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Chile travel guide

Our route team has mapped 2 destinations in Chile across 1 curated route, adding up to 18 places to eat, see and do. Its route is filed under adventure. It runs 10 days end to end.

See destinationsBest outdoor spots in Chile
Salto Grande in Torres del Paine, Chile
Salto Grande · Thomas Fuhrmann · CC BY-SA 4.0
Destinations
2
Places
18
Curated routes
1
Trip lengths
10 days
Routes favor
Nov – Mar

Where our routes go in Chile

Tap a dot to open that destination's guide.

Puerto NatalesPuerto NatalesTorres del PaineTorres del Paine
Dots show the 2 destinations from our curated routes, plotted by latitude and longitude. Not to scale for borders.

2 destinations in Chile

Ordered by how many of our curated routes stop there, then by how many places we have picked.

Best of Chile

Our curated picks by theme, drawn from the places our route editors chose for their routes.

Places worth planning around

A short sampler from the 18 places in Chile, starting with those featured on the most of our routes.

Curated routes through Chile

One curated route stops here. Open it for the day-by-day plan.

Best time to visit Chile

Our route here recommends Nov – Mar.

Climate averages (NASA POWER, 2001–2025) for 2 of our destinations here: February is the warmest month, with average highs near 47°F (9°C), and July the coolest at about 31°F (-1°C). January is the wettest, around 5.8 in (147 mm) of rain, and September the driest at about 3.9 in (98 mm).

NASA POWER is a gridded model (roughly 50 km cells), so coastal and mountain spots read as regional averages.

47°F8°CJan5.8 in
47°F9°CFeb4.8 in
45°F7°CMar5.4 in
40°F4°CApr5.4 in
35°F2°CMay4.7 in
31°F0°CJun5.1 in
31°F-1°CJul4.2 in
32°F0°CAug4.3 in
37°F3°CSep3.9 in
40°F5°COct4.2 in
43°F6°CNov4.8 in
46°F8°CDec5.3 in
Average daily high in °F (°C below) and monthly rainfall in inches (bars), NASA POWER 2001–2025 averages across 2 destinations.

Weather by destination

Getting around Chile

Legs between consecutive stops on our routes. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.

Planning a trip to Chile

How many days do you need for a trip to Chile?

Our curated route here is planned as a 10-day trip. Shorter visits work if you focus on one or two destinations.

What are the best places to visit in Chile?

Going by how often our route team includes them, the most-featured destinations in Chile are Puerto Natales and Torres del Paine. Puerto Natales alone has 9 hand-picked places in our guides.

When is the best time to visit Chile?

Our route here recommends Nov – Mar. NASA POWER averages put the warmest weather in February and the most rain in January.

Where can I find the best outdoor spots in Chile?

See our curated picks: best outdoor spots in Chile, chosen from 8 places in our curated routes.

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