Highlights of Chile
- Discover the mystical Moai of Easter Island
- A tiny speck in the vast Pacific Ocean, Easter Island (or Rapa Nui as it is known by the locals) is a remote and mystical place, famous for the brooding stone statues known as Moai that litter the volcanic landscape.
- Discover the mystical Moai of Easter Island
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- Enjoy the natural beauty of the Lake District
- This impossibly pretty region of the bluest waters, white-tipped volcanoes, waterfalls and ancient forests is perfect for gentle hiking, bike riding, fishing or relaxing in warm thermal pools.
- Enjoy the natural beauty of the Lake District
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- Explore the beautiful Aisen Region
- One of the less visited parts of Chile, this is a beautiful and lush region, great for enjoying outdoor activities and stunning scenery.
- Explore the beautiful Aisen Region
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- Search the night sky at La Serena
- This is an area with incredibly clear night skies, and as a result there are several international observatories throughout the Elqui Valley that can be visited.
- Search the night sky at La Serena
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- See the unusual landscapes of the Atacama Desert
- One of the driest places on earth, The Atacama Desert features a stunning moonscape wilderness of volcanoes, salt lakes, different coloured lagoons, hot springs and geysers.
- See the unusual landscapes of the Atacama Desert
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- Spend time on Lakutaia at the tip of South America
- An untouched part of Tierra del Fuego, Lakutaia is a small island located off the southernmost tip of the South American continent. The perfect place to escape the crowds and get away from it all.
- Spend time on Lakutaia at the tip of South America
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- Take time to enjoy Torres del Paine National Park
- Towering granite peaks, turquoise lakes, condors and guanacos, all waiting to be discovered in Chile's most beautiful national park.
- Take time to enjoy Torres del Paine National Park
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- Taste great Chilean wine in the Colchagua Valley
- To start to learn about (and taste) some of the best wine in Chile, the Colchagua Valley is an ideal place to visit.
- Taste great Chilean wine in the Colchagua Valley
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Our country specialists have travelled the length and breadth of Chile - here are a few of their favourite things to do
Chilean legend has it that when God had finished creating earth, he walked back across the heavens and a little of everything that was left; mountains, deserts, lakes, glaciers, volcanoes and valleys, trickled out through a hole in his pocket, and thus Chile was born.
Diverse landscapes
This implausibly long and thin ribbon of land that unfurls down the Pacific coast of South America compresses an extraordinarily diverse range of terrain between its Andean spine on one side and the ocean to the other. Sweeping from the world’s highest and driest desert down through rolling vineyards, past snow-dusted volcanoes, narrow fjords and turquoise lakes to sharp granite peaks towering above blue icebergs, this slender slice of land is also bursting with culture and charm.
Culture and history
Chileans are proud and friendly, fiercely protecting their traditions, keen to boast about their two Nobel prize winning compatriots; Pablo Neruda and Gabriela Mistral, and more than happy to enjoy a glass of the fiery national cocktail, pisco, with visitors. Add to all this the mysterious statues of Easter Island marooned five hours’ flight away out in the Pacific Ocean, and you have every imaginable ingredient for a wealth of sights and experiences.
Popular Places to visit in Chile
The Colchagua Valley lies to the south of Santiago and makes up a major part of the Central Valley. It makes up a vital part of the Chilean economy as a producer of fruit to be exported around the world.
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A tiny speck of volcanic rock in the middle of the Pacific a five hour flight from the Chilean mainland, Easter Island, or Rapa Nui as it is known by the locals, has for centuries fascinated travellers and scholars alike.
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Curving around the southern shore of Lake Llanquihue, with breathtaking views of the Osorno and Calbuco volcanoes, Puerto Varas is a pretty little town with a lovely, welcoming feel.
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Another highly recommended antidote to the bustle of Santiago’s streets is to journey a little way south to taste some fine Chilean wines at nearby Concha y Toro, just outside the city.
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The capital of Chile is a modern metropolis, but a charming one with many landscaped parks, peaceful hilltop sanctuaries offering calm amid the chaos and Snow-covered Andean peaks providing Santiago’s backdrop.
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The Aisen region lies to the north of Torres del Paine and the most frequently visited parts of Patagonia and with an average of 300 days of sun a year it has its own specific micro climate.
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Chile’s Southern Highway snakes south from Puerto Montt through the country’s remote Aisén region down to southern Patagonia. The landscape through which you pass is dramatic, pristine, and enticingly studded with waterfalls, rivers, forests and lakes.
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Eerie, austere, remote yet beautiful, no more so than at sunrise and sunset when the surfaces and the skies turn all manner of improbable hues of orange, crimson and gold, Chile’s Atacama Desert is so dry that there are many parts of it in which no rainfall has ever been recorded.
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The Lake District is an impossibly pretty region of the bluest waters, white-tipped volcanoes, waterfalls and ancient forests, perfect for gentle hiking, bike riding, fishing, relaxing in thermal pools and languorous cruises around fjords and glaciers.
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The most famous national park in Chile and all Patagonia, Torres del Paine is remote, isolated, rugged and windswept, yet while all this makes it lengthy to reach and demanding to explore, it is at the same time the very essence of its appeal and there is no doubting that it is worth the effort.
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Practical Info
Flight time from UK
16 hours (Santiago via Madrid, Sao Paulo or Buenos Aires)
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