
5-day Parinacota and Taapacá Trip
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This tour from Putre offers a 5-day journey through the mountainous region of northern Chile, featuring the Parinacota and Taapacá volcanoes.
5-day Parinacota and Taapacá Trip
Day 1
On the first day, you will be picked up from your hotel in Putre and visit the Taapacá volcano viewpoint, which is 19,225 feet (5,860 meters) high. The route continues to the village of Colpita and then to the colorful mountains of Suriplaza, where you can choose to admire them from the base or via a trekking route that ascends to 17,388 feet (5,300 meters). You will spend the night in a rural lodging in Parinacota.
Day 2
After breakfast, enjoy a trekking route through the Cotacotani Lagoons and Chungará Lake in Lauca National Park. A visit to the Chiriguaya hot springs and a rural house in Chimvatambo follows, where you will learn about meat dehydration, dine, and rest for the night.
Day 3
Begin with a visit to the vicuña reserve, followed by a route through Chinchillani hill, the Salar Salt Flats, and Chilcaya plain. Visit the Polloquere hot springs for a swim before heading to the villages of Isluga and Cariquima, where you will have dinner and lodge for the night.
Day 4
Visit the Coipasa Salt Flats on the border with Bolivia, known for its large cacti. Return to Cariquima to visit the church and Community Museum, then continue to Tarapacá to see the San Lorenzo sanctuary and the Atacama Giant geoglyph. Lunch will be in Huara, and then you will stay in a rural lodge in Nama.
Day 5
The final day includes a tour of the Red Lagoon and Rainbow waterfall outside Nama. After lunch in the area of Nama and Camiña, you will return to your hotel in Putre in the late afternoon.
Accommodation and meals
All accommodations are in shared rooms in rural houses, with dinner and breakfast included. Lodging may vary due to availability or weather. Lunches consist of picnic meals during midday breaks, covering 4 nights of accommodation at:
Parinacota: Uta Kala HostelChivatambo: Lauca Cruzani InnCariquima: Tata Inti Hostel or Inka Thaki HostelNama: Camiña Rural House
Preise
Inklusive
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Transportation by minibus or bus
- English–speaking guide
- 4 nights accommodation in rural houses with dinner and breakfast
- 5 lunches
Tipps
- Accessibility: Yes, you must attend with a carer