Lake Chungará Tour

Few words can describe the beauty of the Lauca National Park. With this excursion, you'll enjoy the landscapes of Lake Chungará, located in a rich ecosystem where you'll see llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, and other animals of the Andean highlands.

Lake Chungará Tour

Between 7 am and 8 am, we'll pick you up at your hotel in Arica and depart for the Andean highlands of northern Chile to tour Lauca National Park, home to Lake Chungará.

We'll first stop in the small town of Poconchile to visit the church of San Jerónimo, dating back to 1605. Then we'll continue to Chungará, passing through the ravine of Los Cardones, the village of Malku, and the viewpoint of Putre, where we'll enjoy panoramic views of Lauca National Park.

Next, we'll stop at Chucuyo viewpoint before arriving at Lake Chungará, situated at an altitude of 4500 meters (14763 feet), part of an ecosystem of great biodiversity. We'll walk around the lake to see native animals such as alpacas, guanacos, vicuñas, llamas, and other Andean animals.

Lake Chungará also attracts various birds of the altiplano, including Chilean flamingos, Neotropic cormorants, South American ostriches, giant taguas or coots, and condors. After observing these endemic birds, we'll head to a local restaurant for a three-course lunch of local cuisine.

After lunch, we'll return to your hotel in Arica, arriving at 7 pm.