Experience the wonderful opportunities Explora has to offer in Chile

The mysterious and fascinating Easter Island, the vast beauty of the Atacama Desert and the magical sensation of being one with nature in deep Patagonia are the three destinations you can choose and experience with Explora Hotels. A opportunity that presents the visitor with an in-depth exploration of the amazing surroundings in a relaxing and “luxury of the essential” service.

While visiting the driest desert in the world the Atacama Desert, you can stay in Explora´s Hotel de Larache, a beautiful place that has even won architectural prizes. It has a patio area totaling 1,700 meters2 (18,298 feet2) and 50 rooms housed in three long buildings. Here you can relax and enjoy the calm view of the sand dunes, the majestic and vast skies by night –Explora has the most powerful amateur telescope in Chile- or embark in more than 50 explorations available that include horse rides and walking trips.

If you choose Patagonia as your destination, Hotel Lodge Salto Chico is waiting for you to relax and experience this lush part of Chile. Inaugurated in 1993, the hotel is located on the banks of the waterfall Salto Chico and has more than 50 ample and inviting rooms. Here, with the help of Explora highly trained guides you can do activities that include horse rides and walking explorations where you can see the imposing view of the Paine Massif and connect with nature and its elements.

Finally is beautiful and magical Easter Island, a place that needs no introduction. With its enigmatic Moais, fascinating Rapa Nui culture, Easter Island is known among other things for being one of the most remote places on earth. Myths and Legends are a common thing on this island, but is part of the many charms you will find while visiting places like the Moais quarries for example. Here you can stay at Explora´s Posada de Mike Rapu a hotel lodge that opened in 2007 and located on a hill in the Te Miro Oone area, overlooking the ocean. Activities include horse, bicycle and sea explorations, walking trips, and snorkeling among many others.

Easter Island

The programs Explora has to offer in Atacama and Rapa Nui start from 3 nights. Patagonia starts from 4 nights.

Argentina’s Seven Wonders

If you are planning a trip to South America, but specifically to lovely Argentina, then the following list should prove useful. The Argentinean magazine LUGARES has selected seven places that you can’t miss when you visit the country of Tango and good football.

At number one is the Iguazu falls a must see for any person that loves nature and spectacular vistas in an environment filled with lush vegetation. The falls are currently in the race to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World, so this should be on the top of the list of almost everyone that travels to Argentina. The falls have 275 drops of water making this destination an unforgettable sight.

Here you can stay at the wonderful Posada Puerto Bemberg.

Next up is the Glacier Perito Moreno in the province Santa Cruz. Its located in the National Park Los Glaciares, just in front of the Magellan’s Peninsula and at 80km. from the Calafate village. It has been in the World Heritage Site list since 1981 and has a height of 60 meters and a solid ice surface of 257 square kilometers. Here you can find quality hotels with a defined local identity like EOLO, Casa Los Sauces and Los Notros, and enjoy the wonderful experience of being in this majestic place.

The third destination is Valle de la Luna, located in the San Juan province and declared a World Heritage Site in 2000. The park has 275.369 hectares and is considered a paleontological reserve of world importance. The place offers a beautiful landscape without vegetation, but with a wide array of colors in the soil.

The fourth destination is the Quebrada de Humahuaca, a narrow mountain valley located in the province of Jujuy. It has 155 kilometers in length and in 2003 it was selected a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

At number five is the Los Alerces National Park in the Chubut province. The park was created in 1937 to protect the alerce forest and other type of flora present in the zone. It has the largest alerce forest in Argentina –the alerce are one of the longest living trees and can reach heights of 19 to 22 meters-.

Sixth is the Talampaya in la Rioja –the Argentinean version of the Colorado canyon-, declared by UNESCO a World Heritage site in 2000 and at number seven is Salinas Grandes, a vast and extraordinary salt field that expands 212 square kilometers.

For more information regarding South America, please visit www.i-southernworld.com