What an experience - a trip to the Atacama desert. Big skies, glorious stars, geysers, deserts, valleys and mountains - all in great company and superbly organised. I was travelling solo and the guide and group made me feel hugely welcome.
Good Title as we moved around alot to give us insite of what the country offered. The group of people on the trip all 'gelled' together and with the help of our excellent guide made a trip to be remembered. My only criticism, not your fault, was that I hadn't realized how warm / hot it would be and, as a result I didn't take enough light weight summer clothes.
Don't miss this beautiful part of the world We had Emanuael as our guide and he is a member of this family owned tour. We were picked up right on time and only had one other stop to pick up another couple and we were off to the coast with lots of useful information. First stop was Valparaiso and then Vina del Mar. In both cases we did an intro drive through town and then a walking tour of some of the more interesting parts of the city including a funicular ride and walk around Concepcin which was very interesting. In Vina del Mar we stopped for lunch and then at a few of the beaches and to see the birds and sea lions. On the way back we stopped at Vina INDOMITA in the Casablanca valley on the way home. At all times Emanuel explained what we were seeing and asked about how we would like to spend our time. We were returned to our hotels promptly and very much enjoyed our entire day. This company's prices seemed VERY reasonable for semi-private tours compared to other companies and dealing with them was very simple and informative from start to finish.