Fodor's Essential Chile
Whether you want to go hiking in Patagonia, hit the beach in Viña del Mar, or drink your way across the Central Valley wine region, the local Fodor’s travel experts in Chile are here to help! Fodor’s Essential Chile guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos. Fodor’s “Essential” guides have been named by Booklist as the Best Travel Guide Series of 2020!

Fodor’s Essential Chile travel guide includes:

  • AN ILLUSTRATED ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE to the top things to see and do
  • MULTIPLE ITINERARIES to effectively organize your days and maximize your time
  • MORE THAN 30 DETAILED MAPS to help you navigate confidently
  • COLOR PHOTOS throughout to spark your wanderlust!
  • HONEST RECOMMENDATIONS on the best sights, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, shopping, performing arts, activities, and more
  • PHOTO-FILLED “BEST OF” FEATURES on “What to Eat and Drink,” “Chile's Best Wineries,” “Best Things to do in Patagonia,” and more
  • TRIP-PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS including when to go, getting around, beating the crowds, and saving time and money
  • HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTS providing rich context on the local people, politics, art, architecture, cuisine, music, geography and more
  • SPECIAL FEATURES on “The Mystery of the Moais,” “What to Watch and Read Before You Visit,” and “Chilean History”
  • LOCAL WRITERS to help you find the under-the-radar gems
  • SPANISHLANGUAGE PRIMER with useful words and essential phrases
  • UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE ON: Santiago, Patagonia, Viña del Mar, Valparaiso, Easter Island, Chiloe Island, the Atacama Desert, Puerto Montt, the Lake District, Punta Arenas, and more.

Planning on visiting other places in South America? Check out Fodor’s Essential Argentina and Essential Peru.

*Important note for digital editions: The digital edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text included in the physical edition.

ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor’s has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years. For more travel inspiration, you can sign up for our travel newsletter at fodors.com/newsletter/signup, or follow us @FodorsTravel on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We invite you to join our friendly community of travel experts at fodors.com/community to ask any other questions and share your experience with us!

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Fodor's Essential Chile
Whether you want to go hiking in Patagonia, hit the beach in Viña del Mar, or drink your way across the Central Valley wine region, the local Fodor’s travel experts in Chile are here to help! Fodor’s Essential Chile guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos. Fodor’s “Essential” guides have been named by Booklist as the Best Travel Guide Series of 2020!

Fodor’s Essential Chile travel guide includes:

  • AN ILLUSTRATED ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE to the top things to see and do
  • MULTIPLE ITINERARIES to effectively organize your days and maximize your time
  • MORE THAN 30 DETAILED MAPS to help you navigate confidently
  • COLOR PHOTOS throughout to spark your wanderlust!
  • HONEST RECOMMENDATIONS on the best sights, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, shopping, performing arts, activities, and more
  • PHOTO-FILLED “BEST OF” FEATURES on “What to Eat and Drink,” “Chile's Best Wineries,” “Best Things to do in Patagonia,” and more
  • TRIP-PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS including when to go, getting around, beating the crowds, and saving time and money
  • HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTS providing rich context on the local people, politics, art, architecture, cuisine, music, geography and more
  • SPECIAL FEATURES on “The Mystery of the Moais,” “What to Watch and Read Before You Visit,” and “Chilean History”
  • LOCAL WRITERS to help you find the under-the-radar gems
  • SPANISHLANGUAGE PRIMER with useful words and essential phrases
  • UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE ON: Santiago, Patagonia, Viña del Mar, Valparaiso, Easter Island, Chiloe Island, the Atacama Desert, Puerto Montt, the Lake District, Punta Arenas, and more.

Planning on visiting other places in South America? Check out Fodor’s Essential Argentina and Essential Peru.

*Important note for digital editions: The digital edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text included in the physical edition.

ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor’s has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years. For more travel inspiration, you can sign up for our travel newsletter at fodors.com/newsletter/signup, or follow us @FodorsTravel on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We invite you to join our friendly community of travel experts at fodors.com/community to ask any other questions and share your experience with us!

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Fodor's Essential Chile

Fodor's Essential Chile

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Overview

Whether you want to go hiking in Patagonia, hit the beach in Viña del Mar, or drink your way across the Central Valley wine region, the local Fodor’s travel experts in Chile are here to help! Fodor’s Essential Chile guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos. Fodor’s “Essential” guides have been named by Booklist as the Best Travel Guide Series of 2020!

Fodor’s Essential Chile travel guide includes:

  • AN ILLUSTRATED ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE to the top things to see and do
  • MULTIPLE ITINERARIES to effectively organize your days and maximize your time
  • MORE THAN 30 DETAILED MAPS to help you navigate confidently
  • COLOR PHOTOS throughout to spark your wanderlust!
  • HONEST RECOMMENDATIONS on the best sights, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, shopping, performing arts, activities, and more
  • PHOTO-FILLED “BEST OF” FEATURES on “What to Eat and Drink,” “Chile's Best Wineries,” “Best Things to do in Patagonia,” and more
  • TRIP-PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS including when to go, getting around, beating the crowds, and saving time and money
  • HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTS providing rich context on the local people, politics, art, architecture, cuisine, music, geography and more
  • SPECIAL FEATURES on “The Mystery of the Moais,” “What to Watch and Read Before You Visit,” and “Chilean History”
  • LOCAL WRITERS to help you find the under-the-radar gems
  • SPANISHLANGUAGE PRIMER with useful words and essential phrases
  • UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE ON: Santiago, Patagonia, Viña del Mar, Valparaiso, Easter Island, Chiloe Island, the Atacama Desert, Puerto Montt, the Lake District, Punta Arenas, and more.

Planning on visiting other places in South America? Check out Fodor’s Essential Argentina and Essential Peru.

*Important note for digital editions: The digital edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text included in the physical edition.

ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor’s has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years. For more travel inspiration, you can sign up for our travel newsletter at fodors.com/newsletter/signup, or follow us @FodorsTravel on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We invite you to join our friendly community of travel experts at fodors.com/community to ask any other questions and share your experience with us!


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781640973572
Publisher: Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc.
Publication date: 07/05/2022
Edition description: 8th ed.
Pages: 448
Sales rank: 476,529
Product dimensions: 5.10(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

For over 80 years, Fodor's Travel has been a trusted resource offering expert travel advice for every stage of a traveler's trip. We hire local writers who know their destinations better than anyone else, allowing us to provide the best travel recommendations for all tastes and budgets in over 7,500 worldwide destinations. Our books make it possible for every trip to be a trip of a lifetime.

Table of Contents

1 Experience Chile 7

17 Ultimate Experiences 8

What's Where 14

What to Eat and Drink in Chile 16

Best Chilean Wineries 18

Best Things to Do in Patagonia 20

Chile Today 22

History of Chile 25

What to Watch, Read, and Listen To 27

2 Travel Smart 29

Know Before You Go 30

Getting Here 32

Essentials 36

Helpful Phrases in Spanish 44

Great Itineraries 46

On the Calendar 50

Contacts 52

3 Santiago 53

Welcome to Santiago 54

Planning 57

Santiago Centro 62

La Alameda 71

Bellas Artes and Lastarria 74

Parque Forestal 77

Bellavista and Parque Metropolitano 80

Parque Quinta Normal Area 84

Vitacura 86

Las Condes 90

Providencia 94

Side Trips from Santiago 99

4 The Central Coast 109

Welcome to the Central Coast 110

Planning 113

Valparaíso 116

Viña del Mar 128

Casablanca Wine Valley 134

Quintay 135

Algarrobo 136

Isla Negra 139

Concón 141

Maitencillo 144

Zapallar 147

5 El Norte Chico 149

Welcome to El Norte Chico 150

Planning 153

La Serena 155

Vicuna 159

Pisco Elqui 163

Ovalle 166

Parque Nacional Bosques de Fray Jorge 169

Reserva Nacional Pingüino de Humboldt 170

Parque Nacional Llanos de Challe 171

Copiapó 172

Parque Nacional Nevado Tres Cruces 174

Bahia Inglesa 176

Parque Nacional Pan de Azúcar 178

6 El Norte Grande 179

Welcome to El Norte Grande 180

Planning 183

Antofagasta 186

Chacabuco 188

Calama 189

San Pedro de Atacama 191

Geysers del Tatio 200

Reserva Nacional Los Flamencos 202

Iquique 202

Mamina 206

Pica 207

Reserva Nacional Pampa del Tamarugal 207

Gigante de Atacama 208

Arica 209

Parque Nacional Lauca 212

Reserva Nacional Las Vicunas 213

Salar de Surire 214

7 The Central Valley 215

Welcome to the Central Valley 216

Planning 219

Rancagua 222

San Fernando and Nearby 225

Santa Cruz 227

Curicó 233

Lago Vichuquén 234

Talca 235

8 Welcome to the Lake District 242

Planning 244

Temuco 246

Parque Nacional Conguillío 252

Curacautín and Nearby 253

Villarrica 254

Pucón 257

Parque Nacional Huerquehue 262

Parque Nacional Villarrica 263

Lican Ray 265

Valdivia 266

Huilo Huilo 274

Lago Ranco and Nearby 274

Osorno 276

Parque Nacional Puyehue 279

Puerto Octay 280

Frutillar 281

Puerto Varas 283

Ensenada 288

Parque Nacional Vicente Pérez Rosales 289

Puerto Montt 290

Cochamó 295

9 Chiloé 297

Welcome to Chiloé 298

Planning 301

Ancud 303

Quemchi 306

Quicaví 307

Dalcahue 307

Isla Quinchao 309

Castro 310

Chonchi 314

Parque Nacional Chiloé 316

Queilén 317

Quellón 318

10 The Southern Coast 321

Welcome to the Southern Coast 322

Planning 325

Chaitén 326

Parque Nacional Pumalín Douglas Tompkins 330

Futaleufú 332

La Junta 335

Puerto Puyuhuapi 335

Parque Nacional Queulat 337

Coyhaique 338

Puerto Chacabuco and Puerto Aysén 345

Parque Nacional Laguna San Rafael 348

Lago General Carrera and Nearby 349

Parque Nacionai Patagonia 350

11 Southern Chilean Patagonia and Tierra Del Fuego 353

Welcome to Southern Chilean Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego 354

Cruising and Land Tour Company Profiles 357

Planning 362

Puerto Natales 365

Parque Nacional Torres del Paine 372

Punta Arenas, Chile 376

Puerto Hambre 383

El Calafate and Parque Nacional los Glaciares, Argentina 384

El Chaitén, Argentina 394

Ushuaia, Argentina 396

Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego, Argentina 406

Puerto Williams, Chile 409

12 Easter Island 411

Welcome to Easter Island 412

Planning 415

Hanga Roa 418

The Southeastern Circuit 428

The Western Circuit 431

Index 437

About our Writers 447

Maps

Santiago Centro and La Alameda 64

Bellas Artes, Lastarria, and Parque Forestal 78

Vitacura 87

Santiago Side Trips 100

Valparaiso 118-119

Viña del Mar 129

The Southern Beaches 137

The Northern Beaches 145

The Elqui Valley and the Limarí Valley 167

Copiapó Valley 172

Nitrate Pampa 186

San Pedro and the Atacama Desert 191

Iquique and Nearby 203

Arica and Nearby 209

Rapel Valley 221

Valle Curicó and Valle Maule 235

La Araucanía 247

Lago Villarrica 255

Los Lagos and Los Ríos 266

Valdivia 268

Puerto Varas and Lago Llanquihue 284

Chaitén, Futaleufú, and Puerto Puyuhuapi 327

Coyhaique and Nearby 345

Parque Nacional Laguna San Rafael 347

Puerto Natales and Nearby 366

Parque Nacional Torres del Paine 374

Punta Arenas 378

Hanga Roa 420

The Southeastern Circuit 429

The Western Circuit 433

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