14 days / 13 nights from £ per person based on 2 sharing in 3* accommodation (not including flights)

Day 1: Santiago
Arrival at Santiago Airport and transfer to hotel. In the afternoon we will enjoy a city tour to see the most interesting attractions of the Chilean capital.
Overnight in Santiago

Day 2: Santiago - San Pedro - Valle de la Luna
After breakfast a transfer will take us to the airport to board our connecting flight. Upon arrival at the airport of Calama, we will be provided assistance and a transfer to San Pedro de Atacama. San Pedro is an unusually colourful village at 2,000 m / 6,560 ft above sea level, in the middle of a green oasis. In the afternoon we will enjoy the eerily silent moonscape of Valle de la Luna with its backdrop of snow-capped volcanoes; here we will observe the beauty of the scenery intensify during sunset.
Overnight in San Pedro de Atacama.

Day 3: San Pedro, historical sites & the Atacama Salt Lake
After breakfast we will visit the town of San Pedro de Atacama, including the colonial church and archaeological museum and then head on to visit a nearby pre-Columbian village, and archaeological site. In the afternoon visit the huge Atacama Salt Lake, an inland sea formed millions of years ago. You will be overwhelmed by the vast emptiness with the white salt crusts stretched out in front of you as far as your eyes can see. It is one of the most spectacular and dramatic landscapes in South America.
Overnight in San Pedro de Atacama

Day 4: El Tatio-Machuca
Today we will depart at 4:00 a.m. in order to see the El Tatio Geysers, a geothermal field flanked by soaring peaks. Powerful spurts of steam shoot out at dawn from various blowholes and condensate in the cold air. The steaming ponds are encrusted with brilliant salt crystals that reflect the metalbluesky at dawn; along with the rising columns of steam they make for a breathtaking sight. On the way back from the geysers to San Pedro, we will visit the settlement Machuca, located at 3,400 m / 11,150 ft above sea level. Only a few shepherds still live in this former rest place for the ancient llama caravans that travelled the Inca Trail.
Overnight in San Pedro de Atacama

Day 5: Calama–Puerto Montt–Puerto Varas
After breakfast a transfer will take us to the airport of Calama to board our connecting flight. Arrival in Puerto Montt Airport, directly followed by a short city tour of Puerto Montt; a transfer will then take us to Puerto Varas, also known as the "City of Roses"; located on the shores of Lake Llanquihue, Chile's second largest lake, with the volcanoes Osorno and Calbuco reflected in the crystal clear water.
Overnight in Puerto Varas

Day 6: Peulla
In the morning we will depart from the hotel and drive along the shoreline of Lake Llanquihue to Petrohué in the Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park. We can make an optional short stop to look at the famous Petrohué Falls. We proceed to Petrohué to board the catamaran to sail across Lake Todos los Santos to Peulla enjoying beautiful views of the surrounding mountains on the way. We will have time for lunch at the Hotel Peulla and/or a walk to the nearby waterfalls.
Overnight in Puerto Varas

Day 7: Chiloé Island
Departure to Pargua and crossing of Chacao Channel by ferry to Chiloé Island. We will either visit Ancud, famous for its traditional market featuring a wide range of seafood and crafts, or the well known houses built on stilts in Castro and other sights of interest in this town. If weather conditions allow, we will be able to visit the penguin islands "Islotes Puñihul", situated on the north-western coast, about 30 minutes from Ancud. During the 30-minute ride in our zodiac to the islands we will be able to see Humboldt and Magellan penguins. In the late afternoon we return to Puerto Varas
Overnight in Puerto Varas

Day 8: Puerto Varas
Day at leisure in Puerto Varas. Optional excursions can be easily arranged.
Overnight in Puerto Varas

Day 9: Puerto Montt–Punta Arenas –Puerto Natales
Arrival at Punta Arenas Airport, transfer to Puerto Natales.
Overnight in Puerto Natales

Day 10: Puerto Natales-Torres del Paine National Park
In the Torres del Paine we will pass Laguna Amarga and Lake Pehoé and enjoy the beautiful views of the Paine Massif, Almirante Nieto, and the famous Torres (towers) del Paine. We will be able to observe local wildlife such as guanacos, ñandus, foxes, skunks, black-necked swans, flamingos, condors, and eagles.
Overnight in the Torres del Paine National Park

Day 11: Torres del Paine -Puerto Natales
The morning will be at leisure, we have time for a stroll in the surroundings of our hotel. In the afternoon we leave the park and drive to Puerto Nataleson the way we will visit the MilodonCave where archeologist have found the 12.00 years old remnants of a giant sloth.
Overnight in Puerto Natales

Day 12: Puerto Natales-Santiago
Transfer to the airport of Punta Arenas and flight to Santiago
Overnight in Santiago de Chile

Day 13: Santiago
Free day in Santiago

Day 14: Santiago
Transfer to the Santiago airport for your international flight.