Come and see the best of Chile in a travel package of 14 days. We will visit San Pedro de Atacama, will make excursions to the altiplano and to Atacama desert. Also we are going to stay in Santiago and we will visit their surroundings. We will travel to Chiloe island, famous for its culture, handicraft markets and wooden churches. Finally, we will visit Torres del Paine National Park, one of the best landscapes of the Chilean Patagonia, with mountains, lakes and glaciers.
Day 1: Arrivals - City Tour Santiago
Transfer: Airport Hotel in Santiago
We'll be waiting for you at Santiago airport and will take you to the BWP Marina las Condes hotel.
Day 2: Viña del Mar - Santiago - Valparaíso
City tour through Valparaíso and Viña del Mar
- Departure: 08:00
- Duration: 10 hours
- Includes: Breakfast, Lunch
- Pickup / Dropoff: Hotel en Santiago
Come to know Valparaíso and Viña del Mar, the most important cities of the Chilean coast. Know their hills, architecture and all the Coastal history that goes back to the year 1536
We will pick you up at your hotel in Santiago at 7:20 AM to travel to the Central Coast. The first visit will be to the city of Valparaíso, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with a walk through Cerro Alegre where you will find Sotomayor Square and its important seaport.
We will also visit the city of Viña del Mar, with a stop at its famous Flower Clock. We will take advantage of the free time to have lunch and then make a stop at the beach to dip our feet in the Pacific Ocean.
We will be back at your hotel by 7:00 PM.
- PhysicalVery low
- CulturalVery high
- NatureMedium
Day 3: Moon Valley - San Pedro de Atacama
Transfer: Hotel Airport in Santiago
Transfer: Airport in Calama Hotel in San Pedro de Atacama
Tour through the Valle de la Luna
- Departure: 16:30
- Duration: 5 hours
- Includes: Breakfast
- Pickup / Dropoff: Hotel in San Pedro de Atacama
Feel as if you were walking on the Moon and on Mars with this tour that will take you to know two classics of the Atacama Desert.
The Valley of the Moon is a sector in the Cordillera de la Sal and undoubtedly the most visited. Its mountains speckled with glimmers, enormous dunes, rock formations, and ravines make it a true spectacle to behold. You can see the Three Marias, the Canyon, the Amphitheatre, the Victoria salt mine, and the Licantay viewpoint.
We will start the tour departing from San Pedro de Atacama towards the Cordillera de la Sal in the Atacama Desert, the driest place on Earth, heading to one of its most picturesque spots: the Valley of the Moon. The names already give a clear hint of the landscape, where rock formations shaped by erosion, salt blankets, the Great Dune, and views that will make you feel like you're on another planet reign supreme.
We will visit the Three Marias, the Canyon, and the Amphitheatre. To conclude the journey, we will enjoy the sunset from the Licantay viewpoint, where you can witness how the desert changes colors, with towering volcanoes on the horizon, offering a breathtaking spectacle that will leave you speechless.
- PhysicalVery low
- NatureVery high
Day 4: San Pedro de Atacama - Toconao - Lagunas Altiplánicas (Miscanti & Miñiques) - Socaire
Tour to the Altiplanic Lagoons, Piedras Rojas and the Salar de Atacama
- Departure: 09:00
- Duration: 10 hours
- Includes: Breakfast, Lunch
- Pickup / Dropoff: Hotel in San pedro de Atacama
Learn about the different landscapes in San Pedro de Atacama visiting the Chaxa Lagoon, home of flamingos and other birds, Piedras Rojas, the Altiplánicas lagoons located at more than 4,000 masl and the town of Toconao.
We will pick you up at your hotel in the morning to begin the journey outside the city. The trip to Piedras Rojas and Altiplánicas Lagoons will take us through important tourist spots within the Atacama Desert.
To reach Piedras Rojas, or Salar de Aguas Calientes as it is also known, we will have to drive up to 3,800 meters in altitude and walk for 1 hour and 15 minutes to see these reddish rocks, as well as the lagoons and salt flats in the vicinity.
Subsequently, we will move to the Altiplánicas Lagoons Miscanti and Miñiques area, where our guide will provide explanations about the flora and fauna that inhabit the area. Likewise, we will make a stop at Chaxa Lagoon, where you can see flamingos. Similarly, we will pass through Socaire and the Tropic of Capricorn, where we will make a short stop for photographs. Then, we will return to San Pedro de Atacama to conclude our tour.
- PhysicalVery low
- CulturalMedium
- NatureVery high
Day 5: Tatio Geysers - San Pedro de Atacama - Cejar Lagoon - Machuca - Ojos del Salar and Tebinquinche lagoon
Tatio Geysers Tour
- Departure: 04:00
- Duration: 8 hours
- Pickup / Dropoff: Hotel in San Pedro de Atacama
Tatio geysers are the highest geothermal field in the world. Meet the huge fumaroles that emanate from the earth and then visit the town of Machuca in the Chilean highlands.
In this incredible destination, we will explore one of the most significant geothermal fields in the world: the 'Geysers del Tatio,' located at 4,200 meters above sea level. This is the largest group of geysers in the southern hemisphere and the third largest in the world.
In the early morning, we head towards one of the entrances to the Andean highlands, where we will go directly to one of the most important geothermal fields in the world, the 'Geysers del Tatio,' with 80 geysers and their steaming fumaroles, a unique spectacle in the world. We will spend approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes there, then enjoy a delicious buffet breakfast before continuing our journey back. As we venture into the hills and mountains of the Andes, we will contemplate important high-altitude ecosystems with rich biodiversity, such as the wetlands of Machuca and Vados de Putana. Finally, we will visit the village of Machuca.
INCLUDES BREAKFAST.
- PhysicalVery low
- CulturalVery low
- NatureVery high
Tour Ojos del Salar - Cejar lagoon and Tebequinche
- Departure: 16:00
- Duration: 5 hours
- Pickup / Dropoff: Hotel in San Pedro de Atacama
Come to know the landscapes of the Salar de Atacama and know the Cejar Lagoon, Ojos del Salar and Tebinquinche lagoon. One of the unforgettable walks in San Pedro de Atacama.
Laguna Cejar, located within the Salar de Atacama, where you can float and enjoy an incredible multicolored landscape. A tour to the Ojos del Salar and a sunset at a salt mirror called Tebenquinche.
We will start the tour by visiting Laguna Cejar, which has a high salt concentration, allowing you to float as if you were in the Dead Sea. The lagoon boasts a beautiful turquoise color and is surrounded by salt formations of various shapes. Then, we'll head to the Ojos del Salar, two deep freshwater pools that sit like an oasis in the middle of the desert, where we can observe their intense greenish color.
We'll conclude with a visit to Laguna Tebenquinche, a natural sanctuary, a salt mirror where we will walk along beautiful trails while observing the biodiversity of the surroundings, highlighting the importance of wildlife conservation, home to foxes, flamingos, and microorganisms that thrive in extreme conditions, of which there are only three places in the world, one of them being Chile.
INCLUDES APPETIZER
- NatureVery high
Day 6: San Pedro de Atacama - Puerto Montt
Transfer: Hotel in San Pedro de Atacama Airport in Calama
Transfer: Airport in Puerto Montt Hotel in Puerto Varas
Day 7: Puerto Varas - Lago Todos los Santos - Saltos de Petrohué
Tour around the Todos Los Santos lake and navigation to Peulla
- Departure: 07:45
- Duration: 10 hours
- Includes: Breakfast, Lunch
- Pickup / Dropoff: Hotel in Puerto Varas
From the Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park you can see the most spectacular landscapes of the Los Lagos Region, such as the Saltos del Petrohué, the Todos Los Santos lake and the ecological village of Peulla.
We will pick you up at your hotel in Puerto Varas between 7.30 - 7:45 AM, to go to the Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, located on the road to Ensenada. Upon arrival we will visit the famous Saltos del Petrohué, and then we embark on a navigation through the Todos Los Santos lake, which will take us to the small ecological village of Peulla.
On the route we can watch impressive views of the Osorno, Puntiagudo and Tronador volcanoes, as well as the island of Margarita. After 1 hour and 45 minutes we will arrive to Peulla, where we will have time to have lunch and to do some of the varied activities of adventure tourism, like canopy, horseback riding, fishing, jetboat rides and 4x4 safari (not included in the value of the program).
At 6.30 pm we will be back in Puerto Varas.
- NatureVery high
Day 8: Castro - Dalcahue
City Tour Castro y Dalcahue
- Departure: 08:30
- Duration: 4 hours
- Includes: Lunch
- Pickup / Dropoff: Hotel in Castro
City tour to visit the best of Castro and Dalcahue: Visit the famous palafitos, handicraft markets, heritage churches and the Castro museum, known for hosting much of the history of Chiloé Island.
We leave from your hotel at approximately 100:00 am to tour the most important points of Castro city, among which stand out the peasant fair, the famous stilts of Chiloé, the artisan market, museums and also some of the churches of Wood that are part of the Patrimony of Humanity.
Later we visit the Tey churche, that was transferred to that place by the ceremony of La Minga, in which the whole community participates throwing it along the way. After that we arrive to Dalcahue, where we are visiting its church, a small museum and the handicraft fair, where we will have free time to shop.
- PhysicalVery low
- CulturalVery high
- NatureMedium
Day 9: Puerto Montt - Punta Arenas
Transfer: Hotel in Puerto Varas Airport in Puerto Montt
Transfer: Airport Hotel in Punta Arenas
Day 10: Puerto Natales
Transfer: Hotel Bus station in Punta Arenas
Transfer: Bus station in Punta Arenas Bus station in Puerto Natales
Transfer: Bus station in Puerto Natales Hotel in Punta Arenas
Day 11: Torres del Paine National Park - Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument - Puerto Natales - Pehoé Lake - Grey Glacier
Full day at Torres del Paine National Park
- Departure: 07:00
- Duration: 10 hours
- Includes: Boxlunch
- Pickup / Dropoff: Hotel in Puerto Natales
Come and visit the Torres del Paine National Park that was declared Biosphere Reserve and is considered one of the most attractive park in South America. It is characterized by its nature and by the famous Cuernos del Paine.
Departure from your hotel at 7:00 am approximately with destination to Torres del Paine National Park. Our first destination is the Milodon cave where in 1895 were found remains of prehistoric animals. Here is the history of the first animals and humans who came to this place.
Then we will go to Cerro Castillo to make a little break where you can enjoy the services of snack, cafes and souvenir shops. We will continue our journey to the Torres del Paine National Park, where the first natural scenes that we will appreciate are Sarmiento Lake viewpoint, the Torres del Paine, Cuernos del Paine and the hill Almirante Nieto.Theanimals that you can see are the guanaco, Rhea and condor.
Inside of the Park you will see the Pehoé and Nordenskjöld lake, waterfalls and mountains covered of ice. Then you have to walk 15 minutes to see the jump large, that is an impressive flow of water that falls through a waterfall of 10 meters from Nordenskold to Pehoe lake.
Then we can eat our snack. Later we will walk on the banks of the Grey lake, where it is possible to see the icebergs and the famous Grey glacier. Depending on tourists, return can be made along the same path, or by the new road and drop them off at your accommodation.
17:00 hours: we will be back in your hotel.
- PhysicalVery low
- CulturalMedium
- NatureVery high
Day 12: Puerto Natales - El Calafate - Glaciar Perito Moreno
Excursion to Perito Moreno Glacier
- Departure: 06:30
- Duration: Full day
- Pickup / Dropoff: Hotel in Puerto Natales
Tour from Puerto Natales to visit El Calafate and Perito Moreno Glacier, one of the best landscapes of Argentine Patagonia.
We will depart from your hotel at approximately 6:30 a.m. and head towards the border with Argentina. Once in the neighboring country, the dominant landscape will be the Patagonian steppe.
The journey continues towards the city of El Calafate, passing the Tapi Aike detachment. We will arrive at Cuesta de Migue at around 11:00 a.m., where we can enjoy views of Lake Argentino and Mount Fitz Roy, as well as a panoramic view of the Santa Cruz River valley. Afterward, we will arrive in the city of El Calafate. Passengers can take a coffee break and use the restrooms.
We will continue the journey for another hour and fifteen minutes until we reach Los Glaciares National Park. Passengers can take an optional (not included) navigation on Lake Argentino aboard a catamaran, which will bring them close to the front wall of the glacier, where they can observe constant ice falls over 70 meters high.
After the navigation, there is the option to walk more than 3 km of walkways in front of one of the most imposing glaciers in the world. This walkway tour lasts approximately one hour.
After completing this tour, we will begin our return to the city of El Calafate, where we will make a 30-minute stop for passengers to shop for souvenirs or other items. We will then return to the city of Puerto Natales, around 5:30 p.m.
At 10:30 p.m., we will be back at your hotel.
- PhysicalVery low
- CulturalVery low
- NatureVery high
Day 13: Punta Arenas - Santiago
Transfer: Hotel Bus station in Puerto Natales
Transfer: Bus station in Puerto Natales Airport in Punta Arenas
Transfer: Airport Hotel in Santiago
Day 14: Departure day
Transfer: Hotel Airport in Santiago
- 03 nights of accommodation at the BWP Marina Las Condes Hotel
- Transfer airport/hotel/airport
- Tour to Viña del Mar and Valparaíso
- 03 nights of accommodation at Hotel Kimal
- Transfer airport/hotel/airport
- Tour to the Altiplanic Lagoons, Piedras Rojas, and the Salar de Atacama
- Tour to the Valley of the Moon
- Tour to the Tatio Geysers
- Tour of Laguna el Céjar, Ojos del Salar, and Tabinquinche
- 03 nights of accommodation at Hotel Cabañas del Lago
- Transfer airport/hotel/airport
- Tour of Lake Todos Los Santos and navigation to Peulla
- City tour of Castro and Dalcahue
- 01 night of accommodation at Hotel Cabo de Hornos
- Transfer airport/hotel/airport
- 03 nights of accommodation at Hotel Costaustralis
- Transfer from Punta Arenas hotel to Punta Arenas bus terminal to Puerto Natales/bus terminal in Puerto Natales/hotel
- Bus ticket Punta Arenas/Puerto Natales/Punta Arenas
- Transfer from Puerto Natales bus terminal to hotel/bus terminal Puerto Natales to Punta Arenas airport
- Full-day tour of Torres del Paine National Park
- Excursion to the Perito Moreno Glacier
- Entries to the mentioned places
- Meals mentioned in the program
- Airline ticket
- Meals not mentioned
- Travel insurance
- Voluntary tips
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