Tourism for senior travelers worldwide has greatly improved. As opposed to the tours and packages that once were mostly aimed for younger couples and families with children more and more tour operators are coming up with travel packages and tours for senior travelers. Not only that. But tour operators specializing in senior travel are actually cropping up.
Thanks to these senior-tour operators more and more good value senior-tour packages to Chile are now available for senior travelers. Examples of some of the really great tour packages and excursions we’ve found on the internet are listed below. For a more complete list of packages and their details visit your online senior tour operator and ask for the details or ask for a customized tour just for you.
Excursions and Tour Packages in Chile:
Guided Tour of Chile – Packages of this kind usually include accommodations and entrance fees to the following tourist attractions. This tour package is for the senior traveler that loves physical activity since there are plenty of hikes in this trip. Most packages to Chile involve excursions to the following sites though you can ask for a more customized tour package and opt out on some excursions while adding destinations that are of interest to you.
- Guided sightseeing in Santiago
- Full day excursions to Valparaiso and Viña del Mar
- A Visit to Chile’s Lake District (Lake crossings of Todos Los Santos, FrÃas and Nahuel Huapi, Petrohué Falls, Osorno Volcano)
- Cable-car ride up Campanario Hill overlooking Lake Nahuel Huapi
- Full-day excursion to Alerces Falls and Tronador Mountain
- Tour Director-led sightseeing of El Calafate
- Full-day excursion to the Perito Moreno Glacier, Upsala Glacier , or one of the many glacier s found in Chile with the excursion usually featuring a boat cruise and guided glacier hike
Patagonia and Chilean Fjords Cruise – Packages of this kind concentrate on the cruise so that you end up spending more time on the cruise ship than in local hotels. Cruising is a great way to discover Chile. Packages include accommodations aboard the cruise ship and in local hotels for over night stays, transportation during land tours, meals, and of course the entrance fees to various tourist attractions. Roundtrip airfare is sometimes included in the package as well. Cruising in Chile means a visit to the Chilean Lake District via cruise ship, a visit to the Patagonian steppe, and a visit to several National Parks. The option to continue the cruise to Machu Picchu, Cuzco, and Lima is also given to travelers.
Excursion to Valle de la Luna – An excursion to the Valley of the Moon means a visit to the tiny town of San Pedro de Atacama. Aside from going to the moon valley side trips to this excursion usually include a visit to El Tatio geysers and Chexa Lagoon, a wondrous natural flamingo habitat south of San Pedro.
There’s so much to do and see in Chile that a personalized tour is encouraged to ensure you get to see the places you really want to go. Don’t forget to visit the Easter Island, go for wine tasting in Maipo Valley, and go sky watching in the Little North.