Wonders of Chile, Patagonia and Easter Island: Torres del Paine, the Atacama and the moai

Chile

Wonders of Chile, Patagonia and Easter Island: Torres del Paine, the Atacama and the moai

The three Chiles: the southern ice, the northern desert and the island of the moai

Chile

Wonders of Chile, Patagonia and Easter Island: Torres del Paine, the Atacama and the moai

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

Patagonia

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.

Arrival in Santiago de Chile

Day 2

Punta Arenas – Puerto Natales

Flight to Patagonia and the drive to Puerto Natales.

Punta Arenas – Puerto Natales

Day 3

Torres del Paine

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

Torres del Paine

Day 4

Puerto Natales – Punta Arenas

Back to Punta Arenas, on the Strait of Magellan.

Puerto Natales – Punta Arenas

Day 5

Punta Arenas – Santiago

Flight to Santiago.

Punta Arenas – Santiago

Day 6

Valparaíso

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

Valparaíso
Patagonia — photo 1
Patagonia — photo 2
Patagonia — photo 3
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The Atacama Desert

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.

Calama – San Pedro de Atacama

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.

The Miscanti and Miñiques lagoons

Day 9

Tatio geysers – Santiago

The Tatio geysers at dawn as an option, then a flight to Santiago.

Tatio geysers – Santiago
The Atacama Desert — photo 1
The Atacama Desert — photo 2
The Atacama Desert — photo 3
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Easter Island

Days 10-15

The moai of Rapa Nui.

Day 10

Santiago – Easter Island

Flight to Rapa Nui, in the middle of the Pacific.

Santiago – Easter Island

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.

Rano Raraku – Anakena

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.

Orongo – Akivi – Tahai

Day 13

Easter Island – Santiago

Flight back to Santiago.

Easter Island – Santiago

Day 14

Santiago de Chile – flight home

Free time depending on your flight, then transfer to the airport and fly to France.

Santiago de Chile – flight home

Day 15

Arrival in France

Arrival in France during the day.

Arrival in France
Easter Island — photo 1
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