Holiday in Chile With Wine, Volcanoes, and Starry Nights

The adulation will start even before your holiday does, before the plane you’re on lands in Chile. Flying into this Andean country, views of snowy volcanic peaks and a jagged coastline will up the ante of expectations. And that’s no problem, because you won’t leave disappointed. You can’t; especially not if you’ve arrived on an Enchanting Travels tailor-made private tour.

Glaciers at one end, the driest place on earth at the other, Chile’s geography is unique. It stretches for 2,600 miles from north to south, sandwiched between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes Mountains. Moon-like in its starkness is the massive high-altitude expanse of the Atacama Desert. It’s got turquoise lakes and salt flats, natural hot springs and geysers, and some of Earth’s clearest open skies, ideal for stargazing.

Two of Chile’s most famous cities, are vastly different, but equally engaging. Santiago wears its twin hats, of being 500 years old and modern, with ease. In the coastal city of Valparaiso, connected with vintage funicular railways, a distinctly bohemian atmosphere reigns. In the far south, in Chilean Patagonia, Torres Del Paine national park is the country’s star attraction. Explore the region hiking and trekking, on horseback, or on scenic van tours. But don’t mistakenly think it’s all hard work. You also get to indulge in fine Chilean wines, spa treatments, and luxurious accommodations.