Rock Climbing Tour in the Atacama Desert

Day 1: We’ll pick you up at Santiago Airport and then enjoy a welcome dinner with Chilean wine tasting. Tonight you’ll sleep in a 4-star hotel in downtown Santiago.
Day 2: Breakfast and equipment check. Then, we’ll head out to La Vega market to buy lunch supplies and spend the afternoon climbing at Santiago’s main crag, El Arrayan.
Day 3: Travel to Cajón del Maipo and enjoy a half day of climbing at Las Torrecillas or Alfalfal. We’ll eat dinner in a restaurant overlooking the Maipo river and sleep at Cascada de Las Animas.
Day 4: Today, we’ll drive out to La Mina and take a hike to check out the steep and technical walls located at 3000 meters. Get a feel for the rock and get warmed up with your first of many climbs! We’ll have dinner and sleep in Baños Morales, a quaint and tranquil refugio where you can warm your tired muscles in the natural hot springs with a majestic mountain backdrop.

Day 5: Prep yourself for an epic day of climbing! You’ll climb several long, technical routes at La Mina with your arms begging for mercy by the end of it! To rest and recuperate your soon-to-be-sore muscles, we’ll go for a soak in the hot springs of Baños Colina, then enjoy a hearty dinner and sleep camped under the stars.
Day 6: Today, we’ll return to Cascada de Las Animas for a thrilling rafting trip down the class III-IV Río Maipo! Get ready to paddle hard and enjoy the ride. After, it’s gourmet pizza and beer at Jauria restaurant. Then, we’ll drive to Pichilemu for sunset over the ocean and a seafood dinner.
Day 7: Today, we’ll travel to Talca and Valle de Los Condores, and once we get there, we’ll set up camp and get climbing! Get acquainted with the rock here, it’s a hard type of basalt with sharp chips and edges. A warm dinner will be waiting for you when we return to camp.
Day 8: Enjoy a full day of adventure cragging in Valle de Los Condores. We’ll keep you fueled with hearty camp meals throughout the day.

Day 9: Wake up early and enjoy a hearty camp breakfast before setting out for a big day of adventure cragging.
Day 10: Today, we’ll travel to Calama and then on to San Pedro de Atacama, where we’ll stay in a hotel to refresh and get comfortable in the otherworldly Atacama.
Day 11: After breakfast, we’ll load up the van and head south towards Socaire. We’ll camp down in the canyon, surrounded by orange walls of cracked desert stone. Here, you’ll find all types of climbing from technical face climbing and weaving sport lines across contoured stone, to straight up jam cracks — let’s dive in headfirst and explore! We’ll eat dinner together and camp under the stars.
Day 12: Rise early to beat the heat and enjoy a full day of climbing. Feel free to explore the canyon and let loose on the rocks. We’ll have dinner in the tiny pueblo of Socaire, and afterwards, you’ll have the option to sleep in the village or head back down to stay close to the rocks. Tonight, you’ll be camping under the incredible starry sky that Atacama displays so proudly.

Day 13: Gear up and enjoy your last full day of climbing in Canyon Socaire. Then, we’ll pack up and make our way back to San Pedro de Atacama. Rinse off the desert dust and head out for dinner in town.
Day 14: Today, we’ll drive to Caspana for more spectacular desert rock climbing. Check out the big clean walls and splitter cracks as you get acquainted with this rock and start to build a tick list of climbs.
Day 15: Rest and recover day. We’ll be checking out El Tatio Geysers, the largest in the southern hemisphere. Stroll through bubbling pits and steaming vents and then slip into a hot spring pool to soak your tired muscles. We’ll have dinner and a good sleep back in Caspana, ready for final climbs tomorrow.
Day 16: Up and at ‘em! Take a packed lunch (provided by us!) and get busy on your last full day climbing on the amazing Caspana cracks. Afterward, we’ll drive back to Calama for a final meal together and a goodbye party. Sleep in a comfortable hotel in Calama.