Overview & Highlights
Seize the opportunity to ski in Portillo, Chile, where the season begins in July. Then head up to the Atacama Desert for limitless outdoor fun.
Few places on Earth match up to the variety Chile can offer in one holiday. As summer gets into full swing in Europe and North America, Chile’s higher Andean slopes are blanketed in a fresh carpet of snow and winter sports enthusiasts head for the ski runs high above Santiago. Chile’s well-established ski resorts have always welcomed a steady trickle of adventurous international visitors between late June and mid-September. Our holiday offers you the opportunity to ski this year in the Andes, where you’ll spend 4 days at the resort of Portillo. There’s another excellent reason to head for Chile in the northern summer: it’s the dry season in the high-altitude Atacama region, on the border with Bolivia. For the actively inclined, this is an invigorating spot to go walking, biking or horse riding among volcanoes, altiplanic lakes and horizon-stretching salt flats. This holiday operates every Friday between July and September.
- Skiing at Portillo
- Excursions and activities at Explora in Atacama
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Outline itinerary
Day 1
Transfer to your hotel in Santiago.
Day 2
Transfer to Portillo ski resort in the Andes.
Day 3-4
Three full days to ski at your leisure in Portillo.
Day 6
Transfer to Santiago airport and fly to the Atacama Desert.
Days 7-10
Explore the volcanoes, salt flats, canyons and geysers around San Pedro de Atacama.
Day 11
Fly to Santiago and overnight near the airport.
Day 12
Depart Santiago
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