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

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

Immerse yourself in the special world of the sunny upper sector of the Huasco Valley, where stories of Spaniards and "Naturales" await you, of families - farmers and producers of delicious and typical local products such as various fruits, cheese. goat, artisan pisco and pajarete (desert wine) - the last two with designation of origin in the Atacama and Coquimbo Region. Get to know the colorful hills that, through their geological formations and fossils, tell of ancient times when they rested at the bottom of the sea. Enjoy with all your senses this place marked by agriculture in the middle of a 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, 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

Does not include: Insurance, food other than those mentioned, sun protection.

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