San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · Chile
The Lickanantay Heritage Experience
- 3 hours
- Private tour
- English, Spanish
- Hotel pickup
Overview
Turi Kunza means "our home". A Lickanantay family opens their doors and invites you into the living heritage of the Atacameño people. Walk with llamas, shape clay with ancestral tools, taste ingredients grown and traded here for centuries. This is not a museum. It is a family sharing their culture on their own terms.
Highlights
- Welcomed into Turi Kunza, the family home of a Lickanantay family
- A guided walk through a traditional ayllu neighbourhood, with llamas at your side
- Hands-on pottery using ancestral tools of stone, wood and bone
- Desert herbs and their traditional use in infusions and ceremony
- Tasting of corn, chañar, carob and quinoa sourced from local producers
- Indigenous-led tourism: the experience is theirs, and the income stays in their community
Itinerary
Arrival at Turi Kunza
Welcomed into the family home, with an introduction to Mami Isidora's legacy and the traditions the family keeps alive.
Walking the ayllu
A guided walk through a traditional Atacameño neighbourhood, accompanied by llamas.
Pottery
Hands in the clay, working with tools of stone, wood and bone, the same techniques used for generations.
Desert flora
Learning the aromatic herbs of the desert and how they are used in infusions and ceremony.
Tasting
Corn, chañar, carob and quinoa from local producers, much of it still sourced through barter.
What is included
Included
- National park entrance fee
- Food & drinks
- Entry or admission fee
Location
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile