Budget Travel

Budget planning for Chile, including transport, lodging, food costs, shoulder seasons, and free activities.

How to Plan a Budget Trip to Chile

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Is Chile the “expensive” South American outlier, or a budget traveler’s hidden gem waiting to be unlocked? We’ve been there, backpacking from the arid dunes of the Atacama to the icy winds of Torres del Paine, and we’re here to…

Cheap Things to Do in Chile

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Forget the myth that Chile is only for the wealthy. While it may be the most expensive nation in Latin America, our team at Chile Vacay™ has spent months crisscrossing from the arid dunes of the Atacama to the icy…

Cheapest Time to Visit Chile

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Ever wonder how we managed to sip world-class Malbec in the Atacama and trek the W Circuit in Patagonia without selling a kidney? The secret wasn’t finding a magical $23 flight (though we did snag some great deals); it was…