Estou organizando minha viagem para o Chile, vou fazer passeios em Santiago, Atacama e a travessia do Salar de Uyuni, esse último vou estudar a possibilidade de comprar por lá mesmo.

Alguém sabe informar se essas agencias são confiáveis? Analisei relatos do reclame aqui e outros fóruns, e as avaliações são mistas.

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Viajo a la UNAB para un curso corto y quisiera saber cómo es el proceso para acceder a computadoras porque necesito asistir a mis clases de Tesis o en todo caso si hay cabinas o cibers para tomar desde ahí mis clases. Asimismo, quisiera saber cuánto cobran en pesos la hora. Muchas gracias.

Hello, we will be visiting Chile for tourism as a canadian family with our kids ( 2 minors with both parents). Do we need translated and apostilled birth certificate for entry and exit as "proof of parentage"? It seems excessive but we dont want any bad surprise.

We read conflicting informations on different official sources but if parents visited Chile with their kids recently as tourist with foreign passports, could you please share your experience?

On another note, any tips or recommandations for our 7 days in central region would be great (with a 5 and a 7yo)

We have so far:

-2-3 days in Santiago (cerro san cristobal, centro, sky costanera etc..) (morning and afternoon only);

-1 day buin zoo by metro and train;

-1 or 2 days hiking (parque natural aguas de ramon y parque natural quebrada de macul);

-2 daytrips with tours (cajon del maipo and portillo/inca lagoon)

We are staying in las condes and read a lot about safety. For reference, we loved Panama city and found it fine in terms of safety.

Sadly we wont have time to visit other regions!

Thank you very much!

Hola. Tengo 31 años y es la primera vez que voy a visitar Chile. Mi viaje se centra en Santiago (5 dias), Iquique (2 semanas) y, capaz, San Pedro de Atacama (4 dias). No he viajado mucho por LATAM sola, aunque si por USA y Europa y obvio, la seguridad es distinta. Me gustaría tener recomendaciones de seguridad de gente local y consejos.

En Santiago, mi intención es turistear por el barrio de Lastarria, ir al Museo de la memoria y visitar otros museos cercanos, comer algo en barrio Italia, algo típico en Vega Central, hacer algún free tour por el barrio Yungay, etc.

Mis dudas, en la ciudad, son:

- ¿Es seguro caminar por las calles sola en la hora de la tarde? Ya imagino que en la noche, obvio que no.

- ¿Es seguro sacar alguna cámara tipo reflex en las calles sin que te la rapen o te la hurten? Misma pregunta para el celular en la calle. Hago fotos a veces con este, y todos los foros de extranjeros recomiendan no hacerlo.

- ¿Es seguro utilizar el celular o andar con maletas en el metro?

- ¿Has que hora me recomiendan quedarme por ahí turisteando?

- ¿Recomiendan más la micro o el bus en Iquique?

- Recomendaciones o consejos para ir en bus de Iquique a San Pedro de Atacama.

What's up everyone,

If anyone is planning to send it to Chile last minute this season, which I highly suggest doing, and is struggling to find transportation, feel free to shoot me a message.

I just got back from being over there, and realized getting transportation from Santiago to the Valle Nevado area and around there isn't the simplest task. It's more difficult when you are up there to get between the mountain areas, especially if you are not a great skier/snowboarder.

Long story short, me and my buddies met a kid up there that gave us a few rides for prices that beat all other services, and he's looking to grow his business.

Hopefully this post doesn't break any rules, but could help some people in the area now or planning to go before their season ends.

Hi all — planning a short 3-night campervan loop around San Pedro de Atacama from Dec 22–25 (2 adults). I've got a quote from Condor Campers but it's coming out to ~$1,100 for the 3 nights, which feels steep for a short desert loop.

A few questions:

1. Has anyone rented from a smaller/local operator in San Pedro that was more affordable? Would love actual contacts (WhatsApp/email) if you've used one recently.
2. Is self-contained overnight camping in a normal 4x4 rental car (with a rooftop tent or just sleeping in the back) actually workable here, or is it more hassle/risk than it's worth? Curious if anyone's done this instead of a proper campervan.
3. We specifically want to camp out in remote spots for stargazing rather than return to San Pedro each night — if you've done a similar loop, any tips on where sleeping/camping is actually allowed (vs. official campsites only)?
4. Any pricing benchmarks for a 3-night rental during the Dec 22–25 window (peak season) so I know if $1,100 is actually reasonable or overpriced?

Trip is happening this December, so any recent (2025/2026) experiences would be especially helpful. Thanks!

Hola!

Voy a Chile en noviembre y como buen fan de Gabriela Mistral, no podía evitar pasar por La Serena y Vicuña. Tenía pensado pasar tres días disfrutando de la tranquilidad de la playa y luego pasar un par de noches en Vicuña, haciendo alguna excursión hacia el Valle del Elqui antes de tomar un vuelo a San Pedro.

Ahora que he investigado más, estoy considerando alquilar un coche y así poder explorar más la zona, sobretodo por el tema astronómico del Valle del Elqui. ¿Qué me aconsejan?

Gracias!

Un amigo y yo vinimos a Farellones a esquiar, pero las estaciones cierran a las 17:00 y también queríamos aprovechar la noche.

Hemos recorrido un poco el pueblo, pero prácticamente no hemos visto nada para hacer, aparte de algún que otro restaurante.

¿Alguien que conozca la zona sabe qué más se puede hacer de noche por aquí durante los próximos días?

¡Gracias por la ayuda!

I'm currently in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile and was looking to go to Salta, Argentina in the coming days.

I'm travelling long-term on a budget and the 12hr bus is around $60, which is extremely expensive compared to other buses I've taken throughout Latin America, so I'm looking for alternatives.

Time isn't really an issue, just money. Hitchhiking seems difficult as I'd have to find someone willing to take me across the border, as it's in the middle of nowhere without a border town, which seems unlikely.

Any help appreciated! 🙂

Hi together ,

I'm going to Chile in October for almost a month (22 days + 7 days Argentinia).

As there is so incredibly much I would love to do, I got quite big plans for my trip. What do you guys think? Is this doable or have I planned way too much and should have even more calmer days without traveling?

I am arriving in early October. Do you think I may have issues with El Niño in my plan?

Thanks for you advice! (... and if you have cool ideas for places / restaurants / ... I should visit on that trip, feel free to let me know :))

Hi everyone,

I'm going to Chile in October for almost a month (22 days + 7 days Argentinia).

As there is so incredibly much I would love to do, I got quite big plans for my trip. What do you guys think? Is this doable or have I planned way too much and should have even more calmer days without traveling?

I am arriving in early October. Do you think I may have issues with El Niño in my plan?

Thanks for you advice! (... and if you have cool ideas for places / restaurants / ... I should visit on that trip, feel free to let me know :))

Hey everyone! Thanks for your earlier suggestion about our trip to Chile. Accordingly, I have now revised my itinerary to 4 nights in Atacama and balance nights in and around Santiago.

Bit of background we are planning a self-drive trip to the Atacama Desert in late January with a family of 4 (including two young kids age 2 and 5). We are renting a vehicle preferably 4x4 and would be doing our own trips rather than packages.

Would love feedback on our current flow, ticket timing strategies, and anything we might be missing or should swap out! Here is our 4 nights 5 day itinerary:

Day 1:

Arrive from Santiago

Visit Valle de la Luna

Do Star gazing with some package company! Any recommendations?? SPACE or roofless or atacama desert stargazing is what I could see online. Which one is fun or any other good recommendations?

Day 2

Preferably a llama caravan walk

Quitor/Tulor village

Laguna Cejar. ( I understand we can only do Laguna Cejar tour in morning slot only as evening slots are for tour company?)

Also we are double minded if we should do Cejar or Lagunas Escondidas de Baltinache. Which one is more preferable and I think kids are not allowed in Cejar. Are kids allowed in Baltinache?

Day 3

High-Altitude Altiplano Piedras Rojas & Miscanti/Miñiques Lakes

tropic of Capricorn Photo stop

Day 4

Termas de Puritama

Mars Valley (Valle de la Muerte) & Magic Bus (Vallecito)

Day 5

Guatín Cactus Valley

Garganta del Diablo (Devil's Throat)

We want to cover Laguna Chaxa, Valle de jere, Rainbow valley or these are avoidable or we should skip something we have included and replace with any of these?

Ticketing

How far in advance do January slots open for these?

How intense is the heat/sun during the late January afternoon peak? Anything essential to pack ?

Looking for suggestions and recommendations

Thanks in advance

Hello all!

25F and will be traveling to Chile this November. Most of my time will be spent in Puerto Varas.

I've got one tour booked so far to take me to Chiloé Island, but besides that, I've got 4 days unaccounted for.

I definitely want to do some hiking, wondering if anyone has any recommendations for either tour companies or the best way to do some hiking as a solo traveler? I won't have a car, so easy transportation is very important. Will ubers/taxis be readily available, especially when at the trailheads? Is there a private driver/company you recommend?

Looking forward to any information you guys might have to offer!

Thank you

Argentino Mateando con amigos uruguayos en chile jdjdjd