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Atacama

Desert & Altiplano, Chile

Explorations in
Atacama

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Camino del agua

Cuenca del salar
Camino del agua
Hike icon Hike
Easy icon Easy
missing duration icon Half-day

We will travel into the interior of the desert where nature and history blend. We will walk inside an incredible and gigantic canyon, an arm eroded by the water of the San Pedro River that flows within it. We will arrive at a sector with a great quantity of petroglyphs, as the place was a refuge for caravans. For most of the hike, we will be walking through water. *It is recommended to bring two pairs of shoes.

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Camino del agua
Camino del agua
Hike icon
Hike
Easy icon
Easy
Half-day icon
Half-day
  • Exploration Path

    We will travel into the interior of the desert where nature and history blend. We will walk inside an incredible and gigantic canyon, an arm eroded by the water of the San Pedro River that flows within it. We will arrive at a sector with a great quantity of petroglyphs, as the place was a refuge for caravans. For most of the hike, we will be walking through water.
    *It is recommended to bring two pairs of shoes.

Gatchi

Cuenca del salar
Gatchi
Hike icon Hike
Easy icon Easy
missing duration icon Half-day

We will begin our exploration in the Vilama sector, where we can see ancient grazing refuges. We will continue walking along the top of a ravine, appreciating the transition of vegetation and geology between the first and second ecological floors, as well as other refuges of the ancient caravans. Always bordering the river, we will have panoramic views until we descend to the feet of the Vilama river.

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Gatchi
Gatchi
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Hike
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Easy
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Half-day
  • Exploration Path

    We will begin our exploration in the Vilama sector, where we can see ancient grazing refuges. We will continue walking along the top of a ravine, appreciating the transition of vegetation and geology between the first and second ecological floors, as well as other refuges of the ancient caravans. Always bordering the river, we will have panoramic views until we descend to the feet of the Vilama river.

    elevation gain icon
    233 m 764 ft
    elevation loss icon
    -76,5 m -251 ft
    max altitude icon
    2932 m 9617 ft
    min altitude icon
    2773 m 2515 ft

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Puribeter

Cuenca del salar
Puribeter
Horseback Ride icon Horseback Ride
Advanced icon Advanced
missing duration icon Full-day

We will leave the hotel on horseback to head to the Beter ayllu, to the south of the oasis, where we will learn about its history and archaeological ruins. Then we will continue towards the Puribeter reserve, a site that preserves the nature and culture of the San Pedro de Atacama oasis area. We will enjoy lunch and a walk in the park and then continue our horseback ride to the Solor Ayllu and back to the hotel.

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Puribeter
Puribeter
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Horseback Ride
Advanced icon
Advanced
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Full-day
  • Exploration Path

    We will leave the hotel on horseback to head to the Beter ayllu, to the south of the oasis, where we will learn about its history and archaeological ruins. Then we will continue towards the Puribeter reserve, a site that preserves the nature and culture of the San Pedro de Atacama oasis area. We will enjoy lunch and a walk in the park and then continue our horseback ride to the Solor Ayllu and back to the hotel.

    elevation gain icon
    133 m 436 ft
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    -132,7 m -435 ft
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    2431 m 7974 ft
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    2384 m 7820 ft

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Quebrada de Chulacao

Cuenca del salar
Quebrada de Chulacao
Hike icon Hike
Easy icon Easy
missing duration icon Half-day

At the foot of the Salt mountains, we come to the Catarpe Valley, which receives the San Pedro river that feeds the oasis and the salt marsh. In the valley, we will begin our hike in the Quebrada Chulaco, a great canyon with high walls, with curves and serpentine shapes formed by moldable minerals and water erosion. Upon leaving the canyon we will hike up to a viewpoint with 360° views of the desert and its mountain ranges. We return along the same trail.

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Quebrada de Chulacao
Quebrada de Chulacao
Hike icon
Hike
Easy icon
Easy
Half-day icon
Half-day
  • Exploration Path

    At the foot of the Salt mountains, we come to the Catarpe Valley, which receives the San Pedro river that feeds the oasis and the salt marsh. In the valley, we will begin our hike in the Quebrada Chulaco, a great canyon with high walls, with curves and serpentine shapes formed by moldable minerals and water erosion. Upon leaving the canyon we will hike up to a viewpoint with 360° views of the desert and its mountain ranges. We return along the same trail.

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    156 m 512 ft
    elevation loss icon
    -156 m -512 ft
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    2582 m 8469 ft
    min altitude icon
    2515 m 8249 ft

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Ronque

Quebradas Intermedias
Ronque
Hike icon Hike
Moderate icon Moderate
missing duration icon Full-day

The hike begins in the upper part of Quebrada Jorquencal, a sector with large cacti and archaeological ruins. From there we descend to the Puritama hot springs. We will enjoy lunch there, before continuing our hike along the Puritama River, in a beautiful canyon of native vegetation home to dozens of birds. Our hike ends in the town of Guatín, where the Puritama and Purifica Rivers converge and give life to the Vilama River.

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Ronque
Ronque
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Hike
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Moderate
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Full-day
  • Exploration Path

    The hike begins in the upper part of Quebrada Jorquencal, a sector with large cacti and archaeological ruins. From there we descend to the Puritama hot springs. We will enjoy lunch there, before continuing our hike along the Puritama River, in a beautiful canyon of native vegetation home to dozens of birds. Our hike ends in the town of Guatín, where the Puritama and Purifica Rivers converge and give life to the Vilama River.

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    161 m 528 ft
    elevation loss icon
    -545 m -1788 ft
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    3732 m 12241 ft
    min altitude icon
    3269 m 10722 ft

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Agua vieja

Quebradas Intermedias
Agua vieja
Hike icon Hike
Moderate icon Moderate
missing duration icon Full-day

A hike to get lost in the absolute desert and amid the great walls and canyons of the Domeyko range. We depart by van to a little-explored sector of the Domeyko range, from which we will begin our hike in the middle of a solitary plain overlooking the Andes and the Salt mountains, before going into canyons with unique shapes and colors. We will descend some challenging steps product of the erosion caused by ancient seasonal rivers, and where we will have to use our hands. *Exploration not recommended for people with vertigo or fear of heights.

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Agua vieja
Agua vieja
Hike icon
Hike
Moderate icon
Moderate
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Full-day
  • Exploration Path

    A hike to get lost in the absolute desert and amid the great walls and canyons of the Domeyko range. We depart by van to a little-explored sector of the Domeyko range, from which we will begin our hike in the middle of a solitary plain overlooking the Andes and the Salt mountains, before going into canyons with unique shapes and colors. We will descend some challenging steps product of the erosion caused by ancient seasonal rivers, and where we will have to use our hands. *Exploration not recommended for people with vertigo or fear of heights.

    elevation gain icon
    121 m 397 ft
    elevation loss icon
    -665 m -2181 ft
    max altitude icon
    3260 m 10693 ft
    min altitude icon
    2715 m 8905 ft

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Domeyko

Quebradas Intermedias
Domeyko
Hike icon Hike
Moderate icon Moderate
missing duration icon Half-day

This hike takes place in the Domeyko range, amid great canyons and colors created by the different minerals that make up this mountain range. After getting lost among huge clay walls, we will descend some challenging steps product of the erosion caused by ancient seasonal rivers, and where we will have to use our hands. *Exploration not recommended for people with vertigo or fear of heights.

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Domeyko
Domeyko
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Hike
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Moderate
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Half-day
  • Exploration Path

    This hike takes place in the Domeyko range, amid great canyons and colors created by the different minerals that make up this mountain range. After getting lost among huge clay walls, we will descend some challenging steps product of the erosion caused by ancient seasonal rivers, and where we will have to use our hands.
    *Exploration not recommended for people with vertigo or fear of heights.

    elevation gain icon
    73 m 239 ft
    elevation loss icon
    -292 m -958 ft
    max altitude icon
    2934 m 9624 ft
    min altitude icon
    2715 m 8905 ft

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Tambores

Quebradas Intermedias
Tambores
Hike icon Hike
Easy icon Easy
missing duration icon Half-day

This hike explores the center of the Puritama Conservation Reserve, an area characterized by its great variety of cacti. Along the way we will have a view of the beautiful Quebrada Jorquenal from above, a canyon full of contrasts, vegetation, life and archaeological remains. We descend along a rocky terrain until reaching the Puritama hot springs.

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Tambores
Tambores
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Hike
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Easy
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Half-day
  • Exploration Path

    This hike explores the center of the Puritama Conservation Reserve, an area characterized by its great variety of cacti. Along the way we will have a view of the beautiful Quebrada Jorquenal from above, a canyon full of contrasts, vegetation, life and archaeological remains. We descend along a rocky terrain until reaching the Puritama hot springs.

    elevation gain icon
    118 m 387 ft
    elevation loss icon
    -233 m -764 ft
    max altitude icon
    3732 m 12241 ft
    min altitude icon
    3537 m 11601 ft

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Caravaneros

Cuenca del salar
Caravaneros
Hike icon Hike
Easy icon Easy
missing duration icon Half-day

This hike is a journey through the history of the old caravans and their interaction with the desert. We will cross from the Vilama sector toward the Catarpe Valley along old desert trails until reaching the great canyons in Quebrada Chulaco. This hike gives us broad 360° views that will allow us to understand the desert's different areas and formations.

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Caravaneros
Caravaneros
Hike icon
Hike
Easy icon
Easy
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Half-day
  • Exploration Path

    This hike is a journey through the history of the old caravans and their interaction with the desert. We will cross from the Vilama sector toward the Catarpe Valley along old desert trails until reaching the great canyons in Quebrada Chulaco. This hike gives us broad 360° views that will allow us to understand the desert's different areas and formations.

    elevation gain icon
    159 m 522 ft
    elevation loss icon
    -183 m -600 ft
    max altitude icon
    1617 m 5304 ft
    min altitude icon
    2515 m 8249 ft

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Astronomia Andina

Cielo
Astronomia Andina
Sky icon Sky
Easy icon Easy
missing duration icon Half-day

We begin with a briefing of basic concepts under the open sky. We then learn about orientation, distances, and local culture...

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Astronomia Andina
Astronomia Andina
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Sky
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Easy
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Half-day
  • Exploration Path

    It takes place almost every day at Explora. We begin with a briefing of basic concepts under the open sky. We then learn about orientation, distances, and local culture under one the world’s clearest skies. In our own observatory, we get to watch stellar objects in the solar system and deep space. Ask our guides for availability.
    *Each traveler has the option to attend one astronomy exploration per stay. A second session will be subject to availability.
    **We recommend that you reserve your session at the lodge reception upon check-in, as spaces are limited.

Ckausama

Altiplano
Ckausama
Overland icon Overland
Easy icon Easy
missing duration icon Full-day

We take a van to the Tatio Geysers. Along the way, an important part of the Andean Plateau fauna –including vicuñas, flamingos, foxes...

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Ckausama
Ckausama
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Overland
Easy icon
Easy
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Full-day
  • Exploration Path

    We take a van to the Tatio Geysers. Along the way, an important part of the Andean Plateau fauna –including vicuñas, flamingos, foxes, and others– can be appreciated. We walk across the reserve feeling the inner activity of the land with views to the Andes Mountain Range and the hot water springs from where steam rises. We return by van.

Catarpe

Cuenca del salar
Catarpe
Bike icon Bike
Easy icon Easy
missing duration icon Half-day

We bike ride to the San Pedro River and follow its course to Catarpe. We go through the Quitor pukará...

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Catarpe
Catarpe
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Bike
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Easy
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Half-day
  • Exploration Path

    We bike ride to the San Pedro River and follow its course to Catarpe. We go through the Quitor pukará, an old fortress, and cross the Garganta del Diablo (Devil’s Throat), a canyon inside the Salt Mountain Range with zigzagging paths between striking rock formations. We return through the same road.

    elevation gain icon
    244 m 800 ft
    elevation loss icon
    -244 m -800 ft
    max altitude icon
    2.546 m 8.351 ft
    min altitude icon
    2.431 m 7.974 ft

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Ckuta

Cuenca del salar
Ckuta
Bike icon Bike
Moderate icon Moderate
missing duration icon Half-day

We take a van to the Salt Mountain Range and begin bike riding in the Paciencia plains. We travel to the Moon Valley through...

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Ckuta
Ckuta
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Bike
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Moderate
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Half-day
  • Exploration Path

    We take a van to the Salt Mountain Range and begin bike riding in the Paciencia plains. We travel to the Moon Valley through sandy soil and beautiful landscapes. The return trip is an uneven path that includes different ascents and descents.

    elevation gain icon
    251 m 823,3 ft
    elevation loss icon
    -240 m -787 ft
    max altitude icon
    2.488 m 8.161 ft
    min altitude icon
    2.366 m 7.760 ft

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San Isidro

Cuenca del salar
San Isidro
Bike icon Bike
Moderate icon Moderate
missing duration icon Half-day

We ride our bicycles to the Catarpe Valley in the Salt Ridge. We pedal through switch paths between canyons...

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San Isidro
San Isidro
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Bike
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Moderate
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Half-day
  • Exploration Path

    We ride our bicycles to the Catarpe Valley in the Salt Ridge. We pedal through switch paths between canyons made of reddish soil in a place known as Garganta del Diablo (Devil’s Throat). We visit the San Isidro church into a historic area.

    elevation gain icon
    325 m 1066 ft
    elevation loss icon
    -325 m -1066 ft
    max altitude icon
    2.584 m 8.476 ft
    min altitude icon
    2.431 m 7.974 ft

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Tambo

Cuenca del salar
Tambo
Bike icon Bike
Expert icon Expert
missing duration icon Half-day

We bike ride to the Catarpe Valley. We ride up to Cuchabrache, through an old road that crosses the Salt Mountain Range...

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Tambo
Tambo
Bike icon
Bike
Expert icon
Expert
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Half-day
  • Exploration Path

    We bike ride to the Catarpe Valley. We ride up to Cuchabrache, through an old road that crosses the Salt Mountain Range. We ride through plaster and crystallized salt creeks. This exploration includes seeing part of the local culture and petroglyphs, as well as the San Isidro church.
    *Temporarily unavailable. Consult other exploration options with your Explora guide at the destination.

    elevation gain icon
    568 m 1863 ft
    elevation loss icon
    -568 m -1863 ft
    max altitude icon
    2.690 m 8.823 ft
    min altitude icon
    2.431 m 7.974 ft

    Elevation Profile