Tour of Chile & Easter Island 2026-27
SANTIAGO DE CHILE - CHILEAN PATAGONIA - EASTER ISLAND
Tour of Chile & Easter Island 2026-27 is a Guiness Travel escorted group tour in Chile: 13 days by plane, with a tour leader from Italy. 2 departures scheduled, from 1 December 2026 to 1 February 2027. Participation fee from 7.500,00 € per person. Required document: Passport.
Tour of Chile & Easter Island 2026-27
SANTIAGO DE CHILE - CHILEAN PATAGONIA - EASTER ISLAND

13 days starting from
7.500,00 €
Departures
Legend
Plus Guiness
- 2 lunches at a restaurant/on board the boat
- Santiago by night visit with a guide
- 2 days of visits with a guide on Rapa Nui, Easter Island
- all scheduled entrance fees included
- travel in exclusive style with a maximum of 15 people
Why this tour?
- to discover the myth of wonderful Easter Island
- to visit Chilean Patagonia with its imposing glaciers
- to discover Torres del Paine, a National Park and World Biosphere Reserve
Description
Easter Island
One of the most iconic and remote places in the world, immortalised in a famous film, “Rapa Nui”, which sealed its immortality. The Moai, those imposing testimonies of the indigenous culture, remain shrouded in mystery. Easter Island belongs to Chile, from which it lies a few hours’ flight away. We are in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, at one of the corners of the so-called Polynesian triangle. Indeed, in the island’s artefacts and in the language and culture of its inhabitants one senses a cultural background typical of Polynesia. Easter Island, Rapa Nui in the local language, is of volcanic origin, formed essentially by no fewer than three extinct volcanoes. Because of its geographical position and extreme isolation, its biodiversity and plant life are among the poorest on the planet. This, however, did not hinder the development and flowering of an extraordinary migratory current and of its artistic expression on the island. Easter Island owes its unusual name to a European sailor, the Dutchman Jacob Roggeveen, who sighted it on Easter Sunday 1772. Another great and illustrious navigator, James Cook, set foot there in 1774, albeit very briefly. After being the scene of more or less tense clashes between various countries seeking to possess it, this fantastic volcanic territory passed definitively to Chile, not without some discontent. Today tourism too has set foot on Easter Island, leading to the development of hotels, restaurants, souvenir shops and everything needed to welcome a certain number of visitors. And yet Rapa Nui has lost none of its charm. There is something that always speaks to the hearts of visitors through the imposing bulk of the Moai: a feeling of mysticism, of spirituality, or however else one wishes to define it. That is why, ultimately, this is a destination every true traveller must reach at least once in a lifetime, a journey to the other side of the world, but one from which you return home changed, more aware of the geographical and cultural vastness of the wonderful planet we live on.
Itinerary
Day 1
ITALY – SANTIAGO DE CHILE
Departure on scheduled Iberia/Latam flights to Santiago de Chile - meals on board – overnight flight.
Day 2
SANTIAGO DE CHILE “the capital of Chile”
Arrival in the morning – transfer to the hotel – free time to rest – lunch at leisure – in the afternoon, visit with a guide of Santiago (a stroll through the streets of the city taking in the Cathedral, the Government Palace “La Moneda” -exterior-, the pedestrian Paseo Ahumada, the streets of the historic centre, the bohemian Bellavista district and the residential district with its elegant buildings, the commercial and financial heart of Santiago - finally reaching “Cerro San Cristóbal”, from where you can enjoy a wonderful view of Santiago and the Andes mountain range - stop at the Graneros de Alba craft market) - lunch at leisure - dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Santiago by night: panoramic tour of the city by coach with a guide – overnight stay.
Day 3
SANTIAGO DE CHILE – PUNTA ARENAS – PUERTO NATALES
Breakfast at the hotel – transfer to the airport – lunch at leisure - departure on a scheduled Latam flight to Punta Arenas – on arrival, transfer to the hotel in Puerto Natales (3 hours) – dinner at the hotel – overnight stay.
Day 4
PUERTO NATALES – BALMACEDA GLACIER – SERRANO GLACIER
Breakfast at the hotel – full-day boat excursion sailing along the Última Esperanza fjord - after about three hours’ sailing, during which we can admire mountains, waterfalls and the local wildlife, arrival at the Balmaceda glacier, where colonies of sea lions and cormorants can be seen – continue to the end of the fjord, disembark and visit the Serrano Glacier, reached along a path through Patagonian forest – lunch during the excursion - return to Puerto Natales in the evening - dinner at the hotel – evening at leisure - tour leader available – overnight stay.
Day 5
TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK “emotions and sensations in a natural paradise”
Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion to Torres del Paine National Park with a stop at the Cueva del Milodón (where the remains of an extinct animal called the Mylodon were discovered) - continue across the Patagonian steppe, home to guanacos, foxes, deer and Andean condors – arrival in Torres del Paine National Park, declared a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1978 - visit of the Salto Grande on the Río Paine, where you can appreciate the majestic, imposing Torres del Paine massif - continue to Lake Pehoé and then on to the Grey Lagoon and Grey Glacier – lunch at a restaurant - return to Puerto Natales in the evening - dinner at the hotel – evening at leisure - tour leader available – overnight stay.
Day 6
PUERTO NATALES – PUNTA ARENAS – SANTIAGO DE CHILE
Breakfast at the hotel – transfer to Punta Arenas Airport – lunch at leisure - departure on a scheduled Latam flight to Santiago – on arrival, transfer to the hotel - dinner at the hotel – evening at leisure - tour leader available – overnight stay.
Day 7
SANTIAGO DE CHILE – EASTER ISLAND
Breakfast at the hotel – transfer to the airport – lunch at leisure - departure on a scheduled flight to Hanga Roa – on arrival, transfer to the hotel – dinner at the hotel – tour leader available – overnight stay.
Day 8
EASTER ISLAND “Tahai, Orongo, Puna Pau”
Breakfast at the hotel – in the morning, visit with a guide of Orongo (from Hanga Roa, transfer to the Tahai archaeological complex, then on to Orongo, an ancient ceremonial village of 53 elliptical houses set on the summit of the Rano Kau volcano) – lunch at leisure – in the afternoon, visit of the island’s rarest and oldest Moai (the archaeological site of Puna Pau, with its small crater of red scoria) – return to the hotel in the evening – dinner at the hotel – tour leader available – overnight stay.
Day 9
EASTER ISLAND “discovering the Moai and the Pukao”
Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion with a guide - in the morning, visit to the south-east and north-east of the island to see its largest Moai and Pukao, the Moai Paro (10 metres tall and weighing 85 tonnes, with a Pukao weighing 11.5 tonnes) – continue to the Rano Raraku quarry volcano, where most of the island’s Moai were carved from the volcanic rock – lunch at leisure – dinner at the hotel – tour leader available – overnight stay.
Day 10
EASTER ISLAND
Breakfast at the hotel – day at leisure for individual visits – tour leader available – lunch at leisure – dinner at leisure – overnight stay.
Day 11
EASTER ISLAND - SANTIAGO DE CHILE
Breakfast at the hotel – transfer to the airport – departure on a scheduled flight to Santiago de Chile – on arrival, transfer to the hotel – dinner at leisure – tour leader available – overnight stay.
Day 12
SANTIAGO DE CHILE
Breakfast at the hotel – free time - transfer to the airport – departure from Santiago de Chile for the return to Italy on scheduled Iberia/Latam flights - meals on board - overnight flight.
Day 13
SANTIAGO DE CHILE - ITALY
In flight – arrival in Italy.
Prices
- return journey Italy/Chile on scheduled Iberia/Latam flights
- scheduled Latam flight Santiago/Punta Arenas return
- scheduled Latam flight Santiago/Easter Island return
- airport/hotel transfers and vice versa
- tour of Chile by GT coach/minibus
- accommodation in 4-star hotels on a half-board basis
- buffet breakfasts
- 2 lunches at a restaurant/on board the boat
- guided visits as indicated
- full-day boat excursion to the Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers
- taxes and VAT
- entrance fees to all the sites and museums indicated
- tour leader from Italy on departures from Rome
- tour leader Madrid/Madrid or Santiago de Chile/Santiago de Chile for those departing from other airports
- evening excursions
tips (on arrival, the tour leader collects a single amount of about €50.00, from which tips are given to guides and drivers during the tour), drinks with meals and anything not expressly indicated.
Our hotels
SANTIAGO DE CHILE
HOTEL OLA SANTIAGO PROVIDENCIA TAPESTRY COLLECTION or similar 4-star
PUERTO NATALES
HOTEL COSTAUSTRALIS or similar 4-star
HANGA ROA – EASTER ISLAND
HOTEL TAHA TAI or similar 3-star
Info and schedule
- Required document: Passport
Countries
Frequently asked questions
How long is the tour?
The tour lasts 13 days by plane, with a Guiness tour leader from Italy.
When does it depart?
2 departures scheduled, from 1 December 2026 to 1 February 2027.
How much does it cost?
The individual participation fee starts from 7.500,00 € by plane.
What does the price include?
return journey Italy/Chile on scheduled Iberia/Latam flights; scheduled Latam flight Santiago/Punta Arenas return; scheduled Latam flight Santiago/Easter Island return; airport/hotel transfers and vice versa; tour of Chile by GT coach/minibus; accommodation in 4-star hotels on a half-board basis; buffet breakfasts; 2 lunches at a restaurant/on board the boat; guided visits as indicated; full-day boat excursion to the Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers; taxes and VAT; entrance fees to all the sites and museums indicated; tour leader from Italy on departures from Rome; tour leader Madrid/Madrid or Santiago de Chile/Santiago de Chile for those departing from other airports; evening excursions
What is not included in the price?
tips (on arrival, the tour leader collects a single amount of about €50.00, from which tips are given to guides and drivers during the tour), drinks with meals and anything not expressly indicated.
Which documents are required?
Passport
Can I cancel?
Cancel without penalty up to 45 days in advance
How do I book a Guiness tour?
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How do I pay for the tour (deposit and balance)?
Payment terms (deposit and balance) are set out in the quote; we accept the main payment methods. Terms and conditions


