Day 1: Calama - San Pedro de Atacama
Arrival at the airport of Calama and transfer to San Pedro de Atacama. San Pedro is an unusually colorful village located at 2.440 m / 8,005 ft above sea level in the middle of a green oasis. We will start our 4-hour hike up into the Salty Mountain Range to the mysterious Valle de la Luna, the famous Moon Valley. At sunset we will climb a sand dune to watch the light intensify the impression of a moonscape. We will then return to the hotel. Overnight in San Pedro. (L)

Day 2: San Pedro de Atacama - San Bartolo
After breakfast we will begin our half day hike past various sites built by the pre-Incan inhabitants. We will stop at the archaeological sites of Quitor - remains of a fortress dating back to the XII century - and Catarpe where the Incan conquerors established an administration center. Our hike continues along the beautiful canyon of the Río Grande to San Bartolo, where we will set up our camp and enjoy our dinner. (B,L,D)

Day 3: San Bartolo - Río Grande
We will set off for a full day hike along the San Pedro River to Río Grande today; on our way we will pass abandoned copper mines where the Incas started exploiting this mineral. Industrial mining started in the 19th century but was discarded in 1920. Finally, we will arrive at the enchanting pre-Hispanic village of Río Grande and set up our camp here. (B,L,D)

Day 4: Río Grande - Machuca
We will leave the agricultural Río Grande behind and start hiking up the Altiplano to the village Machuca where the ancient llama caravans used to rest from their travels on the "Inca Highway". Nowadays, only few people live here. We will camp out and have our dinner. (B,L,D)

Day 5: Machuca - Puritama - Tatio Geysers
We will leave Machuca in a vehicle and drive to Purifica to start our 2 to 3-hour hike to the Termas de Puritama - hot springs at an altitude of 3,400 m / 11,155 ft where we will take a bath and relax. In our vehicle we will continue onwards to the Tatio Geysers where we will overnight in our camp. (B,L,D)

Day 6: Tatio Geysers - Caspana - Calama
In the early morning we will set out to visit the Tatio Geysers; where we will enjoy our breakfast while watching the geysers. For our final hike we will walk approx. 6 hours from Tatio down to Caspana, a tiny village of 400 inhabitants declared National Monument in 1951 because of its typical architecture and its numerous sites of interest - among them the Iglesia de San Lucas. Our trip ends with a transfer to Calama. (B,L)