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Arrive into Santiago’s International Airport, where a private transfer will be waiting to take you to your hotel for the next 3 nights. This afternoon you have the chance to see Santiago in detail through an afternoon City Tour visiting all the key sites, ending with an optional “Pisco Sour”, Chile’s national drink. Transfer back to your hotel.

After breakfast you will take a day trip to Chile’s coast, 120 km from Santiago, passing through the Curacavi and Casablanca valleys, the latter known for the production of award winning wines. Then you will continue on to the legislative capitol of the country, the hillside port city of Valparaiso with its winding streets, and then on to the beach resort city of Viña del Mar, visiting its casino and beaches. You will get to enjoy a seafood lunch (price not included in program) before returning to Santiago. Overnight back in Santiago.

Today you will have a half day tour of 2 of the largest wineries in Chile: Cousino Macul and Concha y Toro. The tour will give you the opportunity to learn about the history of winemaking in Chile, as well as that of the families who built these enterprises from the ground up. You will also get to taste just what makes their wines so successful. Tonight you can enjoy an Easter Island themed Dinner Show.

Private transfer to the airport for your morning flight to the southern city of Puerto Montt. Transfer for the short drive to Puerto Varas, the “City of Roses”, where you will check in your hotel with a view of the lake and volcanoes. You will have an afternoon trip up the Osorno Volcano or a tour around the west side of Lake Llanquihue, Chile’s 2nd largest lake, giving you an insight into the daily lives of the original German immigrants who began settling in this far region during the 1850s. You will visit the lakeside towns of Frutillar with its open-air museum and Puerto Octay on the northern corner of the lake where you will have lunch. Then you will return and have the remainder of the afternoon and evening free in Puerto Varas.

Today you have several options to choose from, including: (1) Full day trip to the island of Chiloe, where you will experience the unique culture and architecture, including the construction of houses over the water known as “palafitos”, (2) Full day trip through the Perez Rosales National Park, Petrohue Falls and on to Lake Todos Los Santos, where you will take a catamaran across the lake, with unbeatable views of both the Osorno and Puntiagudo Volcanoes, to Peulla, where you can have lunch (price not included) and optional activities before returning to Puerto Varas., (3) Whitewater rafting (level III) on the Petrohue River, (4) Canyoning down some of the many waterfalls in the area, (5) Various full day trekking trips among other activities. Overnight in Puerto Varas.

This morning you will be picked up at your hotel to begin your full-day Lakes Crossing into Argentina. First you will go by bus along the eastern shore of Lake Llanquihue and into Chile’s oldest national park: Vicente Perez Rosales. Once you reach All Saint’s Lake you will board a catamaran and sail across the lake to Peulla, with amazing views of the Osorno, Puntiagudo and Tronador volcanoes. After time for lunch, you will be taken by bus to Puerto Frias, then on a catamaran again to Puerto Alegre. The next leg of the trip takes you by bus to Puerto Blest where you will board the last cataman of the trip which will take you to Puerto Panhuelo. From here you will be take by bus along the southern shores of Lake Nahuel Huapi and into Bariloche.

Today you can take a half-day trip along the lakeshore, known as the “Circuito Chico”, including the chance to ride the chairlift up Campanario Hill, providing an astonishing 360-degree view of the entire area. You will have plenty of time to stroll through town and shop. Recommendation: if you like chocolate, you are in the right place! Try one of the many local chocolate shops.

After breakfast you will take a full-day tour to Victoria Island and an easy hike into a forest of Arrayan trees, with their unmistakable orange-colored bark. Late afternoon transfer back to your hotel in Bariloche.