Escorted Tours 2023-2024

Day 1: UK to Santiago Depart the UK on your overnight flight via São Paulo. Day 2: Santiago D On arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel with the rest of the day at leisure. Day 3: Santiago B Set against a spectacular backdrop of the Andean peaks, Santiago’s sparkling skyscrapers run amidst leafy neighbourhoods and peaceful parks. This morning’s tour takes you through the historic heart of the downtown area to the Plaza de Armas, centre of the city’s old colonial core and home to the impressive 18th century government palace and the beautiful baroque cathedral. The provincial Santa Lucia Hill reveals the site where Spanish conquistadors founded the city and is now adorned with wonderful facades, fountains and stairways affording far reaching views over the city. Day 4: Santiago and Colchagua Valley B/L Today you’ll journey south along the Panamerican Highway, through the central valley, to Colchagua. Surrounded by majestic mountains, pass through sun-scorched terrain, rolling hills and idyllic vineyards on the way to the sleepy country town of Santa Cruz. The tour continues to a local vineyard to see where some of the country’s very best red wines are produced. Located in one of the New World’s finest wine regions, enjoy some tastings of cabernet sauvignons and merlots. Day 5: Santiago to San Pedro de Atacama B In the morning fly to Calama in the Atacama Desert. Occupying a 1000 kilometre strip of land west of the Andes, Chile’s Atacama Desert is the driest place on earth. The resulting eerie landscapes are beautiful beyond belief, boasting unique and unworldly vistas like nowhere else on earth. On arrival, transfer to the oasis town of San Pedro in the heart of this fascinating desert and late afternoon climb the sweeping sand dunes of the Moon Valley to watch a mesmerising sunset. Day 6: San Pedro de Atacama B/L/D This morning you will travel to the incredible Salar de Atacama. Chile’s largest salt flat is an immense expanse of thick salt clusters and one of the world’s largest lithium reserves as well as home to many native bird species. Cross the crunchy crystalline edge of this immense barren salt basin to the Chaxa Lagoon, where you can get up close to dozens of flamingos foraging in the mineral rich waters. Continuing on, you will reach the nearby Miscanti and Meñique Lagoons. With intense blue- Tour highlights ✔ Enjoy a fascinating city tour of Chile’s cosmopolitan capital, Santiago ✔ Witness the strikingly enigmatic statues of Easter Island and visit the Orongo ceremonial village ✔ Delight in a delicious wine tasting in Colchagua Valley ✔ Marvel at the breath-taking Tatio Geysers in the Atacama Desert ✔ Watch the sunset from the sand dunes of Moon Valley ✔ Spot the flamingos of Chaxa Lagoon in the Atacama Salt Flats ✔ Relax on the golden sands of Anakena Beach Chile and Easter Island From cosmopolitan Santiago, to the mountain side vineyards of Colchagua and the unique landscapes in the Atacama Desert, northern Chile boasts some unforgettable highlights. Add to this mysterious Easter Island, one of the most isolated places on earth, this tour explores the very best this region has to offer. Easter Island Calama Santiago Colchagua Valley San Pedro de Atacama Chile < < • • Hanga Roa Anakena Poukura Orongo Rano Kau Tongariki • • • • •           Easter Island Coach Air Foot Nights 2 3 5 4 P R I V A T E T O U R U P G R A D E S F R O M £749 South America 104 Visit our website or call 0800 954 9329 to book or for further details