CHILE
4-5 days:
days
torres del paine nP
the atacama
desert
CHILE
Torres del Paine NP
Punta Arenas
Torres del Paine National Park (the
largest national park in Chile) is
situated in the far south of Chilean
Patagonia, in a spectacular natural
environment. Your days at the park
are designed for you to simply relax
and explore, combining nature and
adventure in one of the most remote
places on earth.
You will be accompanied by expert local
guides to places with inspiring names
like Mirador Condor, Laguna Azul or
Glacier de Valle del Frances! Here rheas
and llamas live in peace with flamingos,
while glaciers, emerald lakes, waterfalls,
Travel
to the far north of
peaks of all shapes and shining valleys
Chile
and
time in a
await you
andspend
your camera.
landscape like nowhere
else on earth, the often
lunar like Atacama Desert.
Experience the rustic village of San
Pedro de Atacama, where you have
a number of accommodation options
to choose from. From here you can
explore the Atacama at your leisure,
on foot, in vehicles or on bicycles!
Most hotels and lodges in this region
offer activities and excursions on foot, in
vehicles, on horses, on mountain bikes
or in boats. It is entirely your choice as
to which you undertake.
DURATION OF STAYS
We suggest three or four nights to
experience Torres del Paine National Park
properly, although shorter stays are possible
at the majority of hotels and lodges.
GETTING TO TORRES DEL PAINE NP
There are daily return flights from Santiago
Highlights
to Punta Arenas, in the south of Chile.
Punta Arenas it takes approximately
• From
Expert
local guides in the Atacama.
4 to 5 hours to drive to Torres del Paine
• National
The drive
Park.to San Pedro de Atacama.
• Staying right in the Atacama Desert.
• Perfectly shaped Licancabur Volcano.
• Seeing Pink Flamingo in the wild.
• Valle de la Luna (Valley of the Moon).
• Salar de Atacama (Atacama Salt Flat).
• Local villages and their traditions.
• All inclusive accommodation.
• The flight to and from Calama.
TORRES DEL PAINE HOTELS & LODGES
There is a wide choice of properties located
inside, bordering and some distance from
Torres del Paine National Park.
These range from the all-inclusive Explora
and Tierra Patagonia luxury hotels, to other
more modestly priced options. We
recommend staying inside or adjacent to
the national park.
Name of hotel
Rating
Ecocamp Patagonia (unusual)
3-star
Explora Patagonia (inside the NP) 5-star
Departures
Las Torres Patagonia Hotel
4-star
•TheWeekly,
as
a
tailor-made
tour.
Singular
5-star
•Tierra
Combines
well
with
our
Uyuni
Salt
Patagonia
5-star
Flats Tour.
Torres del Paine NP
It is possible to add extra nights to
your national park stay to extend the
experience.
The ‘Torres del Paine National Park’
Experience can easily be undertaken
before ‘The Lakes Crossing’
Experience Package described on
page 23 of this brochure or before the
‘Perito Moreno Glacier’ Experience
Package described on page 26.
We also have Patagonia treks and
other Patagonia excursions available.
Please enquire with us...
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torres del paine National park
guanaco, torres del paine
INCA TOURS ~ EXCELLENCE IN TRAVEL
EXCELLENCE IN TRAVEL
CHILE
4-5 days:
the atacama desert
pink flamingos, the atacama desert
Bolivia
Calama
San Pedro
de Atacama
Antofagasta
Chile
Atacama
Salt
Desert
Argentina
The Atacama Desert (in places the
driest desert in the world) is situated
in the far north of Chile, near San
Pedro de Atacama village. The Atacama
possesses a strange environment, almost
Mars-like in places! Your days here
are designed to relax and explore these
unique lands. You will be accompanied
by expert local guides on explorations
taking you to places with inviting names
like Rio Grande, Quebrada del Diablo
and Valle de la Luna! You can either be
in the Andes experiencing the wonder
of volcanoes or visiting small villages
with their traditions and folklore.
Almost everywhere you should see
cameloids and flamingos.
Most hotels in the Atacama offer activities
and excursions which allow you to explore
the nature and history of the place. These
activities can be on foot, on horseback, by
bicycle or by vehicle and are accompanied
by our expert local guides.
DURATION OF STAYS
We suggest three or four nights to
experience the Atacama Desert properly,
although shorter stays are possible at the
majority of hotels.
GETTING TO THE ATACAMA DESERT
There are daily return flights from Santiago
to Calama, in Chile’s north. From Calama
it takes about an hour to drive to San Pedro
de Atacama.
ATACAMA DESERT HOTELS
There is a good choice of hotels both in the
quaint village of San Pedro de Atacama and
outside of the village, in the desert proper.
These options range from the all-inclusive
and luxurious Alto Atacama Hotel, the
Explora Hotel and the Tierra Atacama
Hotel, to much more modestly priced
hotels and lodges.
Name of hotel
Alto Atacama Hotel
Explora Atacama
Noi Casa Atacama
Terrantai Lodge
Tierra Atacama Hotel
Star rating
5-star
5-star
3 to 4-star
3-star
5-star
The Atacama Desert
Package
It is possible to add extra nights to
your Atacama Desert stay to extend
the experience.
This package can easily be
undertaken before the ‘Uyuni Salt
Flats’ Experience on page 31 of
this brochure. Additionally, ‘The
Atacama Desert’ Experience can
easily be combined with most of the
Chile or Peru tours in this brochure.
For further information, please
enquire with us...
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licancabur volcano, the atacama
salt flat, atacama desert
INCA TOURS ~ EXCELLENCE IN TRAVEL