ITINERARY OVERVIEW

Day 1 - Depart home

Day 2 - Arrive SANTIAGO (afternoon city tour and welcome dinner) : Overnight in Santiago

Day 3 - Fly to Punta Arenas | transfer up to TORRES DEL PAINE | First evening outing : Overnight in Torres del Paine

Day 4 - TORRES DEL PAINE : Overnight in Torres del Paine

Day 5 - TORRES DEL PAINE : Overnight in Torres del Paine

Day 6 - TORRES DEL PAINE | drive to PUNTA ARENAS : Overnight in Punta Arenas

Day 7 - Fly to Santiago | visit VALPARAISO : Overnight in Valparaiso

Day 8 - Fly to Calama | ATACAMA DESERT : Overnight in San Pedro de Atacama

Day 9 - ATACAMA DESERT : Overnight in San Pedro de Atacama

Day 10 - ATACAMA DESERT : Overnight in San Pedro de Atacama

Day 11 - Transfer back to Calama | fly to Santiago for outbound flights back home

Day 12 - Arrive back home.

Bolivia extension:

Day 12 - Drive into Bolivia | Volcan Licancabur | RED & GREEN LAGOONS | Valley de Chalviri : Overnight in Villa Mar

Day 13 - Sites en route | BOLIVIAN VILLAGES | COLCHANI & THE SALT FLAT : Overnight in Colchani, by the salt flat

Day 14 - UYUNI SALT FLAT :  Overnight in Colchani, by the salt flat

Day 15 - Transfer back to Calama, Chile | fly to Santiago for outbound flights back home

Day 16 - Arrive back home.

Contact us if interested in further information, including a full detailed itinerary. 


Early sign-up available.

HIGHLIGHTS

  1. •4 days in Torres del Paine, the jewel of Patagonia, at a deluxe lodge right in the National Park – with hikes/walks, boat rides to glaciers, searching for pumas, etc.... in the height of the austral autumn, with its splash of beautiful colors & light.

  2. •..4 days in the pristine Atacama Desert, the closest Alex says he has ever “felt to the sky”, including visits to the moon valley, the Tatio Geysers, gorgeous desert lakes, and more.

  3. •Visit Santiago, Chile’s cosmopolitan capital, its colorful UNESCO-protected port Valparaiso, and elegant Punta Arenas, the southernmost city in the world.

  4. •Local expert photographers in both Patagonia & Atacama to take us the best possible places in the best light.

  5. •An itinerary planned around the lunar calendar to experience some of the best skies in the world up north (and a dedicated outing with an expert for astrophotography).

  6. •An optional extension to the jaw-dropping Uyuni Salt Flats in Bolivia. 

  7. •OSE owner Alex Ros, as your personal trip leader. Alex lived in Chile seven years, is fluent in Spanish, and has been leading tours in Chile, a country he is passionate about, since 2003. 

APRIL/MAY 2022