Riding the paths of the Inca and golddiggers, right through the Andes off civilisation. This special adventure offers three different trips in seven days. I guarantee a hundred percent nature & adventure in the sun. Your base in the wilderness of the Andes will be the lodge Hacienda Los Andes.
Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer from the colonial city La Serena to the Hacienda where you will stay in comfortable colonial style rooms with private bathroom. Dinner at the fireplace.
Day 2: Breakfast buffet and meeting of the team. Discussing the tour. You will get to know your Criollo horse and the Chilean riding style (similar to the Western style). Riding tour through the gentle valley Rio Hurtado finally reaching an idyllic mountain village. Picnic in the garden of the Plaza. Returning to the Hacienda through the amazing Andean landscape, passing cacti-covered hills, breathtaking views. Dinner in front of the fireplace. Overnight at the Hacienda.
Day 3: Breakfast buffet. Packing saddle bags. Riding along the golddigger`s path through the calmness of the sierra and enjoying the lonely valleys. It leads us through canyons finally reaching the Andean plateau Oro Blanco – White Gold. In the afternoon we leave the unique wilderness behind and stay overnight at a typical hermitage. We camp and have dinner under fig trees in comfortable Hillerberg tents with inflatable sleeping-mat and warm sleeping bag.
Day 4: Andean breakfast: home made bread, local goats cheese, sausage and fresh eggs. Starting from the oasis which is at an altitude of 2000 metres, we ride along the historic mule path of the gold diggers up to the Andes. We are surrounded by a gigantic panorama, tremendous overlook and untouched nature. Lunch break at a spring. In the afternoon it takes us through a canyon to the Rio Hurtado. In the evening we reach the goat herd village Las Breas where we camp beside the river and have a romantic campfire.
Day 5: Breakfast with a family. After meeting the local people we continue our tour. The track winds through the wide Andean valley passing small, idyllic villages. Picnic in a small village inn. Returning to the Hacienda you will encounter shepherds paths. Dinner and overnight stay at the Hacienda.
Day 6: Big breakfast buffet. Today, we take you out to another adventure with our horses: the Inca-Trail. We cross two passes and visit the amazing cave drawings of the Molle Indians who lived with the Inca. You will be inspired by a totally different landscape than before: wide Andean plateau’s, small valleys, natural meadows and animals. Picnic lunch. We pass the colourful sierra and in the evening we are guests at a 120 years old, plain pioneer farm. Overnight stay in tents beside the mountain stream. Camp fire, meeting local people and listening to their interesting stories.
Day 7: We treasure once again the romantic and lonely Andes in the saddle. Along the Inca-Trail we cross a pass and come through lonely valleys to the old and legendary ceremony place Laguna. Magical glaciers and peaks are the features of this panorama. Picnic. We follow an ancient trading track which still leads to Argentina. Riding across a romantic Western style landscape for hours. Back at the Hacienda there is time to relax: sunbathing, swimming in the river, dreaming in the hammock. Dinner and overnight stay at the Hacienda.
Day 8: After breakfast at 8:00 am transfer to the airport in La Serena. Certainly you are welcome to stay some more days at the Hacienda to enjoy endless nature and the variety of the green valley.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Services included: Transfer from / to La Serena airport, Ovalle or Vicuña, 3 overnight stays in quality tents (Hillerberg), 4 overnight stays at the Hacienda, including all meals. All equipment provided.
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