Chile
The driest desert in the world, then the most remote island in the Pacific
Chile
Chile in a group of 16 at most: Santiago and Valparaíso, San Pedro de Atacama, the Valley of the Moon, the Miscanti and Miñiques lagoons and the Atacama salt flat, the Tatio geysers as an option, then three nights on Easter Island, among Rano Raraku, Anakena, Orongo and Ahu Akivi.
When
October to April
Price
From 5 317€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
10 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-6
The capital, the port and the desert.
Day 1
Arrival in Santiago de Chile
Flight to Santiago de Chile, welcome and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2
Santiago
Santiago, the Plaza de Armas, La Moneda palace and San Cristóbal hill facing the Andes.
Day 3
Valparaíso
Valparaíso, a port of colourful houses clinging to the hills, its funiculars and murals.
Day 4
Calama – San Pedro de Atacama
San Pedro de Atacama, the driest desert in the world, and the Valley of the Moon at sunset.
Day 5
The Miscanti and Miñiques lagoons
The altiplano lagoons of Miscanti and Miñiques above 4,000 metres, and the flamingos of the Atacama salt flat.
Day 6
San Pedro de Atacama
Free time, or the Tatio geysers at dawn as an option, then a flight to Santiago.
Days 7-12
The moai of Rapa Nui.
Day 7
Santiago – Easter Island
Five hours' flight over the Pacific to Rapa Nui, welcome with a flower lei.
Day 8
Rano Raraku – Anakena
Easter Island: the Rano Raraku quarry where the moai were carved, the fifteen statues of Ahu Tongariki and Anakena beach.
Day 9
Orongo – Akivi – Tahai
The ceremonial village of Orongo on the rim of Rano Kau crater, the seven moai of Ahu Akivi facing the sea and the sunset at Tahai.
Day 10
Easter Island – Santiago
Flight back to Santiago.
Day 11
Santiago de Chile – flight home
Free time depending on your flight, then transfer to the airport and fly to France.
Day 12
Arrival in France
Arrival in France during the day.
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