Tours of Chile

Bolivia & Chile: Altiplano to Atacama Explorer

Tour Map of Bolivia & Chile: Altiplano to Atacama Explorer

The altiplano or high plains of Bolivia is one of South America's most dramatic and distinctive landscapes. Home to active volcanoes, brightly coloured lakes and sweeping salt flats, these high altitude lands offer the chance for real adventure. Despite stretching from southern Peru to northern Argentina, the altiplano is perhaps at its most striking in Bolivia's south-west border area with Chile and this is an area we will explore in depth in our 4WD journey across the remote vastness to San Pedro de Atacama, one of the world's driest places.However this tour also offers a chance to access this harsh but beautiful region via a rarely used route from Santa Cruz which takes in not only the well-known sites of Potosi and Sucre, but also some lesser known gems such as the UNESCO pre-Incan ruins at Saimapata, La Higuera where Cuba's favourite revolutionary, Che Guevara, met his bitter end and the traditional indigenous village of Candelaria where we'll stay in an authentic hacienda. This is an unforgettable journey for those who like their landscapes big but who also want to experience some of the amazing variety for which this stunning region is perhaps less well known.