Antofagasta – Iquique – Arica

Day 1 – Antofagasta

• Airport pick up in Antofagasta
• Drive along the Pacific Ocean with beaches and sand dunes including “La Portada“
• Overnight in Antofagasta
• 50 – 100km / 31 – 62mi

Day 2 – Antofagasta – Iquique

• Drive north to Iquique
• Scenic coastal road to Tocopilla
• Panamerican Highway with rock paintings and “Geoglyphs Pintados“
• Visit to Saltpeter mine “Humberstone“
• Overnight in Iquique
• 500km / 311mi

Day 3 – Iquique – Arica

• Drive north on Panamerican Highway to Arica
• “Giant of Atacama“, 86m/282ft high rock figure in the desert
• “Reserva Natural de Tamarugal“
• Overnight in Arica
• 350km / 218mi

Day 4 – Arica

• City of Arica
• Museums and beaches
• Azapa Valley with rock paintings, Lluta Valley
• Overnight in Arica

Day 5 – Lauca National Park

• Excursion to Lauca National Park
• Villages of Putre and Parinacota
• Parinacota Volcano
• Chungara Lake (4000m/13,124ft altitude)
• Abundant wild life with alpacas, llamas and lots of birds
• Overnight in Arica
• 440km / 273mi on paved roads

Day 6 – Arica

• Return your car at the airport in Arica