Travelogues Chile

After 2 wonderful months in Malaga, I continued on to Chile. If I were to say that I was completely ready and was heading to Ljubljana airport with great anticipation, it would be...

15.04-16.04. Valparaiso 17.04.-19.04. Santiago In Valparaiso, we stayed in a very nice hostel, listened to Cumbia, and spent a day waiting 6 hours for the police because a...

April 20-23, 2026 We took a bus from Santiago around noon on April 19, which arrived in Calama in the north the next day around 10 AM. The bus ride was very comfortable, and we...

April 13-14, 2026 Next, we traveled to the surf spot Punta de Lobos and stayed in a small village. It was very quiet and relaxing. On the second afternoon, we went to the beach...

April 6 & 7, 2026 On April 6, we drove from Pumalin National Park to the mountain village of Futaleufú, and the next day we went on a rafting tour - it was an amazing...

04.04.2026 Next, we drove from La Cascada to Hornopirén. On the way, we visited the Osorno Volcano and the port city of Puerto Montt, then drove to La Arena, took a short ferry to...

28.03.-01.04.26 Hello Chile! We spent a few days in the capital Santiago and have just arrived. Chile has a fantastic fast-food culture, and the most delicious are the so-called...

Chile is not only the longest country, at almost 4300 km, but also the narrowest, at just 180 km. It boasts the driest desert, the highest geyser field, and the largest glacier.

On Saturday we are starting our new adventure, which will take us to South America. We are very excited to see what awaits us there.

We organized our little hiking trip ourselves, hoping to see condors. Together with a Chilean family from Santiago, we were driven to the foot of the 'hill'. The ascent: only...

Torres del Paine is a dreamlike national park in Chile. Various glaciers mark the border with Argentina. In summer, a strong wind blows here. The combination of the sun (heat) and...

We were in Fireland. We need to correct our statement in the last blog: Fireland has an Argentine side, but also a Chilean one. On the Chilean side lives a colony of king...

Penguin in nesting hole

After a very fast ride to the airport ;-) and a smooth flight, we landed in Puerto Montt (located by Lake Chapo), picked up our car, and drove to Frutillar (located by Lake...

This afternoon we returned to Santiago. Passing through wine-growing regions and across (relatively small) mountains. The bus connections here in Chile, as well as in Peru, are...

Arrived! This has been our longest journey so far: we traveled for 22 hours. Here it is warm and light until around 9 PM - just summer ;-) Santiago de Chile is just as we...

From Safari to the Sea Today we continued from the Hartenbos Private Game Lodge towards the coast to Plettenberg Bay – a day that once again showed how...

After we returned the rental car in Calama, a super ugly desert worker town, we took the opportunity to visit the Chuquicamata mine. We had registered a bit late for the tour...

One of the highlights of Chile is the Atacama Desert, which we had been looking forward to for a long time.We took the night bus from La Serena to Calama, where we picked up our...

After two genuine rest days in Santiago, we headed around 80 km east, into the heart of the Andes. Our destination: 'Refugio Aleman' in Lo Valdés, a holiday home of the...

Friday, 03.03.23 / Saturday, 04.03.23 After a good breakfast with Juan and Pablo, we set off towards Santiago. We quickly decided to drive only to Santa Maria de Los Angeles....

Today for breakfast we had peaches, oranges, and melon.... Our journey from El Bolson today took us again through the provinces of 'Rio Negro' and 'De Los Lagos' under wonderful...

After breakfast at the Salesians, we headed towards Puerto Natales, heading north. My trusty friend, the Peugi, was needed again... On the way over Route 9, we could once again...

9:30 AM, breakfast with the padres of the Salesians, who took great care of us, a room for two nights including breakfast, free! Today we took the whole day to explore Punta...

Last breakfast in the southernmost city in the world and then off to the small airport. The old Cessna plane, with space for 20 people, was already ready for takeoff. I had to...

Today we had a day of rest until 2:30 PM, so there's not much to report.... After a hearty breakfast at the Forjadores Hotel, I took another couple of hours to sleep and read a...

Today we first visited the open-air museum 'Bateria Robala', a museum that emerged after the conflict between Chileans and Argentinians in 1978, focused on the eastern islands...

Today we had a bit of peace after breakfast until lunchtime. Then a visit to the Catholic Church of Puerto Williams (My uncle had said a mass here). From the outside, I wouldn’t...

Isla Navarino

I surprisingly slept very well. The first glance out of the window - rain, quite gloomy out there but still very beautiful. A great view of the island world of South Patagonia....