The three granite towers of Torres del Paine above a turquoise lake, Chilean Patagonia

Viva la Chile

We’re Jan and Valeria. Let’s plan your Chile trip together.

You are planning the trip of a lifetime. We have done it dozens of times. Soft adventure by day, comfort and good wine by night, and every word written from our own trips.

  • Lake District roots
  • 2+ Chile trips a year
  • From our own Chile trips
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Jan Netherlands Valeria Lake District & Santiago Chile safety guide
Rows of green vines at a Chilean vineyard in the Central Valley

Who we are

On the ground in Chile, year after year

Jan & Valeria. We travel to Chile often and love sharing tips to help you experience this beautiful country.

I’m Jan. Valeria grew up between the Lake District and Santiago, and her family still lives there, so Chile is not a destination we researched. It is where we spend part of every year. We love this country and write to help you experience it: honest tips, safety advice, and recommendations from our own trips.

Viva la Chile

Chile is the best country of Chile - my wife told me to add that part. And honestly, she is right.

Start with our Chile safety guide if you are still weighing the trip.

Valeria grew up in the Lake District

Local knowledge from Santiago to the volcanoes, not guesswork.

We visit Chile at least twice a year

Every guide comes from our own trips, not a press tour.

Safety advice without the fear

Calm, current, and specific enough to actually plan with.

Plan your trip

Start with these four guides

These are the guides readers ask us about most. Sort your phone and your beds first, and the rest of the trip gets much easier.

Where to go

Chile destinations we cover

Five very different worlds in one country. Pick one or two regions and enjoy them properly. That is how we travel.

Santiago skyline with the snow-capped Andes behind it Santiago Where every trip starts. We know these neighborhoods street by street Snow-capped volcano rising above a deep blue lake in Chile’s Lake District Lake District Volcanoes, hot springs, and the lakes we grew up around Two hikers walking a gravel trail toward a snow-covered mountain in Torres del Paine Patagonia The trip of a lifetime. We plan it calm, not rushed Licancabur volcano glowing red at sunset in the Atacama Desert Atacama Desert sunsets and the best stargazing we have ever seen Row of moai statues under a blue sky on Easter Island Easter Island Moai, ocean cliffs, and slow island days

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Everything we have written, sorted the way you plan a trip. Every post is first-person advice from our own time in Chile.

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Our latest guides

We publish often. Here is what we have added recently.

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Every guide is written from our own trips. Start anywhere, follow what matches your plans, and come say hi when you get there. Viva la Chile!

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Destination photos: Doug Scortegagna (BY 2.0), jikatu (BY-SA 2.0), Eneas (BY 2.0), Kevin Rheese (BY 2.0), David Berkowitz (BY 2.0), Avodrocc (BY 2.0), via Openverse.