Tourism in Chile, North and South of Chile (14 days/ 13 nights)

Arrival in the city of Santiago, reception at the airport and transfer to the hotel, acommodation.

In the afternoon we will realize a beautiful city tour through Santiago where we will visit the main attractions and enjoy some of the best views over the capital of Chile. Some of these points of interest are the mountain Santa Lucia, the Central Square, the Government Palace, the Market and the Mountain San Cristobal. Transfer to the hotel.

In the morning we will transfer you to the airport of Santiago.

Arrival at the airport of Calama, transfer to San Pedro de Atacama.

Afternoon: Moon Valley

Departure from the hotel at 16:00 hrs to enjoy a panoramic view over the Cordillera of the Andes, the Great Salt Lake of the Atacama, the Oasis of San Pedro and the Cordillera of the Salt. We move on to visit the Death Valley (also called Mars Valley), exploring its labyrinths and canyons on an easy hike of about 35 minutes. After a stop at the Salt Caves, where you can appreciate the heart of salt, gypsum  and clay, we continue to the Moon Valley, visiting the Amphitheater, the Three Marias and finishing the day with an impressive view over the Andes.

Departure at 07:00 am. We leave San Pedro de Atacama to go south and cross the graben of the Salt Lake of the Atacama to visit the village of Toconao with its colonial church and the old fruit gardens. From there we move on to the Great Salt Lake of the Atacama, the third biggest in the world and the one with the highest Lithium production on earth.  Also we visit the Lagoon Chaxa, part of the Flamingo National Reserve. The excursion continues to the village of Socaire, located at an altitude of 3.250m over sea level and at a distance of 89km of San Pedro. It is a prehispanic village characterized by cultivated terraces and its beautiful church. Nowadays it is well known for the typical food of the Atacama. We move on to the Highland lagoons Miscanti and Meñiques, located over 3.500m over sea level and surrounded by the mountains of the Andes. It is one of the few places where you can find the Horned Tagua, among many other species of birds and mammals like the Andean Fox and the Vicuña. Return to San Pedro, arrival around 15:00 hrs.

Departure at 04:00 am northwards. We cross the hills and mountains of the Cordillera of the Andes to get to the Tatio Geysers after about 1,5 hours. They are located 89km from San Pedro at an altitude of 4.230m over sea level. The geothermic field consists of more than 80 active geysers of different magnitudes and has to be visited very early for in the morning the water shoots with more intensity. This is due to the high differece between water temperature and atmospheric temperature at sunrise which causes condensation of the steam. In Summer the atmospheric temperature reaches about - 6ºC and in Winter it can reach -20 ºC. You will get time to visit different geysers and steam columns and also to take a bath in the natural thermal pool. We will have breakfast at the geysers, then we return to San Pedro passing the village of Machuca. Arrival approximately at 12:00 hrs in San Pedro.

At the accorded time we will realize the transfer from San Pedro de Atacama to the airport of Calama. Flight to Santiago and in continuation to Puerto Montt.

Reception at the airport of Puerto Montt, city tour of Puerto Montt and Puerto Varas.

The visit of Puerto Montt iniciates with a panoramic view over the city from the viewing point Manuel Montt. We continue to the city center and pass the residential districts to get to the Main Square with its colonial catedral, the oldest building in the city. Also we will visit the monument for the German Colonialists and the harbor of great beauty, then we return via the fish market with its pintoresque handicraft booths. Our next stop will be the city of Puerto Varas, also known as the City of the Roses. It is located at the Lake Llanquihue and impresses with its parochial church, Rosales Square and the new municipality building. We will move along the shore of the lake and pause at some of the viewing points of the city from where you can enjoy a panoramic view over Puerto Varas and its surroundings. Transfer to the hotel.

The next day of our excursion starts with a visit of Llanquihue, a city founded by German colonialists at the shore of the lake that presents typical German architecture.

We continue our journey on an old route surrounding the lake Llanquihue until we get to the precios city of Frutillar. It is famous for its architecture, the beautiful gardens and the impressive views of the volcanoes Osorno and Puntiagudo. Here we will visit the German Colonial Museum and afterwards we move on to Puerto Octay, a pintoresque colonial village that was declared „typical zone“ by the council of National Monuments.

In the morning we depart to the Great Island of Chiloé where we visit the northern part of the Island and the Golf of Ancud. You will get to know the history, habits and legends of the region. We will cross the Canal of Chacao, a boat ride of 30 minutes that allows us to appreciate the variety of birds and sea lions until we get to the town of Chacao famous for its church and the colorful wooden houses.

We continue the trip towards the village of Caulin, located in a bay that is specialized in extracting seafood and cultivating algae and oysters. Then we get to Ancud, the second most important city of Chiloé. Here we visit the museum, the fort of San Antonio and the handicraft market. While we circle the peninsula of Lacuy we pass various villages of fishermen and gatherers of algae, then we get to a quiet beach called Mar Brava. In the afternoon we return to Puerto Varas.

Departure from the city of Puerto Varas surrounding the lake Llanquihue until we get to the town of Ensenada. Here we enter the National Park Vincente Perez Rosales where we visit the spectacular “Saltos de Petrohue” (Waterfalls). In continuation we visit the All Hallows Lake to realize a two-hour-tour on a catamaran, appreciating the beauty of the volcanoes Osorno, Puntiagudo and Tronador.

When we reach the village Peulla you will have some free time to realize different activities like horseriding, fishing excursions, trips in jet boat, jeep safari or just relaxing and enjoying a tasty lunch in one of the local restaurants. In the afternoon we will return to Petrohue to take the route to Ensenada and finally back to Puerto Varas. Arrival at the hotel.

Transfer from the hotel to the airport to take the flight to the city of Punta Arenas. Reception at the airport and transfer to the city. In the afternoon we visit the city of Punta Arenas where you will get to know the Monument of the Sheperd, the viewing point of the Cross Mountain and its catedral. Then we realize the transfer to Puerto Natales.

Breakfast in the hotel, then we realize one of the most important excursions of the whole trip, the journey to Torres del Paine. We start the day visiting the Cave Milodon where good preserved relicts of prehistoric mammals were found that lived in the region 12.000 years ago. From there we continue towards the National Park Torres del Paine. We visit the Bitter Lagoon which fascinates with its white shore covered by salt and the great number of birds habiting in it. Afterwards you can observe the mountain massifs of Paine in the company of some guanacos until we get to the viewing point Lake Nordenskjold. Here you will have an ideal view to see the Mount Almirante Nieto and the Peaks of Paine. We move on to the Lake Pehoé, a beautiful lake of turquoise water due to the sediments of the glaciers, and take a walk to the Salto Grande (Big Waterfall) where you can appreciate the great views over the Big Mount Paine, the Peaks of Paine, the glacier The French and the Small Mount Paine, also knows as Mount Almirante Nieto. After  this great moments we will have lunch.

We continue to the sector Grey and if we are lucky we will be able to see more than one huemul on the route. We will cross a forest full of woodpeckers before we get to the shore of the Lake Greak. Here we can realize a hike towards the viewing point of the glacier Grey. Then we make our way to the administration office of the park to change the vehicle and continue the trip to the sector Serrano. Here we spend the night.

We depart in the morning to realize the navigation to the Glacier Grey. This unforgettable excursion allwos you to enjoy precious landscapes full of ice floes, fascinating vegetation and impressive mountains.

From the hotel we get to the river Pingo in a few minutes. We cross the brigde and a native forest to get to the river Grey. Here we embark to start the boat ride of about 3 hours. After 1 hour 15 we are already at the foot of the Glacier Grey where we can appreciate all the beauty and magnitude of the ice walls that reach more than 20 meters in the sky. While observing this natural spectacular and the landscape you can try a typical Pisco Sour or a Whisky on the Rocks with millennial ice. Return to the hotel in Puerto Natales.

Breakfast in the hotel. We will realize an amazing boat trip through the fjord of the Last Hope towards the glaciers Balmaceda and Serrano. On the way you can observe various colonies of seals and cormorants. After arriving at the glaciers we take a walk of about 1.000 meters on the route of Puerto Toro through a beautiful forest until we get to the impressive Glacier Serrano. Here we have time to take some pictures, then we return to the boat to continue to the Glacier Balmaceda, a wonderful glacier located in Mount Balmaceda (2.222m). After a tasty patagonian lunch we finally make our way back to Puerto Natales where we will arrive around 17:00 hrs. Transfer to the hotel.

Breakfast in the hotel, full day excursión to the Glacier Perito Moreno. From El Calafate we will circle the southern part of the Argentinean Lake, passing the Round Bay where you can observe a great varoety of birds. The first 40km lead us through the patagonian veld, then we enter the National Park of the Glaciers. Here the vegetation is dominated by typical trees of Patagonia. Once we get to the glacier we will go to the main balcony. From there you can explore the walkways freely and appreciate this natural spectacular from different points of view. At the accorded to we return to Puerto Natales. Hotel.

Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer in bus to the airport of Punta Arenas to return to Santiago. Reception at the airport and transfer to the hotel.

Breakfast in the hotel, at the indicated time we realize the transfer to the airport.