Places to visit in Chile
Chile’s length means the landscapes change completely as you move from north to south, so it pays to focus your trip rather than try to cover everything at once. Most holidays link a region or two by short domestic flights. Here’s where we recommend spending your time.
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Atacama Desert
Vast salt flats, steaming geysers, flamingo-filled lagoons and volcanic peaks create a world that feels more like another planet than the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. As the driest non-polar desert on Earth, this is one of South America’s most spectacular destinations for adventure, wildlife and stargazing.
Glacier-carved valleys, temperate rainforests, fjords, turquoise rivers and jagged mountain peaks stretch for hundreds of kilometres through one of Patagonia’s last great wilderness frontiers. Aysén Patagonia and the Carretera Austral offer an unforgettable journey into the wild heart of the region.
Shimmering lakes, snow-capped volcanoes, ancient forests and lakeside towns with an Alpine flavour – Chile’s northern Lake District is one of the most accessible corners of the country to explore. Combine outdoor adventure with real scenery and Mapuche heritage, and you’ve got one of Chile’s most rewarding regions for nature and adventure in equal measure.
Snow-capped volcanoes, blue lakes, ancient forests and lakeside towns with a distinct Bavarian streak: the southern Chilean Lake District is one of the country’s most beautiful regions, and one of the most rewarding to explore. Chilean Lake District holidays combine spectacular scenery with outdoor adventure, and local culture.
Easter Island
Discover one of the world’s most remote and enigmatic destinations, where giant stone statues stand watch over volcanic landscapes, windswept grasslands and Pacific Ocean horizons. Our Easter Island holidays combine Rapa Nui’s archaeology, Polynesian culture and dramatic natural scenery unlike anywhere else on Earth.
This is about as remote as South America gets: glacier-clad mountains plunging into icy fjords, forgotten islands sheltering remarkable wildlife, and the ice-spiked Andes finally crumbling into the sea. Southern Patagonia holidays take in one of the last true wildernesses on Earth, and some of the most dramatic, untouched landscapes anywhere in the Southern Hemisphere.
South of the Atacama Desert lies a sunlit oasis where vineyards nestled among ancient villages, mountains and the clearest night skies on Earth. From the colonial charm of La Serena to the pisco-producing terraces of the Elqui Valley, Elqui Valley holidays offer a mix of culture, nature, astronomy and wine unlike anywhere else in Chile.
Lauca National Park
Over 4,000m on Chile’s northern Altiplano, the air is thin and the colours turn almost unreal: teal lakes mirror snow-dusted volcanoes, and emerald wetlands spread out where you’d expect nothing but desert. This is Lauca National Park Chile, one of South America’s most dramatic and least-visited wildernesses, rising near the borders of Peru and Bolivia.
Snow-capped Andean peaks overlook cosmopolitan neighbourhoods, historic plazas and sun-drenched vineyards in Santiago Chile – the country’s sophisticated capital and its surrounding wine country. Combining urban culture with world-class wineries, Santiago and vineyards nearby give you the perfect introduction to Chile.