Chile Atacama Adventure

All the splendor of Chile

All the charm of the Atacama Desert to be experienced on the road. Exclusive itinerary through the deserts of Chile to discover its most fascinating, magical and lesser-known places.

Trip suitable for motorcyclists with basic experience of riding on dirt roads.

Itinerary
Odds

Departure from Italy with scheduled flight to Santiago de Chile (ticket cost not included in the fee)

Arrival in Santiago de Chile in the morning. Transfer to the hotel in Vina del Mar, presentations, motorcycle delivery.

Accommodation in the rooms and free afternoon at your disposal. In the evening, welcome dinner and introductory briefing of the trip and itinerary. Overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel. We will skirt the coast in the first stretch, then we will climb the hills and travel along the "ruta de lo tunnel", an easy and smooth dirt road immersed in hills of reddish earth where we will begin to see the first changes in the vegetation and the first cacti typical of the South American desert. We will spend the night in Ovalle. Free lunch. Dinner in hotel or local restaurant.

400 KM, OF WHICH 60 OF DIRT.

Breakfast. A short stage but of incredible historical and landscape intensity. From Ovalle we will first continue along the coast to La Serena to then enter the heart of the Atacama Desert, along the ancient Incas road, the Ruta AntaKari which will take us to reach the Valle de Pisco Elqui, through breathtaking roads between ancient settlements and villages . Free lunch. Dinner in hotel or local restaurant.

160 KM OF WHICH 100 ARE EASY AND MEDIUM-EASY DIRT.

Breakfast. We will see the landscape that will change km after km, we will always be close to the ocean. Warm climate with a beautiful sea breeze. We will leave Route 5 to cross the Lanos de Challe national park along the "Ruta del Desierto Costiero", a very fast and compact salt dirt road. Arrival at Bahia Inglese where we will spend the night. Free lunch. Dinner in hotel or local restaurant.

550 KM OF WHICH 200 OF SALT ROAD – EASY DIRT.

Breakfast at the hotel. We will cross the beautiful Pan de Azucar National Park along a fast salt dirt road at the edge of the ocean. The park's name comes from the fact that everything is covered in a very fine salt powder that looks like icing sugar. A show. During the day, before arriving in Antofagasta, now totally immersed in the Atacama desert, we will go to see the very famous "hand in the desert", the sculpture in the shape of a hand that emerges from the ground in the middle of the desert, a cult destination for all travelers from all over the world crossing the Atacama Desert.

In the evening we will arrive in Antofagasta, a beautiful tourist city overlooking the ocean. Overnight stay. Free lunch. Dinner in hotel or local restaurant.

550 KM OF WHICH 50 OF SALT ROAD – EASY DIRT.

Breakfast at the hotel. In this stage we will enter the beautiful Atacama desert and discover its wonderful colors and infinite spaces, until we reach San Pedro de Atacama. San Pedro is a wonderful oasis in the middle of the desert where tourists from all over the world have always met who want to live this wonderful experience. Hotel accommodation.

Free lunch. Dinner in hotel or local restaurant.

400 KM OF WHICH 160 OF EASY DIRT.

Breakfast at the hotel. On this day we will have the opportunity to relax in the hotel swimming pool or go on various excursions, from the wonderful "Valle della Luna", to the thermal lagoons, to the geyser, with our motorbikes or comfortably on board a minivan with all the comforts of case. We will have the opportunity to get to know this beautiful oasis better and we will immerse ourselves completely in this lunar atmosphere that will accompany us until the end of our journey.

Overnight at Hotel. Dinner at a local restaurant.

300 KM.

Breakfast at the hotel. Totally free day to fully enjoy the wonderful atmosphere of San Pedro. Free lunch and dinner.

Breakfast at the hotel. Short stop that will take us to Calama, the city in the middle of the Atacama desert where the largest open-pit copper mine is located, the Chuquicamata mine. We would have the opportunity to take a guided tour inside this incredible and surreal place.

200 km of which 60 are EASY AND MEDIUM-EASY DIRT.

Breakfast at the hotel. We will leave for our last stop and to begin the journey through the desert until we reach our final stop in Antofagasta

We will arrive in Antofagasta in the early afternoon. Free lunch. Overnight stay.

220 KM.

Breakfast at the hotel. In good time, transfer to the airport for the flight to Italy (ticket cost not included in the prices).

Prices per person, in a double room

Starting from €4,740.00

Price per person, max 5 motorbikes, minimum 8 participants, in a double room:

motorcycle rider participation fee – Yamaha Tenerè XT1200Z €4,740.00
Motorcycle or support vehicle passenger participation fee €2,470.00
intercontinental flight fee (optional) and airport taxes included €680
single supplement €1,700.00
registration fee €65.00

Depending on travel time and road conditions, the order in which visits are carried out may change.

To participate in this trip you need a passport , which must have a residual validity of 6 months at the time of entry into the countries crossed and have at least 3 blank pages .

Furthermore, to drive vehicles in Bolivia, the INTERNATIONAL LICENSE according to the Geneva Convention of 1949, valid for 1 year .

TRIP SUITABLE FOR MOTORCYCLISTS WITH BASIC EXPERIENCE OF RIDING ON DIRT.

The price includes:

Domestic flights Antofagasta/Santiago operated by LAN
10 nights in a 4* category hotel on a standard double room basis
Treatment as per program: Breakfast in the hotel.
Motorbike companion
Local guide on a 4x4 support vehicle following the group
Transfers, visits and entrances as scheduled
YAMAHA TENERÈ XT1200 Z Motorcycle Rental for the entire duration of the trip
Permit to cross borders where necessary
Support vehicle following the group for the transport of luggage and spare parts
Refreshing drinks and snacks during motorbike trips
Satellite phone
Tolls where necessary
Maps and road books
Gadgets, luggage labels and various illustrative documentation
Insurance for medical assistance, medical repatriation and damage to baggage.

The fee does not include

Intercontinental flights from Milan or Rome in economy class operated by Iberia or another IATA carrier
Airport taxes subject to change
Meals not mentioned, tips, personal extras, excess baggage
Optional excursions and anything not highlighted under "the price includes"
The registration fee is €65.00