ALTIPLANIC LAKES TREKKS
10 DAYS - 09 NIGHTS € 590 each (Base 3 Pax)

DAY BY DAY:
 

DAY 1: SANTIAGO - COPIAPO - "VALLE CHICO"  (2.250 m)

Tour begins from Copiapó city.Fly tickets or bus ticket to Copiapó are not include in the price, we can quote them as your request. We will pick up you from the bus station , atacama desert airport or from your accomodation, them we will drive trougth in the desert, we will set up base camp in "Valle chico".

DAY 2: DAY HIKE TO "HIDEN VALLEY"  ( 3,200 m)

After breakfast, we´ll begins our hike, we will arrive to the higher slopes inside "Torrecillas de la Luna" after some 2 or 3 hours, in the meaddle of rocks formations, deep sand, full moon, it´s a great place to: see birds (cordor), take pictures, admirate the nature, etc. After that we`ll come back to our base camp .

DAY 3: "VALLE CHICO"  - SANTA ROSA LAKE (3.700 m)

After breakfast, we´ll drive to to Santa Rosa Lake at 3.700 meters and we´ll set up Camp on a private zone, perfect place to; see birds, like "flamencos", see animals like "guanacos" and foxes like "zorro chilla", take pictures.

DAY 4: SANTA ROSA LAKE - WALKING UP TO SOME SUMMIT FROM 7 HERMANOS.

After breakfast, we´ll begin our hike, from 4 to 5 hours to reach any summit to the East, we`ll come back around 4 pm, waiting for us a nice soap, at 8 pm dinner time. 

DAY 5: SANTA ROSA LAKE - VERDE LAKE (4.200 meters)

Drive to Laguna Verde at 4.200 meters, we set up our base camp. Perfect place to take a "thermal bath", see birds like "flamencos", relax, take pictures, etc. It`s a really nice place aclimatize period and relaxing. Free day (1/2).

DAY 6: VERDE LAKE - OJOS DEL SALADO BASE CAMP (5.200 meters) - VERDE L.

Drive to Ojos del Salado Volcano Base Camp at 5.200 meters. We´ll recognize the route, taking pics, we´ll enjoy with some fresh fruits, after that we will come back to Laguna Verde.

DAY 7: VERDE LAKE - "CERRO LAGUNA VERDE" (5.900 m) or ERMITAÑO (6.110 m)

After breakfast, we´ll decide between "Cerro Laguna Verde" or Ermitaño, after to decide wich one would you like to hiking up, we we´ll drive by 4WD until their base. We´ll walking up to the summit. It`s a full day, we`ll apreciated a different and exclusive Atacama Region View. Come back to Verde lake.

DAY 8: VERDE LAKE - COPIAPO - PAN DE AZUCAR NATIONAL PARK (0 meters)

Drive to Copiapó by older town called potrerillos, we will continue driving to "Pan de Azucar National Park", perfect place to see; birs like "humbolt pinguins", animals like "sea wolf", birds, foxes, huanacos, and the pacific ocean. We will lodge in a "hute" ("cabañas"), take time for dinner , arrest.

DAY 9: PAN DE AZUCAR NATIONAL PARK - CALDERA - BAHIA INGLESA

After breakfast, we will have the possibility to explore by local boat to the island to see wild animals and birds (extra cost and available), after that we will drive trougth the south by the cost, first we will arrive to Caldera city, nice town located in the cost with interesting museum and historic cultural patrimonium (first train station in south america), we take lunch in caldera, then continue to the south visiting lonely beaches around the cost, finally we´ll turn back to bahia inglesa to take dinner with the sunset. Basic acommodation (not include in the cost, we can quote them as you request).

DAY 10: BAHIA INGLESA - ATACAMA DESERT AIRPORT

After breakfast, we will transfer to Atacama Desert Airport in around 15 minutes. Transfer from Santiago Airport to your last destination (Hotel / Hostal / etc) and conclude our Trip.

-Operation period is All Year 2010-2011

LOGISTICAL ASPECTS:
x  Expedition considers 1 Bilingual Mountain guide for every 4 PAX.
x  Passengers MUST RESPECT the Equipment list we request.
x  A very good physical condition is recommended.

Our Service -

LAGUNA SANTA ROSA / LAGUNA VERDE / OJOS DEL SALADO BC  

WALKING & HIKING  Program Include :

x 01 Tent private by Person.
x Common Equipment, see our service details.
x Private Transport (4WD).
x All Meals during the Expedition.
x Installed Complete Base Camp(stores, chairs, tables).
x Set cook and gaz for the Base Camp.
x Permanent access to Hot water,tea,coffe,biscuits.
x First Aid Kit.
x Satelital telephone service.

Our Service -

WALKING & HIKING  Our Service Doesn´t Include :

x Insurance, Rescue, Hotel, Air or Bus tickets to Copiapo city, transfers.
x Cash for additional expenses.
x Equipment and personal climbing gear.  

PASSENGER EQUIPMENT LIST:

General and camping gear:

1. Sleeping bag (Hyolophil recommended, -10°C).
2. Par of glasses.-Trekking shoes.
3. Polarfleece + goretex trousers and jacket.
4. Polyamid gloves +wind stopper gloves + goretex covergloves.
5. Thermos.
6. A par of Canes
7. Comfortable and good mountaineering plastic boots.
8. Sun glasses and Sun cream.
9. See Ojos del Salado Equipment List.