10 days in beautiful Chile
Chile
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Aug 5 - Aug 14, 2023
Lorena planned a great trip! Even more important, flight changes required us to change our itinerary just a few weeks before the trip, and Lorena remade the plan without missing a beat. Vendors for the excursions/adventures she arranged were all fantastic: reliable, informative and fun.
Lorena was a great communicator before and during the trip. We need to go back to Chile to explore the parts of this beautiful country we didn't get to on this trip!
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JP was a great guide for multiple excursions with him. We had a great time on the stargazing and buggy ride in particular. The buggy ride let us explore parts of the desert landscape that just weren't accessible by car.
Four stars only because the second winery - Santa Ema - wasn't quite as fun/informative as the first, Santa Rita. I think Santa Rita does a LOT more tours, so they seem to have the whole experience better planned. Santa Ema's guide was friendly but not as informative about the wines, the terroir, etc. Having said that, it's a beautiful winery (as is Santa Rita) and drinking wine on a nice, sunny day is never a bad thing....
Don't worry: getting up EARLY in the morning to head out to the geysers is worth it! They're almost other-worldly and they're absolutely beautiful rising in the cold air and as the sun rises in the morning. The tour company was great and prepared a delicious breakfast for us on the way back!
Rentals were very easy in Santiago before heading up to the mountain. The ride up and down can be a little stomach-churning with all the hairpin turns and the sometimes impatient drivers! The mountain was nice but only some trails were open. We spent a day skiing, which was enough - there wasn't enough open to spend any more time than that on the mountain (for reference: we are fairly experienced skiers - black/double black in the Rockies), but we definitely got a kick out of being able to ski in August!
Hola Nik, a big thanks to the family for allowing me to plan this fantastic trip with you! Portillo would be a great place to spend some time skiing with exhilarating double-black slopes... when we have a better snow season. Easter Island and Patagonia will also be waiting for you.
Best always,
Lorena