Chile

Why should I plan your trip? Chile doesn't repeat itself. Desert, valley, glacier, ocean, and no two travelers need to see it in the same order.

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$1,000+

8+ days

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Dramatic Chile

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Chile stretches over 2,600 miles north to south, and the Atacama-to-Colchagua route captures its extremes without the full length of the country. The Atacama Desert opens the trip, the driest non-polar desert on earth, salt flats, geysers, and night skies so clear that some of the world's most powerful telescopes are built here. Colchagua follows, terraced vineyards producing Chile's best Carménère and Cabernet in the shadow of the Andes. Santiago closes it out, a modern capital wedged between mountains and coast.

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Atacama Desert

The driest non-polar desert on earth, otherworldly salt flats, geysers at dawn, and star-filled skies so clear that major observatories are built here rather than almost anywhere else on the planet.

Santiago

A modern capital wedged between the Andes and the Pacific coast, sharp architecture, a growing food scene, and quick access to both mountains and coastline within a single day.

Colchagua Valley

Chile's premier wine region, terraced vineyards producing the country's signature Carménère grape, set against the backdrop of the Andes, with boutique wineries built for slow, unhurried tastings.

torres de paine

For travelers wanting to go further south, Chilean Patagonia's granite towers and glacial lakes offer some of the most dramatic hiking terrain in South America.

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