Lonely Planet Chile & Easter Island

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• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781786571656
• eBook ISBN: 9781788681452

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's Chile & Easter Island is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Strap on your pack and hike through winding forests to behold the granite mountain spires of Las Torres; watch sunset turn the Valle de la Luna intense purple, gold, pink and yellow; and puzzle over the giant statues of Easter Island. All with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Chile & Easter Island and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Chile & Easter Island: Colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights provide a richer, more rewarding travel experience - covering history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine, politics Over 97 maps for easy navigation Covers Santiago, Middle Chile, Southern Heartland, Archipielago Juan Fernandez, Norte Grande, Norte Chico, Sur Chico, Chiloe, Northern Patagonia, Southern Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego, Easter Island The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Chile & Easter Island is our most comprehensive guide to Chile and Easter Island, and is designed to immerse you in the culture and help you discover the best sights and get off the beaten track. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not cont

Sur Chico

La Araucanía

Temuco

Parque Nacional Conguillío

Curacautín

Reserva Nacional Malalcahuello-Nalcas

Melipeuco

Villarrica

Pucón

Parque Nacional Villarrica

Río Liucura & Río Caburgua Valleys

Parque Nacional Huerquehue

Curarrehue

Los Ríos

Valdivia

The Lakes District

Osorno

Parque Nacional Puyehue

Frutillar

Puerto Varas

Ensenada

Parque Nacional Vicente Pérez Rosales

Cochamó

Río Cochamó Valley

Río Puelo

Puelo Valley

Puerto Montt

Sur Chico

Why Go?

Hence begins the Chilean south. The regions of La Araucanía, Los Ríos and the Lakes District jar travelers with menacing ice-topped volcanoes, glacial lakes overflowing with what looks like melted jade, roaring rivers running through forests and coastal enclaves inhabited by the indomitable Mapuche people. Sur Chico is home to eight spectacular national parks, many harboring exquisitely conical volcanoes, and is a magnet for outdoor-adventure enthusiasts and thrill seekers.

Peppered about sprawling workhorse travel hubs, you’ll find well-developed lakeside hamlets, most notably Pucón and Puerto Varas, dripping in charm and draped by stunning national parks and nature reserves, each one like an Ansel Adams photograph leaping from the frame. But the region – call it Patagonia Lite – isn’t all so perfectly packaged. Off-the-beaten path destinations like the Río Cochamó Valley and Caleta Cóndor reward the intrepid spectacularly, their isolation fodder for that ever-elusive travel nirvana.

When to Go

• Jan–Feb Summer in this weathered region brings less rain, but you’ll still need a raincoat.
• Nov–Mar Navimag ferry high season: spectacular Patagonian sunsets and glaciers.
• Jan One of the most crowded months for visiting Volcán Villarrica but also the sunniest skies.

Best Places to Eat

A Cotelé

A Awa

A Chile Picante

A La Marca

A Anita Epulef Cocina Mapuche

Best Places to Stay

A Refugio Tinquilco

A Refugio Cochamó

A La Montaña Mágica

A Awa

A Campo Eggers

Sur Chico Highlights

1 Caleta Cóndor Visiting one of the most beautiful places in the world that you’ve probably never heard of.

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Table of contents

• Table of Contents
• Welcome to Chile
• Chile’s Top 20
• Need to Know
• If You Like…
• Month by Month
• Itineraries
• Chile Outdoors
• Travel with Children
• Regions at a Glance
• Santiago
• Middle Chile
• Chilean Wine Gallery
• Norte Grande
• The Natural World Gallery
• Norte Chico
• Sur Chico
• Chiloé
• Northern Patagonia
• Patagonia Gallery
• Southern Patagonia
• Tierra del Fuego
• Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
• Understand Chile
• Chile Today
• History
• Life in Chile
• Literature & Cinema
• The Natural World
• National Parks
• Directory A–Z
• Transportation
• Language
• Behind the Scenes
• Our Writers