
Chile
The three Chiles: the southern ice, the northern desert and the island of the moai
Chile
The grand tour of Chile in a group of 16 at most: Patagonia and Torres del Paine from Puerto Natales, Santiago and Valparaíso, San Pedro de Atacama, its lagoons and geysers, then three nights on Easter Island.
When
October to April
Price
From 7 624€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
13 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-6
Puerto Natales and Torres del Paine.
Day 1
Arrival in Santiago de Chile
Flight to Santiago de Chile, welcome and transfer to the hotel.

Day 2
Punta Arenas – Puerto Natales
Flight to Patagonia and the drive to Puerto Natales.

Day 3
Torres del Paine
Torres del Paine park, its granite towers, turquoise lakes, glaciers and guanacos.

Day 4
Puerto Natales – Punta Arenas
Back to Punta Arenas, on the Strait of Magellan.

Day 5
Punta Arenas – Santiago
Flight to Santiago.

Day 6
Valparaíso
Valparaíso, a port of colourful houses clinging to the hills, its funiculars and murals.

Days 7-9
Lagoons and geysers.
Day 7
Calama – San Pedro de Atacama
San Pedro de Atacama, the driest desert in the world, and the Valley of the Moon at sunset.

Day 8
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 9
Tatio geysers – Santiago
The Tatio geysers at dawn as an option, then a flight to Santiago.

Days 10-15
The moai of Rapa Nui.
Day 10
Santiago – Easter Island
Flight to Rapa Nui, in the middle of the Pacific.

Day 11
Rano Raraku – Anakena
Easter Island: the Rano Raraku quarry where the moai were carved, the fifteen statues of Ahu Tongariki and Anakena beach.

Day 12
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 13
Easter Island – Santiago
Flight back to Santiago.

Day 14
Santiago de Chile – flight home
Free time depending on your flight, then transfer to the airport and fly to France.

Day 15
Arrival in France
Arrival in France during the day.


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