Chile

Chile is home to driest desert in the world, the highest mountains in the region and everything in between! An up and coming destination offering you unique experiences in exceptional places. With South America Travel Specialist your journey will leave you breathless for all the right reasons.

Chile is a country to get outside and feel. To trek, to paddle, to climb, to swim, to bathe and to drive in utter seclusion. For South America Travel Specialists it brings out the dreamers and the restless spirits in us. This long thin country is at most 350 km wide and over 4,000 km long. It stretches between some of the highest Andes peaks and the Pacific Ocean and from the driest desert in the world to the glaciers of Patagonia. Add in remote and mysterious Easter Island to make this a special mix and an incredible destination. Chile in Extreme Style is the perfect example of a luxury adventure in this spectacular country.

With so many ways to take a bite out of Chile, let’s go from north to south…..

Chile’s Atacama Desert

The Atacama Desert is crossed by The Tropic of Capricorn and at over 2,400 metres in altitude, many say it’s like the surface of Mars. San Pedro de Atacama, with its funky hidden away lodges, feels like a set from a spaghetti western with a tiny white church and quiet, dusty streets. South America Travel Specialist adventures in the Atacama will allow you to truly feel the landscapes. We’ll arrange a gourmet picnic by a remote salt lake near flocks of flamingos, as well as a walk to a hot spring among empty canyons. Plus imagine a night gazing at the patchwork of stars with a glass of Chilean red.

Santiago, winelands and coast

Almost slap bang in the middle is Santiago the capital, resting below the imposing snow-capped peaks of the Andes. It feels like the only place in Chile where the 21st Century has made an appearance! Santiago is one of South America’s most progressive and fashionable cities. It’s a foodie city as well as a place to discover a turbulent history.

Linger awhile in the fertile central valleys of the Chilean Winelands, with stays in wine estates and wine routes in the foothills of the Andes. Additionally stay on the Pacific Ocean at the UNESCO World Heritage port of Valparaiso. Then visit the quaint town of La Serena, close to the world’s largest astronomical telescopes.

Chile’s Lake District

The Chilean Lake District is an adventure playground of activity and adrenaline in a landscape of glacial lakes and perfectly formed volcanoes. Then enjoy the good life in luxury lodges and soak in hot tubs amid untouched forests and mountains. It’s a magnificent place to take a road trip, for example a real bragging-rights adventure on the Carretera Austral featured in A Patagonia Road Trip. Your dedicated South America Travel Specialist will be proud to design a route through Chile’s undiscovered lands.

Patagonia

We then we have the legend that is Patagonia. For us, just that word means the promise of adventure in the land of big skies and the exhilarating feeling of escape. Torres del Paine National Park is the justified star of the show. Don’t rush a visit here, stay in a lodge with views of the jagged peaks of Paine and explore on foot, by kayak, in a jeep or on horseback. Check out Chile Adventure in Style for getting out in the wild. We’ll make sure your Patagonia adventure will include priceless moments like sundowners at the end of the world.

Some of the best adventure lodges in South America, if not the world, are to be found in Chile. All combining a remote luxury and a safari adventure-style experience with organic Patagonian dishes included, thus leaving you free to contemplate and dream.

Easter Island

Next up is Easter Island which is a five-hour flight from Santiago. It’s part of Chile yet not really Chile. On the other hand it’s Polynesia yet not completely Polynesia. You can now stay on Easter Island in luxury lodges. In a few days you’ll discover the entirety of this dot in the Pacific Ocean, and be blown away by the mysterious moai statues.

In a nutshell

Let South America Travel Specialist unravel the awesome variety of Chile for you and design your own personal adventure from the north to the south and beyond.