Enchanting Chile

CHILE, AN INTERESTING DIVERSITY ( 14 DAYS / 13 NIGHTS )

DAY 1 SANTIAGO

Arrival to Airport in Santiago and transfer to selected Hotel. Here you will be offered a Pisco Sour to welcome you to Chile. In the afternoon there will be a city tour to see its historical downtown area, the political- administrative zone, the commercial zone of Providencia, and the residential areas of Las Condes and Vitacura. Lodging in selected Hotel.

DAY 2 SANTIAGO - PUNTA ARENAS - PUERO NATALES

Buffet Breakfast. Transfer to Airport to take flight to Punta Arenas, Capital of the Chilean Patagonia. Arrival and transfer by tourist service to Puerto Natales. From September to March a visit is included along the way to the Otway Sound where you can visit a large colony of Magellan penguins nesting in the dunes. We will continue to Puerto Natales to Hotel Eberhard or similar. Lodging.

DAY 3 PARQUE NACIONAL TORRES DEL PAINE

Breakfast. Breakfast. Today we have a full day visit to the spectacular Torres de Paine National Park to see Lake Grey and its glacier that flows down to the beach. We will go around Lagos Pehoe, Sarmiento, and Nordenskjold to see the waterfalls “Salto Grande” and “Salto Chico” with views of the stunning granite Cuernos del Paine. Return to Hotel. Lodging.

DAY 4 PUERTO NATALES - PUNTA ARENAS - PUERTO MONTT

Breakfast. Transfer to Punta Arenas airport to get a flight to Puerto Montt, capital city of the Lake Region in the south of Chile. Arrival and transfer to Hotel Viento Sur or similar. In the afternoon we will visit Puerto Varas, a charming town on the shores of Lago Llanquihue, the largest lake in Chile with great views of the Andes including three lovely volcanoes Osorno, Calbuco, and Puntiagudo. We will return to Puerto Montt, the picturesque port town to visit the wharf area called Angelmó with its arts and crafts market and seafood stands. Return to hotel. Lodging.

DAY 5 PTO. MONTT - ISLAND OF CHILOE

Breakfast. In the morning we will head to the Island of Chiloé just south of Puerto Montt. We will go to Pargua to take the ferry that crosses the Chacao channel to this island full of traditions, mythology, and interesting architecture. Ancud, a city founded in 1767 as a fort was transformed into one of the strongest cities in the South Pacific due to its strategic position above the bay. We will visit the San Antonio Fort built in 1770, the Observatory on Cerro Huaihuen with a great view of the city, the Chacao channel, and Cochinos Island. Return to Puerto Montt in the afternoon on the ferry. Often dolphins or toninas can be seen jumping near the ship. Arrival to Puerto Montt and Lodging.

DAY 6 PUERTO MONTT - SANTIAGO - CALAMA

Breakfast and transfer to Airport to take a flight to Santiago where we will take a connecting flight to Calama in the north. From here we will go to San Pedro de Atacama to our selected Hotel. Lodging.

DAY 7 TOCONAO - SALAR DE ATACAMA

Breakfast. In the morning you will visit Toconao, an oasis that produces all types of fruits and vegetables, thanks to an ancient irrigation system. Here you can observe craftsmen carving Liparita stone. A visit to the Salar de Atacama is a must, a huge salt flat under which lies an underground lake from which small lagoons emerge. One of the most important is the Chaxa lagoon, which can be visited. Return to San Pedro. In the afternoon we suggest a personal visit to the village of San Pedro with a visit to the beautiful old adobe church and the Padre Lepaige museum. Lodging.

DAY 8 GEYSERS DEL TATIO

We leave at 4:00 AM to drive up to the Tatio Geysers, a geothermic field found at a high altitude. At sunrise, violent bursts of boiling water and steam spout up producing a unique and spectacular phenomenon. Picnic breakfast. Return to San Pedro. Free afternoon in which we suggest a walk to Pukará de Quitor, an ancient Incan fort. Lodging.

DAY 9 SAN PEDRO - CALAMA - SANTIAGO

Breakfast. Transfer to airport to take flight to Santiago. Arrival and transfer to selected Hotel. Lodging.

DAY 10 SANTIAGO - EASTER ISLAND

Breakfast. Transfer to airport to take flight to the exotic Easter Island. Arrival and traditional welcome with typical Polynesian songs and dances as well as flower necklaces, transfer to Hotel Poike or similar. Lodging.

DAY 11 EASTER ISLAND

Breakfast. A full day excursion to visit the fascinating Ruins of the Vaihu Temple, the Archeological Center of Aka Hanga, and the Rano Raraku area, perhaps the most important of the island where most of the Moais (stone statues) were carved and where you can see 397 statues in different stages of completion, including one 21 meters long. We will visit Ahu Tongariki with its fifteen Moais, the island’s most important ceremonial structure. Then we will continue on to Ahu Te Pito Kura with other important Moais. Finally we will reach the island’s prettiest beach, Anakena, where we will have lunch. Return to hotel. Lodging.

DAY 12 EASTER ISLAND

Breakfast. Today we will visit the Rano Kau volcano, the ceremonial site of Orongo, and the Ruins of the Vinapu temple where it is possible to see rock carvings similar to those discovered in Machu Picchu in Peru. In the afternoon we will visit Ahu Akivi where you can observe the position of the seven moais in relation to the equinox demonstrating the Rapa Nui culture’s deep knowledge of Astronomy. We will visit Te Pau, the island’s largest and deepest cave measuring 150 meters in depth. Return to hotel. Lodging.

DAY 13 EASTER ISLAND - SANTIAGO

Breakfast and transfer to Mataveri Airport where the goodbye ceremony will take place, a typical rite of the island with song and dance. Arrival to Santiago and transfer to selected Hotel. Lodging.

DAY 14 SANTIAGO

Breakfast and transfer to Airport to take flight home.

Cost per person / Valor por persona

Room Base / Base Habitación

Single/Single

Double/Doble

Triple/Triple

High Season / Alta estación

2499

1749

1519

Low Season / Baja estación

2229

1679

1469

Seasons / Temporada:
High: Sept.1 2004 to April 15, 2005 / Alta: 01 Septiembre 2004 al 15 Abril 2005
Low : April 16, 2004 to August 30, 2004 / Baja: 16 Abril 2004 al 30 de agosto 2004

Category of Selected Hotels / Categoría de Hoteles seleccionados:
Santiago / Santiago :
4 * : Hotel Four Points by Sheraton, Hotel Eurotel.