Overview
Chile’s awe-inspiring scenery is the country’s biggest draw and offers visitors everything from scorched volcanic desert to fertile lake district and enormous glaciers of southern wilderness Tierra del Fuego. This is a country of the great outdoors with exciting activities to match. The icing on the cake is fascinating Easter Island (Rapa Nui), a remote Chilean territory with a Polynesian culture two time zones away in the Pacific Ocean.
Chile is a proud country with strong heritage in arts and culture, particularly in capital Santiago, producing world-famous poets and authors. Following a history of upheavals, modern-day Chile is also a peaceful and welcoming place with good infrastructure and, despite the distances, easy to get around. Enjoy the country’s excellent hotels, fresh seafood and delicious Chilean wine, among the best in the world.
Our Chile Tours
We have holidays to Chile available to fit any type of traveller. If you’re looking to travel to Chile for an active family holiday, try Family Patagonia: Glacial lakes and mountains. Are you travelling solo, and prefer to discover the country with like-minded travellers? Have a look at our Penguin: Extremes of Chile group tour, or another of our group holidays to Chile. Or if you’re looking for more inspiration, check out our pick of the best places to visit in Chile..
With 40 years of experience in creating award-winning tailor-made holidays and escorted group tours to Central and South America, Journey Latin America is best placed to plan the perfect itinerary. Contact our Chile Travel Experts and start planning your perfect holiday to Chile today.
Our top holiday styles to Chile
Our Chile Tours
From expertly designed Private Journeys to trail-blazing Group Tours, browse our range of carefully crafted holidays.
Private Journeys
Chile
Active Chile: Andean Skiing and Atacama Desert Adventures
(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)
Private Journeys
Chile / Patagonia
Active Chile: Hiking, cycling and kayaking in the lake district and Patagonia
(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)
Private Journeys
Chile / Patagonia
Active Chile: Trek in Torres Del Paine
(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)
Private Journeys
Chile / Argentina / Patagonia
Active Patagonia: Classic treks in Argentina and Chile
(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)
Places To Visit In Chile
Discover our guide to the most exciting, memorable and inspiring places to visit.
Atacama Desert
The lunar landscape of Chile's Atacama is the world’s driest desert, home to hissing geysers, sprawling salt flats and otherworldly valleys of magnificent amber rocks.
Aysen and the Carretera Austral
Home to lush, temperate forests, tumultuous rivers and jagged mountain passes, Aysén is a pristine wilderness made accessible by the Carretera Austral.
Chilean Lake District (north)
A Tolkienesque landscape of monkey puzzle forests, soaring snow-capped volcanoes and lakes of the deepest blue. This is where Patagonia begins.
Chilean Lake District (south)
A Tolkienesque landscape of monkey puzzle forests, soaring snow-capped volcanoes and lakes of the deepest blue.
Things to do
We proudly offer the widest range of activities, excursions and one-of-a-kind experiences across all our destinations, tried and tested personally by our travel experts.
Accommodation
Browse our unrivalled portfolio of accommodation . Every option has been carefully chosen by our team of travel experts, so you can rest assured that you’ll relax in utter comfort.
Where to go when - our guide to Chile
The weather in Chile is wide and varied
Chile stretches out across 4,300 kilometres, encompassing some of the most diverse landscapes that South America has to offer. Between the scorched Atacama Desert of the north and the majestic Patagonian wilderness of the south, the climate varies considerably.
December to February are the peak summer months, with higher temperatures and less rainfall drawing plenty of local and international visitors. Clear summer skies create the perfect conditions for stargazing in the lunar landscapes of the Atacama Desert, or for taking in vistas of the towering massifs and jagged glaciers of Torres del Paine National Park. The vineyards surrounding Santiago are tempting during Autumn (March until May) when the Vendimias wine harvesting celebrations take place in the glow of crimson and gold-hued foliage. The colder winter months (June to August) are ideal for skiing in the pristine Andean slopes of Valle Nevado, or in the glacial hinterland of southern Patagonia. Bursts of rain and sunny days in spring awaken a deluge of wildflowers across the country, and a huge variety of wild animals are easier to spot in the national parks with fewer visitors to disturb them.
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