Deriving its name from the indigenous Mapuche word “chilli”, meaning “where the land ends”, Chile’s 5,000 islands stretched along 2,500 miles of coastline offer diversity of landscapes like few places on Earth.
Pais de Poetas
Chile stretches for more than half the entire length of South America, flanked by the Pacific to the west and the Andes to the east. Home to incredibly diverse and dramatic landscapes, there's no shortage of exciting cultural and physical activities.
UNIQUE EXPERIENCES
- Stargaze in the clear Atacama Desert night sky
- Hike in the valley of soaring mountains in Torres del Paine National Park
- Be the first to set foot on a glacier in the Southern Ice Field
- Horseback ride through the papa of Patagonia
- Learn the Rapa Nui culture on Easter Island
WHEN TO VISIT
September, October, and November (spring) welcome colorful blooms, while March, April, and May (fall) usher in autumnal hues. Patagonia and Southern Chile are best from mid-January through March with fewer crowds.
Experience the gracious culture of the gauchos, Chilean cowboys.
Learn how guanacos and their young, adorably called chulengos, are able to survive at 13,000 feet above sea level
Navigate your kayak through glacial debris on Grey Lake
Watch the sun set behind the Paine Massif in Torres del Paine
Follow your guide through networks of ice caves in Grey Glacier
Soak in the beauty of Tierra Patagonia Hotel & Spa
Lucky visitors of Patagonia might see pumas in their natural habitat
Kayak beneath the craggy black granite peaks of Los Cuernos
Saddle up for a ride through the valleys of the Atacama Desert
Watch a gaucho and his dog herd sheep back to the estancia
Pink flamingos match the sky but stand out in stark contrast against the desert landscape of Atacama
