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10 Day itinerary in Chile, South America

Best of Chile

Begin your 10 day trip through Chile in Santiago de Chile and the coastal cities of Viña del Mar and Valparíso. Continue to the surprisingly beautiful desert of San Pedro de Atacama. Travel south with our tours to Puerto Montt and Puerto Varas, where you can enjoy the lush landscape of Chile's Lake ... Read More

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Overview

Physical Difficulty

Easy
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Recommended Age

Everyone

Operated in

English, Spanish

GUIDANCE

On Some Day Trips

starting point

Santiago

trip type

Private

trip attributes

Meet local people

Historic & cultural landmarks

Outdoors & Nature

Start/End

Night

Highlights

1

San Pedro de Atacama

2

Santiago de Chile

3

Puerto Montt

4

Puerto Varas

Itinerary

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Day 1

place Transfer Santiago de Chile Airport / Santiago de Chile Hotel & City Tour

Welcome to Santiago! Home of Pisco Sour, seafood and marvellous Cabernet Sauvignon, Santiago is considered one of the safest cities in South America. Chile's capital is the perfect base to explore the country or enjoy a few days between the mountains and the ocean. Upon arrival, you will be driven from the airport to your hotel. Type of service: Shared Included: Transportation mentioned above Not included: Guide Note: In order to avoid scam drivers, please go straight to the meeting point and do not accept help from any person approaching you without the sign with the local representative logo or your name on it. A scam driver could tell you that the transfer is delayed and that it is better to take the taxi offered by that person. The airport is under renovation and is provided for these unscrupulous to do their business Half-Day City Tour At the appropriate time, we will pick you up at the hotel to begin your tour of the city. Chile's capital city is a sophisticated, sprawling metropolis wedged between the Andes and mountainous coastal range, which plays home to 6 million people, one-third of Chile's population. We will visit Constitution Square and the palace "La Moneda", the government's current seat. We will walk to "Plaza de Armas", the main square, surrounded by the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Royal High Court's palace, the Main Post Office, and other buildings of historical interest such as the Central Market. Then we will go to San Cristobal hill from where we can enjoy a fantastic panoramic view of the city and the Andes, before taking you back to your hotel. Type of service: Private Duration: 4 hours Included: Transportation mentioned above, guide Not included: Entrance fees, meals Note: This tour is not available on January 1st and May 1st. September 18th and 19th, please ask your Travel Advisor. Museums closed on Monday

Guide: Included for the day

Day 2

place Full-Day Valparaíso and Viña del Mar

We will pick you up at your hotel to start a journey of 75 miles. towards the Pacific Ocean to the port city of Valparaíso, recently declared by UNESCO as Cultural Heritage of Humanity. We will visit the main attractions of the city such as Plaza de la Victoria, Plaza Sotomayor, Monument to the Glorias Navales and Paseo 21 de Mayo; and we will hike through the hills like emblematic Cerro Alegre in order to enjoy the port environment Afterwards we will visit Viña del Mar, known as The Garden City. There we will see the Flower Clock, the Casino and Reñaca; place to enjoy a short walk along the beach. After, we will take you back to your hotel at Santiago Type of service: Shared Duration: 8 / 9 Hours Included: Transportation mentioned above, bilingual guide (English / Spanish) Not included: Lunch, Museum Entrance Fee

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Day 3

place Santiago de Chile/Atacama

Transfer Santiago de Chile Hotel / Santiago de Chile Airport At the appropriate time, you will be transferred from your hotel to the international airport to take your flight. ¡Buen Viaje! Type of service: Shared Included: Transportation mentioned above Not included: Guide Note: Minimum 2 people Transfer Calama Airport / San Pedro de Atacama Hotel Upon arrival at Calama airport, you will be transferred to San Pedro de Atacama hotel. Welcome to San Pedro! San Pedro de Atacama is a small town in the driest desert of the world. Little adobe houses, cozy restaurants are the base to explore one of Chile’s most spectacular sceneries. Type of service: Shared Duration: 1:30 hours Included: Transportation mentioned above Not included: Guide

Meals: Breakfast

Day 4

place Full-Day Altiplanics Lagoons

We will pick you up very early in the morning. The tour begins by visiting ‘Chaxa lagoon’, located in the northern sector of the Salar de Atacama, precisely in Los Flamencos National Reserve. On the surface of the Salar, you can observe salt crusts generated by the accumulation of crystals produced by the evaporation of saline groundwater. Later, we will take direction to the South East (Andes Mountains) to settle in an Altiplanic Village named Socaire, where you could visit its Church and know its agriculture. Once inside the Andes, you will head approximately 4200 m.a.s.l to reach the Highland Lakes, Miñiques and Miscanti. Admire volcanoes and mountainous reliefs such as the Miscanti hill and volcano Little fingerlings.Once back, you will visit Socaire village which was formerly important for its gold mines that were located near the border with Argentina. Currently is characterized by its typical atacamenian cuisine. Finally, you will visit the village of Toconao, an oasis that allows freshwater to grow all kinds of fruits and vegetables. The village is built with stone liparite, soft volcanic stone, obtained from a quarry located near it. Return to San Pedro in the afternoon. Type of service: Shared Duration: 7/8 hours. Included: Transportation mentioned above, bilingüal guide (Spanish/English), breakfast. Not included: Entrance fee ticket, lunch. Notes: The return transfer will drop you off in the center of the village near the main street. Does not include drop off at the hotel.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Day 5

place Half-Day Tatio Geysers & Moon Valley

Early in the morning, we will pick you up at your hotel to visit one of the highest geyser fields in the world. Located in the Andes Mountains, 61 miles from San Pedro de Atacama and 4,320 meters above sea level, El Tatio (from Kunza "tata-iu") means "The Grandfather Who Cries." After visiting the geysers, you can enjoy a natural pool with thermal water. We will also visit Machuca, a small Atacamenian village located more than 4,000 meters above sea level, where its few inhabitants are mainly dedicated to grazing and cheese production. When we arrive in San Pedro de Atacama, we will leave you downtown, from where you will go on your own to the hotel. Type of service: Shared Duration: 7/8 h Included: Transportation mentioned above, bilingual driver-guide (Spanish/English), breakfast Not included: Entrance fee to Geiser del Tatio Difficulty: Moderate to hard (due to the altitude), walking on a flat surface Age restriction: Minimum 12 years. Pregnant women, people with hypertension, edema, or embolism only with medical authorization Note: Altitude: 4.320.- m.s.n.m. approximately. There is no infrastructure in the place. We recommend you to take warm clothes (temperature between -5°C and -20°C), closed or trekking shoes, hat, gloves, swimming suit, towel, flip flops, sunglasses, sunblock and water Half-Day Moon Valley Tour In the afternoon, you will go on your own to the meeting point to start the visit to the Valley of the Moon. The excursion begins by visiting the fantastic geological shapes located in one of the world's driest and most hostile zones of the world: the Atacama Desert. It is an area of outstanding beauty that resembles the lunar landscape because of the formations of stone, petrified salt and sand, which for millennia floods and winds have shaped in their own way. Type of service: Shared Duration: 3/4 hours Included: Transportation mentioned above, bilingual driver-guide (English/Spanish)

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Day 6

place San Pedro de Atacama/Puerto Montt

Transfer San Pedro Atacama Hotel / Calama Airport At the appropriate time, you will be driven to Calama Airport to take your flight Type of service: Shared Duration: 2 hours Included: Transportation mentioned above Not included: Guide Transfer Puerto Montt Airport / Puerto Varas Hotel Upon arrival at Puerto Montt Airport, a private transfer will take you to your hotel in Puerto Varas. Type of service: Private. Include: Transportation mentioned above.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 7

place Half-Day Osorno Volcano & Petrohue Falls

At the appropriate time, we will pick you up at your hotel and go to Osorno Volcano, by the shore of Llanquihue lake. We will enjoy the amazing landscape with the Osorno and Calbuco volcanoes until we get to Ensenada. We will start to ascend to the Osorno Ski & Mountain center, located at 1.240 meters of altitude. We will stay there about an hour, enough time for sightseeing, take pictures, and appreciate a unique view of the volcano's summit with glaciers of eternal snow, the Calbuco volcano Llanquihue Lake and the Pacific Ocean. As an option, you can take a cup of coffee or sandwich at the coffee shop or take the lift to ascend to 1450 meters altitude in the Primavera Station (Spring) or 1750 meters at Glaciar Station (Glacier), where there is a beautiful and breathtaking view of Llanquihue Lake. Later we will go to Petrohue at Vicente Perez Rosales National Park, on the road by the Llanquihue lakeshore, enjoying the landscape and magnificent view of the Osorno and Calbuco volcanoes until we get to Petrohue located nearby Todos Los Santos Lake. There we can take a gentle walk surrounded by an evergreen forest, the Osorno volcano, and the beautiful Turquoise color of Petrohué River. By paying an entrance fee to the National Park, we get to see one of the most beautiful places of the country, "Petrohué River Falls," a place where the river jumps great masses of lava crystallized immune to erosion for centuries and formed by smaller stones together by a glassy material that highlights the light. You cannot miss it! From there we continue a distance of about 3 miles, from the slopes of Osorno Volcano and Petrohue bordering the river to the Todos Los Santos lake, where you can board a vessel that allows you, in a time of 40 minutes or so, navigate through Todos Los Santos lake or Esmeralda, surrounded by evergreen forests, mountains and the grandeur of the volcanoes, which form a simply spectacular natural setting. Not included: Lunch, ski lift

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Day 8

place Day at leisure in Puerto Varas

Day at leisure to enjoy one of the many activities that Puerto Varas has to offer, like kayaking at the National Park, horseback riding through Lake Llanquihue or a Farm day tour at one of the beautiful local Estancias.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 9

place Puerto Varas / Santiago De Chile

Transfer Puerto Varas Hotel / Puerto Montt Airport At the appropiate time, we will pick you up at the hotel to take you to Puerto Montt Airport. Type of service: Private Included: Transportation mentioned above (driver guide) Transfer Santiago de Chile Airport / Santiago de Chile Hotel Home of Pisco Sour, seafood and marvellous Cabernet Sauvignon, Santiago is considered one of the safest cities in South America. Chile's capital is the perfect base to explore the country or enjoy a few days between the mountains and the ocean. Upon arrival, you will be driven from the airport to your hotel. Type of service: Shared Included: Transportation mentioned above Not included: Guide Note: In order to avoid scam drivers, please go straight to the meeting point and do not accept help from any person approaching you without the sign with the local representative logo or your name on it. A scam driver could tell you that the transfer is delayed and that it is better to take the taxi offered by that person. The airport is under renovation and is provided for these unscrupulous to do their business

Meals: Breakfast

Day 10

place Transfer Santiago de Chile Hotel / Santiago de Chile Airport

At the appropriate time, you will be transferred from your hotel to the international airport to take your flight. ¡Buen Viaje! Type of service: Shared Included: Transportation mentioned above Not included: Guide Note: Minimum 2 people

Meals: Breakfast

What’s Included

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  • Breakfast (9)

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  • Transfers mentioned in the itinerary

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  • Tours described in the itinerary.

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  • International, domestic flights or buses
  • National Park and Natural Reserves entrance fees
  • Travel / Medical Insurance

About Micaela

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I´ve been working in Tourism for 10 years. Being a coordinator, a local guide, and then a travel agent, I forged my personality through the people and places I met along the way. I had the opportunity to visit several places in Argentina.

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