VC172  PACKAGE TERRANTAI ANDINO LODGE - SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA
	Hotel Terrantai, offers you an authentic experience of the Atacama Desert and the oases of San Pedro in all their cultural and natural splendor. The accommodation of Terrantai Lodge was conceived to honour the spirit of the traditional customs of the Atacama while providing the creature comforts modern travelers expect from hotels. TERRANTAI was built with native materials from the oasis. Of Andean inspiration it gathers the ancestor’s legacy of respect to the earth and the social surrounding of the ayllu (indigenous community). It is distributed in corridors made of lacustrian rocks, which connects rooms, dining room, and garden, the last one is next to the old church of the town. Being so close to the square, in the center of San Pedro de Atacama, the lodge has a privileged location. TERRANTAI has 17 rooms, which are distributed in 11 double rooms, 3 triple rooms and 3 singles. It counts with central heating system, restaurant, swimming pool, national and international telephone service. Circuits and explorations: San Pedro de Atacama is a destination with a vast historical content, surrounded by a natural stage of unique beauty that provides us an important cultural legacy. In this case our excursion planning considers the following general points:
	Including: Transfers from the airport to San Pedro de Atacama Lodging at the Terrantai Lodge Buffet Breakfast Picnic lunch in excursions Parks Daily Excursions with tour Guides (Spanish / English) Land Service exclusive for Passengers Lodging at the Terrantai Lodge. Tickets to the Museum and National Reserves. Rates are per person, expressed in US dollars.
	VC 172  PACKAGE TERRANTAI - From April 16th, 2009 until July 16th, 2009 PACKAGES SINGLE DOUBLE TRIPLE ADDITIONAL FULL BOARD 03 DAYS / 02 NIGHTS USD 858 USD 539 USD 472 USD 96 04 DAYS / 03 NIGHTS USD 1151 USD 705 USD 623 USD 142 05 DAYS / 04 NIGHTS USD 1362 USD 868 USD 751 USD 166 06 DAYS / 05 NIGHTS USD 1592 USD 1048 USD 877 USD 199
	Atacama desert expeditions, tours and trips
	Expeditions into the Atacama desert, which is the driest desert in the world and perhaps also the most beautiful, are best taken with a guide. From Terrantai lodge, our native style hotel in San Pedro de Atacama, we provide excursions every day with bilingual guides specialising in Spanish and English. The programs have been designes with experience accumulated during 16 years of operations in the Atacama desert. Three main expeditions are offered, but trips can also be tailored to your individual requirements if necessary. The first tour goes from San Pedro to the great Atacama salt flat, known as the Salaar. This is a tectonic river basin of more than 100km with 30% of the world's lithium reserves. Near the centre of the Salaar are the Chaxas and Barros Negros lagoons where Andean flamingoes nest and feed. Coming back we visit the village of Toconao and the Jeri valley, an oasis which stands out against the barren surroundings. In the afternoon an expedition to the cordillera de la Sal shows the impressive geological formations and multi-coloured sediments which constitute the Valley of the Moon. You can take a hike through the interior valleys and visit caves and abandoned salt mines, and later you will have the opportunity to see sunset in the Valley of the Moon. Another tour leaves very early in the morning in order to get into the cordillera of the Andes to El Tatio geysers where the planet's geothermal energy is visible to man. The geysers burst forth at sunrise, in a plain surrounded by volcanoes. An exciting expedition goes to see the petroglyphs in the Hiervas Buena Gorge in the direction of Calama. Here an impressive collection of rock designs tells the ancient history of life in the Atacama. Walks in and around San pedro take you to the little villages and ancient fortresses that remain. San pedro itself is full of history and charm, with a church dating from the 1540s, one of the earliest Spanish buildings in Chile. Trips are arranged from our hotel, Terrantai Lodge, a traditional native style building in the heart of San Pedro.

While at Terrantai, you can choose daily guided excursions from the following menu:

MISCANTI AND MEÑIQUES LAGOONS
Located at over 14,600', these lagoons are surrounded by impressive volcanoes originated from the rising of the Andes in ancient geological times. They get their underground waters from snowmelt. You will also visit Cocaire, town of Atacama peasants. Full-day tour.

PAKANA'S SENTINELS
Located approximately 80 miles from San Pedro, Pakana is a group of rocks structured in columns that have remained since geological times, As a result of volcanic activity during the Tertiary era, it is a wonderful landscape whose background is the extraordinary ecosystem of the Tara salt flat located at an altitude of 4500 m. Full-day tour.

SALT LAKE OF ATACAMA/TOCONAO
Today you will visit Toconao, a village devoted to the manufacture of white volcanic stone sculptures. You will also visit the huge Atacama Salt Lake, an inland sea dating back millions of years. After a short hike through the Jeri Valley, you will visit Chaxa Lagoon in the middle of the salt flat, a habitat for pink flamingoes. The flatness and emptiness of this region are truly overwhelming and for the rest of the day you will journey with your group and local guide through this region along the often bumpy road that leads towards to border with Argentina. Half-day tour.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOUR AND MUSEUM
Guided tour of the San Pedro Archaeological Museum, where there is an important anthropological collection of the Atacama culture. You will also visit the local markets for a sample of national and international crafts, the municipal large house, the church and the house of Pedro de Valdivia. Half-day tour.

MARS VALLEY-CATARPE
Also know as "Death Valley" it is located in the salt mountain range, whose most important attractions are the strange rock shapes and the unusual atmosphere. Going along the San Pedro river, we could see an archaeological site that belongs to the Inca Period.

SEJAR LAGOON
This natural environment with its marvelous beauty and turquoise waters is surrounded by salt crystals in various shapes. Their geomorphological constitution is a very particular case in the Atacama Salt Flat, since it is due to the dissolution of karstic structures. Pink flamingoes are often spotted here. Half-day tour.

HIERBAS BUENAS PETROGLYPHS
Going back to the main road to Calama, we take a detour to get to the Hierbas Buenas gorge. Impressive collection of carved rock designs that let us know about the former social groups in the Atacama. Full day tour.

MOON VALLEY
Located in the salt mountain range, 90% salt and 10% other minerals, unusual landscapes are treasured at the bottom. Made up by attractive and impressive geological formations of diverse shapes and colors, the Moon Valley has been attracting the attention not only of frequent travelers but also from scientists. Giant dunes and beautiful salt crystal on the crouching ground make you feel like in another planet or the moon itself and it turns more attractive during sunset. Half day tour.

QUEBRADA DE GUATIN & PURITAMA HOT SPRINGS
You will begin this long walk in the Gorge of Guatin, where it is possible to see the amazing flora and fauna. Located on the bottom of a small canyon, the volcanic hot springs of Puritama are known for their healing properties. The temperature of the waters is about 33 degrees C. Full day tour.

TREKKING CORDILLERA DE LA SAL
It is a moderate walk by the Cordillera de la Sal that will allow us to feel the direct bonding with the dessert, like a personal experience. The place is of a total calm and solitude to the dusk. Half day tour.

ATACAMA'S RUINS
Visit to the Ayllus (Atacama's villages) and the archeological village of Tulor, that is made up of connected, circular rooms. The village has been covered by the sand, without signs of its inhabitants until today. You will also visit the indigenous Pukara of Quitor. Half day tour.