Llullaillaco Volcano
13 Days 

Highlights

A giant at the heart of the Atacama Desert, it is the third highest summit in Chile. It can be considered a true high mountain archeological site at above 6700m since ruins and other Inca traces can be found. These   constructions are at the highest elevation that men have ever built in the history of mankind. Besides, in 1999 a scientific expedition discovered 3 mummies in an excellent state of preservation at the same time we were enjoying a beautiful trekking around the Laguna Miñiques and climbing the active Lascar Volcano

• Archeological Mountain Climbing        
• Height: 6739m
• Geographical Coordinates:
  • Latitude     24 43 0  south
  • Longitude   68 32 6  west
• Valley: Las Zorras gully
• Side: North
• Elevation difference: 1100m from advanced camp

Details of the Expedition:

• Mountain Climbing  
• Length: 13 days/ 12 nights
• Hotel: 3 nights
• Camping: 9 nights
• Level of difficulty: Demanding
• Meeting Point: Calama’s airport
• End of Trip: Calama’s airport
• Dates: Scheduled trip December 1st. Special Date,Trip from November to April
• Group size: 2 to 8 people

Included:

• All meals from day 3, including wine and appetizers.   (except meals of Day1 and 2 )
• All land transportation by a private van during the whole trip including airport pick up 3 hotel nights.
• Ratio 1 guide per 3 customers.
• All camping equipment, tents for two people (Mountain Hard Wear), Thermal Rest mattresses, kitchen tent, 70 lts. dry bags and more.
• Professional First aid kit, GPS, UHF Radios, satellite phone handy, maps, repair kits.
• A chef with a balanced diet in mind that will please the taste of the travelers and he also has some vegetarian specialties.
• A book collection about the trips which will help you to enrich this experience and increase your knowledge about the places.
• Conversations about minimal impact, land navigation, flora and fauna. The aim is to reinforce or to obtain basic knowledge about visiting wild areas and enjoying outdoor life. Participation will be voluntary.  

No Included:

• Air Trips, insurance, personal equipment, tips or any other service not mentioned in this program

Optional:

• Sleeping bag rental, edited video of the expedition or photo set.

Day by Day

• Day 1 Airport / San Pedro de Atacama
  We will meet you at the airport and then take you to San Pedro de Atacama.

• Day 2 San Pedro / Valle de la Luna / San Pedro
  We will start early this day traveling around the Atacama Desert where we will have a delicious lunch and then we will enjoy a special sunset at the mystical Valle de la Luna.

• Day 3 San Pedro/ Laguna Miñique/ Laguna lejia
  Early in the morning we will move to Laguna Miñiques where we will make a trek going around the Laguna Miscanti to go to our camp in Laguna Lejia. ( 4250 m)

• Day 4 Laguna Lejia/ Lascar Volcano / Laguna Lejia
  An early alpine will start and light the breakfast to begin our summit day to the active Lascar Volcano at 5562m. then we will return to Laguna Lejia

• Day 5 Laguna Lejia/ Base Camp
  We will go into the heart of the driest dessert in the world, crossing some lakes and salt flats to finally reach our base camp at 4600m.

• Day 6 Base Camp / Camp 1
  We will take things easy because this place it is well known for producing air sickness so we will walk only 500m up to our second camp where we will have only the dessert and a clear and starry sky as company.

• Day 7 Camp 1 / Camp 2/ Camp 1
  Again this is a quiet day to get used to the height, we will carry our load to our camp at 5600m. and then we will return to camp 1

• Day 8 Rest Day
  Resting day at camp one, to hydrate, acclimatize to and reorganize loads.

• Day 9 Camp 1/ Camp 2
  We will move to camp 2 to establish our camp and prepare ourselves for an early morning summit attempt.

• Day 10  Camp 2/ Summit / Camp 2
  At dawn we will be in our way to the summit along with a strip of snow, a few meters before the summit we will find large volcanic rocks that take us back in time. At the summit we can see Inca constructions and wood taken to the summit by these people at about 500 years ago. After enjoying the amazing view from the top, we will return to camp 2 to eat and celebrate the chance of being at this sacred place full of history.

• Day 11 Extra Day
  We will use this day as another chance to the summit in case of bad weather.

• Day 12 Camp 2 / San Pedro
  Tired but happy we will take off our high camp and start the returning to our base camp where our cars will be waiting for us

• Day 13 San Pedro / Airport in Calama
  This trip has come to the end but memories will stay with us for a long, long time.
  Note: This trip include an extra day in case of bad weather or getting used to the height.