Chile · FULL-DAY
The good full-day tours go weeks ahead in Chilean summer and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes, and how they differ.
Review of Santiago’s Cajón del Maipo tour, with Andes views, El Yeso Reservoir, picnic, wine, timing tips, costs, and honest drawbacks.
“Spectacular beautiful scenery. Wonderful tour guide. Great stops at different venues giving us a variety of experiences.”
Review of the Piedras Rojas and Altiplanic Lagoons tour from San Pedro, with high-altitude views, flamingos, local food, costs, and practical tips.
“The tour was great, Nico was a great guide, a lot of fun, on time and very knowledgeable and structured in his explanations. He spoke very good English and we were happy to finally experience and English tour here that was not done half in spanish. The food was also very good and the driver too. The sites and scenery are of course breathtaking.”
See Torres del Paine’s lakes, waterfalls, wildlife, and Grey Lake on a full-day Puerto Natales tour with bilingual guides and shared transport.
“Wonderful guide and driver. John was very knowledgeable and even made a short reel of our group interspersed with photos of the park.”
Explore Piedras Rojas, flamingo-filled Chaxa, and high Andean lagoons on a scenic 10-hour Atacama day tour.
“Very good tour- the guide was excellent and told us a lot about the geysers, local history and culture, and we had lots of stops on the way back to get a closer look at wildlife. Breakfast was also excellent.”
Review of the 16-hour Torres del Paine day trip from El Calafate, with border tips, scenic stops, hiking details, lunch, cost, and honest advice.
“In fact, the whole trip is enjoyable. The experience. The trekking. The actual tour. The breathtaking scenic beauty.”
Review of Punta Arenas’ 14-hour whale, penguin, and glacier cruise, with practical advice on cost, seasickness, food, clothing, and value.
“You see amazing things in one day. The cost is really high but worth it in my opinion. With this price I would expect it to have less persons as a limit. Food is not good but average to cover your daily hunger. The stuff is nice 👌”
Review of Santiago’s full-day Valparaiso and Vina del Mar tour, with street art, coast views, Neruda, logistics, costs, and practical tips.
“I had so much fun in Chile that I was too exhausted to go to this particular one. But I had the opportunity to try other tours from the same company and was awesome.”
Review of the full-day Torres del Paine tour from Puerto Natales, with scenic stops, transport, costs, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Jorge was our guide through Torres del Paine. He was very knowledgeable, considerate of everyone in the group, personable, and helpful. Very pleased with the tour.”
Review of the $83 Torres del Paine and Milodon Cave day trip from Puerto Natales, with scenic stops, short walks, wildlife, and practical tips.
“We enjoyed the tour and the guides (Margarita & Diego) did a fantastic job! I would have been nice though to know in advance that visiting glacier grey was unfortunately not possible due to construction work - hence the only longer walk was cancelled too.”
Review of the Torres del Paine day tour from Puerto Natales, with mountain views, short walks, Gray Lake, Milodon Cave, costs, and practical tips.
“A brilliant day - manages to fit most of the must-see sights into one day, so if you're short on time in Patagonia this is the tour I recommend for you to make the most of your visit to Torres Del Paine. Early start with hotel pickup from Puerto Natales and you're driven to a service stop to get breakfast or a coffee. Then driven to the National park, with some stops along the way to look at wildlife if it's about. We saw many guanacos and some birds I forget the name of. Unfortunately no sign of any pumas but apparently they can sometimes be seen between 10am and…”
Explore Easter Island’s moai sites on an eight-hour small-group tour with an English or Spanish guide, hotel pickup, and return service.
“Very well organised, our guide Angel was so informative and knowledgeable, answered all the questions. Pick up was on time, one of the best tours with GYG we ever had.”
Review of Santiago’s $44 day trip to Valparaiso and Viña del Mar, with colorful hills, Pacific views, lunch, transport, guide tips, and drawbacks.
“Tour was mostly in Spanish, in which I am not very fluent. Guide spoke enough Englis that I generally understood what we were looking at and when to record van.”
Review of Punta Arenas’ Tierra del Fuego tour, with King Penguins, ferry rides, Porvenir, costs, long drives, and practical tips.
“The port police closed the port for arrivals, but the guide did an excellent job of organizing the overnight stay and meals on the island and assisting the tourist with communication.”
Review of the Osorno Volcano and Petrohue Falls tour from Puerto Varas, with waterfalls, lakes, wildlife, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“Beautiful trip to the Petrohué Falls & great hike up to the crater at the Osorno Volcano. Miguel was very informative with his stories & history. Carlos way very patient giving us plenty time to hike & take in the views at each stop.”
Review of the Geyser del Tatio tour from San Pedro, with timing, altitude, stops, price, breakfast, guides, and practical booking advice.
“I do not recommend booking this tour with this company. I was transferred to another operator without explanation and was only informed late the night before the tour. I had already paid the entrance fee, but this information was not passed on, and I was initially asked to pay again. Although it was eventually resolved, the last-minute change left me no chance to choose another operator myself. This lack of transparency and communication negatively affected my experience”
The desert, the vineyards, the lakes and the ice, and the best day in each.
