Huasco Alto – Flavours and Histories

Full day (2 - 8 participants)

Season: possible during the whole year

FLAVOURS AND HISTORIES

Full Day Tour

Huasco Alto – Flavours and Histories

Full day (2 - 8 participants) Season: possible during the whole year

Let yourself immerse in the very special world of the sunny upper part of Huasco Valley, where histories await you about Spaniards and “Naturals”, about families – peasants and producers of delicious typical products as e.g. the varied fruits, the goat cheese, the artisanal pisco and the “pajarete” (desert vine) – the last two with designation of origen in Chile’s Atacama- and Coquimbo Region. Get to know the colourful mountains which through their geological formations and their fossils tell you stories about ancient times when they rested on the bottom of the sea. Enjoy with all your senses this place marked by agriculture in middle of the desert environment

Itinerary

Dep. Vallenar 08.30 am - Santa Juana reservoir (short stop) - Pinte ravine and village, Tránsito Valley (visit paleontological museum and village square) - El Tránsito village square - Hacienda Armidita, El Tránsito (guided tour) - Retamo or La Vega, Carmen Valley (lunch) - Raíces Agrotourism, La Vega; Carmen Valley (cheese tour) - Alto del Carmen town square - Vallenar (Arr.: 06.15 pm approx.)

(the order of the places to visit may change)

Total distance: 195 km approx

You should know

Includes: Private transfer during the whole tour, snack with typical local products, drinking water, rural lunch with fruit juice, spanish speaking driverguide certified by SERNATUR, Tour Hacienda Armidita (production of pisco and pajarete) guided by a member of the owner's family, cheese tour in Agroturismo Raíces guided by a member of the owner's family, contribution for the paleontologic museum in Pinte.

Optional (Additional cost) English or German speaking guide

Doesn't include: insurance, other food than mentioned, sun protection

You should bring: Sun protection (sunhat, sunglasses, sunblocker)