Inside Chile tour

Experience Santiago from a culinary perspective. Join acclaimed chef Enrique and his wife Sophie on a visit to their local market. Stroll past colourful stalls as Enrique sources fresh, beautiful produce. The couple welcomes guests into their home for a pisco sour and aperitifs before a hands-on cooking demonstration begins. Taste the end result over a meal with new friends and take home as a memento recipes from today’s lunch.

Then saddle up for a full days ride in the heart of the spectacular Torres del Paine National Park. Pick your way along narrow forest trails, past lakes and across vast open prairie land. The views will leave you breathless and your exhilarating day finishes with a local gaucho ritual – drink from the shared silver cup of mate until your thirst is quenched.

Suggested Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrive Santiago
You are met inside the arrivals hall and transferred to the hotel. An afternoon introduction to the Chilean capital with your private guide.
Accommodation: Ritz Carlton (Deluxe Club Floor Room)

Day 2: Santiago (B,L)
This morning is a visit to Los Dominicos handicraft market followed by an inspiring cooking class with one of Santiago’s leading chefs at the new establishment ‘WD: World Delicatessen’ in the fashionable Nueva Costanera district.
Accommodation: Ritz Carlton (Deluxe Club Floor Room)

Day 3: Santiago – Puerto Varas (B,L,D)
Fly south to Puerto Montt in the heart of the Chilean Lake District. After settling into your country house hotel see the highlights of the city including the market of Angelmo
Accommodation: Quincho Country Home (Bandurria / Chucao Room)

Day 4: Day in the Lakes District (B,L,D)
From your base at Puerto Varas the day is yours to plan. Choose one of the following included excursions: A visit to the Ancud penguin colony and fishing villages of Lake Llanquihue, or a visit to the Vicente Perez Rosales National Park, Chile’s oldest, with a range of hikes available to suit all abilities, or a river rafting expedition.
Accommodation: Quincho Country Home (Bandurria / Chucao Room)

Day 5: Puerto Varas – Torres del Paine (B,L,D)
Fly to Punta Arenas in the far south of the country where a six hour drive across dramatic windswept plains lands you in the heart of spectacular Torres del Paine National Park at the beautiful Explora Lodge.
Accommodation: Explora Patagonia (Cordillera Paine Room)

Days 6 – 8: Days Torres del Paine (B,L,D)
Adventure aplenty! For the next three days, choose from five adventure activities, each day accompanied by English speaking guides. You can drive to Lago Grey for a walk to Lagoon Beach and spectacular photographic opportunities, take a full day’s horse riding through the park with a picnic lunch or a wildlife outing and traditional BBQ to see guanacos, condors, foxes, geese and more. Consult with your guides on how to best enjoy this remote and exhilarating wilderness area.
Accommodation: Explora Patagonia (Cordillera Paine Room)

Day 9: Torres del Paine – Santiago (B)
Leave Torres Del Paine for the long return by road and air to Santiago

Prices and departures may vary please contact your Concierge Traveller Advisor for more information.