SANTIAGO
3 days / 2 nights
Day 1: Santiago
On arrival you will be met
and transferred to your hotel.
Day 2: Santiago
Your morning city tour will
take you through "La Moneda Palace",
the Cathedral, the popular Central Market, Santa
Lucia Hill, Providencia area and finish at San
Cristobal for an overview of the city and
surrounding Andes. (B)
Day 3: Santiago
Transfer for onward travel.
(B)
VINA DEL MAR
2 days / 1 night
Day 1: Santiago - Vina del
Mar
Departure transfer from
Santiago on a regular bus tour to Vina del Mar
and Valparaiso, situated some 150 kms from
Santiago. Vina del Mar is Chile's main seaside
resort city. Visit the main points of interest
and transfer to your hotel.
Day 2: Vina del Mar
Morning at leisure prior to
your afternoon return to Santiago and your hotel
or airport. (B)
EASTER ISLAND
Easter Island, or
"Rapa Nui", is situated some 3,800 kms
west of Chile, making it one of the most distant
and remote inhabitated islands on Earth. This
small 115 sq. kms peculiarly shaped island was
named Easter Island by its Dutch discoverer who
found it on an Easter Day in 1722. There is no
inhabited place in the world that differs so much
from other human communities. Its volcanic
landscape is dotted with more than 600 giant
statues, volcanoes with totora covered lakes, a
mysterious cave with impressive pictures, figures
carved into the rocks; all silent witnesses of a
never fully interpreted civilisation.
How primitive man achieved
such startling perfection is one of the many
unanswered questions about Easter Island. Why
seemingly superhuman stone cutters once made 90
tonne monoliths from the sides of volcanoes is a
spellbinding archaeological puzzle. There are
more questions here than answers, but there is
just one thing we know that is certain, people
who visit Easter Island will remember it for the
rest of their lives.
Note that due to the
infrequency of flights to this area (only two or
three flights a week), please look at the flights
first and then select the program that fits your
length of stay. Packages include round trip
transfers airport/hotel, bus sightseeing to the
most important archaeological sights and meal
plans to suit your needs.
SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA
3 days / 2 nights
Day 1: Calama
On arrival you will be met
and transferred to your hotel.
Day 2: Calama - San Pedro
Early morning departure to
the fantastic Tatio Geyser. During sunrise it is
an unforgettable sight, with magnificent vapour
flushes surrounded by the majestic Andean
volcanoes. After breakfast the tour proceeds to
the famous oasis town of San Pedro de Atacama for
a visit to the Museum, which exhibits some
magnificent artifacts of ancient mummies, Stone
Age tools, textiles, ceramics, jewellery and
weapons that were found by the Jesuit Father Le
Paige during his excavations in this dry desert.
Rest of the day at leisure. (B,L,D)
Day 3: San Pedro - Calama
This morning proceed
through the desert salt-eroded Valley of the Moon
and the colonial oasis of "Chiu Chiu"
to visit its fascinating church (built in 1540),
and the Inca fortress of Lasana. Return this
afternoon to Calama where you will visit the
impressive open pit copper mine of Chuquicamata.
Late transfer for onward travel. (B,L)
ARICA
3 days / 2 nights
Day 1: Arica
On arrival you will be met
and transferred to your hotel.
Day 2: Arica
Your city tour today will
show you the San Marcos Church, the Customs
Building built by the Eiffel Works in Paris, the
Colon Square, El Morro, Azapa Valley and the
Archeological Museum. Remainder of the day free.
(B,L)
PUNTA ARENAS - TORRES DEL PAINE
4 days / 3 nights
Day 1: Punta Arenas
On arrival you will be met
and transferred to your hotel. This afternoon
drive down the last leg of the Panamerican
Highway, viewing the Straits of Magellan, to Port
Famine (founded in 1584), before visiting the
Museum at Fuerte Bulnes prior to your return to
Punta Arenas.
Day 2: Punta Arenas -
Puerto Natales
This morning's drive will
take you through the Chilean Patagonia, passing
huge sheep and cattle farms, the Morro Chico and
the imposing rocky bastion overlooking the Rubens
River. (B)
Day 3: Torres del Paine
National Park
A full day devoted to one
of the most spectacular nature reserves at the
end of the world, the Torres del Paine National
Park. Your tour includes the marvellous Grey
Glacier, a massive river of ice. The imposing
grandeur of the mountain ranges and surrounding
natural beauty makes today altogether
breathtaking. (B,L)
Day 4: Puerto Natales -
Punta Arenas
Early morning departure to
Punta Arenas and transfer for onward travel.
(B).
PUERTO MONTT
2 days / 1 night
Day 1: Puerto Montt
Upon arrival you will be
met and transferred to your hotel. Afternoon free
to visit the Angelmo fishing village, with an
impressive array of fruits and seafood on
display. The area is noted for its regional
handicrafts.
Day 2: Puerto Montt
Transfer for onward travel.
(B)
LAKES CROSSING
3 days / 2 nights
Day 1: Puerto Montt
On arrival you will be met
and transferred to your hotel. Afternoon at
leisure to visit the Angelmo fishing village,
with an impressive array of fruits and seafood on
display. The area is noted for its regional
handicrafts.
Day 2: Puerto Montt -
Peulla
This morning, begin your
two day crossing with a combination of bus and
boats to Bariloche, passing beside Lake
Llanquihue, past the Petrohue Falls to Petrohue
where you will board your cruiser and cross Lake
Todos Los Santos to arrive in Peulla around
midday. Overnight in the peaceful serenity of
this rustic location. (B,L)
Day 3: Peulla - Bariloche
This morning continue by
bus to Puerto Frias and then cross into Argentina
to Puerto Blest, where you join another cruiser
for your final leg across Lake Nahuel Huapi to
Puerto Panuelo and Bariloche. On arrival you will
be transferred to your hotel. (B,L)
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