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Chile & peru Atacama, Patagonia and Inca Trail
Combine three amazing experiences in a single holiday. Enjoy the surprising diversity of the Atacama Desert, from volcanoes to salt lagoons. Walk across Patagonia's magnificent Torres del Paine National Park. Walk the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu over four days, avoiding the crowds. Porters will carry your bags in Patagonia and on the Inca Trail, leaving you free to enjoy fantastic walking in beautiful scenery.
brief itinerary
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Pura Aventura Holiday Location
Combine three exceptional experiences in one holiday. Enjoy the surprising diversity of the Atacama, from volcanoes to salt lagoons. Explore Patagonia's magnificent Torres del Paine in depth, on foot. Walk the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu over four days, avoiding the crowds. · Day 1 Fly to Chile. · Day 2 Tour Santiago; fly to the Atacama. · Day 3 Ride bikes across the salt flats; walk in the salt mountains. · Day 4 Walk old Inca roads. · Day 5 Walk to the summit of a volcano. · Day 6 Visit geysers, relax in hot springs. · Day 7 Free day to explore Santiago. · Day 8 Fly south along the Andes. · Day 9 Travel by boat into Torres del Paine. · Day 10 Walk on top of Glacier Grey. · Day 11 Start four-day hike across the park. · Day 12 Walk between mountains and lakes. · Day 13 Walk to a beautiful valley. · Day 14 Hike to the mile-high torres. · Day 15 Fly to Santiago. · Day 16 Fly to Cusco in Peru. · Day 17 Explore Cusco and the Sacred Valley with your guide. · Day 18 Start walking the Inca Trail. · Day 19 Walk at a relaxed pace. · Day 20 Hard day's walking to the highest point on the trail. · Day 21 Arrive at Machu Picchu in the quiet of late afternoon. · Day 22 Guided tour of Machu Picchu. · Day 23 Fly home. · Day 24 Arrive back.
How active?
There is some high altitude walking in the Atacama, but working your way up is gradual, with time to acclimatise. Activities are `return to base' so you can take rest days if you wish. In Patagonia, you will walk a four-day trail across Torres del Paine, which is a moderate walking route, carrying daypacks. Summer days are long allowing a relaxed pace of about five hours' walking a day. The Inca Trail is high altitude and the going can be tough, so you must be used to hill walking. In total you walk around 28 miles over four days at altitudes of up to 4,200m.
How comfortable?
Stay in first class small hotels with twin/double en suite rooms throughout, except for four nights in Patagonia's refugios and three nights camping (with dining and toilet tents) on the Inca Trail. Refugios are communal wooden lodges with four or six bunks - nothing fancy but the meals are hot and the wine passable. Your luggage is portaged in Torres del Paine and the Inca Trail, so the walk is relaxed and comfortable. In Chile you will be part of a small guided group, 12 maximum. For the Inca Trail, your Pura group will have a maximum of 16, though usually about eight.
Sounds perfect?
For details of what's included and more information see the detailed itinerary on our website or call us for a copy. For dates and prices see the enclosed sheet. To check availability please call us on 0845 22 55 058 or email info@pura-aventura.com.
Not quite right?
For a shorter holiday, you might like to join just the Chilean part of this holiday which is our Atacama and Patagonia walk (p4). Alternatively, you can combine the Inca Trail with time on a Brazilian beach (p50) or with skiing in Chile (p27), depending on the time of year.
WhY Pura 26
?
This holiday is unique to us and designed for you to get a real feel for the Atacama Desert and Patagonia's Torres del Paine. Our Inca Trail hike is a day longer than most, meaning that you enjoy quieter campsites, peaceful walking conditions and have more time at Machu Picchu to explore. We actively support Dental Project Peru.
Find out more online at www.pura-aventura.com
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