EXPLORE CHILE'S HIGH DESERT

Highly recommend a tour with Ivan!  - Ivan showed us interesting highlights of Arica. He explained exactly the right stuff, no random Google facts whatsoever, just the information we think made everything we saw even more interesting.... read more Ivan speaks English very well, so I highly recommend him whilst in Arica.

From Iquique to Arica - the most fascinating desert life  - From December 30th (2018) to January 2nd (2019) we had the chance to undertake a tour with Iván Guerra, starting in Iquique via Cochrane/ Cariquima and Putre and ending in... read more Arica. We visited many interesting and beautiful places in the Atacama desert (among others Salitrera Humberstone, Geoglyphes, Salar de Surire, Lago Chungara, Socoroma, Valle del Lluca, birdwatching in Arica), drove roads with spectacular views and learnt much about the very challenging life in the desert - challenging for nature and men. Iván gave us always enough time for wild animal observation and taking pictures of the most beautiful natural scenes. He took care of us and our curiosity in the best way. He gave us the time we wished to have and offered his great knowledge about nature and culture in these particular areas, combined with great language skills. Iván managed with quiet and sovereignety the challenges of the desert during the trip: After a thunderstorm the road was flooded. Or it happened that on New Year's Eve all the restaurants and food stores were closed. Iván's years long experience as tour operator and tour guide offered perfect solutions for all unexpected situations! We always felt very comfortable and safe and we also felt and appreciated much that Iván himself feels responsible not only for his guests but also for the nature and the people living here. With care and respect he showed us the amazing facets of desert life. We have spent wonderful and unforgettable days with him! We highly recommend Iván as tour operator and tour guide.

Elisabeth and Fridolin Bosshard, Switzerland

Thank you for two great days! - I was very impressed with Ivan Guerra from the first time we messaged on WhatsApp. I could tell he really had a passion for Arica and the Altiplano Del Norte.... read more I had only two days available for tours in the Arica area and he accommodated me by putting together a one-day tour to the Altiplano, and one day in Peru. Ivan took us to 5000m in beautiful Parque Nacional Lauca. In the few hours that I was there, I could tell Ivan has a very deep understanding and in-depth knowledge of the human, plant, animal and physical ecology of the Altiplano. He also arranged a one day tour to Peru the following day with another guide. That was also very rewarding.