Highlights of Chile
(8 days)
Santiago & environs, Torres del Paine
Essence of Chile
(10 days)
Colchagua Valley, Santiago & environs, Torres del Paine
Best of Chilean Patagonia
(9 days)
Santiago, Puerto Natales, Torres del Paine
City and Desert
(8 days)
Santiago & Valparaiso & Casablanca Valley, Atacama Desert
Santiago & Beyond
(5 days)
Santiago, Casablanca Valley & Valparaiso
Discover Easter Island
(7 days)
Santiago & environs, Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
Exclusive Chile
(11 days)
Santiago & environs, Torres del Paine, Chiloe
Adventure Tour of Chile
(11 days)
Atacama, Santiago & Valparaiso & Casablanca Valley, Torres del Paine
Patagonia Adventure
(10 days)
Bariloche, El Calafate, Torres del Paine
Highlights of Argentina & Chile
(13 days)
Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls, Santiago, Valparaiso, Torres del Paine
The Ultimate Wine Tour: Argentina & Chile
(12 days)
Colchagua Valley, Santiago & Valparaiso, Mendoza, Buenos Aires
Journey Through Argentina & Chile
(19 days)
Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls, Mendoza, Bariloche, El Calafate, Torres del Paine, Santiago & Valparaiso
Machu Picchu & Easter Island
(13 days)
Lima, Cusco, Machu Picchu, Santiago, Valparaiso, Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
Grand Tour of South America
(27 days)
Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls, Bariloche, El Calafate, Torres del Paine, Santiago & Valparaiso, Atacama Desert, Lima, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Cusco
(19 Days - Departs Daily on a Private Basis)
Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls, Mendoza, Bariloche, El Calafate, Torres del Paine, Santiago & Valparaiso
This comprehensive tour is the ultimate luxury journey through Argentina and Chile.
Begin in vibrant Buenos Aires, Argentina. With your own private guide and driver, visit the city’s most evocative neighborhoods such as San Telmo, La Boca, Palermo and Puerto Madero, and see highlights around the city such as the Plaza de Mayo, Casa Rosada and Recoleta Cemetery. Visit local museums according to your interests, such as the Evita Museum or MALBA, a museum of Latin American art. One evening, attend a top-rated tango performance at an intimate, upscale dinner theater. If desired, take a private excursion to San Antonio de Areco and an estancia in the pampas to learn about gaucho culture and experience the traditional estancia lifestyle. Alternatively, take a private excursion to Tigre and the Parana River Delta to enjoy a relaxing private cruise on the canals of this “rural Venice,” passing gardens and upscale vacation houses. Also enjoy time to take advantage of the exciting contemporary art and design scene, world-class restaurants and great shopping. All touring is flexible and can be customized to incorporate special interests such as art, tango, polo, Jewish history, family activities, adventure, gastronomy and more.
Continue to Iguazu Falls, one of the most spectacular natural attractions in the world. Stay in a private villa at Awasi, an exclusive luxury lodge in the rainforest on the Argentine side of the falls. With your private guide, venture onto catwalks to see the most breathtaking sections of the waterfall, such as the thundering Garganta del Diablo ("Devil's Throat"). Also venture to the Brazilian side for a private boat excursion to the base of the falls. Depending on timing and interests, relax in your private plunge pool at Awasi or enjoy additional lodge-based activities such as kayaking on the river, hiking and birding in the rainforest, seeing the UNESCO-listed ruins of Jesuit missions or visiting a local indigenous community. Alternatively, stay at Belmond Hotel das Cataratas, a grand historic hotel surrounded by jungle and wildlife that's a short walk from the Brazilian side of Iguazu Falls. Upon request, we can also arrange scenic helicopter flights over Iguazu Falls.
Fly to Mendoza, one of the world's most notable wine regions. During private touring, visit the most interesting and upscale local wineries, and sample Malbec, Torrontes and other locally produced wines. Mendoza also has some of the best restaurants in Argentina, and there will be opportunities to dine at acclaimed restaurants on the grounds of vineyard estates.
Continue to Bariloche, a resort town in the beautiful Lake District of northern Patagonia. Stay in the legendary Llao Llao Hotel, and enjoy spectacular views of the mountains and lakes in the surrounding national park. With your guide, enjoy a private cruise on the deep blue waters of Lake Nahuel Huapi, learn about the indigenous history of the area, and dine on a gourmet meal of local food and wine on a private, secluded beach.
Fly to El Calafate to experience southern Patagonia's vast open steppe and the impressive peaks, glaciers and pale blue lakes of Los Glaciares National Park. One day, visit magnificent Perito Moreno Glacier—one of the few advancing glaciers in the world—to see (and hear!) icebergs calving from it, and perhaps opt to take a guided ice-trek on top of the glacier itself. If desired, also enjoy exciting lodge-based activities, such as hiking, mountain biking, birdwatching and horseback riding.
Transfer overland to Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, one of the most spectacular national parks in South America. Best known for the iconic sharp summits of the Paine mountain range, the park is a wonderland of mountains, green forest, roaring rivers, sapphire lakes and vivid blue glaciers. Choose from a number of daily excursions according to your interests, such as introductory, moderate or advanced trekking, wildlife viewing and bird watching, photography safaris, boating, trail walking, visiting Patagonian ranches, and horseback riding through the forest of the Blue Lake area.
Continue to Santiago, one of our favorite cities in South America with its breathtaking location framed by the Andes mountains. The city offers wonderful museums, colorful colonial architecture, appealing day trips, and delicious food and wine. Tour the city's highlights with your own private guide who will provide an insider's perspective on the city's most recommended attractions, neighborhoods and activities, including La Chascona (Pablo Neruda's house), the Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art, our favorite neighborhoods filled with beautiful colonial architecture and well-preserved residences formerly occupied by Santiago's aristocracy, bustling markets and exclusive shops, and much more. One day, take an excursion to Valparaiso, one of the most unique cities in South America and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Explore the steep, labyrinthine streets of the most interesting and colorful cerros (hills), visit one of Valparaiso's notable museums, and perhaps take one of the many funicular elevators that the city is famous for. If desired, also enjoy wine tasting at a top winery in the Casablanca Valley, one of Chile's leading wine-growing regions.
Throughout the tour, sightseeing is very flexible and tailored to your interests, and accommodation is at the best luxury hotels in each destination.
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Highlights of Chile
(8 days)
Santiago & environs, Torres del Paine
Essence of Chile
(10 days)
Colchagua Valley, Santiago & environs, Torres del Paine
Best of Chilean Patagonia
(9 days)
Santiago, Puerto Natales, Torres del Paine
City and Desert
(8 days)
Santiago & Valparaiso & Casablanca Valley, Atacama Desert
Santiago & Beyond
(5 days)
Santiago, Casablanca Valley & Valparaiso
Discover Easter Island
(7 days)
Santiago & environs, Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
Exclusive Chile
(11 days)
Santiago & environs, Torres del Paine, Chiloe
Adventure Tour of Chile
(11 days)
Atacama, Santiago & Valparaiso & Casablanca Valley, Torres del Paine
Patagonia Adventure
(10 days)
Bariloche, El Calafate, Torres del Paine
Highlights of Argentina & Chile
(13 days)
Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls, Santiago, Valparaiso, Torres del Paine
The Ultimate Wine Tour: Argentina & Chile
(12 days)
Colchagua Valley, Santiago & Valparaiso, Mendoza, Buenos Aires
Journey Through Argentina & Chile
(19 days)
Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls, Mendoza, Bariloche, El Calafate, Torres del Paine, Santiago & Valparaiso
Machu Picchu & Easter Island
(13 days)
Lima, Cusco, Machu Picchu, Santiago, Valparaiso, Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
Grand Tour of South America
(27 days)
Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls, Bariloche, El Calafate, Torres del Paine, Santiago & Valparaiso, Atacama Desert, Lima, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Cusco
Our Chile tour was amazing. Patagonia was breathtaking and this was one of my favorite trips yet. I wanted to let you know that it was awesome—thank you so much for your help. Next up—planning our next adventure with you!.
~ S.H., New York, NY
Fabulous trip to Santiago and Easter Island, Chile! Every detail was perfectly arranged. All tours and hotels were truly exceptional. Your services were outstanding. We’ll be traveling with you again very soon!
~ M.F., Crystal Lake, IL
Thanks so much for arranging our Chile tour. Everything you arranged for us was just amazing.
~ R.P., Prospect, KY
Our trip to Chile and Argentina was awesome! Thank you for arranging all the logistics… everything worked perfectly… very impressive.
~ S. K., Toronto, Canada
We had a great time in Argentina and Chile. The hotels and guides were fantastic and everything went smoothly. This is our first trip with Artisans of Leisure but won’t be our last. Thanks for everything.
~ R.L, Miami, FL
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Iconic Image: Moai of Easter Island