Rundreise Santiago de Chile, Casablanca (wine area) & San Pedro de Atacama

Chilean with wine

Santiago de Chile, Casablanca (wine area) & San Pedro de Atacama

10 Days / 9 Nights

Day 1 / SANTIAGO DE CHILE  

Santiago de Chile
Santiago, founded by the Spanish conqueror Pedro de Valdivia in 1541 on the banks of Mapocho River, is the capital of Chile. Ranked as a leading city in Latin America, it concentrates the economic and administrative activities of the country and is home to Chile´s largest percentage of population. The city is surrounded by the main wine valleys, with wineries that produce and export high-quality wines worldwide. To the east and across the majestic Andes Range, travelers can visit the city of Mendoza in Argentina.

Transfer Santiago Airport – Santiago Hotel – Private Service Guide included

Hyatt Centric Las Condes Santiago (1 Night)
Executive Room with Breakfast included

HD Santiago City tour (3:30 hs) Private Service Guide included. Without San Cristóbal Hill
During this tour around the capital, you will get to know the historical, cultural and modern places of the city of Santiago. The tour begins at the Plaza de la Constitución, where the Government Palace is located, known as ”La Moneda”, the Plaza de Armas (Km. 0 of Chile), which is the core of the historical center of the capital, surrounded by historical buildings, such as the Cathedral of Santiago and the post office of Chile. Close to this historical center are the Central Market; the Museum of Fine Arts, the Lastarria neighborhood and the Santa Lucia hill, there are some stops planned. The tour continues along the most modern sector of the city, while the guide explains the most significant details of the city throughout its history

Day 2 / SANTIAGO DE CHILE – CASABLANCA VALLEY

Transfer Santiago Hotel – Casablanca Valley – Private Service Guide included

Casablanca Wine Valley
Located between the mountains and the Pacific Coast of Chile, Casablanca is a fertile valley famous worldwide for its rich wine production. It stands out for its remarkable white wines, most notably from Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc varieties. Visitors are welcome with a refreshing glass of white wine at every winery of Central Chile, turning visits into a true celebration of the senses.

Viña Matetic (2 Nights)
Standard Room with Full Board & tours & wine tasting included

Matetic packages includes:
5 Course paired menu
Tour through the  vineyard, biodynamic garden and our Wine Cellar
Tasting of 2 Corralillo wines and 2 EQ wines
Welcome cocktail.
Menu dinner with 1 bottle of our Corralillo wines per room, served in our Equilibrio Restaurant.
Breakfast served in Equilibrio Restaurant.
Outdoor excursion through the Rosario Valley (trekking or bicycle).

Day 3 / CASABLANCA VALLEY

At leisure to enjoy hotel facilities. Meals at hotel included

Day 4 / CASABLANCA VALLEY – SANTIAGO DE CHILE

Transfer Casablanca Valley – Santiago Airport – Private Service Guide included

Holiday Inn Airport Santiago Hotel (1 night)
Standard Room with Breakfast included

Day 5 / SANTIAGO DE CHILE – CALAMA – SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA

Transfer San Pedro de Atacama – Calama Airport – Private Service Guide included

Easy walking distance Holiday Inn Airport Santiago Hotel – airport (on client´s own), no guide assistance included

Flight Santiago/Calama (SCL/CJC)

Transfer Calama Airport – San Pedro de Atacama – Private Service Guide included

San Pedro de Atacama
Located in the heart of the Atacama Desert, San Pedro de Atacama is an oasis, a vital source of life in the driest desert of the world. It is the starting point to explore unique landscapes shaped by valleys, deserts, salt flats, geysers, lagoons and volcanoes. Thanks to its peculiar geography and singular weather conditions, Atacama has the clearest skies, and is therefore home to many international observatories, including ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) – one of the most important scientific facilities in the world

Cumbres San Pedro (4 Nights)
Standard Room with Breakfast included

Day   6 / SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA

Full Day Atacama Salt Flat & Altiplanic Lagoons (11 hours) – Private Service Guide & Entrance fee & Box-Lunch included
Early in the morning, we will go to the Altiplanic Lagoons, “Miscanti” and “Miñique”, located 138km away from San Pedro de Atacama at 4,220m height. On the way to Toconao we will have a breathtaking view of the Licancábur volcano. During the tour we can observe native trees such as the Tamarugo and the Chañar and the contrast between the greenness of the Valle del Jere and the desert. Arriving at the town of Toconao we will visit the main square and the church. The houses built in volcanic stone (Liparita) are worth seeing. After that, we will ascend the Cordillera de los Andes to reach the Miscanti and Meñiques lagoons of intense blue colour and white coasts surrounded by imposing hills and volcanoes, creating a unique landscape. If there is no wind, we can observe a perfect mirror in its waters, photographing it is a must. These lagoons are protected by Los Flamencos National Reserve. We will then continue towards the Salar de Atacama, Chaxa Lagoon, where we can observe flamingos and other type of birds.

Day 7 / SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA

Full Day Tatio Geysers (7:30 hours)  – Private Service Guide, entrance fee & box breakfast included
Departure from the hotel at 04:30am to ascend to the Geysers del Tatio, located 97 km away from San Pedro and at 4,300m altitude. The journey begins with no sunlight, reaching the Chilean altiplano at approximately 06:45am, with temperatures below zero. In this place we will enjoy breakfast and then a guided walk along the geothermal fields, observing the impressive columns of steam (Geysers), fumaroles, hundreds of boiling water pools and high peaks surrounding us. This place offers a spectacular view of nature at dawn. Then, we will go to the thermal pools sector (water of 40Cº) where we will have the option of taking a bath. Afterwards, we return to San Pedro through the impressive landscape of the Andes Mountain range, and we will be able to see the Tocorpuri and Sairecahur volcanoes.  Arrival at San Pedro at approximately 12:00pm.

Day 8 / SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA

HD Petroglyphs of Yerbas Buenas & Rainbow Valley (4 hours)  – Private Service Guide & Entrance fee included
Departure at 08:00 am to the petroglyphs of Yerbas Buenas: the journey goes through one of the routes where pre-Columbian explorers left their mark of a valuable and mysterious cave art information. This excursion allows us to appreciate this valuable art developed and discovered near the Domeyko mountain range. The route will take us through beautiful landscapes in the Atacama Desert towards the mountain range up to approximately 3,200 meters above sea level. Then, we will take a detour to Rio Grande to visit the largest cave art center in the archaeological site of San Pedro de Atacama. The Petroglyphs of Yerbas Buenas are a set of figures carved in the rock of volcanic ash with zoomorphic and anthropomorphic forms of great beauty, such as camelids, foxes and caravans made by camelid hunters with an approximate antiquity of 4,000 years. We will continue through a beautiful gorge with lots of vegetation that contrast with its desert environment. Along the route we might see llamas and wild donkeys. Arrival at the Rainbow Valley whose name comes from the innumerable colours of its hills, rich in minerals, and return to San Pedro de Atacama at 12:00pm.

Half Day Cejar, Ojos del Salar & Tebenquiche Lagoon (4 hours)  – Private Service Guide & Entrance fees included
Departure at 4:00 p.m. to Cejar Lake, located approximately 20km. away from San Pedro de Atacama. This lake is of great scenic beauty, due to its calypso-coloured waters surrounded by salts of various shapes. Its geomorphological formation is a very particular case in the Atacama salt flat. It is the pink flamingos pathway which is so magical that is worth being photographed. You can experience a one-hour relaxing bath with a surprising floating effect similar to that of the Dead Sea, due to the high salt content. After this refreshing bath, you will visit the Ojos del Salar Lake some meters apart, which has two pools of fresh water. Finally, the tour concludes in the Tebinquinche Lake, outstanding for having a crust of salt as white as snow, hard and resistant. The immensity of the desert is phenomenal and incredible as you can feel a special connection with nature. Here you will be able to enjoy a fantastic sunset in which the entire chromatic range of reds, blends with the desert along with the whiteness of the salt flat.
The return to San Pedro de Atacama is at approximately 8:30pm.

Day 9 / SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA – SANTIAGO DE CHILE

Transfer San Pedro de Atacama – Calama Airport – Private Service Guide included

Flight Calama / Santiago de Chile (CJC/SCL)

Transfer Santiago Airport – Santiago Hotel – Private Service Guide included

Hyatt Centric Las Condes Santiago (1 Night)
Executive Room with Breakfast included

Day 10 / SANTIAGO DE CHILE

Transfer Santiago Hotel – Santiago Airport – Private Service Guide included

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