Guide to Enjoying Chile’s Low Season

SANTIAGO, CHILE (March 21, 2023) – Travelers desiring to visit Chile during its low season should start booking flights and planning itineraries. From March to November, Chile’s autumn, winter, and spring seasons offer visitors a more affordable travel option without compromising the experience of Chile’s diverse and unique natural beauty.

As demand decreases during the low season, flights to Chile are cheaper and tourist packages can be booked at lower prices. Overall, you’ll be able to interact with smaller crowds at various popular destinations allowing you to have an intimate experience.

Visit the City of Arica 

Escape from the harsh North American weather during the low season and visit the city of Arica located in Chile’s northern region. Arica is known as the city of “Eternal Spring”, which makes it another excellent destination to host your stay.

As a result of the city’s pleasant climate, travelers can indulge in the beautiful beaches and explore the cultural sites. The city’s rich heritage offers tours of the painted geoglyphs and the historic abandoned saltpeter mines.

Barrio Lastarria 

During the low season, take a stroll down a much less crowded Barrio Lastarria in the heart of Santiago. This historical neighborhood, also known as barrio Bellas Artes, is a popular tourist attraction offering a wealth of cultural activity for tourists that includes museums, cinemas, restaurants, and bars. Tourists will be able to join Chile’s wondrous wines at the local bars without having to visit the vineyards if time does not permit. The neighborhood is also filled with newer boutique hotels that offer a comfortable and affordable stay. And for the creatives and art lovers, you’ll find local artist vendors lining the streets displaying various paintings, photographs, jewelry, and knick-knacks.

Skiing

For the adventure travelers and skiing aficionados, ski resorts in Santiago, the capital of Chile, are open during the months of June to October. Not only will you be able to ski during the North American ski off-season, but you’ll also be surrounded by the iconic Andes Mountains, which are the longest continental mountain range in the world.

Hot Springs 

For the family members or friends, who are not fans of skiing, you can enjoy the relaxing hot springs, waterfalls, national parks, and hiking trails in the Araucarias National Reserve, which can all be found in the skiing areas of Malalcahuello and Corralco. These areas have become trendy destinations for spending the winter in Chile and are only a few miles south of Santiago.

If you’re looking for an affordable getaway that will immerse you in both cultural sites, beaches, snow landscapes, and a unique biodiversity, consider these advantages of travelling to Chile during the low season. To learn more about Chile and the country’s offering for an adventurous trip, please visit chile.travel.

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About Chile

Chile is a country rich in diversity and contrast. It possesses a special geography that distinguishes it from other world destinations. One of its most unique features is having territory in three world regions: South America, Oceania, and Antarctica. Its continental length from north to south reaches over 4,300 kilometers in a narrow strip of land between the rugged Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Such a great expanse gives way to an array of privileged landscapes, beginning with the planet’s most arid desert, transitioning through a fertile central valley, down through a land of lakes and volcanoes and ending in the glaciers, fjords, and granite mountains of wild Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego – the farthest reaches of the continent. Reasons to discover Chile include: surprising natural wonders such as the Atacama, the driest desert in the world with more than 200 native flowers; culture and heritage with six UNESCO world heritage sites and firsthand experience with the Mapuche Culture; world-class sports and adventures – ski the Andes, surf in Pichilemu or go scuba diving in Easter Island; flavors and wine from the end of the world; astronomical tourism with the clearest skies in the Southern Hemisphere; vibrant city life in Santiago;  health and wellness with 270+ thermal springs, wine therapy and treatments using local products such as olives or avocado; among many others. Visit www.chile.travel for more information