Chilean Islands and Deserts Tour

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This tour begins with an international flight into Santiago, where you will be met by one of our bilingual guides. Spend a day exploring the capital city on a modern city tour through historical downtown, the Central Market, and some of Santiago’s most interesting “barrios.” Catch a great vista of the Andes from atop San Cristóbal Hill while you are exploring...
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Overview

Trip type
Private Guided
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

    • Visit the most important and significant moais, learn of their astounding history and preservation
    • Explore Santiago
    • Experience Modern City Tour with San Cristóbal Hill
    • Visit numerous sites that hold the colossal moai statues
    • Visit Easter Island, an island of volcanic remains, known for its massive and mysterious moai statues

What's this trip about?

    This tour begins with an international flight into Santiago, where you will be met by one of our bilingual guides. Spend a day exploring the capital city on a modern city tour through historical downtown, the Central Market, and some of Santiago’s most interesting “barrios.” Catch a great vista of the Andes from atop San Cristóbal Hill while you are exploring. Depart Santiago for a three day stay in one of the driest places on Earth, the Atacama Desert. Choose from a number of daily excursions and activities that will have you traversing these ancient sands across volcanoes and lava fields. You will get to learn about the limited and specialized ecosystems that have evolved in the oldest desert in the world, of which some parts have reportedly never received rain.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizePrivate - your group only
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CitySantiago de Chile
End CitySantiago

Travel Themes

  • Local Immersion & Homestays
  • Transformative
  • Winter Sports

Destinations

  • South America
  • Chile

Attractions

  • Atacama Desert
  • Easter Island
  • San Cristobal
  • San Francisco
  • Santiago

Activities

  • Culture
  • Hiking
  • History
  • Homestays & Cultural Immersion
  • Mountain Biking
  • Trekking

Trip includes

    • 2 nights Hotel Orly, breakfast included
    • 3-night Casa Atacama package (includes Calama Airport transfers, accommodations, meals and guided excursions)
    • 1 night Holiday Inn Santiago Airport, breakfast included
    • 3 nights Taha Tai Hotel, daily breakfast included
    • Modern Santiago city tour with San Cristobal Hill (private)
    • Easter Island excursion package (2 days - private)
    • Airport-hotel transfers

Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: Santiago de Chile

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Overnight at the Hotel Orly, 2 nights.

Upon arrival you will be met by your guide and transferred to your Santiago hotel. For morning arrivals you will have the afternoon and evening at leisure to explore on your own.

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Day 2: Modern City Tour with San Cristóbal Hill

You will depart with your guide from your Santiago hotel and head to the exclusive El Golf Neighborhood, home to the financial district and many modern buildings.

A little further to the west you will find Providencia, an area with wide streets, lovely homes, a...

Day 3: Santiago- Calama- San Pedro de Atacama

Accommodation: Overnight at the Casa Atacama, 3 nights

Transfer to the airport for your flight to Calama. Upon arrival you will be met and transferred to San Pedro de Atacama, the gateway to the beautiful and diverse Atacama desert.

Located in the town o...

Days 4 & 5: Atacama Desert

Days to explore the Atacama Desert on guided excursions.

Day 6: Calama- Santiago

Transfer back to the Calama Airport for your flight to Santiago. Upon arrival transfer on your own to the Holiday Inn Santiago Airport Hotel, located adjacent to the terminal.

Day 7: Santiago- Easter Island

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Overnight at the Taha Tai Hotel

Transfer on your own to the terminal for your flight to Easter Island, an island of volcanic remains, known for its massive and mysterious moai statues. Upon arrival you will be met by our l...

Day 8: Easter Island

Today’s full-day tour includes Akahanga, Te Pito Kura, Rano Raraku and Anakena Beach:

You will be met at your hotel by your guide and begin your visit at Vaihu in Hanga Te’e Bay, off the South Coast road, to find the non-restored ahu (platform in Rapa Nui langu...

Day 9: Easter Island

This morning's half-day tour includes Orongo, Vinapu, Anakai Tangata: Orongo was the site of the famous annual Tangata Manu (birdman) tournament, in which the competitors would climb down the cliff and swim across to Motu Nui (which means “big island” in the Rapa Nui)...

Day 10: Easter Island- Santiago

You will be transferred back to the airport for your flight to Santiago. Connect with your international departure.

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Dates & Availability

Price From $3,350
Price per day$335
Last Updated: 5/7/2019

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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

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Since 1987, Lost World Adventures has been customizing guided trips to South and Central America and Antarctica.  With our first-hand knowledge and experience, we create innovative tailor-made tours that balance your interests and desire for adventure. Unearth the fascinating history of the mysterious moai on Chile's Easter Island or explore the lovely capital city of Argentina, Buenos Aires, and its coastal communities by foot, bike, horse, or canoe. Hike with us to the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu, bathe on a sunny beach in Costa Rica, or embark on a luxurious cruise of the beautiful and mystifying Galapagos Islands, immersing yourself in the exotic environments of diverse and rare wildlife. 

Each of our itineraries are carefully crafted after getting to know you. Our local guides are some of the best in the business and possess extensive knowledge of their culture, landscape, and area resources. Accommodations range from rustic eco-camps to luxury boutique hotels.

Lost World Adventures strives to accommodate all of our global travelers in a socially and environmentally conscious way. Mobility or dietary considerations, honeymooners or large groups, volcano ash sledding, jungle trekking, cooking classes or sophisticated gastronomic wine tours, whatever your needs or interests, we will tailor-make your trip to suit whatever degree of wanderlust you enjoy.

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Meals Included

2 Breakfasts

Age Requirements
No age restrictions
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