Overview & Highlights
Our covid-conscious holiday explores the extremes of Chile from the Atacama Desert to Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia’s deep south.
- Wine tasting (Vineyard)
- Moon Valley (Atacama Desert)
- High Altiplanic Lagoons (Atacama Desert)
- Tatio Geysers (Atacama Desert)
- Torres del Paine National Park
Experience all the untamed beauty of Chile’s natural highlights on this covid-conscious holiday. Sample exquisite wines in the sunlit vineyards of the San Antonio Valley before exploring the Atacama Desert’s lunar landscapes, where snow-capped volcanoes, shimmering lagoons and hissing geysers punctuate the sweeping sand dunes. Continue to the cathedral-high glaciers and serrated massifs of Torres del Paine national park in Patagonia, home to shy guanacos, soaring condors and elusive pumas.
Outline itinerary
Day 1
Transfer from the airport to your hotel in the vineyards.
Day 2
A full day to relax and sample the fine wines of Chile’s central valley.
Day 3
Fly north to Calama and transfer to San Pedro de Atacama.
Day 4-6
Exploring high Andean lagoons, salt flats and geysers with your driver-guide.
Day 7
Late afternoon flight to Santiago, overnight near the airport.
Day 8
Fly to Puerto Natales in Patagonia and transfer to Torres del Paine National Park.
Day 9-11
At leisure to explore your surroundings on self-guided walks.
Day 12
Fly to Santiago, overnight near the airport
Day 13
Depart Santiago
Things to do
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Accommodation
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What our clients say
97% of our clients rated their experience with us as Excellent or Good.
Seeing Machu Picchu for the first time, it was breath taking! and enjoying the company of a good set of fellow travellers.
IE, Coventry
JLA provided great planning from the start to the end, took all the hassle out of booking flights, bus, train and mini bus travel. Included excursions were excellent and well thought out, with a great tour leader.
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Our specialists have been expertly crafting award-winning tailor-made holidays to Latin America for 40 years. We would be delighted to create a truly personalised trip which perfectly matches your wishes and requirements.
Evie Oswald - Travel Expert
It's hard to believe that Evie has had time to cram so much in to her life so far. Having lived as a child in the Americas and Europe she found herself immediately attracted to Latin America.
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Mary Anne Nelson - Travel Expert
Born in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, Mary’s insider knowledge and dry sense of humour make her a highly valued member of the Tailor-made Holidays and Group Tour sales team.
Carrie Gallagher - Travel Expert
A former JLA tour leader, Carrie brings a wealth of on-the-ground experience to our London-based Tailor-made and Group Tours department.
Sophie Barber - Travel Expert
Sophie lived in Chile before joining us and has travelled extensively across Latin America, from Mexico to the furthest tip of Patagonia and beyond to Antarctica.
Ben Line - Travel Expert
Ben fell in love with Latin America on a six month backpacking trip from Colombia to Mexico in 1995. Since then he has explored most of South America, including living in Peru for a year. He is now Head of Sales.
Chris Rendell-Dunn - Travel Expert
Anglo-Peruvian Chris grew up in Lima and spent much of his adult life in between London and Cusco as a tour leader, before settling permanently in our London-based Tailor-made and Group Tours sales team.
Kathryn Rhodes - Travel Expert
Kathryn backpacked across Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru before joining us. She has a degree in Philosophy and French and is a keen netball player.
