CHILE AND EASTER ISLAND

ITINERARY

Day 1 

Flight to Santiago de Chile.? 

Day 2 

Arrival in Santiago de Chile. Transfer to the hotel. Short rest after the journey with breakfast. City tour visiting Plaza de?Armas, Cathedral, Main Post Office building, Plaza de la?Constitucion?and Plaza?de la?Libertad, la Moneda Palace. Ride along?the?main?street,?to see?the most important buildings:?the?Government Palace, University, National Library,?among others. Visit?t to he church of St. Francis. Short stay on Saint?Lucia?s Hill?and a ride to?Saint?Christopher?s Hill. Dinner and accommodation.??? 

Day 3 

Breakfast. Drive along a picturesque road surrounded by vineyards,?where?the most famous Chilean wines are created,?to?arrive?in?Valparaiso. Visit?of?one of the oldest cities in Chile, which is?still?an important harbor base for the capital of the country. Visiting?the?Cathedral,?the?Plaza Victoria and viewpoints on the hill that dominates the city, among others. Then?we?drive to the resort of?Vi?a?del Mar. Stroll through the elegant streets of this small town. Return to dinner and overnight to Santiago.? 

Day 4 

Breakfast. Transfer to the airport and flight to Punta Arenas. Ride through the areas inhabited by Magellan penguins (October - March) to Puerto Natales. Dinner and overnight. 

Day 5 

Breakfast. A full day trip to Torres del Paine Park. Admire the magnificent views of the jagged famous towers of Paine and the?Cuernos?de Paine. Visit of the?Milodon?cave, where the skin of a giant sloth who lived in this area 10,000 years ago was discovered. In this mysterious wilderness, there is a lot of wild animals and birds like the guanaco,?condors,?and flamingos, among others. Return to Puerto?Natales?for dinner and overnight.?? 

Day 6 

Breakfast. Expedition to the Balmaceda glacier. Admiring the breathtaking views of the giant blocks of ice. In the afternoon, transfer to the airport of Punto Arenas and flight to Santiago de Chile. Dinner and overnight. 

Day 7 

Breakfast. Transfer to the airport and departure to Calama. Transfer to the hotel in San Pedro de Atacama. After accommodation, drive to the Death Valley and later to the Moon Valley admiring fabulous landscapes and sunsets in the background of the mountain peaks of the Andes. Dinner and overnight.? 

Day 8 

Breakfast. Transfer to the salt lake Salar of Atacama - admiring the magnetic landscapes and foraging flamingos on the lake. Visit the beautiful lagoons of Miscanti and Meniques, located in the Andean mountains. Return for dinner and overnight to the hotel.? 

Day 9 

Breakfast. Transfer to the pre-Columbian fortress Quitor and to the remains of the settlement of Tulor, which was inhabited by local people. Visiting the Museum of Father Le Paige, who devoted his whole life to study the history of Atacama. In the early afternoon, travel to the Cejar lagoon, famous for its high salinity and wonderful sunsets - optional bathing. Dinner and overnight.? 

Day 10 

Early in the morning departure for a wonderful spectacle presenting Tatio geysers exploding at dawn. Then drive through this deserted region to the village of Chiu Chiu, where one of the oldest churches in Chile - the church of St. Francis, is located. Transfer to Calama airport and flight to Santiago de Chile. Dinner and overnight. 

Day 11 

Breakfast. Transfer to the airport and flight to Easter Island (Tuesday,Saturday). Transfer to the hotel.?After?arrival, travel to the picturesque?Rano?Kau?volcano and?to?the historical buildings of?Orongo. For those willing to walk,? visit ?the town of?Hanga?Roa?and?one of the most photographed sites?-?Ahu?Tahai.?Dinner and overnight.?? 

Day 12 

Breakfast. Visit of the Rapa Nui National Park, to admire the famous statues carved in the rock -?maoi,?and for a stroll on the volcano?Rano?Raraku?. The stone for the maoi was taken from this volcano, one can see many statues that were partially carved in the volcanic rock and abandoned during transport. Transfer to the magnificent?Anakena?beach, with the possibility of swimming in the crystalline waters of the Pacific. Dinner and overnight.? 

Day 13 

Breakfast. Transfer to the airport and flight to Santiago and later to our country. 

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