The 7 Three-Day Trips in Chile That Repay the Money

1.3-Day Activity Combo with 4 Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 247 reviews · from $233Our pick

This three-day San Pedro combo covers Valle de la Luna, El Tatio Geysers, Putana Valley, Red Rocks, Altiplanic Lagoons, Chaxa Lagoon, and Baltinache Lagoons. English and Spanish guides such as Francisco, Rodolfo, Carolina, and Christian lead the outings, with pickup, breakfasts, lunches, and selected drinks included. Expect early starts, high altitude, cold mornings, and several walking sections.

“Amazing! Francisco was great and informative and the entire 3 days was so memorable and fun. Highly recommend!!”

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2.Unique 3-Day Tour in San Pedro de Atacama

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 43 reviews · 3 days (approx.) · from $420

You’ll visit Laguna Cejar, the Eyes of the Salar, Tebenquinche Lagoon, Piedras Rojas, Chaxa, the altiplanic lagoons, Tatio Geysers, Machuca, and Moon Valley. The package includes four park entries, two breakfasts, transport, and an astronomical night with snacks and two digital photos. Groups are limited to 14.

“No cumplieron con 2 de las primeras 4 experiencias. Muy improvisada la agencia! Lamentable. No lo recomiendo”

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3.Rapa Nui Dreams: Experiencie Pack 3 Days

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 32 reviews · 3 days · from $375

Spend three days exploring Rapa Nui with a local guide, visiting Tongariki, Rano Raraku, Orongo, Anakena, caves, and more. The package includes transport, a sunrise beside 15 moai, and an ancestral curanto with food, prayers, and dance. Guides speak English and Spanish, and groups are limited to 15.

“Good and comprehensive tour of all the tourist spots in the island. The guides were very good, prompt, knowledgeable and entertaining at the same time. The third day of the tour is watching the sunrise behind the Moais in Tongariki and the this tour finished at 9am. You therefore get a free day after this tour. The dinner and show got cancelled during the time of my visit because of the Tapati Festival. However, the tour provider was very quick to replace it with an activity of my choice. This gave me an activity to do after the sunrise tour on the third day. The tour provider and guides were…”

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4.5 Fantastic Tours in the Atacama Desert in 3 Days

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 17 reviews · 3 days · from $240

This three-day San Pedro de Atacama program visits Rainbow Valley, Moon Valley, the Salar de Atacama lagoons, and El Tatio Geysers. Groups are limited to 15, with English, Spanish, or Portuguese guides, hotel pickup in central San Pedro, and breakfast or snacks included. Note that the advertised five tours are actually four excursions.

“I strongly recommend!! All the organisation was very smooth! We don’t regret it was absolutely wonderful !”

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5.4 TOUR IN ATACAMA IN 3 DAYS

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 12 reviews · 3 days · from $230Best value

This three-day San Pedro package fits four major Atacama outings into a short stay: Moon Valley at sunset, Cejar Lagoon, an evening astronomy session with astrophotography, and El Tatio Geysers at dawn. Groups are limited to 15, with English or Spanish guides, snacks, cocktails and breakfast included. Jhonatan is one guide praised for friendly, lively guiding.

“Enjoyed it a lot, although the stars cancellation and being moved right before an early start was a bit annoying. Special thanks to Jhonatan and his assistant who were great guides, super friendly, knowledgeable and played some music for us as well”

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6.3 Days in Patagonia. Torres del Paine, Perito Moreno and Balmaceda Glacier.

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 5 reviews · 3 days · from $520

You’ll spend three full days seeing Patagonia’s headline sights from Puerto Natales: Milodon Caves and Torres del Paine, a boat trip to Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers with lunch and whisky over ancient ice, then Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina. English and Spanish guides are provided, but the three days use separate operators, so confirm meeting points carefully.

“Loved the Balmaceda and Serrano glaciers and Perito Moreno was amazing:”

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7.3 days to Uyuni Salt Flat

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 5 reviews · 3 days · from $340

This three-day shared tour takes you from San Pedro de Atacama across the Bolivian border to Uyuni. You will ride a six-person 4x4, visit Laguna Verde, Sol de Mañana, Laguna Colorada, Incahuasi Island, and the train cemetery, and sleep two nights in basic shared accommodation. Spanish-speaking guides, meals, and pickup are included.

“Les trois jours ont été formidables! Léo , notre guide était patient ( à propos de notre espagnol approximatif), prévenant et très sympathique . Je recommande vivement.”

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