CHILE TOURS - CHILE SPECTACULAR
Spectacular, comprehensive 12 Day/11 Night Program featuring SANTIAGO - CALAMA - SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA - LUNAR VALLEY - ATACAMA SALT FLATS - ANDEAN LAKES - GEISERS EL TATIO - PUERTO MONTT - PUERTO VARAS - FRUTILLAR - PETROHUE - OSORNO VOLCANO - PUNTA ARENAS - PUERTO NATALES - TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK
“The exceptional geography of Chile gives shape to a wide variety of climates and landscapes which induce visitors to open new horizons and explore the depths of a country that never ceases to amaze…”
Departures: January 8, February 19, March 5, April 23, May 14, June 18, July 9, August 20, September 3, October 15, November 12, December 10, 2010; January 14, February 18, 2011
Prices from $1823.00 Per Person in Double Occupancy. Includes Land Arrangements Only. International and Domestic Airfare is not included. Please ask for our Airline Specials, too!
Day 1/Friday HOME CITY - SANTIAGO
Meet and Greet upon arrival to Santiago International Airport, and Transfer to the Hotel Panamericano or similar. Afternoon, enjoy guided City Tour of this European style cosmopolitan capital city including historic La Moneda, Plaza de Armas, Santiago Cathedral, Santa Lucia Hill, the site of the founding of Santiago in 1541, and the beautiful residential districts of Vitacura and Las Condes en “el Barrio Alto”.
http://www.hotelpanamericano.cl/index_english.htm
Day 2/Saturday SANTIAGO – CALAMA – SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA - VALLE DE LA LUNA
Breakfast. Departure Transfer to the Airport for 2 hour flight north to Calama in the heart of the Atacama Desert. Meeting upon arrival and transfer to San Pedro de Atacama, a remote Spanish-Indian village of just 900 inhabitants founded in the 16th century. Explore its charming, central square, quaint Spanish Mission Church founded in 1641, the Father Gustave Le Paige Museum with its extraordinary collection of Andean archaeology including indigenous ceramics, mummies (dating from pre-Hispanic times), garments, ornaments and gold figures, and tour spectacular Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley) with its eerie otherworldly rock formations suggesting the lunar landscape. The colors at sunset are extraordinary! Check-in to the Hotel Casa Don Tomas or similar. B
http://www.dontomas.cl/
Day 3/Sunday SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA – SALAR DE ATACAMA - LAGUNAS ALTIPLANICAS
Breakfast. Enjoy full day visit through the beautiful Atacama Desert landscape. Highlights of this marvellous day include the Salar del Atacama (Atacama Salt Flats), Chile’s largest salt flat, with its rugged salt crust surface peppered with desert dust. Under the hardened white crust is a great lake which is a breeding ground for improbable flocks of pink flamingos. Continuing to the beautiful, icy blue waters of the Lagunas Altiplanicas Miscanti and Meniques reflecting on their surface the snow-capped mountians at over 13,000 feet above sea level. Then to visit the authentic, charming Spanish colonial towns of Socaire and Toconao before returning to San Pedro de Atacama. B L
Day 4/Monday SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA – GEISERS DEL TATIO
Very early morning pick up from your hotel for three hour drive straight up to walk among the billowing Tatio geysers at over 4,300 meters above sea level surrounded by soaring snow covered peaks. At dawn, powerful bursts of steam emanate from perfectly shaped conical mini-volcanoes to over 25 feet in height. Breakfast is served as you admire the Torcopuri and Sairecabur Volcanoes so near you can touch them. Around mid-day return to San Pedro de Atacama. Evening free to relax, stroll and explore on your own. B
Day 5/Tuesday SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA – CALAMA – SANTIAGO – PUERTO MONTT - PUERTO VARAS
Breakfast. Departure Transfer to Airport in Calama for 2 hour flight to Santiago. Arrival to Santiago for connecting 1 ½ hour flight to Puerto Montt in Chile’s beautiful alpine lake region in the south. Pickup at the airport and transfer to Puerto Varas overlooking spectacular Lake Llanquihue. Check in to Hotel Bellavista or similar. Evening free to relax, stroll and explore on your own. B
http://www.hotelclub.net/hotel.reservations/BellaVista_Hotel_Puerto_Varas.htm
Day 6/Wednesday PUERTO VARAS - PUERTO MONTT – FRUTILLAR
CHILOE – PUERTO VARAS
Breakfast. Enjoy City Tour visiting colorful port cities of Puerto Varas and Puerto Montt.. Travel along Costanera Avenue with magnificent view of Reloncavi Bay, the main square and monument to its early German settlers, Angelmo fishing village, continuing to Puerto Varas, the “city of roses”. Then to Frutillar, strongly influenced by German settlers 150 years ago, situated on the banks of beautiful Lake Llanquihue with impressive snow-capped Osorno Volcano directly opposite. B, L
Day 7/Thursday PUERTO VARAS - PETROHUE - SKI CENTER & OSORNO VOLCANO
Breakfast. Exciting full day excursion to the Ski and Mountain Center at Osorno Volcano in the Vicente Perez Rosales National Park. Continue to Petrohue, lovely, tiny town at the base of the Osorno Volcano and on the shores of Lake Todos Los Santos, known as the "Emerald Lake" for its gorgeous deep green hues. B, L
DAY 8/Friday PUERTO VARAS - PUERTO MONTT - PUNTA ARENAS - PUERTO NATALES
Breakfast. Departure Transfer to Airport for 2 hour flight south to Punta Arenas. Lying at the foot of the Andes Mountains, Punta Arenas is the world’s southernmost city and the main jumping off point for Antartic expeditions. Arrival to Presidente Ibanez Airport in Punta Arenas and Transfer to the Bus Depot to board Regular Bus Service to Puerto Natales (3 hour drive weather conditions permitting). Travel through the Patagonian steppes viewing sheep farms, past villa Tehuelches, and wonderful view of the imposing rock bastion, Morro Chico. Check-in to the Lodge Weskar or similar. B
http://www.weskar.cl/home2.htm
DAY 9/Saturday PUERTO NATALES
Breakfast. Day free to relax, stroll, shop and explore this charming port city founded in 1911. Try the fresh seafood, shop for wood handicraft and sheepskin, and have a camera handy for wonderful, scenic shots of the colorful fisihing boats in the harbor. B
Day 10/Sunday PUERTO NATALES – TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK
Breakfast. Early morning pickup from your hotel for full day excursion exploring the Torres del Paine National Park, declared a Biosphere Reserve in 1978 by UNESCO. Enjoy the rich varied flora and wildlife, dip your toes in pristine ice-cold lakes, marvel at spectacular Grey glacier, small ponds, running rivers and hidden waterfalls until arriving to impressive Paine massif and the towering majestic Cuernos and Torres del Paine peaks. B, L
Day 11/Monday PUERTO NATALES – PUNTA ARENAS – SANTIAGO
Breakfast. Departure Transfer to the Bus Depot to board Regular Bus service to Punta Arenas and 4 hour flight to Santiago (not included). Meet and Greet upon arrival to Santiago, and Transfer to the Hotel Panamericano or similar. B
http://www.hotelpanamericano.cl/index_english.htm
Day 12/Tuesday SANTIAGO - HOME CITY
Breakfast. Today, we say adios to this beautiful country of incredible contrasts. From its dry desert, mountains and ageless Spanish colonial villages in the north, to its modern and sophisticated capital city of Santiago, to its stunningly beautiful Swiss-like lake and alpine region in the south, to its spectacular and largely unexplored fjord austral region, Chile will forever leave a lasting imprint. At the scheduled hour, Transfer to Santiago’s Airport for your flight homeward or next destination.
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Program Includes:
- Meet and Greet and Round Trip Airport Transfers as indicated
- 2 Nights Hotel Accommodations including Tax in Santiago
- 3 Nights Hotel Accommodations including Tax in San Pedro de Atacama
- 3 Nights Hotel Accommodations in Puerto Varas
- 3 Nights Hotel Accommodations including Tax in Puerto Natales
- Breakfast Daily
- Lunch (4)
- Sightseeing Excursions as indicated
- Round Trip Transportation on Regular Bus Service (3 hours each way) Punta Arenas - Puerto Natales
- Assistance of professional, local English speaking guide
*For more information, contact your travel agent or Festival Tours.
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