00 p.m. Dinner and accommodation.
3rd day: Putre National Park Lauca Arica
Our third day starts at about 8:30 a.m. We have breakfast in Bofedal de
las Cuevas where we do a 40-minutes walk. During this walk you have the
chance to see wild animals like Vicuρas and Vizcachas and get to know bofedales,
the basis of the altiplanic ecosystem (viewpoint Bofedal de Parinacota).
Furthermore you have the chance to admire a variety of birds like Pitios
del Norte, Guallatas and Taguas for example. Around noon we arrive at the
crystalline Lake Chungara (4510 m above sea level) and the lagoons of Cotacotani
where we offer an optional 3-hour walking-tour for you to observe both Andean
flora and fauna. After visiting the village of Parinacota with its typical
17th century church and a picnic lunch, we enjoy a relaxing bath in the
Jurasi hot springs before returning to Arica at about 6:00 p.m.
• 2 nights in hotel/hostel in Putre
• 2 x breakfast in Putre
• 3 x lunch (Ecotruly, picnic in Polloquere and Parinacota)
• 2 x dinner in restaurant with wine included in Putre and Parinacota
• Beverages: table water, juices, soft drinks
• Snacks: fruits, coffee, tea, cookies
• entrance fees for the Museum San Miguel de Azapa and the hot springs of Jurasi
• walks in Socoroma, at the Salar the Surire, Bofedal de las Cuevas and at the Cotacotani Lagoons
Minimum of passengers: 01
Maximo de pasajeros por Transportation: 06
Our tour package includes:
Accommodation
• 2 nights in hotel/hostel in Putre
Foodn
• 2 x breakfast in Putre
• 3 x lunch (Ecotruly, picnic in Polloquere and Parinacota)
• 2 x dinner in restaurant with wine included in Putre and Parinacota
• Beverages: table water, juices, soft drinks
• Snacks: fruits, coffee, tea, cookies
Guide
• Spanish speaking guide/driver with experienceTransportation
• Minibús ( van ) con equipo de oxigenoOthers
• entrance fees for the Museum San Miguel de Azapa and the hot springs of Jurasi
• walks in Socoroma, at the Salar the Surire, Bofedal de las Cuevas and at the Cotacotani Lagoons
Minimum of passengers: 01
Maximo de pasajeros por Transportation: 06
| Código | Servicios / NΊ de personas | 1 | 2 | 3-4 | 5-6 |
| 014 | Tour Arica Putre Lauca Surire - Arica 3 días | 300 000 | 142 000 | 112 000 | 95 000 |