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Chile

Driest desert to southern ice

Photo: Cuernos del Paine in Torres del Paine National Park.jpg by Pedro Szekely from Los Angeles, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. All photo credits

A ribbon of a country, more than 2,600 miles top to bottom, which makes it a trip of two or three flights rather than one base.

What it's known for

Atacama Desert The driest non-polar desert on earth, and some of the clearest night skies anywhere
Torres del Paine Granite towers, glaciers and guanacos in Chilean Patagonia
Santiago and the wine valleys Casablanca, Maipo and Colchagua are all within reach of the capital
Easter Island Rapa Nui and its moai, a five-hour flight out into the Pacific

When to go

Patagonia is a November-to-March destination. The Atacama works year-round. Wine harvest is around March and April.

Getting there

Flights into Santiago, with domestic connections north to Calama for the Atacama and south to Punta Arenas for Patagonia.

This page is a starting point, not a packaged trip. Larry builds each itinerary around what you want and quotes it once he has confirmed availability and current pricing.