Curated Tours
We curate our tours with two main goals in mind:
1 -Making sure that your journey through Chile and the South Andes becomes a rich and informative experience as you tour with a scholarly bilingual guide.
2—Flexibility and fun. All travelers have different interests and needs. This exclusive journey is designed for up to 6 travelers who seek substance and engaged connections with Chile’s geographic, historic, and cultural landscapes. We strive to create a customized agenda that adapts to your preferences. Do you want to know more about Chile’s legendary poetic scene (Neruda, Mistral, Parra, de Rokha, to name a few)? Heard about Chile’s spectacular wine scene? Or perhaps you are curious about the echoes of the Nueva Canción movement? We can tweak the overall trip’s structure to incorporate your particular interests.
Proposed Itinerary
Below is a proposed itinerary and agenda. This itinerary can be adapted to your interests and preferences. This program combines field exploration, cultural immersion, and nightly scholarly soirees to weave the experiences together with readings and discussions.
Day 1 – Arrival in Santiago
Arrival, light orientation walk through Plaza de Armas, La Moneda, Lastarria. Evening Soiree: Chile as a
cultural crossroads. Readings: Gabriela Mistral & Chilean history excerpts.
Day 2 – Santiago: Layers of History & Memory
Morning: Museum of Memory, Barrio Yungay. Afternoon: Cerro San Cristóbal, wine-tasting option.
Evening Soiree: Memory, trauma & resilience. Reading: Ariel Dorfman (excerpt).
Day 3 – Valparaíso & Viña del Mar
Explore UNESCO heritage hills, murals, funiculars. Visit La Sebastiana (Neruda’s house). Optional
Viña del Mar. Evening Soiree: Ports, poetry & globalization. Reading: Pablo Neruda.
Day 4 – Santiago to San Pedro de Atacama
Flight to Calama, transfer to San Pedro. Orientation walk + Archaeological Museum. Evening Soiree:
Andean cosmovision & survival. Reading: Likan Antai culture essays.
Day 5 – Atacama Desert & Indigenous Cosmology
Morning: Valle de la Luna excursion. Afternoon: Visit Likan Antai community. Evening Soiree (with
stargazing).
Day 6 – Altiplano Lakes & Villages
Excursion to Lagunas Miscanti & Miñiques. Visit Socaire/Toconao villages. Evening Soiree: Water,
scarcity & resilience. Reading: Anthropological case study.
Day 7 – Archaeology & Cultural Crossroads
Visit Pukará de Quitor & Tulor ruins. Afternoon: Free time in San Pedro. Farewell Soiree: Connecting
threads of Chile. Reading: Race and the Chilean Miracle: Neoliberalism, Democracy, and Indigenous Rights
Day 8 – Departure
Transfer to Calama airport, flight to Santiago, onward departures.
Estimated price is $3,840 (per person /based on a group of 2) + academic guide’s hotel and per diem. Price includes a dedicated academic guide, hotel, vehicle rental, museums and attractions tickets, and flights within Chile (Santiago – Calama or Santiago – Iquique). Please note that price per person (dedicated academic guide fee) drops with larger groups (up to 6 travelers). If luxury accommodations fit your travel style, this can be arranged at additional cost, if available.
