Many tour operators offering excursions to Parque Nacional Lauca, Reserva Nacional Las Vicuñas, Salar de Surire and other areas are concentrated along Paseo Peatonal Bolognesi and Thompson. This makes comparing prices and trips convenient. To get a cheaper price, you may have to wait a few days for a group to be put together for these destinations. At the Muelle Pesquero in the port are agencies offering boating tours of the bay.
Mata Rangi is the one company offering tours of Arica’s bay with a focus on birdwatching. The basic one-hour tour visits bird colonies of Inca tern, boobies, cormorant, gulls, pelican, elegant tern and black-crowned night herons, as well as sea lions. The four-hour Pingüinos en el Desierto...
One of the most commonly used, long-recommended tour operators in Arica is Raices Andinas. It takes groups of up to six people to Parque Nacional Lauca. A four-day trip visits Reserva Nacional Las Vicuñas and Laguna Salar Surire before swinging down to Colchane, Parque Nacional Isluga, Giant of...