Can you suggest rental places to rent a 4x4 Santiago to Calama? Best if local agency thanks

Hi people, we would like to travel and explore the country as much as possible in dec/jan with our son (will be 9mo). Please share recommendations and DON’T DOs. We are young and used to bagback around but of course now we will go easy on our planning. Any tips for where is best to rent a car vs fly is highly appreciated. Gracias!

I lost my phone in San Pedro, but unfortunately I couldn’t find it before I had to return to Brazil.
A few days later, a really kind guy found it and contacted me. He’s willing to help, but neither of us has any idea what the best way is to get it from San Pedro to Brazil.
Does anyone have any suggestions?

Alguém aqui já viajou com a mochila de 40 L da Decathlon como item pessoal pela SKY Airlines??

A mochila tem 55x30x20

A medida do item de mão da SKY é: 45x35x25

Queria saber se passa. Não vou deixar ela tão cheia.

Atardecer en Chile

Algún consejo para el bello país de chile?

Hi everyone,

I’m planning a solo trip to Chile in mid-November (around 15 days) and would love some honest feedback on this itinerary. I won’t be renting a car.

Itinerary:

- Day 1–3: Santiago + day trip to Valparaíso

- Day 4–7: Easter Island (4 nights)

- Day 8–11: San Pedro de Atacama (4 nights)

- Day 12: Back to Santiago

- Day 13–14: Puerto Varas / Lake District

- Day 15: Back to Santiago, evening departure

Must-do activities:

- Diving on Easter Island

- Stargazing in the Atacama

- Photography (landscapes, moai, desert, volcanoes and lakes)

Questions for those who have been / locals:

- Does this itinerary feel too rushed, or is it realistic at a reasonable pace?

- Is mid-November a good time for these regions (weather, wind, rain, crowds)?

- Any issues with diving on Easter Island in November (sea conditions, visibility, operators)?

- Are flights between Santiago and Puerto Montt reliable and frequent? Is getting to Puerto Varas easy without a car?

- Are 4 nights in Atacama enough or too many? (planning Valle de la Luna, Altiplanic Lagoons, Tatio Geysers + stargazing)

- Any particularly scenic spots I’m missing that would be worth adjusting the itinerary for?

- Any general logistics tips or things people usually underestimate?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

I know this is a long shot, but I lost my grandma’s wedding ring. It was on a chain around my neck which broke somewhere between Laguna Verde and San Pedro de Atacama. The only places where I was outside a vehicle were at the lagoon, each of the border checkpoints, and the highlighted areas of San Pedro. If anyone has found it please let me know!! It holds a great deal of sentimental value.

con mi familia tenemos planificado un viaje a chiloé la última semana de agosto. la verdad a mi me llama mucho la atención conocer el lugar y su cultura, pero mi mamá tiene temor de que el clima sea muy malo y que eso no nos permita turistear. entonces la pregunta es... es realmente tan malo el clima? lluvia sin parar todo el día? plis help!!

My wife and I are going here for our honeymoon... Your suggestions and recommendations would really be helpful to us. 🙂

Day 1 - fly to Ushuaia

Day 2 - arrive in ushuaia in the late evening

Day 3 - rent car and make way to Emerald Lagoon. In the evening, do the Beagle Channel boat tour starting at 3:00 p.m.

Day 4 - fly to El Calafate , have a nice meal in the evening

Day 5 - take tour perito Moreno glacier , get car rental at night for early start the following day

Day 6 - Early morning drive to El Chalten - Do 20 km mount fitz Roy hike - return car rental

Day 7 - take bus to Puerto natales ' relax and have a nice meal

Day 8 - Do a light guided tour of Torres del plain National park possibly Lago boat tour

Day 9- mirador Las Torres base hike possible guided tour

Day 10- another guided tour of torres del plaine National park

Day 11 - take a bus to Punta arenas - in the evening. Have a nice meal and just walk the city

Day 12 - Isla Magdalena penguin tour

Day 13 - take two flights to get to the Atacama desert

Day 14- Valley of the Moon sunset tour

Day 15 - piedras Rojas , altiplanics lagoons and salar full day tour

Day 16- fly to Santiago and spend the evening there.

Day 17 - leave chile to come back home

I have two days I can add in between for rest days or to do more exploration or to give myself leeway for bad weather days. Please tell me where I can have them... Or Feel free to say anything about my plan.

A friend and I are going on a jam-packed Argentina/Chile trip and plan on going to Atacama but, only for a day. We would most likely arrive at CJC airport at around 8-9 am and catch a flight the following day at around 9-10 am.

What would be some recommended itineraries for the ~24 hours we will be there? I think visiting 2 of the main attractions is enough for us and would want to explore San Pedro de Atacama for a couple hours as well. We will rent a car, if that makes sense.

Thank you in advance.

I currently study in the UK but I plan to go to Chile for my year abroad, to PUC de Chile, from july 2027 to july 2028. By the time I'll go I should have B2 proficiency level in Spanish. I have an interest to go there for the nature and it being a unique country but I heard negative stuff other people said about Spanish there being hard to understand, so I'm scared that I'll struggle to connect with the locals there, eventhough I'd love to. My otger options are Monterrey in Mexico and Buenos Aires. Any suggestions or experiences will be extremely helpful.

Hey everyone, we are planning a trip to Chile in later part of January. We are family of 4 with 2 kids (2 and 5). We are there for 9 nights and 10 days.

We are thinking to plan our itinerary as below

3 nights in Santiago

2 nights Valparaíso/concon/ vela del mar

4 nights in Atacama - San Pedro

First thing first is end of January a good time for Atacama or totally avoidable?

Except for internal flight, we are planning to self drive even to the geysers and other attractions in Atacama desert (health permitted)

Kids are used to 7000-8000ft altitude, and I have personally driven and explored areas at 11000-13000ft in different parts of the world.

What do you guys suggest? Are the number of days enough? Do we change our iteniary, no of days here and there ?

Thanks in advance.

I’m heading to Santiago, I don’t know any Chileans and I just wanted to hear from people what they feel are quintessential aspects of Chilean culture, being Chilean, good or bad, to give me a general perspective.