These Prices are valid until Decmber 31st 2009.

Yampu only offers Tierra Atacama Hotel & Spa as an add-on to a highlights package. If booked alone, booking fees may apply.

Prices include transfers to and from airport, lodging, all food and drinks, open bar, two half day or one full day excursion per day, guides on excursions, full use of hotel facilities including gardens, pools, saunas, and jacuzzis. Domestic airfare and airport taxes are not included.

Excursions*

Walking and hiking:

Cornices: A fun excursion for the morning or afternoon. On arrival to the old road at Calama, the walk starts with a visit to some archaeological sites and wonderful views of volcanoes in the region. At a height of about 2600m/8580 feet, descend via the huge dune to Death Valley-an unforgettable experience!

Kari Gorge: An amazing morning or afternoon hike through incredible scenery. The water, wind, and temperature extremes have joined forces to produce this unique gorge in the Salt Mountain Range. We walk between dried up clay river beds, calcium carbonate and lime rock formations and finish the walk in a labyrinth-like area. Return to the hotel by van.

Ruins of Catarpe/Pukara Vilama: Visit the ruins of Catarpe, an ancient Inca village, before heading to Devil’s Gorge to start the walk. Crossing the broken furrows of the Salt Mountain Range, you will also admire the ancient petroglyphs. The walk finishes at the old fort of Pucara de Vilama. Here the van will be waiting to take you back to the hotel. This walk is one of the most interesting archaeologically in the region as it displays aspects of the Precolombian Atacaman cultures, and the Inca influence on the region.

Guatin and the Inca Highway: Depart the hotel in a van heading northeast of San Pedro de Atacama to the Guatin Valley. The confluence of two rivers takes place here-one coming from the thermal springs of Puritama, which brings minerals and extracts of the earth in its warm waters, and the other is the Purifica River, whose waters are from the Andes mountains-this unique mix of warm thermal spring water and cold, clear mountain snowmelt gives rise to the new river which supports the unique ecosystem of the Guatin Canyon. We walk here and marvel at the amazing Candelaria cactus, some of which date back 400 or 500 years.

More walks include: Guatin/Puritama, Moon Valley, Rio Frio/Puritama, Machuca/Rio Grande, Jerez Valley, Nacimiento Canyon br>
Biking: Devil’s Canyon/Catarpe, Sejas Lagoons, Windy Lookout Point, Bike ride through the Ayllus

Volcano Climbing: Toco Volcano-18,645 ft. tall and Lascar Volcano-18, 480, live!

Rockclimbing: Nacimiento Gulley

Cultural & Wildlife Excursions: Museum/Quitor/Tulor, Rio Grande Petroglyphs, Rio Salado Petroglyphs, birdwatching on the Altiplano, flora & fauna on the Altiplano