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Chile's Hot Springs: Wellness and Relaxation

From the icy chills of frosty glaciers, to the scorching heat of steaming geysers, Chile is the ultimate land of extremes! As a seismically active, volcanic country, it is no surprise that Chile counts more than 270 hot springs. So sit back, relax, and take a closer look at where you can dip your toes and relax in the whole length of Chile.

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Itinerary

  • Day 1: Santiago de Chile
  • Day 2: Santiago de Chile - San Pedro de Atacama
  • Day 3: The Atacama lagunas - Valleys of the Atacama Desert - San Pedro de Atacama
  • Day 4: Atacama Salar - San Pedro de Atacama
  • Day 5: El Tatio Geysers - Puritama Hot Springs - San Pedro de Atacama
  • Day 6: San Pedro de Atacama - Santiago de Chile - Temuco - Santiago de Chile - Temuco Airport - Pucón
  • Day 7: Huerquehue National Park - Pucón
  • Day 8: Pucón - Villarrica volcano - Pucón
  • Day 9: Pucón - Huerquehue National Park - Pucón - Huerquehue National Park - Pucón
  • Day 10: Pucón - Huilo Huilo
  • Day 11: Huilo Huilo
  • Day 12: Huilo Huilo - Puerto Varas
  • Day 13: Frutillar - Petrohué - Puerto Varas - Petrohué - Puerto Varas
  • Day 14: Puerto Varas - Puerto Montt - Santiago de Chile - Puerto Montt - Santiago de Chile
  • Day 15: Santiago de Chile

TRAVEL BOOK

Day 1: Santiago de Chile

Arrival in Santiago and private transfer to your hotel.


An English-speaking guide will accompany you during the transfer.
Visit of Chile's capital, nestled at the foot of the Andes. Although Santiago has become over the years a modern and bustling city, some older neighbourhoods have preserved their atmosphere and a romantic charm.
You will visit the Plaza de Armas, San Francisco Church, the Bellavista area, Cerro San Cristobal, etc.
Visit the museum of pre-Columbian art of Chile in Santiago.

(Closed every Monday)

Night at the hotel The Aubrey ****

Upgrade room : Pavillon with jacuzzi
Included : transfer arrival, english speaking guide, guide expenses, entrance fees, private transport, room & breakfast, breakfast
Included opts : International guide, Pavillon with jacuzzi

Day 2: Santiago de Chile - San Pedro de Atacama

Private transfer from your hotel to Santiago airport.



Arrival at Calama airport and private transfer to San Pedro de Atacama, a small oasis in the middle of the driest desert on Earth.

An English-speaking guide will be with you during the transfer.

Night at the hotel Casa de Atacama ****.
Included : transfer departure, transfer arrival, english speaking guide, room & breakfast
Included opts : english speaking guide (tour leader).

Day 3: The Atacama lagunas - Valleys of the Atacama Desert - San Pedro de Atacama

At 09:00, leave San Pedro and head south, towards the Atacama Salt Flat and the Laguna Céjar. Have a swim in the lagoon where you will surprisingly float, thanks to the extreme salt concentration, an unforgettable moment in the desert! Then drive to the Ojos del Salar, another lagoon where you can swim. End of the tour at the Laguna Tebenquiche to enjoy the beautiful colours of the Licancabur Volcano.
Return to San Pedro.


Notes : No bathing more than 45 min and it’s not allowed for kids under 6 years old. The application of sunscreen should be two hours before the bath.



In the middle of the afternoon, leave San Pedro and drive to the Salt Cordillera and the Moon Valley. Once there, you can take a walk in a magnificent landscape made of sand dunes and sculpted calcareous mountains. Enjoy the sunset while having a drink before going back to San Pedro.

Night at the hotel Casa de Atacama ****.
Included : guide expenses, entrance fees, private transport, english speaking guide, room & breakfast

Day 4: Atacama Salar - San Pedro de Atacama

Departure from your hotel in the morning. Day fully dedicated to the discovery of the Atacama salt flat and its surrounding attractions. The Toconao and Socaire villages, la quebrada de Jerez, Chaxa, Miscanti and Miñiques lagoons with their volcanoes, are the “must” of this visit. Lunch in a restaurant at Socaire. Return to San Pedro at the end of the afternoon.

Night at the hotel Casa de Atacama ****.
Included : lunch (no drinks), guide expenses, entrance fees, private transport, english speaking guide, room & breakfast

Day 5: El Tatio Geysers - Puritama Hot Springs - San Pedro de Atacama

Departure between 4.30 y 6.00 (depending on the vehicule and the season) from the hotel towards the Tatio site. You'll arrive at the perfect time to admire the geysers roaring in the cold air of the Altiplano in the sunrise. The valley looks like a giant pot. Water spurts here and there. This geological curiosity is the result of a ground still frozen and boiling-hot clear water springs. Observation of numerous volcanic formations.
After a while, drive to the Puritama hotsprings. Located at 3500 meters above sea level and in the middle of the desert, the stopover at the Puritama hotsprings will be an unforgettable experience!
Return to San Pedro.

Night at the hotel Casa de Atacama ****.
Included : guide expenses, entrance fees, private transport, breakfast, excursion (private), english speaking guide, room & breakfast

Day 6: San Pedro de Atacama - Calama - Temuco Airport - Pucón


Private transfer from your hotel to Calama airport.

Arrival at Temuco airport and transfer to the Villarica Lake, 1h30 drive. You are now in the Lake District. On the way, you will see the Llaima Volcano and head towards the Villarrica Volcano, a perfect cone. Arrival in Pucón for lunch. Check in to your hotel and spend the rest of the day at leisure by the lake.

Night at the Antumalal ****
Included : transfer departure, english speaking guide, private transport, room & breakfast

Day 7: Pucón


Night at the Antumalal ****
Included : excursion (shared), shared transport, room & breakfast
Included opts : Upgrade.

Day 8: Pucón - Villarrica volcano - Pucón


Meeting at 06:30. Departure at 07:00 from Pucón to go to the ski center at the base of the volcano at 1,400 m of altitude. At 09:00 you will start walking 4 to 5 hours to the summit of the volcano (2,847m). From there you will enjoy views of the eight surrounding volcanoes: Quetrupillán, Lanín, Llaima, Lonquimay, Sierra Nevada, Chohuenco, Osorno, Tolhuaca as well as three small volcanoes around Lake Caburgua. You can also observe the many lakes of the region: Caburgua, Calafquén, Huilipilun, Neltume, Panguipulli and Villarrica. At 15:00 you will start the descent to the base through the ice slides. Back to Pucón by car.

Night at the Antumalal ****
Included : guide expenses, equipment rental, climbing guide, excursion (shared), public transport, room & breakfast

Day 9: Pucón - Huerquehue National Park - Pucón



Your guide will pick you up in the morning for a sightseeing day. You will do a 5-6h hike in the beautiful Huerquehue National Park (path according to your level) , a visit of the area with the Caburgua Lake, waterfalls...and relax at the end of the day at the mesmerizing Geometrics therms.


Back to Pucón at the end of the day.



Night at the Antumalal ****
Included : english speaking guide, entrance fees, private transport, room & breakfast

Day 10: Pucón - Huilo Huilo

Starting at 9 a.m. with your guide.


Leave the shores of Lake Villarrica in the early morning to go further south. The road "Interlagos" was build specifically to enjoy the beauty of each of these lakes and to get off the Pan-American Highway. You can take lots of breaks, to take pictures and enjoy the fresh water of the lakes or the warm waters of the hot springs, numerous in this volcanic region.

A two-hour drive take you along the lakes Calafquén and Panguipulli. View of the Villarrica volcano, from different angles. End of the afternoon, you arrive on the outskirts of the Huilo Huilo reserve with in front of you, the Choshuenco volcano and check-in at your hotel.


Option: the Geometric Hot Springs (extra cost).



Night at the Nothofagus hotel ****

Upgrade room.
Included : english speaking guide, private transport, breakfast buffet , room
Included opts : superior room

Day 11: Huilo Huilo

Free day. Enjoy your stay at the pace of the reserve, its incredible nature and calm. You can choose from the following activities (not included):


- Hiking

- Mountain biking

- Trekking

- Canopy

- Horse riding

- Fly Fishing


You guide is at your disposal.



Night at the Nothofagus hotel ****

Upgrade room.
Included : english speaking guide, private transport, breakfast buffet , room
Included opts : superior room

Day 12: Huilo Huilo - Puerto Varas

Starting at 9 a.m. with your guide.

After a short 20 minutes drive, you stop in Huilo Huilo national park and discover its majestic waterfalls. Then you drive along Panguipulli lake to reach the mythical Pan-American Highway. After a 2 hours drive, your guide takes you to Llanquihue lake and the Vicente Perez Rosales national park. There an 30 minutes walk awaits you to the magnificent Petrohue waterfalls and its turquoise water.

You hit the road again and reach Puerto Varas at the end of the afternoon.



Night at the Hotel Arrebol ****.
Included : english speaking guide, entrance fees, private transport, room & breakfast

Day 13: Frutillar - Petrohué - Puerto Varas

In the morning, drive to the Petrohue waterfalls, where you will take a short walk to get closer to the falls and enjoy the view with the volcano Osorno in the background. Then, drive up to the Osorno ski resort. The view from the top of the volcano is stunning: numerous volcanoes and Lake Llanquihue, third largest lake in South America. Continue round the lake to reach Frutillar, a small town founded in 1856 by German settlers. Today this city is known for its beautiful German style houses.
Back to Puerto Varas at the end of the day.

Night at the Hotel Arrebol ****.
Included : english speaking guide, entrance fees, private transport, room & breakfast

Day 14: Puerto Varas - Puerto Montt - Santiago de Chile


Two hours before your flight, transfer from Puerto Varas to El Tepual airport (Puerto Montt).

English-speaking guide.

Arrival in Santiago and private transfer to your hotel.



Night at the hotel The Aubrey ****

Upgrade room : Pavillon with jacuzzi
Included : departure transfer with english speaking guide, transfer arrival, room & breakfast, breakfast
Included opts : International guide, Pavillon with jacuzzi

Day 15: Santiago de Chile

Private transfer from your hotel to Santiago airport.


International flight from Santiago de Chile to Europe (time to be confirmed, flight not included).
Included : transfer departure

TRAVEL BOOK

Day 2: Santiago de Chile - Calama


Domestic flight from Santiago to Calama (time to be confirmed).
Included : domestic flight, airport tax

Day 6: Calama - Santiago de Chile - Temuco


Domestic flight from Calama to Santiago (time to be confirmed, flight indicated in option).
Domestic flight from Santiago to Temuco (time to be confirmed, flight indicated in option).
Included : domestic flight, airport tax

Day 14: Puerto Montt - Santiago de Chile

Domestic flight from Puerto Montt to Santiago (time to be confirmed, flight indicated in option).
Included : domestic flight, airport tax

TRAVEL BOOK

Day 7: Huerquehue National Park

At 08.00 departure from the hotel to Lake Caburgua before heading to Huerquehue National Park. Begin your trek to the lagoons located 768m above sea level. The first waterfall you will come across is called the "Eagle's Nest", you can walk down 400m to see it from below. You will then hike up to 1300m to lake Chico, go round the lake to Laguna Los Patos, then Laguna Huerquehue and finally Laguna el Toro, before heading back to the entrance of the park where you started. A lovely day among the Araucanias, endemic tree of this area.
Drive back to Pucon.
Included : english speaking guide, entrance fees, private transport, box lunch

Hotel The Aubrey   Santiago de Chile

Level : 4*
Included : room & breakfast

The Aubrey Hotel is the result of the combination of a unique history and a successful renovation. It is a real haven of peace which allows to escape from the turmoil of the Chilean capital city. Each one of the 15 beautiful bedrooms are decorated with taste and uniqueness, has its own private bathroom, and most of them have a terrace or a balcony. The garden, with the swimming pool, the jacuzzi and the falls, is a real oasis. The games of light turn your stay at The Aubrey into a real artistic experience.

Option : Pavillon with jacuzzi

Included :
breakfast

Casa Atacama   San Pedro de Atacama

Level : 4*
Included : room & breakfast

The Hotel Boutique Casa Atacama is a very special place for the travelers that came to visit the north of Chile. Many details such as the architecture and tours make this place unique. The hotel is very hospitable, makes the guests feel at home, the facilities are outstanding, it has swimming pool and spa where guests can relax and rest after the fun afternoon excursions.

Antumalal hotel   Pucón

Level : 4*
Included : room & breakfast

The Antumalal hotel is located on a rocky promontory dominating the Villarrica Lake. Its surprising and modern architecture allows it to melt into its environment, and the new facilities, like the spa, are consistent with it. The Antumalal hotel is synonym of elegance, simplicity and warmth. It’s surrounded with 5 hectares of park and gardens, with direct access to the beach, heated pool, tennis courts and waterfalls. The terrace and the restaurant enjoy the best views of the hotel, they therefore are the best places to savor a pisco sour while watching the sunset. Vidéo Antumalal

Nothofagus   Huilo Huilo

Level : 4*
Included : breakfast buffet , room

Located in the Lakes Region, not far from Pucón or Valdivia, the Huilo Huilo Reserve combines perfectly tourism and protection of the environment. Declared Biosphere Reserve in 2007 by the UNESCO, Huilo Huilo offers different types of accomodation, between hotels, cabañas, camping and hostals, while developing projects to preserve the cultural and natural heritage of the area. You can find, in the middle of the forest, some original and comfortable hotels, sometimes even luxurious, like Nawelpi Lodge, Nothofagus, Canopy Lodge, Montaña Mágica etc.

Option : superior room

Night at the Arrebol hotel   Puerto Varas

Level : 4*
Included : room & breakfast

Located at the top of a hill and surrounded by centenary trees, from the very area, the Arrebol Hotel offers a genuine experience of southern Chile. The decoration mixes perfectly native woods and fabrics from Chiloe, while the bedrooms' views over the lake, the forest, the charming village of Puerto Varas or the horizon add to the genuine of the experience, as well as the hotel's worries about arts and environment.

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