“Chile is the only Latin American destination ever named Best International Destination.”
Chile. 4,300 km of the unexpected.
The world's most geographically diverse country — from the driest desert on Earth to glaciers older than civilization.
Forbes Travel
Best International Destination
2024World Travel Awards
World's Leading Adventure Tourism Destination
2025Recognized by the world's leading travel authorities — year after year.
“Chile crowned World's Leading Adventure Tourism Destination for the 10th consecutive year.”
“Atacama Desert named Most Romantic Destination in South America for the 7th time.”
2024
Forbes Travel
Best International Destination
Only Latin American destination ever awarded
2025
World Travel Awards
World's Leading Adventure Tourism Destination
10th consecutive year
2025
World Travel Awards
South America's Leading Green Destination
2025
World Travel Awards
Most Romantic Destination — Atacama Desert
7th time awarded
4,300 km
Longest country in the world
6,893 m
Ojos del Salado — highest active volcano on Earth
45%
Of the world's ground-based telescopes
6,435 km
Pacific coastline
17
National parks in Patagonia alone
Geography
Where everything happens
Main cities and regions along 4,300 km — tap a city to zoom in, then tap a pin for details.
Chile · 7 main regions · tap to explore
Tap a city to zoom in
The driest place on Earth. The clearest skies in the universe.
- Home to 50% of the world's ground-based astronomical infrastructure
- NASA tests Mars rovers in Valle de la Luna — the landscapes are that alien
- Every decade, rare rainfall triggers the 'desierto florido' — the desert blooms
World Travel Awards
Most Romantic Destination — Atacama Desert
2025
Two waves. Two worlds.
Pichilemu — O'Higgins Region
Punta de Lobos: South America's most powerful left-hand point break. Venue of the WSL Big Wave Tour World Championship.
Advanced – Expert
Best season: April – October
Explore PichilemuTotoralillo — Coquimbo Region
6 breaks in one bay. Chile's most welcoming surf spot for all levels — Pipe, Muro, Punta, Cabañas and more.
Beginner – Intermediate
Best season: Year-round
Explore Totoralillo1,240 km. No two days the same.
The last great road trip on Earth — half unpaved, ending where the road surrenders to the ice.
KM 0
Puerto Montt
Gateway to Patagonia. Where the road begins and the wi-fi ends.
KM 180
Pumalín Park
Douglas Tompkins' gift to Chile — ancient alerce forests and volcanic fjords.
KM 440
Futaleufú
The world's most technical whitewater river. Class V rapids through emerald canyons.
KM 740
Río Tranquilo
Marble Caves at dawn. Exploradores Glacier on crampons by noon.
KM 1,240
Villa O'Higgins
End of the road. Start of the wilderness. No bridge. No turning back.
Eat like the land tastes.
From altitude-cured meats in the Atacama to slow-cooked seafood buried in Chiloé's volcanic ground.
CURANTO AL HOYO · Chiloé
Shellfish, meat, and potatoes slow-cooked underground on volcanic stones. A 1,000-year-old Mapuche tradition.
VINOS DEL MAIPO · Central Valley
Carménère, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Syrah grown in the shadow of the Andes. World-class vineyards 30 min from Santiago.
GASTRONOMÍA DEL CAMINO
From sopaipillas roadside to lamb on an open fire — Chilean food is inseparable from the land it comes from.
Winter in the Southern Hemisphere. A different kind of powder.
3,000m · 30 resorts · uncrowded slopes
Browse Ski Packages
The end of the world. The beginning of everything else.
Torres del Paine is not a destination. It's a reckoning.
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