Tierra, Agua and Sol
Active Lakes Adventure & the
Atacama Desert
10 days /9 nights
From $4,257 per person, double occupancy for 2011
Includes accommodations, meals and guided
excursions as specified. Domestic airfare not included.
Day 1: Santiago
de Chile
Airport reception and transfer to your hotel. Accommodations
at the charming Hotel Orly,
buffet breakfast included. This is a small, boutique style
hotel which has 28 rooms. A converted mansion, the Hotel
Orly is superbly situated in one of the city's more exclusive
areas, Providencia. Everything you may want to see is close
by - shops, restaurants, downtown, museums, banks, the cable
car up the hill.
Day 2: Valparaiso
and Vina del Mar
Embark on a day trip to Valparaiso and Vina del Mar. Vina
del Mar, often called the Garden City. The summer resort
or Vina del Mar features a famed gambling Casino (open throughout
the year), and the beaches of Salinas, Renaca, Montemar,
Los Lilenes and Concon along a coastal road of impressive
beauty. At the end of the day return to Santiago. Overnight
at the Hotel Orly. (B)
Day 3: Santiago
- Puerto Montt - Yan Kee
Way Lodge
Hotel pickup and transfer to the airport for your flight
to Puerto Montt. You will be met at the airport and transferred
to the Yan Kee Way Lodge.
Accommodations at Yan
Kee Way Lodge in a bungalow suite with the All-Inclusive
Program. Beautiful local woods, black lava encrustations
and old-world style craftsmanship are found throughout the
newly constructed lodge. Osorno volcano peers over the horizon
from the front of the lodge.
Access to your bungalow is by way of
a meandering river rock path through the woods. The doors
and furniture are hand carved from Chilean hardwoods. The
bedrooms have queen beds with goose down comforters and
quality mattresses. There is a spacious living room and
full bath with separate dressing room and Jacuzzi. Upstairs
loft can accommodate additional guests. Central heating
makes the bungalow cozy on the chilly evenings. All meals
and guided excursions (except fishing) included.
(B,L,D)
Days 4-6: Lakes
District
Choose from a variety of guided
excursions. Termas de Calloa Trekking,
Half-day Petrohue River Kayaking, Calbuco Volcano Horseback
Riding, Full-day or Half-day Osorno Volcano Trekking,
Petrohue River
Rafting, Half-day El Leon Canyoning, Full-day Trekking
Paso de Los Pumas, Half-day Osorno Volcano Mountain
Biking. (B,L,D)
Day 7: Puerto
Montt - Santiago - Calama - San Pedro de Atacama
You will transfer back to the Puerto Montt Airport for your
flight to Santiago. Upon arrival, connect with your flight
to Calama.
You will be met at the Calama Airport and
transferred to Awasi, located in San Pedro de Atacama, in
the heart of the Atacama
Desert.
Accommodations are in a private cottage,
with private patio, sofa, indoor and outdoor showers. Amenities
include restaurant/bar and swimming pool. All meals and
guided excursions are included - 3 nights. (B,D)
Days 8, 9: Atacama
Desert
While at Awasi, you can choose daily guided excursions.
Awasi guides continually organize expeditions with the help
of local inhabitants in order to discover new landscapes
and points of interests. For this reason, excursions are
never structured tours. An Awasi jeep and professional guide
are always available for private excursions so that you
can arrange outings according to your personal preference
and pace. The fleet of jeeps are all equipped with GPS and
satellite telephone.
The following are just a few of the tour
options: Salt Lake of Atacama and the village of Toconao,
Archaeological
trekking in the Moon Valley, Visit to Chuquicamata mine,
Excursion to the superior Loa river villages of Chiu-Chiu
and Lasana, Full-day visit to the El Tatio Geyser geothermal
field, Excursion to the Green Lagoon/Bolivia, Ethnic Tour,
Salt Lake of Atacama and the village of Toconao. (B,L,D)
Day 10: Atacama
- Calama - Santiago - Int'l Departure
After breakfast you will transfer back to the Calama airport.
Check in for your flight to Santiago. Upon arrival, proceed
to the international terminal for your flight home. (B)
Contact us to book Tierra Agua and Sol or
a customized intinerary of travel in Chile.
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