The first few nights of the travesía will be spent at our Hotel de Larache in the San Pedro de Atacama oasis.
Throughout the journey through the Bolivian altiplano, travelers sleep at campsites which are specially adapted for explora. The campsites have double rooms with separate bathrooms, each with hot and cold water. Each room has campbeds with comfortable mattresses, as well as sleeping bags and bed linen appropriate for the climate in the altiplano.
In addition to the sleeping quarters, each campsite has a kitchen and dining area.
The campsite construction varies, as each was built to be appropriate to its setting. Some were constructed using insulated 40 foot steel shipping containers. Others have been reconstructed from old stone and wood buildings which are hundreds of years old.
The final night of the travesía is spent in a Uyuni lodging hotel in the city of Iquique.
Among the explora staff accompanying travelers on the travesía are a chef and kitchen assistants. Their goal, as the personnel responsible for all the meals that we offer, is to surprise travelers with every one of their creations, always seeking to bring out the original flavors in the food and avoid alterations and excess.
All of our meals are delicious, healthy and well-balanced, perfect for facing the altitude, the altiplano's cold temperatures, and the physical exertion of the journey.
The menu for the travesía was designed with the highest standards of quality and includes elaborate recipes with specially selected ingredients. Many of the ingredients we use are local, and the menu also includes some dishes which are typical to the areas explored in the travesía.
