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What to book before you travel to Chile?

Most visits can be booked on the spot. A few sell out days ahead. Here they are, stop by stop, with what you can do without booking underneath. Keep the rest of your time free.

Trip length
One weekTen daysTwo weeks

7 activities to book · about €650 per person

Santiago

Days 1-2
Days 1-2City tour and Cerro San CristobalHalf dayThe old centre on foot, then the funicular up the hill for the view over the city and the mountains behind it.€30Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-2A day in the valley vineyardsFull dayThe Maipo and Casablanca estates, an hour out of town, where Carmenere was rediscovered growing among the Merlot in 1994.€60Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: Plaza de Armas · The Bellavista district · The central market · Parque Forestal

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The Atacama Desert

Days 4-6
Days 4-6Moon Valley at sunsetHalf daySalt ridges and dunes that turn red as the light goes, half an hour from San Pedro.€40Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 4-6El Tatio geysers at dawnFull dayAt 4,300 metres, the field only steams properly in the cold just after sunrise. Leaving at four in the morning is the price.€55Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: The altiplano lagoons · The night sky · Salar de Atacama · The Andean villages

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Torres del Paine

Days 7-10
Days 7-10The W trek, guided, several daysSeveral daysFour or five days across the park, refuge to refuge, taking in the towers, the French valley and Grey glacier.€350Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 7-10Sailing to Grey glacierFull dayAcross the lake among the icebergs, up to a wall of ice that comes off the Southern Patagonian ice field.€90Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: The granite towers · The turquoise lakes · Wildlife: guanacos and condors · The hiking trails

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Indicative prices per person, checked when written. The button opens the GetYourGuide search for the activity and the town, on the days of the stop once your dates are known. Some links are affiliate links: we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you.

Frequently asked questions

How much do the activities to book in Chile cost?

€650 per person if you do them all, across 7 bookings. The most expensive is "The W trek, guided, several days" at €350, the cheapest "Street art and funiculars, guided" at €25. Prices checked when written: confirm them when you book.

What can you do in Chile without booking anything?

16 visits on this itinerary need no ticket or time slot, starting with Plaza de Armas, The Bellavista district, The central market, Parque Forestal. They make up most of your days: booking ahead only concerns a handful of sites with limited places.

At which stop should you book earliest?

Santiago, with 2 activities to book, against 1 at the quietest stop. That is where slots go first.

How long do these activities take?

From Half day for the shortest to Full day for the longest. Fit them into your days before filling the rest: a guided visit often takes half a day.

The rest of the trip

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