Chile Highlights Traditional Tour

Tour Details

Day 2 San Pedro de Atacama
We will fly to Atacama, where you will head to the ´Cordillera de la Sal´ and Valle de la Luna, a wonderful location, with vast sand dunes from which to watch the sunset.

Day 3 Salar de Atacama and Altiplanic Lakes
We will make a trip to several places, with activities including: visiting a traditional village, where you will meet people making handicrafts from fine wool, paddling in the cool stream, visiting Flamingo National Reserve and a village where the ancient traditions are still in use today.

Day 4 Tatio Geysers and Andean Villages
You will travel to the highest geothermic area in the Andean Range: the Tatio Geysers. These columns of steam rise to a height of 50 m, surrounded by amazing colourful scenery. After you will visit the village of Caspana, where traditional agricultural and irrigation techniques inherited form the Incas are still used. After the tour we will fly back to Santiago.

Day 5 Santiago – Puerto Natales
Today you are going to have a full day of travelling. The plane to Punta Arenas takes off in the morning. From there you will take a bus transfer seeing Punta Arenas and empty plains, an interesting route to your hotel in Puerto Natales.

Day 6 Torres del Paine
You will make your way to the most spectacular and famous national park Torres del Pain, in which you will go trekking in its incredibly beautiful setting. Further you are going to take a boat trip to see the impressive Grey Lake.

Day 7 Trekking Torres del Paine
Enjoy a full day trekking in the spectacular park, seeing snow-capped mountain peaks, cascading rivers and waterfalls, glaciers and mirrored lakes while exploring this unique setting.

Day 8 Torres del Paine – Punta Arenas
Today is a travel day. You will go back to Punta Arenas, where you will stay the night, ready to catch your flight to Puerto Montt the next morning.

Day 9 Puerto Montt – Puerto Varas
Catch our flight to Puerto Montt, where you have the chance to taste the delicious fish cuisine of the south. After lunch we will head to Puerto Varas, to enjoy leisure time.

Day 10 Saltos de Petrohue and Lagos Todos los Santos
We Hill leave early to mare our way to Petrohué Waterfalls, an outstanding background for pictures. The water, decanted in the lake, is usually clear with a green tint.
Afterwards we will continue our trip to Lagos Todos los Santos, for a little trekking next to the beautiful lake and enjoy the wonderful scenery while having lunch.

Day 11 Free day Puerto Varas
Today is free for relaxing. Recommended activities are: visiting Puerto Montt for enjoying seafood on the famous fish market or head to National Park Alerce Andino, a beautiful park where you can do some adventure activities like rafting, trekking or horse riding.

Day 12 Chiloe Island – Ancud & Islands of Punihuil
You will head towards Pargua by ferry, while spotting dolphins. Entering Chiloé you can amaze yourself on this impressive island, which is famous for its handicrafts and the home base of hundreds of penguins in the summertime.

Day 13 Puerto Varas – Pucon
We will continue our travel to Pucon. The afternoon you can spend with leisure time, take the change to take photos of the volcano and lake, making set for some very impressive scenery.

Day 14 Trekking National Park Huerquehue
Some of Chile’s most beautiful National Parks are located in this region. During the day we will dedicate some time to visit Huerquehue Nation Park. Enjoy a short trek passing through millenary trees, along hidden trails with astonishing views. We will enjoy our lunch while watching the views, before heading back to Pucon.

Day 15 Free day Pucon
This day is free to choose your own activity. Opportunities are for renting a mountain bike and explore the impressive country-side, horse riding through the native forest, visiting a cattle farm or white water rafting. In the evening you will take an overnight bus back to Santiago.

Day 16 Santiago free day
You have a day of leisure time in Santiago, to relax or explore the lovely capital of Chile.

Day 17 Valparaiso and Vineyard
On our way to Valparaiso we will visit a typical Chilean vineyard, where you will have the chance to sample some of the fine and famous wines. We will drive to the coastal city Valparaiso, where you will go up into the hills for some spectacular views!

Day 18 Easter Island
Today you will catch your flight to one of the most famous and isolated island on earth: Easter Island! On the airport you will be greeted by a traditional welcome ceremony and presented with a garland of flowers before being taken you to your hotel.

Day 19 Easter Island – Anakena
Today is a full day of excursions, in which we will visit the archaeological centre of Akahanga and Rano Raraku volcano. We will have a delicious picnic on Anakena beach, one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

Day 20 Easter Island – Orongo and Ahu Akivi
Start your day with a nice visit to the Rano Kau volcano. After lunch we will visit Ahu Akivi with its seven moai, which face out to sea before heading to the caves of Ana Tepahu and Puna Pau where tred-stone topknots, worn by some of the moai, were carved.

Day 21 Free day Easter Island
Today you will have a free day, in which you can explore the Island in your own way. Visiting archaeological sites, or just relaxes on one of the tropical beaches of the Island.

Day 22 Easter Island – Santiago
This morning you will leave the mystical Easter Island behind you and head back to Santiago. Take the chance and enjoy one of the many excellent restaurants in Santiago.

Day 23 – Return back home
Today it is time to say goodbye to Chile as you head home, or if you want to continue your trip, take the chance and extent your journey to other amazing destinations Antarctica, Argentina, Bolivia or Peru!