Backpacking Chile Travel Guide (2022)
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- 30 Jun 2022
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Backpacking Chile is all about the extremes. From trekking through insanely beautiful glacial national parks in the south to exploring the vast deep red Atacama desert in the north, it is one epic country to travel. There are 36 National Parks in Chile, all stunning and unique in their own way. This awesome country is also home to Easter Island, one of the most mysterious places on the planet.
Chile really is one of the most underrated countries for intrepid backpackers, it is a trekkers dream, you just need to know where to go. This culture-packed country also has some impressive volcanoes, hot springs, and world-class wine.
To make your Chile adventure even better, we’ve created this massive Chile travel guide, filled with information about how to plan and where to stay, hidden gems, and loads more.
Let’s get right to it!
Why go Backpacking in Chile
Chile is one long strip of awesome things to do, yet it can be surprisingly tricky to pick out a good itinerary, especially when the distances are way bigger than you may realize at first. Unless you have the readies to fly, you can lose huge amounts of time to travel.
As a general Chile travel guide, you want to decide whether you’re heading north or south. You may, however, also want or need to consider a Santiago based round route if you’re short on time or have a flight in and out of there.
Because Chile can suck up a lot of time, you need to know what you really want from it. Whatever you do, make sure you soak up the Latin vibes, drink wine, and go to at least one National Park.
Below I have listed several itineraries for backpacking through Chile. All of them have an intended flexibility. Most of the places mentioned will have more than enough things to do if you have a little longer in Chile.
Backpacking Chile 10 Day Itinerary #1: Taste of Chile
In this Chile itinerary, we start out in the capital city of Santiago.
Then we head on an overnight bus straight up to San Pedro De Atacama to explore the driest desert in the world. After Atacama, we head back down via Bahía Inglesa Beach and Ojos del Salado, the world’s highest active Volcano.
The final stop off before looping background to Santiago is the colourful art capital known as Valparaíso. This is a round-route based if you need to fly in and out of Santiago – the case for many backpackers.
If you have more time you could also fly out to Easter Island from Santiago. If your time is really tight, you could squeeze most of this Chile itinerary into one week. No matter how you use this route, it is mainly focused on making sure you get a real taste of Chile even if time isn’t on your side.
The other great thing about this one is that Santiago is a pretty kick-ass capital to kill time in if you end up with an extra few days. Read More...
