Essential Chile

12 days

from 2001 to 3500 US$

Essential Chile

Leave aside the superfluous and focus on the essentials for your trip to Chile! This trip, especially designed for experienced travellers, allows you to discover Chile's must-sees and enjoy the great outdoors in total freedom.

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Day by day

day 1: Arrival to Santiago
Arrival of your international flight. Welcome to Chile!

Private transfer between the airport and your hotel in Santiago accompanied by your guide (about 45 minutes).

Overnight in hotel in Santiago.

Steps: The region of Santiago, Valparaíso and the centre of the country
day 2: Free day in Santiago
Day at leisure to discover Santiago of Chile by yourself.

Lunch & dinner at leisure.

Overnight in hotel in Santiago.

Steps: The region of Santiago, Valparaíso and the centre of the country
day 3: Santiago / Calama / San Pedro de Atacama
Private transfer from your hotel in Santiago to the international airport

Flight from Santiago de Chile to Calama.

Transfer from Calama airport to San Pedro de Atacama by shuttle bus.

Afternoon free to explore the village of San Pedro.

Night in San Pedro de Atacama.

Steps: The Atacama Desert Region The Moon Valley
day 4: Geysers of the Tatio and them thermal baths / Free afternoon
Let yourself be enchanted by the mysteries of the world’s driest desert...

At dawn, journey to Hierbas Buenas, where ancient petroglyphs whisper the legends of forgotten civilizations. Then, witness nature’s artistry in the Rainbow Valley, a painter’s palette of mineral hues glowing under the sun.

By afternoon, the landscape turns lunar... Moon Valley awaits—a surreal dreamscape carved by wind and time. Marvel at the Tres Marías, stone sentinels standing guard over this mineral kingdom.

And as the sun sets, surrender to the emotion of a breathtaking twilight, when the Valley of Death transforms into a sea of golden light...

A sensory journey between earth and sky, where every moment becomes poetry.

Overnight in San Pedro de Atacama.

Steps: The Atacama Desert Region The geysers of the Tatio Machuca
day 5: Visit to the Salar de Atacama and the altiplanic lagoons
Leaving early in the morning. We will visit the Salar de Atacama. You will also see the Chaxa Lagoon inhabited by beautiful animals such as flamingos .

You will head towards the town of Toconao, an abundant "freshwater oasis" and fruit trees.

Then you will pass to Socaire (3,250 m), Miñiques and the Miscanti Lagoons, (at 4,000 m) which were formed 1 million years ago with the eruption of the Miñiques volcano.

Return to San Pedro de Atacama.

Lunch included.

Dinner at your own.

Overnight in San Pedro de Atacama.

Steps: The Atacama Desert Region Laguna Chaxa Miscanti-Miñiques lagoons San pedro de Atacama San Pedro de Atacama Socaire
day 6: Tatio geysers and thermal waters
Before first light, we climb to El Tatio Geysers. At 4,321 meters, the earth breathes golden steam—a primal dance where water and fire marry in the newborn sun.

Then, gentle descent to Machuca, an Andean hamlet frozen in time. Between adobe walls and alpaca wool, pink flamingos trace paths between sky and lagoon.

Back in San Pedro, the oasis-village reveals its secrets: a white church like desert bone, dusty streets humming with history, artisans weaving Atacama's memory.

Night falls like velvet over the dunes...

Overnight in hotel in San Pedro.

Steps: The Atacama Desert Region The geysers of the Tatio San pedro de Atacama
day 7: San Pedro de Atacama / Calama and fly to Santiago
Transfer by shared shuttle to Calama.

Flight to Santiago.

Transfer to your hotel.

Overnight in a hotel in Santiago.

Steps: The region of Santiago, Valparaíso and the centre of the country Santiago de Chile
day 8: Santiago / Punta Arenas / Puerto Natales
You will leave to reach Santiago airport.
Flight from Santiago de Chile to Punta Arenas.

Transfer between the airport and the Punta Arenas bus terminal.

Welcome to Chilean Patagonia! Where the ocean, sky and glaciers blend together to form the unique landscapes of this southern region. Travel by bus from Punta Arenas to Puerto Natales.

Transfer by private service between the bus terminal and your hotel in Puerto Natales.

Overnight in hotel in Puerto Natales.

Steps: Chilean Patagonia Port Aguas Muertas and Puerto Rio Los palos Punta Arenas
day 9: Patagonian Voyage: Fjords & Ice Kingdoms
We set sail through Señoret Channel, where peaks dive into jade waters. Puerto Bories stands guard—a crimson relic of Patagonia’s wool empire, its towers whispering of gaucho legends.

By afternoon, Eberhard Fjord unveils its wild soul: cormorants dive like black arrows, sea lions bask on rocks, while the Balmaceda Glacier looms like a frozen cathedral.

At Puerto Toro, wander through primeval forests to meet the Serrano Glacier, its ice singing ancient secrets.

As we return to port, the austral wind carries the scent of damp moss and adventure…

Overnight in hotel in Puerto Natales.

Steps: Chilean Patagonia Glaciers Balmadea et Serrano Parc national Torres del Paine Puerto Natales
day 10: Torres del Paine and Cueva del Milodón
The road unfurls through golden pampas to the Devil’s Chair, a wind-carved throne. Then, descend into Cueva del Milodón—where prehistoric whispers cling to cavern walls.

A coffee stop in Cerro Castillo precedes the grand reveal: from Lake Sarmiento, the Paine Massif pierces the sky, while guanacos graze under condor wings.

The Torres del Paine dazzle in Laguna Amarga’s mirror. Feel the roar of Salto Grande’s cascades, then witness Lake Grey’s sapphire icebergs, where elusive huemuls tread softly.

The return journey hums with the quiet of souls touched by raw beauty.

Overnight in hotel in Puerto Natales.

Steps: Chilean Patagonia Milodon Cave Parc national Torres del Paine
day 11: Puerto Natales / Punta Arenas / Santiago
Transfer between Puerto Natales and the bus terminal and travel by bus from Puerto Natales to Punta Arenas .

Private transfer between Punta Arenas and the airport and flight from Punta Arenas to Santiago de Chile (about 3h30 flight time).

Private transfer between the airport and your hotel in Santiago.

Lunch & dinner at leisure.

Overnight in hotel in Santiago.

Steps: Chilean Patagonia Puerto Natales Punta Arenas
day 12: Santiago / International flight
Private transfer between your hotel in Santiago and the international airport accompanied by your English-speaking guide (about 45 minutes).

End of your trip.

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