Chile small group trips

November to March. These are the months when the park boats, hotels and seasonal flights run, with long days of up to about 17 hours of light around December. November to January brings the strongest wind; March is often calmer, with red and gold beech forest.

Answer for Patagonia: Torres del Paine, Perito Moreno and El Chaltén

Moderate fitness is enough if you take the easier choices, walks of 3 to 9 km on rough, windy paths; nobody has to do the big hikes. Base Las Torres and Laguna de los Tres are each about 20 to 22 km with 750 to 900 m of climbing and a steep final section; choose them only if you regularly walk six hours or more.

Answer for Patagonia: Torres del Paine, Perito Moreno and El Chaltén

Only if you want a room of your own, and the price is shown up front: from CAD 1,705 on the small-group trip. Solo travellers are part of the group in every way, at every meal and on every hike, and we never seat or room anyone apart.

Answer for Patagonia: Torres del Paine, Perito Moreno and El Chaltén

The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests. That keeps the group quick at trailheads and border posts, small enough to split into a hiking group and an easier group on the big days, and able to sit around one table at dinner.

Answer for Patagonia: Torres del Paine, Perito Moreno and El Chaltén

Prices are per person sharing a room, with taxes. The small group starts from CAD 10,040 and the private trip from CAD 18,070. Pick a start date and request to book; we confirm your place within 24 hours. No payment is taken until we confirm.

Answer for Patagonia: Torres del Paine, Perito Moreno and El Chaltén

We confirm the entry rules and any fees for your passport when you book. Canadian citizens have usually visited both countries for short tourist stays without a visa, but rules differ by passport and can change. You need a passport valid for the whole trip, and you carry it on day 5 for the border.

Answer for Patagonia: Torres del Paine, Perito Moreno and El Chaltén

It will change often, sometimes in an hour. We keep a spare day in each park: days 3 and 4 swap in Torres del Paine and days 8 and 9 in El Chaltén, so the big hikes go on the clearer day. If wind cancels the Grey Glacier boat, we walk to the iceberg viewpoint and refund the fare.

Answer for Patagonia: Torres del Paine, Perito Moreno and El Chaltén

Probably a little, and the route is built for it. You sleep at about 2,400 m in San Pedro, spend the first two days at that height, then visit the lagoons at about 4,100 m and El Tatio at about 4,300 m, walking slowly. If you have heart or lung conditions, ask your doctor before booking.

Answer for Chile: Santiago, the Atacama Desert and Torres del Paine

Solo travellers pay the same trip price plus a single supplement from CAD 440 for a room of your own, shown up front before you book. If you would rather share, tell us when you request to book. Sharing depends on another solo guest of the same gender booking your date; if nobody does, the supplement applies, and we tell you before any payment.

Answer for Easter Island: Rapa Nui, the Moai and Orongo

The proposed small group is 7 to 12 guests with a guide, and a private version is available for your own party. Boat and vehicle capacity may limit numbers and will be confirmed in the quote.

Answer for Chile's Carretera Austral: Queulat, Coyhaique, Marble Caves