Day 1: Arrival in Santiago de Chile, Airport pick up & half day city tour
On arriving at Santiago airport, you'll be picked up and driven to the hotel. 25 minutes later, we will reach the hotel and take a rest. Later, your guide and driver will escort you to Cerro San Cristóbal, also called the Mountain of Virgin Mary, with a giant statue of the Madonna on its top. Then head to admire the La Moneda Palace from outside, and Plaza de Armas lined with historical structures. Accommodation: Hotel Cumbres Vitacura (4 stars)
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Day 2: Enjoy winery tour in Maipo Valley
We'll have an all-day winery tour to Maipo Valley, which is famous in Chile for the wine industry. Driving for 55 minutes, we will arrive at Perez Cruz, a noted winery. It is a good opportunity for you to learn how to make wine and how to grow vines. Then we'll go to Santa Rita, the winery with a museum owning primitive relics in the pre-Columbian era. Lunch will be served at Santa Rita. And then we'll get to Cousiño Macul winery for the final wine trip. After that, go back to the hotel on a 1-hour car ride. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Cumbres Vitacura Hotel (4 stars)
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Day 3: Full day tour in Valparaiso and Viña del Mar
Today, we will drive 1.5 hours to Valparaiso, the mazy town city with cobble alleys. You would see the graffiti on walls while walking through the streets. The guide will lead you to visit Plaza Echaurren, Valparaiso port, Alegre Hill, and other sites. Then we will go to Viña del Mar in a 20-minute drive. It's a famous tourist city on the coast of South Pacific, where we're to visit Fonck Museum, Anfiteatro Quinta Vergara, and lastly Renaca Beach. Fonck Museum houses the relics of Chile, in particular, those of Easter Island and Anfiteatro Quinta Vergara is a mansion with the garden of species of plants. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Cumbres Vitacura Hotel (4 stars)
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Day 4: Fly from Santiago de Chile to Temuco, drive to Pucon
Transfer to Santiago airport for the plane to Temuco. 1 hour 20 minutes later, on your arrival at Temuco airport, our local driver will wait for picking you up and then a 1h 40min-escort to the hotel in Pucon. Having some rest, you're going on thrilling journey to Villarrica Volcano. The local guide and the driver will drive half an hour to the foot of this active volcano. Getting off the car, we'll hike around through the lava-covered field, virgin forest and appreciate the stunning view to the crater with snows all year long. Picnic lunch with local ingredients will be offered at noon. Meals: Breakfast, Picnic
Accommodation: Hotel Casa Solaria (4 stars)
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Day 5: Highlights tour to Huerquehue National Park
After breakfast, we will go for a safari at Huerquehue National Park after about 50 minutes' transfer from your hotel. There are primitive wild animals and plants, multiple lagoons and waterfalls in the national park. Toro Lagoon and Chico Lake would be the highlights in our hiking. Afterwards, we will visit a friendly Mapuche family and have a local dinner there. Meals: Breakfast, Box Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Solace Hotel (4 stars)
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Day 6: Drive to Puerto Varas , Enjoy the tour in Osorno Volcano & Petrohué Falls
Today, the driver will send you to Puerto Varas, taking 4 hours to arrive in. On the way, we'll go to Osorno Volcano and Petrohué Waterfalls today. Driving past Llanquihue Lake, Río Pescado River, La Poza Village and Los Riscos Village to Ensenada town, about 1h would be spent on the way. After that, we'll head to Osorno Volcano on foot from Ensenada, to admire the volcanic landscapes. After the visit, we'll then drive to Petrohué Waterfalls for 40 minutes. At last, we'll go to Lake of All Saints, enjoying the rivers and the vast lake water. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Solace Hotel (4 stars)
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Day 7: Shared rafting tour on Petrohué River, Fly from Puerto Montt to Punta Arenas
Today, we are going to drift on Petrohué River in Perez Rosales National Park. After 50min's drive, we'll get to the river, and the trained staff would prepare everything you need in the drifting, including diving suits, helmets, paddles and life jackets. They will explain the safety attentions before you board on the raft. It will be an exciting drifting tour with frothing flows and picturesque scenery on the banks. After the raft, getting back to your hotel for a break, you'll be dropped off to Puerto Montt Airport to fly to Punta Arenas. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to a local hotel. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Diego de Almagro, Punta Arenas (4 stars)
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Day 8: Cruise tour to Magdalena Island & Marta Island, Transfer to Torres del Paine National Park
Today, you will be transferred to the port to take the cruise to Magdalena & Marta Islands and get on the boat with other passengers together. The cruise sails for 40 minutes to an hour to the destination via Magellan Strait which houses various marine creatures. You can see Magellanic penguins in Magdalena Island and Patagonian sea lions in Marta Island. As the cruise returns to the port, you'll be driven back to the hotel. Later, the hotel Adventure Domes Ecocamp Patagonia in Torres Del Paine National Park will arrange a shared bus to pick you up and depart to the hotel in Puerto Natales for about 5 hours. Notices: There will be shared tours arranged by the hotel Adventure Domes Ecocamp Patagonia in the next two days. Activities will be various relying on the weather of the day you arrive. The hotel staff will give you advance notices and details about the tours, from which you can choose to take part in. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: Adventure Domes Ecocamp Patagonia (5 stars)
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Day 9: Highlights tour in Torres del Paine National Park
Today's itinerary starts with a hiking tour in Torres del Paine National Park. After the 2.5 hours' walk, we'll see scenic Paine Mountain Range and the lakes of Sarmiento, Nordenskjold and Pehoe one after another, together with lovely birds, camels, foxes and other beasties. Continue the trip for 2 hours and we'll go through the old-grown forests to Grey Lake, to stroll by the lake and see large amounts of planktons and glaciers here. Finish the trip and return to the hotel in the end. Meals: Breakfast, Box Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Adventure Domes Ecocamp Patagonia (5 stars)
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Day 10：Trekking tour to French Valley
Today is dedicated to a round-hiking tour to French Valley, spending about 7.5 hours in total. French Valley is so beautiful that is praised as one of the most amazing valleys globally. There are many pieces of ice hanging over the valley, thus you can see and hear the sounds of various intervals of ice falls from time to time. Meals: Breakfast, Box Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Adventure Domes Ecocamp Patagonia (5 stars)
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Day 11: Hotel transfer to Punta Arenas, Fly 3.5h to Santiago de Chile
After breakfast, the hotel will arrange a transfer for you to Punta Arenas Airport. You're going to go to Santiago de Chile by plane. After arrival, the local driver will pick you up and drive you to your hotel. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel Cumbres Vitacura (4 stars)
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Day 12: Santiago de Chile departure, Airport see off
You will leave Chile this day. The driver will offer you the last transfer to the Santiago airport on time. Pleasant flight home! Meals: Breakfast
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