Day 01 - Santiago
Transfer from the airport to your chosen hotel for overnight.
Day 02 - Santiago
Enjoy a half day city tour of Santiago, a city of contrasts from its Colonial past to the ultramodern, high-rise buildings. Highlights include the Parque O'Higgins and the Cousiño Palace, the Plaza de Armas, the cathedral and Pre-Colombian Art Museum. In the afternoon continue to the Maipo Valley and visit of the vineyard Concha y Toro. (B)
Day 03 - Santiago - Calama - San Pedro de Atacama
Today fly to Calama and visit Chiu Chiu and Pukara de Lasana on the way to your hotel in San Pedro de Atacama. (B)
Day 04 - San Pedro de Atacama
Today enjoy a full day excursion to Salar de Atacama and Lagunas Miscanti & Meñiques. You will start your tour visiting the huge Atacama Salt Lake, an inland sea dating back millions of years. The flatness, clearness and emptiness here are overwhelming. Following the road in direction to Argentina, you will pass by the Lagunas Miscanti & Meñiques volcanoes. (B)
Day 05 - San Pedro de Atacama
This morning you can enjoy a city walk of San Pedro de Atacama, the most important Archaeological center in Chile. The village is the center for Indian culture in the Atacama Desert. Mummies and artifacts have been recovered and are now shown nowadays in the Father Le Paige Museum, which you will visit during the walking tour. Afterwards, you will visit the beautiful white church of the town. The tour continues to the Pukará de Quitor, an old Inca fortress, dating back to the XII century. In the afternoon, continue to the Moon Valley, right in time for the beautiful sunset. (B)
Day 06 - San Pedro de Atacama
This morning an early rise at 4:00am for an excursion to the El Tatio Geysers. The steaming geysers are at their best between 06:30 and 08:30 hrs. A breakfast-box will be served at the geysers and afterwards you will enjoy a wonderfull day at Puritama Hot Springs. Transfer. (B)
Day 07 - San Pedro de Atacama - Calama - Punta Arenas
After breakfast, transfer from the hotel to the airport for your flight to Punta Arenas. On arrival in Punta Arenas transfer to your chosen hotel. (B)
Day 08 - Punta Arenas - Puerto Natalaes
After breakfast you will enjoy a city tour of Punta Arenas, a city with its European character. It is the most southern continental town of South America. Highlights include the Independence Avenue; the Cerro La Cruz, a point offering a sweeping view of Punta Arenas' colourful roofs, the Magellan Strait and Tierra del Fuego Island in the background. You continue with the transfer to Puerto Natales driving through the typical Patagonian steppe of the Magellan region and huge sheep farms and overnight at your chosen hotel. (B)
Day 09 - Puerto Natales - Torres del Paine National Park
Today you will visit one of the most spectacular scenic regions found in the world, the Torres del Paine National Park. Cascading waterfalls, roaring creeks, shimmering lakes and jagged spires of mountains are just a part of what Paine offers you. On this tour you will visit the viewpoints of Los Cuernos and Lago Pehoe, the spectacular Salto and the viewpoint Lago Grey, which allows you to have a marvelous view on the Grey Glacier. (B)
Day 10 - Torres del Paine National Park
Enjoy day at leisure to explore the National Park. (B)
Day 11 - Torres del Paine - Puerto Natales
This morning you will experience a different area in the Torres Paine National Park. You will visit Laguna Amarga, named after its bitter tasting waters, due to a high salt concentration. With a bit of luck, you will observe flamingos by the lagoon. Afterwards, you head on to the Cascada Rio Paine, a beautiful waterfall with its green colors waters. Transfer from Torres del Paine to Puerto Natales and overnight at your selected hotel. (B)
Day 12 - Puerto Natales - Punta Arenas - Santiago
After breakfast, transfer from Torres del Paine to the airport for your flight to Santiago. On arrival, transfer to your selected hotel. (B)
Day 13 - Santiago
Today enjoy a full day excursion to Valparaiso and Vina del Mar. (B)
Day 14 - Santiago
After breakfast, transfer from your hotel to the airport for your flight home. (B)