Travelogues Chile

We have now arrived in country number 7 of this journey - Chile, the richest country in all of South America. We drove to San Pedro de Atacama, not far from the border with...

We have to wake up early to witness the sunrise at El Tatio. The volcano is located at an altitude of 4280 meters, so it is quite chilly there in the morning hours. At the foot...

After breakfast, we start our tour to various lagoons. Our first stop is at the Laguna Chaxa, a salt lake inhabited by countless flamingos, Andean flamingo, James's flamingo,...

La Serena: Waiting for the taxi

Today we went to the city. Our plan was to walk to the waterfront (Avd. De Mare) and take a bus from there to the city center. We had seen public transportation in the previous...

This tour we were picked up right on time, first us and then the other participants. Of the ten participants, two spoke Spanish and the others spoke German! We went to 'Reserva...

Chiloé - the pictures say it all! the pictures say it all! The island is by far the most beautiful thing we have seen in Chile! We found the view from our cabin so unique that...

Since we traveled a lot with the 'lonely planet' travel guide, it should also be our support for the activities. Franzi had registered the day as 'home office', so we could have...

Cozy lounge in Selina Hostel

11.1. Today we make the decision to fly to Punta Arenas and return by rental car through Argentina. We are waiting for the rental car company's confirmation, changing the flight...

Valparaiso and Santiago de Chile were our last two destinations. Today we arrived in Arica, in the far north of Chile. On the way to Santiago, we drove through Chilean wine...

In Valparaiso, we are staying at a Catholic school. The sports hall has been converted into a sleeping area. Unfortunately, our sleeping bags are still in the container, so we...

No, not in the zoo, but in the wild! Today, the alarm went off at 05:10 am. After a good breakfast, we headed to the famous Torres del Paine National Park. The roads here are...

New country, new challenges! Chile is very different from Colombia: it is highly westernized, you don't have to worry about safety (except for pickpocketing), and you can move...

110 km north of Caldera is the beautiful Pan de Azucar National Park. We drove there with a couple from Santiago. 🚗 Unfortunately, the weather was not very good - a bit of...

30.11.- 03.12.2017 Schön, schön, schön - einfach nur schön. Ich bin wieder am Strand. Habe super Glück mit meinem Hostel, treffe klasse Leute, gehe endlich Surfen, liege in...

Wow, Valparaiso impressed us immediately. Small colorful houses, all built on hills, surround the harbor. Narrow streets, stairway canyons, street art wherever you look, and many...

„You have 5 minutes left for check-in“, explained an annoyed airport employee and sent us to the quick check-in. Due to the everyday traffic jam in Santiago, we were a bit tight...

Arriving in Chile, we were greeted by the driest desert in the world, fortunately with pleasant temperatures at this time of year, allowing us to fully enjoy the sun. The town...

One week in bed

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Our destination on this day was Pisco Elqui. After strolling around Valparaiso for a while, we set off. It is 532km from Valparaiso to Pisco Elqui. The sun was shining (as every...

Those who expect hot and noisy South Americans in Chile will be disappointed. Chileans are surprisingly calm and not particularly loud. Compared to here, European markets or...

A three-week trip to Patagonia requires a lot of planning and preparation. Here is a small supplement to important questions that Google couldn't answer for us.

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...

Arica, located in the far north of Chile just before the border with Peru, was supposed to be our last stop in Chile. Originally, we wanted to go from here to Lauca National...

On Tuesday Franziska called a huber to take us to the bus station. An extra large one, because with our five pieces of luggage and three people we needed a lot of space. We...

Today we wanted to take more time for the place and Franziska had to work. So we both set off towards town and got on a micro No 20 at the first big intersection! These micros...

Today our 4-day trip to the central south of Chile (Region de Los Rios) began. Since the tour by bus would have taken too long, we decided to take the plane. This also means...