IQUIQUE AND PAMPA DEL TAMARUGAL
3 days/2 nights

DAY 1 - Iquique - Reception at the airport and transfer to the Terrano Suites Hotel.
In the afternoon historic and cultural city tour: Baquedano Street, declared National Monument; The Regional Museum where you can find the world's most ancient mummies, which belong to the Chinchorro culture; The Spanish Cultural Centre (Casino Español) with its beautiful decoration; the Municipal Theatre, the birthplace of arts during the last century and The Astoreca Palace, which reflects nitre's golden age. Tickets are included. Optional: lunch and dinner.

DAY 2 - Iquique - Pica - Breakfast. Visit to the ex "Salitrera Santa Laura" and Salitrera Humberstone" offices, which have been declared World Heritage by UNESCO. Continuation to the Oasis de Pica. Lunch break at a typical restaurant and a relaxing thermal water bath at "Cocha Resbaladera". On the way back, visit to the Tirana village, which hosts the most important folkloric and religious celebration of Northern Chile, every year in July. Return to the hotel in Iquique. Entrance tickets and lunch are included.

DAY 3 - Iquique - Breakfast. Free morning or optional visit to Zona Franca to shop. In the afternoon, transfer to the airport and end of the tour.

CALAMA INVITATION TO ATACAMA HOTEL EXPLORA
4 days /3 nights
5 days /4 nights

In Atacama's natural scenario, daily excursions to the main points of precolombian, colonial and contemporary cultures. You can choose between 20 different tours. All of them are with bilingual guides. Not more than 10 people per group.

Arrival- Calama- Reception at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Accomodation at the Explora en Atacama Hotel, with full board: 3 meals a day, includes alcoholic drinks.

Walkways:

-Catarpe - Quebrada del Diablo - Vilama
-Chulaco
-Puritama Thermal baths
-Las Cornisas
-Adventure at Ayllus
-Quebrada Kari
-Salado River
-Cuchabrache
-Guatín - Gatchi

Excursions in Atacama:

-Plateau Lagunas
-Tatio Geysers
-Tara salt lake
-Archaeological interest visits
-Atacama Salt Bed
-Toconao and Jeréz
-Caspana village
-Pukará (fortress) of Lasana - Chiu-Chiu

Horseback rides

- Quitor Valley
- Death Valley
-Salt Mountains frame
- Grande River
-Quebrada del Diablo
- Dunes of Chula

Bicycle Tours

- Quebrada del Diablo
- Coca Stone
- Cejas Laguna
- Tulor
- Sequitor and Ayllus
- Solor

Daily excursions include:

-Transfer from Calama to Explora and vice-versa
-Hotel accomodation
-Daily exploration of the Atacama Region
-Bus horseback, bicycles and walk transportation

Departure- Transfer to Calama airport and end of the excursion

Arrival- Easter Island- Reception at the airport and transfer to the Explora Rapa Nui houses. Accomodation at the Explora Complex with full board: 3 meals a day, open bar.

Daily excursion include:

- Transfer from Mataveri airport to Explora Rapa Nui houses and vice-versa.
- Hotel accommodation at Motu and Rani Rapa Nui houses.
- Daily exploration of the island.
- Bus, horseback, bicycle or walk transportation.

DEPARTURE - Transfer to the airport and end of the excursion.

MATAVERI EASTER ISLAND MISTERIES EXPLORA HOTEL
4 days /3 nights
5 days /4 nights
6 days /5 nights
8 days /7 nights

Unforgettable experience of living in a Rapa Nui style House.
Houses of 4 or 5 rooms, adapated by Explora in its own style to garantee maximum confort. Houses are at 150 m from one another. Outdoor Jacuzzi, barbecue grill, dining room, several living rooms, laundry service and internet.

Easter Island, with its 170 km2 area, is located at 3800 km from the Chilean continental coast. It is a perfect triangle with a maximum length of 24 km and 12 km wide. It is a 5 hours international flight from Santiago or Papeete (Tahiti).

ARRIVAL - Easter Island - Reception at the airport and transfer to the Explora Rapa Nui houses. Accommodation at the EXPLORA COMPLEX, with full board: 3 meals a day, open bar.

Daily excursion include:

- Transfer from Mataveri airport to Explora Rapa Nui houses and vice versa.
- Hotel accommodation at Motu and Rani Rapa Nui houses.
- Daily exploration of the island.
- Bus, horseback, bicycle or walk transportation.

DEPARTURE - Transfer to the airport and end of the excursion.

SANTIAGO CITY TOUR (HDT)
3,30 hours

Leaving the hotel at 9:30 at 15:30. City tour in Santiago founded by the Spanish conquers in a valley surrounded by hills, The Andean Mountains.
From the top of Santa Lucia's Hill, where the foundation took place, the Chilean capital offers an interesting panorama. The first stop is at the army square ( Plaza de Armas), the Municipal Cathedral, City Hall , the former 'Spanish Real Audiencia' , now a Museum, the Central Post Office, in order to get o know colonial times. Just a few steps from there,you can find the 'Palacio de La Moneda' now the House of Government with presidential regime. Walking in the courtyards, and passing through the halls of La Moneda, you can appreciate the Neoclassic architecture. La moneda was built in 1805 by Gioacchino Toesca, an Italian architect. The Arm Shield emblem with the slogan: '' Por la Razón o la Fuerza'' ( by reason or Force)

The panoramic visit of the city continues passing through long avenues and streets surrounded by trees that cross modern residential neighbourhoods, that offer a varied selection of great restaurants of every kind of food, shopping centres, big warehouses and handcraft shops, where you will find "Lapislázuli", a famous semi-precious stone.

SANTIAGO VIÑA DEL MAR & VALPARAISO (FDT)
9 hours

Santiago- Departure to Valparaiso. Crossing the Curacavi andCasablanca valleys, 120 km. From Santiago, Visit to Valparaiso. Founded in 1536, considered Cultural Patrimony of Humanity, it is the seat of the Legislative Power. It's multicoloured hills, the cable railway, its highly inclinated streets, the ancient and beautiful mansions of the port area, make Valparaiso extremely interesting and of unusual historic beauty. A unique place in the World, where Literature Nobel Prize, the chilean Poet Pablo Neruda lived and arranged his home called '' La Sebastiana'', the meeting point for tourists from all over the world.

The tour continues in the near and green Viña del Mar, "garden city",which is famous because of its beaches, especially Reñaca. Stop at Faba to try a typical and traditional "pisco sour", handcraft exposition, objects made of "lapislázuli", a semi-precious stone only found in Chile and Afghanistan. Return to Santiago in the evening.

SANTIAGO VISIT AND TASTING 1 WINE CELLAR (HDT)
4 hours

Chilean wine history starts inthe XVI century, when Spanish Conquers introduced the grape-vines. After some years of production, the technique was improved, following the European tradition. Visit to a winery and tasting of some of the best products.
Viña Undurraga is among the most important wine producers and exportesr of precious wine; Cavas del Maipo winery, wine cellar and boutique is located at 750 m. high, and is specialized in white and red wine; Concha y Toro winery is known worldwide; Aquitania winery is a wine cellar and boutique, with 18 ha of vineyards,and is located by the Andean Mountains.

SANTIAGO VISIT AND TASTING 2 WINE CELLAR (FDT)
8 hours
Chilean wine history starts in the XVI century, when Spanish Conquers introduced the grape-vines. After some years of production, the technique was improved, following the European tradition. Visit to a winery and tasting of some of the best products.
Viña Undurraga is among the most important wine producers and exporters of precious wine; Cavas del Maipo winery, wine cellar and boutique is located at an altitude of 750 m. and is specialized in white and red wine; Concha y Toro winery is known worldwide; Aquitania winery is a wine cellar and boutique, with 18 ha of vineyards, and is located close to the Andean Mountains.

SANTIAGO SANTA RITA WINERY VISIT - TASTING AND MUSEUM - (HDT/SIB) 4 hours

Visit to the Santa Rita winery, founded in 1880, by Domingo Fernández Concha, a very famous businessman. The building was declared National Monument. It combines ancient and traditionnal American and French oak barels with very modern production techniques. Tasting of their wines of precious selection. The visit to the museum and the lunch at Casa de Doña Paula at the cellar are included.

SANTIAGO SANTA RITA WINERY CELLAR, MUSEUM AND LUNCH (HDT/SIB)
6 hours

Visit to the Santa Rita winery, founded in 1880 by Domingo Fernández Concha a very famous businessman. The building was declared National Monument. It combines ancient and traditional American and French oak barrels with very modern production techniques. Tasting of their wines of precious selection. The visit to the museum and the lunch at the Casa de Doña Paula at the cellar are included.

SANTIAGO WINE ROUT AND COLCHAGUA MUSEUM (FDT)
8 hours

Departure at 08:40 at the locality of Santa Cruz. Visit to "Viña Bisquertt" cellar. Tasting of the fine wines of their own production. Visit to the private Museum of Colchagua. Lunch and walk inside the "Viña La Estampa" cellar. Visit and walk to the vineyards of the "Viña Montes" cellar . Return to Santiago.

Departure by bus from Santiago and arrival to San Fernando/ Santa Cruz.
The Wine train is a fantastic trip to the past , accompanied by an expert guide.The ancient train wagons are dragged by a steam train locomotive, built in 1913. It travels through vast vineyards, while you taste the local's production fine wines and a cocktail. Visit and wine tasting in 2 places and lunch at the Santa Cruz Hotel. Visit to the Colchagua Museum. The entrance ticket to the museum is included.

Santiago Isla Negra and Pomaire (FDT)
8 hours

Isla Negra, is a village by the Sea side located at an hour drive from Santiago. Visit to '' La Sebastiana'', one of the houses built by the famous Chilean writer Pablo Neruda , Literature Nobel prize. The house was built in 1939, made in stone and wood , like a big ship and features several interesting special collections. The excursion continues along the sea side through Pomaire, a village which is famous for its handmade articles since 1771. The local chalk traditional production is very appreciated.

Optional: Lunch in one of the many Chilean traditionnal cuisine restaurants.

Santiago Ski Resorts Visit (FDT)
9 hours
Departure from Santiago to the surprising and majestic Andes Mountain Range, in direct contact with nature. At an hour and a half from Santiago, you will reach the most important resort. The winding route passes through
forests, water courses and deep narrow passages between mountains. At 2600 m above sea level, visit to Farellones, la Parva, El Colorado ski fields
and at 3.025 m above sea level, valle Nevado. During the low season, the mountain shows an extraordinary spectacle due to its exhuberant vegetation and because it is covered by coloured flowers. Eventually, it will be possible to observe the snow fox and the majestic condor.

SANTIAGO EXCURSION TO PORTILLO SKI RESORT
10 hours
Departure from Santiago to the city of Los Andes, one of the most important connecting points between Chile as a Pacific Ocean country and Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. The Portillo Ski Resort, the oldest in South America, is located at 135 km from Santiago and at 2.800 m. above sea level, in the Andes mountain range, located next to the border with Argentina. Built in 1949, it offers an excellent structure to practice Andean Ski in winter and to appreciate all the beauty of the mountains and the Laguna del Inca in summer. According to the legend,the emerald colour of its water is due to the sublime and sorrowful love story of the Illi Yupanqui Inca and Princess Kora-llé.
Santiago excursions to Portillo Ski Resort.
10 Hours
Departure from Santiago to the city of Los Andes , one of the most important connection points between Chile as a Pacific Ocean Country and Argentina, Brazil Paraguay and Uruguay. The Portillo Ski Resort, South America's oldest, is located ar 135 km from santiago next to the argentinian Border.

SANTIAGO NIGHT CITY TOUR, DINNER & SHOW (NIT)
4 hours
At sunset time, departure from the hotel with a bilingual guide. Panoramic visit of the city. Stroll in the Bellavista bohemian district. The next stop will be at the top of the San Cristobal Hill. Spectacular view of Santiago by night. Possibility to visit the "Enoteca" (Wine Museum) to taste the best wines of the country. Visit to the residential districts of Vitacura, Las Condes and Providencia. Finally, dinner and show in a typical Chilean restaurant. Return to the hotel.

SANTIAGO NIGHT TOUR, DINNER & SHOW (NIT)
6 hours
At sunset time, departure from the hotel to discover Santiago by night, the magic thousand lights that combine the beauty of its ancient buildings with its modern ones. A capital that shows its diversified architecture and the fascination of its wines and gastronomy. Dine around, choosing between two of the best characteristic restaurants: Adobes de Argomedo and Bali Hai. Both offer an exciting musical and dance show, a complete folkloric panorama of different regions including the mysterious and fascinating Easter Island, well know as the Chilean Polynesia.

SANTIAGO LOS LINGUES FARM "RELAIS & CHATEAUX" (FDT)
8 hours

Departure from Santiago to Hacienda Los Lingues Relais & Chateaux.
Hacienda Los Lingues is not only a typical big house of the Chilean countryside. Neathertheless, it is a living testimony of the colonial times.

At the end of the XVI century, an Extremaduran Nobleman,son of a knight of the military order of Santiago who held the post of major of the capital in 1599,settled in Santiago. He won prestige in the society of Santiago and was awarded with the Estate of Angostura by the King of Spain (Estancia de la Angostura) located in the central valley. His daughter, the wife of the Chilean governor, inherited the one that would be called 'Hacienda Los Lingues' later on.

Arrival and welcome cocktail. Visit to the main house. A Chilean lunch is served with the best wine of own vinegars production. In the afternoon, horse exhibition and a walk to the lake to observe the local flora and fauna. In the afternoon, return to Santiago and end of the excursion.

Departure from Santiago to the Hacienda Los Lingues Relais & Chateaux. The Hacienda Los Lingues is not just a typical big Chilean countryside house, but it is a living testimony of the colonial times.
At the end of the XVI century, an Extremaduran nobleman, son of a knight of the military order of Santiago who held the post of major of the capital in 1599 settles in Santiago. He won prestige in the society of Santiago and was awarded by the King of Spain with the Estate of Angostura (Estancia de la Angostura) located in the central valley. Her daughter, wife of the Chilean governor, inherits the one that afterwards would be called Hacienda Los Lingues. Since then, Los Lingues has continuously belonged to their descendants for generations. Thus it has managed to stay in the same family for more than four centuries.

Thanks to this, it has been possible to show a living testimony of the past, which enables us to have a better kwnoledge in the present time of the historic reality of a typical Chilean agricultural property. The big house contains a series of surprises.
Basement, with thick walls of "cal y canto" (characteristic material of the period based on lime and egg white), the same material used in the legendarily bridge over the Mapocho river (in Santiago), is converted in huge winter dining rooms with a capacity for hundreds of guests. In this place it is possible to taste some of the 150 varieties of Chilean wines that are stored in their wine cellars. Family houses occupy an area of more than 5000 square meters. A Florentine Christ from the XVII century, made of ivory and that is 72 cm high, which belonged to Pio IX Pope, stands out. It is currently in the estate Chapel.

DAY 1. Arrival and welcome cocktail. Lodging in double room. Visit to the main house. A Chilean lunch is served with the best wine of own vinegars production. In the afternoon, horse exhibition and a walk to the lake to observe the local flora and fauna. Dinner and overnight.

DAY 2. Breakfast. Tours by horse, mountain bike, tennis and swimming pool. Regional wine testing. If the weather is good enough lunch at the open air. In the afternoon, return to Santiago and end of the excursion.

The crossing begins early in the morning from Puerto Varas also called the "City of Flowers". From this point, the trip continues towards Petrohué, going along the Lake Llanquihue. From here, we can see the imposing views of the Osorno and Calbuco Volcanos that dominate the landscape. We´ll enter the Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park where we can go to the Petrohué water falls, volcanic rock covered by emerald green water. After a rest in Petrohué, a catamaran will take us to Peulla, sailing on Todos los Santos Lake. If the weather is good enough, we´ll be able to see the Osorno Volcano Puntiagude Hill and Tronador Hill. The catamaran will take us to the Ecological Villa in Peulla, a paradise for nature lovers.
After lunch we´ll go to Puerto Frías by bus to the Chilean Customs on our way out of the country and finally cross the Andes mountains at 976 meters above sea level. The journey to the Argentinean side of this adventure is down a curvy road to Puerto Frías then we´ll sail on Frías Lake to Puerto Alegre. At Puerto Alegre a bus will take us to Puerto Blest where we´ll go to the Cántaros falls.
From Puerto Blest the participant will do one last sail towards Puerto Pañuelo on Nahuel Huapi Lake. At Puerto Pañuelo a bus will take us to Bariloche, our final destination.

DAY 2 - Peulla -Nahuel Huapi Lake- San Carlos de Bariloche
On the second day of the trip we´ll go to Puerto Frías by bus to the Chilean Customs on our way out of the country and finally cross the Andes mountains at 976 meters above sea level. The journey to the Argentinean side of this adventure is down a curvy road to Puerto Frías then we´ll sail on Lake Frias to Puerto Alegre. At Puerto Alegre a bus will take us to Puerto Blest where we´ll go to the Cántaros falls.

From Puerto Blest the participant will do one last sail towards Puerto Pañuelo on Nahuel Huapi Lake. At Puerto Pañuelo a bus will take us to our final destination, the "Tourist City of Argentina", Bariloche. This is a city offering many activities for tourists in both winter and summer with ski centres, commercial centres, restaurants and its night life.

FRIDAY - SATURDAY - SUNDAY: Stay at Termas de Puyuhuapi Hotel & Spa.

The hotel offers thermal open air and sea side swimming pool, hydro massage, thermal water jacuzzi, source water bath, steam sauna, walking on path, to get prepared to move through cool forest. Visit to the Queulat National Park and its glacier. Mountain Bike Tour along the Austral road or navigation by boat or kayak to Dorita bay.

MONDAY - Puyuhuapi - Laguna San Rafael - Chacabuco
At 07:00, cruise along the Austral fiords on board of the PATAGONIA EXPRESS catamaran to Laguna San Rafael. Return to Chacabuco at 22:30.

TUESDAY - Chacabuco - Balmaceda
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport and end of excurtion.

BALMACEDA PUYUHUAPI THERMES, HOTEL & SPA
4 days/3 nights
SATURDAY and/or TUESDAY: Balmaceda - Puerto Chacabuco - Puyuhuapi
Transfer from Balmaceda airport to Coyhaique and from there to Termas de Puyuhuapi Hotel & Spa and lodging.

SUNDAY and/or WEDNESDAY: Termas de Puyuhuapi Hotel & Spa
The hotel offers thermal open air and sea side swimming pool, walking path prepared to move through cool forest. Visit to the Queulat National Park and its glacier. Mountain bike Tour along the Austral road or navigation by boat or kayak to the Dorita bay.

MONDAY and/or THURSDAY: Puyuhuapi - Laguna San Rafael - Chacabuco
At 07:00 AM, cruise through the Austral fiords on board of the PATAGONIA EXPRESS catamaran. Navigation to Laguna San Rafael. Return to the hotel and overnight.

TUESDAY and/or FRIDAY: Chacabuco - Balmaceda.
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport and end of the excurtion.