Mountain bike
INICIO - ATACAMA Y ALTIPLANO LAUCA MOUNTAIN BIKE

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 Mountainbiking Parque Nacional Lauca

 tODO EL AÑO

DISPONIBLE EN VIAJE PRIVADO.
Duracion: 12 Dias

  SEASON 2009-2010
   
TRIP Departures-Lauca MTB (12d)
1 August 18 - 29 (2009)
2 September 1 - 12 (2009)
3 Sep. 26 - October 7 (2009)

Consultas, mail: andes@andesmountain.cl

410 km of Mountain biking at high altitude roads, along Atacama Altiplano. Amazing trip that traverse high lands from north to south, where a incomparable landscape plenty of Volcanoes and hotsprings are the highlights of this trip plenty of flora and fauna that are able to survive in this extreme desert in the hearth of the Andes Mountains range.

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Dia 1: Llegada a Santiago.
Recepción en aeropuerto. Traslado al Hotel en Santiago.
Dia 2: Santiago-Arica-Putre.
Por la mañana, traslado al aeropuerto de Santiago. Trasporte aéreo de Santiago a Arica. Aqui, el guia de la expedición nos espera para iniciar el traslado a Putre. Lugar de alojamiento para aclimatación a 3.600m. Hotel.
Dia 3: Putre-Termas Jurasi.
Desayuno por la mañana. Paseo por el pueblo de Putre y subida en biciclñeta a las Termas Jurasi localizadas a una altitud de 4.000m. Asado o almuerzo campestre. Realizaremos ademas suaves caminatas en este lugar ideal para la aclimatación. Regreso a Putre en. Hotel.
Dia 4:
Putre - Lauca National Park (Chungara Lake) – MTB to Guallatiri,
Ground transfer from Putre to high land (Altiplano) arriving at Chungara Lake at 4,573m. Start our MTB high land traverse on dirt road to Guallatiri. Camp at 4,236m.
Highlights: Great view of Parinacota and Pomerape Volcanoes, Chungara lake, Acotango and Guallatiri Volcano.
Biking distance 41km (26 Mi) - See trail on Google Earth

Altitudes
Start 4,573m. 15,003 ft
Highest point 4,700m. 15,420 ft
Arrival 4,236m. 13,898 ft



Dia 5:
Guallatiri – Polloquere Hotspring.
Breakfast. This is a long day cycling towards Surire salt lake where we can find our camp besides hotspring. Rest and dinner.
Highlights: Great view of Arintica and Puquintica Volcanoes and Surire Salt lake. Hotspring.
Biking distance 76 km (47 Mi) - See trail on Google Earth    Extension trip
 
Altitudes
Start 4,236m. 13,898 ft
Highest point 4,350m. 14,272 ft
Arrival 4,290m. 14,075 ft


Dia 6:
Polloquere Hotspring – Colchane Hotspring.
Breakfast. Start our cycling from Hotspring to Colchane Hotspring. Rest and dinner.
Highlights: Llocuoma church, great view of Isluga Volcano, Bofedal Aravill. Hotspring.
Biking distance 53 km (33 Mi) See trail on Google Earth
 
Altitudes
Start 4,290m. 14,075 ft
Highest point 4,500m. 14,764 ft
Arrival 3,900m. 12,795 ft


Dia 7:
Colchane - Bofedal.
Breakfast. Start our biking at 10am visiting Colchane village (KM12), then we continue on pavement road for 3 km and detour south to Cariquima, our biking goes around Cariquima peak (5.390m) and continue until our camp besides a green grass bofedal.
Set up our camp and dinner.
Highlights: Isluga church, view of Cabaray Volcano (Bolivia), Colchane village, Cariquima mountain.
Biking distance 66km (41 Mi) See trail on Google Earth
 
Altitudes
Start 3,900m. 12,795 ft
Lowest point 3,736m. 12,257 ft
Highest point 4,360m. 14,300 ft
Arrival 4,265m. 13,992 ft
Dia 8:
Bofedal – Picalvique pass (5,000m.) – Lirima hotspring.
Breakfast. Start our bike towards south and reach Picalvique pass (5.073m.) our max altitude in this trip and continue down hill to Lirima hot spring. Relax at hot baths.
Set up our camp. Dinner.
Highlights: View of Sillajhuay mountain range, Trip highest point Picalvique pass, Lirima Church. Hot spring.
Biking distance 46km (28,3 Mi) See trail on Google Earth
 
Altitudes
Start 4,265m. 13,992 ft
Highest point 5,073m. 16,643 ft
Arrival 4,025m. 13,205 ft

 
Dia 9:
Lirima – Huasco salt lake.
Breakfast. Near 10am we will start our biking towards Huasco Salted lake, located 60km south of Lirima. Arrival at our camp, rest and dinner.
Highlights: Flat pampa Lirima, Huasco Salt lake.
Biking distance  60km (37,4 Mi) See trail on Google Earth
 
Altitudes
Start 4,025m. 13,205 ft
Highest point 4,100m. 13,415 ft
Arrival 3,796m. 12,454 ft


Dia 10:
Huasco – Pica village – Transfer to Iquique (Pacific Ocean).
Breakfast. Last day mountain biking. After 350km of mountain biking at high altitude on dirt road, today is our last 60km, most of then down hill until Pica Oasis. Here we will lunch and take a relax at water pool. Transfer to Iquique city, located besides at Pacific Ocean.
Hotel. Celebrating day.
Highlights: View of Huasco Valley from high, flat pampa, Oasis Pica, long down hill.
Biking distance  60km (37,1 Mi) See trail on Google Earth
 
Altitudes
Start 3,796m. 12,454 ft
Highest point 4,190m. 13,746 ft
Arrival 1,371m.   4,498 ft
Dia 11:
Fly to Santiago.
Private ground transfer to Iquique airport. Fly back to Santiago. Pick up at the Santiago airport, private transfer to Hotel.
Dia 12:
Fly back.
Pick up at the hotel. Private transfer to airport. Flight back.

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Viaje incluye:

- Mountain bike Guide
- Private ground transport from Arica airport to Iquique
- Flight Santiago - Arica – Iquique - Santiago, with 20 kg baggage
- Two Santiago Hotel nights double occupancy with breakfast
- Two Putre Hotel nights double occupancy with breakfast
- One night Hotel in Iquique, double occupancy with breakfast
- First aid kit
- Pulse oximeter for check our oxygen saturation
- High mountain tents for sleep
- Base Camp Dinner tent with tables and chairs
- Medicine kit
- Radio communication UHF, VHF
- Satellite phone (USD$ 6 el minute)
- All the meals while we are in the mountain (Breakfast, dinner and box lunch)
- Full mountain bike assistance (tires, tubes, pump, pedals, chains, lubricants, tools, cleaning tools, saddle, rear derailleur, etc..)
 Viaje no incluye:

- All personal biking equipment gear
- Mountain bike (available for rent), USD$ 190
- Excess luggage on flight to Arica (20 kg.)
- Accident and rescue insurance
- Cash for extra expenses, extra meals and drinks
- Dinners in Santiago, Putre and Iquique


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