Trip Code: NOR 030 / Style: Expedition7 DAY ATACAMA DESERT TREK

1. PRICE

Valid through December 2010

USD 1,650 p.p. (based on 4+ people)

2 people group supplement*: USD 350 p.p.

3 people group supplement*: USD 200 p.p.

Single hotel and tent supplement: USD 157 p.p.

Christmas supplement: USD 50 p.p.

Optional regular excursion to Tatio Geysers on day 7: USD 122 p.p.

Are you a solo traveler? Contact us to tell you which departures we have already confirmed.

* How the group supplements work?

-If there are just 2 or 3 people signed for a given departure each traveler would pay a group supplement as indicated above; for 4 or more people signed no supplement apply.

- 4 weeks before the trip starts if more people signed for the same departure then we will recalculate and inform the new trip price to the travelers with group supplements pending.

- As our booking process considers one 1^st payment of 20% when booking and a 2^nd payment of 80% 4 weeks before the trip starts, then the 2^nd payment could be adjusted and travelers will just pay for the trip’s final price.

2. GENERAL INFORMATION

Departures

Group Expeditions

Every Monday on request; minimum 2 people signed to confirm departure.

Are you a solo traveler? Contact us to tell you which departures we have already confirmed.

Private Departures

We can do it, please contact us.

Starting / Finishing Points

The trip starts either at Calama Airport / hotel or San Pedro hotel.

The trip finishes on day 7 at Calama Airport / hotel or San Pedro hotel.

Please contact us for telling you which domestic flights fit best with this program,

Included

- One expert English speaking escorting guide.
- All ground private transportation as indicated in the itinerary.
- 3 nights in 3 star hotel in San Pedro.

- 3 nights camping.
- Meals:

day 1: L, D

day 2: B, BL, D

day 3: B, BL, D

day 4: B, BL, D

day 5: B, BL, D

day 6: B, BL, D

day 7: B

B: breakfast, L: lunch, BL: box lunch, D: dinner.

Not Included
- Domestic flight tickets.
- Insurance (it is mandatory you purchase appropriate insurance for this trip).
- Voluntary tipping to guides and staff.

- Sleeping bags or mats (please contact us for rental rates)
- Items of personal nature.

Accommodation Details
Hotel in San Pedro de Atacama
Our first option will be 3star Hotel Poblado Quimal. Check this hotel, click here.

Camping
The tents arranged for this program are typical mountain tents with enough room for a 2 people overnight in comfortable conditions. We provide all the camping gear nevertheless you have to bring your own mat and sleeping bag (please ask us for mats and bags rental rates). Our team will be responsible for setting up the tents in the camping site. There will be also a big and comfortable dining tent for enjoying dinners and breakfasts.

Guiding Staff
Guide to passenger ratio: 1:4, maximum 10 people per group.

Transport
In Atacama the transportation is on minivans that normally seat from 8 to 14 persons. When we have only 2 to 4 persons we use smaller vehicles, usually 4x4, driven by the tour guide. The vehicle will be of your use exclusively with the limitation of their use to the given itinerary and time schedules.

Weather
Spring-Summer (October to March)
Farther north, in Atacama, the weather vary, and follows a desert hot-day / cold-night pattern. On a sunny day, daytime temperatures can be very pleasant, ranging between 15°C - 20°C (low 60s and low 70s F). Nighttime temperatures will most likely be in the 0°C - 5°C (23s and 40s F)

Autumn-Winter (April to September)
In Atacama the weather varies following the mentioned desert warm-day / cold-night pattern. On a sunny day, daytime temperatures can be pleasant, ranging again between 13°C -20°C (low 60s and low 70s F). Nighttime temperatures will most likely be in the -10°C - 0°C (23s and 40s F) Atacama Desert is the driest place on Earth! So any time of the year you come don’t expect rain at all – if it rains when you are there you might consider it almost a miracle!

Physical Demands
Trekking in the Atacama Desert requires more physical preparation than most vacations. In this trip you will be trekking between five to seven hours a day for 4 continues days in high altitudes mostly on dry sandy terrain. On the fourth day the trail will run into the high lands (average 4,100mt / 10,500ft) which will also constitute a demanding factor. Guides will always have oxygen tanks at disposition if someone feels sick. Something additional to have in mind is that the temperatures in Atacama change dramatically from day to night following a typical desert pattern of hot day/cool night (check section Weather). All together these conditions might affect both the body and the morale so coming in good physical conditions is fundamental to enjoy the most of this stunning trek through the Atacama Desert.

What You Need to Bring
Once you book the trip we will send you a pre-trip Information booklet with useful and detailed information about your trip with us.

Itinerary Modifications
We reserve the right to change the order of the days in any itinerary under the sole discretion of the trip guide and based on operational considerations. The trip guide can also modified, change or eliminate part of the itinerary based on safety/weather considerations.

Altitudes

Please check the trekking chart.