Reply To: Chile in March ’25

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My wife and I did a very similar trip to Chile this year.

We started by flying into Santiago before flying down to the south and visiting Torres Del Paine in the south. We stayed at the Rio Serrano – which was expensive for what you got but all about location and saved a long drive on pretty terrible roads each day if staying outwith the park.

Within the hotel is a tour company called The Massif which runs hikes and drives around the area. You could probably do them yourself but they organised a guided drive around the highlights of the park which gave a great overview.

Following that we fly up to the Lakes area. We stayed in the Hotel Awa which we loved. Great location with views of the volcano. The water in the lake was warm enough when we were there to swim in. It is a bit out the way but once of the best hotels we have stayed in – worth a look – cheap it is not.

Following that we flew up the desert. We stayed at Hotel Desertica in San Pedro de Atacama. It is a bit of a back packing town but we did a number of standard tours around the area.

Chile is vast and you pretty much lose a day each time you change location but we really enjoyed it.

We flew Economy+ within Chile on LATAM – which was pretty good – you got priority at baggage control and boarding, a free seat between you onboard and food and drink. It was not much more than regular economy. We booked via the Chile version of LATAM and it did save us quite a lot.

The lounge at SCL is not to be missed – one of my favourite lounges i have ever used.

Just check you have a ticket issued for the home bound flight on BA – that lead to a stress filled last night but that is a story for another day – all ended up good.

Let me know if any questions.