3-week Chile holiday

Day 1 - Welcome to Santiago!

Today you will arrive in Santiago where a private transfer will take you to your hotel.

Accommodation in Bellavista neighbourhood where you will spend 3 nights in a standard room with daily breakfast.

Day 2 - Half day city tour (private)

On today’s excursion we will explore the historical and modern sights of Santiago de Chile. You will visit La Moneda, you will walk along avenidas Huérfanos and Ahumada, where the main commercial activity of the city is concentrated. The famous main square of the city called Plaza de Armas, which is surrounded by the Metropolitan Cathedral and other historical buildings will also be part of the highlights.

Santiago is also a city of hills so you will go up Santa Lucia and San Cristóbal Hills, the latter being the highest in town, in the middle of the Metropolitan Park. You will go up the hill to explore the surroundings while enjoying beautiful panoramic views of the city. Finally, you will visit Providencia with its top restaurants, elegant shops and modern high-rise buildings.

Day 3 - Full day Matetic vineyards and Valparaiso (private)

This full-day excursion will take you to the San Antonio Valley. Located approximately 80 kilometers away from Santiago, during the past decade the San Antonio Valley rapidly became Chile’s most important grape-growing valley for the production of premium white wine. As part of this excursion, you will enjoy a tasting at one of the many boutique wineries that are part of this flourishing wine route.

The journey will then continue to Valparaíso, the oldest and most important port of Chile. Valparaíso’s picturesque layout is enhanced by the surrounding hills that seem to dive into the ocean, reminding us that this was once the most important maritime destination of the Pacific coast before the Strait of Panama was opened to navigation in 1914. Last but not least you will visit the La Sebastiana Museum, a place of inspiration for the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.

Day 4 - Fly to Easter Island

After breakfast, get ready to leave Santiago. A private transfer will take you to the Airport for your flight to Easter Island.

Upon your arrival, a private car with guide will take you to your hotel, a boutique property where you will spend 4 nights in a standard room with daily breakfast.

Day 5 - Full day excursion to the Moais and Anakena beach (shared)

On today’s excursion you will discover the natural and historical highlights of Rapa Nui. You will leave the town of Hanga Roa behind and drive along the black coastline, accompanied by great views of the peninsula Poike. Today’s stops include Vaihu, the  “Camino de los Moai” (Moai trail), passing several sculptures lying on the side of the road. Once you reach Ranu Raraku (the quarry where all moai were sculpted) you will have a delicious picnic lunch, before starting your ascent of the correspondent volcano. Here more than 300 statues can be appreciated, some of them half-carved, many broken, but all will give you an insight in the incredible culture of Rapa Nui.

From the edge of the volcano you can also enjoy the view of a crater-lake. You will make another cultural stop at the recently reinstalled Ahu Tongariki and its 15 moai, before taking a small break at the beautiful Anakena beach.

Day 6 - Half day Ahu Akivi (shared)

Today you will be picked up to experience Ahu Akivi with its famous 7 moais, built in the middle of the island. The legend tells that these statues are representing the 7 explorers who were sent to Rapa Nui by the king Hotu Matua. You will leave the town of Hanga Roa and drive through beautiful hills to your first stop, the ceremonial place of Tahai. This archaeological site forms an integral part of the Rapa Nui National Park and was designated a World Heritage site by UNESCO.

You will proceed to the unrestored Ahu Hanga Poukura where you can see a huge platform where the moais, now knocked down and facing the ground, used to stand.

Day 7 - Half day Orongo (shared)

Day 8 - Fly to Santiago

Today you will be picked up by a private vehicle with guide and driven to the airport to catch your flight back to Santiago.

Welcome to Santiago again! A private car will be waiting for you to drive you to your hotel where you will spend one night with breakfast included. 

Day 9 - Fly to the Atacama

Today you will be taken by private transfer to Santiago’s airport where you will catch a domestic flight to Calama. Once landed, you will be met by your guide and driven by private car to your hotel in San Pedro de Atacama, where you will spend 3 nights with daily breakfast.

Enjoy a few hours at leisure and in the late afternoon you will be picked up by your transport and guide for a shared tour to the famous and geologically spectacular Moon Valley.

A couple of km outside of San Pedro de Atacama, between the jagged rocks and unusual shapes of the Cordillera de la Sal (Salt Mountains), we find the Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley), a geological wonder of the Los Flamencos National Reserve.  During the afternoon, you can enjoy the unbeatable views of the Andes and its volcanoes. As dusk falls you will be overwhelmed by the red and golden colours of the desert sky.

Included: Entrance fee.

Day 10 - Altiplanic Lagoons and Piedras Rojas (shared)

Before dawn break we will depart from San Pedro and we will head to Salar de Atacama where we will first visit the Chaxa Lagoon, an oasis in the middle of a salt desert.

After that, we will continue our tour heading to the next stop, Piedras Rojas. For this, we will have to go up in our vehicle to 3,800 meters of altitude and walk 1h approximately (round trip) to see these copper-colored rocks, as well as the surrounding lagoons and salt flats. In this majestic landscape, we will enjoy a delicious breakfast before continuing on our way to the Altiplanic Lagoons.

The Altiplanic Lagoons are the Miscanti and Meñiques, two lagoons with crystalline waters, surrounded by massifs that have a unique landscape. In the town of Socaire we will enjoy an exquisite lunch, and after that move on to the town of Toconao, built with volcanic rock and recognised for the spectacular views it offers of the Salar de Atacama.

Day 11 - Tatio geysers (shared)

Before dawn breaks we will depart from San Pedro and head north to the famous El Tatio Geysers. We travel 62 miles to the highlands towards the Andes until we reach the Geysers del Tatio geothermal field, the highest in the world at an altitude of 14,100 ft.

After 90 minutes of travel, approximately, we reach the moment that they are in their maximum manifestation. We walk along a marked path to observe the emanations of boiling water. On the way back, we enjoy the beauty of the landscape, native flora and fauna in stops to observe vicuñas, birds and vegetation. Afterwards we will return to San Pedro de Atacama to enjoy the afternoon at leisure.

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Day 12 - Lake District here we come!

A shared transfer will drive you to Calama airport where you will catch a flight to Puerto Montt. Here a guide with a private car will drive you Puerto Varas where your hotel is situated and where you will spend 3 nights with daily breakfast.

Day 13 - Full Day Petrohue and Osorno Volcano (shared)

Day 14 - Full day Alerce Andino National Park (private)

Day 15 - More adventures in Patagonia!

A private transfer will drive you to Puerto Montt airport where you will catch a flight to Punta Arenas to continue your adventure in Chile and Patagonia.

Once landed a guide with a private car will drive you the bus station where you will board the bus to Puerto Natales. Once in the town, a private car will take you to your hotel where you will spend 3 nights in a classic room with daily breakfast.

Day 16 - Full Day Torres del Paine (shared)

Today we will pick you up from the hotel in Puerto Natales and start our tour visiting the Mylodón Cave, located about 30 minutes away from the town. After visiting this natural monument, we will continue toward the Village of Cerro Castillo, heart of the sheep farming business in the area. As we continue on the road we will spot the mountains of the Paine Massif (if the weather is favorable) including the famous Torres del Paine and the spectacular Cuernos del Paine.

Before reaching the entrance of the park we will be able to see the Sarmiento Lake and the Amarga Lagoon. This is also the best place to observe the wild life of the park in big numbers and close to the road. Later, we will move on to the central area of the park to enjoy views of the Nördenskjold and Pehoe lakes. In this area we will also be able to enjoy magnificent views of the Salto Grande waterfall. Afterwards, we will take a break and have lunch before hiking for about an hour to reach the Grey Lake. Here we will be witness of the many icebergs that come from the Grey Glacier, evidence of the last ice age here in Patagonia.

Day 17 - Boat trip to Balmaceda and Serrano glaciers (shared)

Day 18 - Fly to Santiago and welcome to the wine region!

At the proper time, your private transfer will take you back to Punta Arenas airport where you will board a flight to Santiago.

Once landed you will be driven by a private car with guide to the wine region. Here you will spend 2 nights in a vineyard hotel with daily breakfast.

Day 19 - Day to relax and drink wine!

Relax your beautiful surrounding!

You can add a wine tasting tour whilst staying at your wine hotel, we suggest adding this extra experience, simply have a chat to us!

Day 20 - Departure

Today is your holiday’s last day. After 3 exhilarating weeks, a private transfer will take you to Santiago Airport where you will board a flight back home.

Adios Chile, hasta pronto!