u/mitzmindmarv

I'm travelling to Chile Nov 18 to Dec 8 and have most of the major parts of our trip booked, but we have two gaps that we haven’t figured out yet. I’d love to hear what people who know / live in / travelled Chile would do with them.

Our fixed itinerary is roughly:

• Nov 18: Santiago
• Nov 19–22: Rapa Nui / Easter Island
• Nov 22: Fly back to Santiago, landing around 11:30 pm
• Nov 25: Fly Santiago → Calama around 9 am
• Nov 25–29: San Pedro Atacama
• Nov 29: Fly to Puerto Natales
• Nov 30–Dec 5: Torres del Paine
• Dec 5: Fly Puerto Natales → Santiago, landing around 9 pm
• Dec 8: Fly Santiago → Home late in the evening

So the two periods we’re trying to decide how to use are:

1. Nov 22 late to Nov 25 morning
We’ll have two full days between Rapa Nui and Atacama.

2. Dec 5 late to Dec 8 evening
We’ll have roughly 2.5 days after Patagonia before flying home.

We’re open to renting a car/private transfers and don’t mind travelling onward after our late flights if it means waking up somewhere worth being the next morning.

Budget is flexible. Thanks for any feedback :)