The Aura and Mesmerising Chile

Arrive in Santiago and stay overnight in your hotel

Explore Santiago through its food culture. Ascend Cerro San Cristóbal for panoramic views and a traditional mote con huesillo. Visit local markets, sample empanadas, explore Barrio Yungay’s murals and artistic culture, and finish in Lastarria with Chilean pisco and local specialities. The day focuses on understanding Chile through its cuisine and neighbourhoods rather than traditional sightseeing.

Travel to the UNESCO-listed port city of Valparaíso. Ride historic funiculars, explore colourful hillside neighbourhoods including Cerro Alegre and Cerro Concepción, and enjoy sweeping Pacific Ocean views. A highlight is participating in a graffiti workshop, reflecting Valparaíso’s status as one of South America’s leading street-art capitals.

Fly north to Calama and transfer to San Pedro de Atacama. Check into Explora Atacama, one of Chile’s premier desert lodges. Surrounded by volcanoes, salt flats, and high-altitude landscapes, this marks the beginning of the expedition into one of Earth’s most extraordinary environments.

Spend the day exploring the Atacama’s remarkable geography. Possible excursions include Salar de Atacama, high-altitude lagoons filled with flamingos, volcanic landscapes, and vast desert plains. The region’s combination of geology and altitude creates scenery unlike anywhere else on Earth.

Continue exploring the Atacama through guided excursions. Depending on conditions and interests, activities may include El Tatio geysers, Moon Valley, salt flats, hot springs, and world-class astronomy experiences under some of the clearest skies on the planet.

Fly back to Santiago and enjoy an evening at leisure. The contrast between the remote desert and the modern capital highlights Chile’s remarkable geographical diversity.

Fly south and continue to Torres del Paine National Park. Check into Explora Torres del Paine, located in one of the world’s most celebrated wilderness areas. Patagonia’s immense scale, glacial lakes, and mountain peaks create a complete contrast to the Atacama Desert.

Explore the national park through guided excursions. Discover turquoise lakes, glaciers, guanacos, condors, and the famous granite towers that have made Torres del Paine one of the most iconic landscapes in South America.

Continue exploring Patagonia through hiking, wildlife observation, boat excursions, or scenic drives. Every excursion showcases a different aspect of the park’s diverse ecosystems and dramatic landscapes.

Fly back to Santiago and spend the night preparing for the final stage of the journey.

Fly nearly 3,700 kilometres into the Pacific Ocean to Easter Island (Rapa Nui), one of the most remote inhabited islands on Earth. The island’s Polynesian heritage and mysterious stone statues make it unlike anywhere else in South America.

Explore the island’s most significant archaeological sites, including ceremonial platforms, volcanic craters, and the famous moai statues. Learn about the fascinating history of the Rapa Nui people and one of the world’s most enduring archaeological mysteries.

Continue discovering Rapa Nui through additional archaeological sites, coastal landscapes, and cultural experiences. The island’s combination of isolation, mythology, and dramatic scenery creates one of the world’s most memorable travel experiences.

Depart Easter Island, concluding a journey that spans Chile’s three most extraordinary regions: the Atacama Desert, Patagonia, and the remote Pacific world of Rapa Nui.