Activities in Iquique
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Altazor Skysports
Altazor Skysports, 500m south and 200m east of the Universidad del Mar (south of Iquique’s center), offers paragliding courses (CH$65,125 per day, including equipment and transportation). An introductory tandem flight costs CH$28,200; two-week courses are also available. Rental equipment and repair is available for experienced paragliders. Owners Philip Maltry and Marlene Carrasco speak German, Spanish, English, Portuguese and French.
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Academia de Idiomas del Norte
The Swiss-run Academia de Idiomas del Norte provides Spanish-language instruction. Classes are small (one to four students) and cost CH$225,300 to CH$280,000 per week, depending on intensity. Accommodations and meals with guest families can be arranged from CH$9500 per day.
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Playa Cavancha
Playa Cavancha is Iquique’s most popular beach. It’s pleasant for swimming but is sometimes crowded. There are also some decent surf breaks along its rocky northern parts, and a playground for children.
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Civet Adventure
Organizes small, all-equipped 4WD or bicycle adventure tours to altiplano destinations for three or more days, as well as camping and land-sailing trips in the Atacama Desert. German and English spoken.
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Vertical
Vertical sells and rents equipment. Wetsuit and board will set you back CH$7000 for two hours. Lessons start at CH$12,000, and they run surf and paragliding trips outside the city.
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Mormaii Escuela de Surf y Bodyboard
Mormaii Escuela de Surf y Bodyboard offers lessons in surfing; prices for two/eight hours include equipment. Sand-boarding trips to Cerro Dragón are also available.
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Escuela de Parapente Manutara
French-run Escuela de Parapente Manutara offers short introductory paragliding flights and three-day courses.
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