Chile is the best destination for an adventure trip

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For the fourth consecutive year, the Andean country has been chosen winner in the World Travel Awards in the category of adventure travel. In the awards, delivered on December 2 in Lisbon, Chile was chosen as the best destination for an adventure trip.

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The Undersecretary of Tourism, Mónica Zalaquett, for her part stressed that "this new recognition of the World Travel Awards will consolidate us as a destination" quality tourism in a competitive world for being the best destination. There is no other destination that offers the variety of scenarios and climates that Chile has throughout the world. From the driest desert in the world to the Patagonia glaciers, also finding volcanoes, geysers, beaches, lakes, rivers, and countless islands. Actually, the entire territory of Chile is fascinating.
 
The spectacular Torres del Paine, or Easter Island as well as the pre-Hispanic villages of the Andean Highlands or the Lake District and the forests offer the opportunity to practice a wide variety of adventure sports. In Chile, the setting for an adventure trip is perfect.


Torres del Paine, Chile 

The classic tours
Torres del Paine, the Atacama Desert or the classic routes from north to south of the country, are the most desirable for those who travel to Chile intending to make experience tourism, mainly in the field of adventure travel. Activities such as a trip to Patagonia, a desert tour, or the practice of traditional sports in this type of trip such as rafting boats, or sports such as skiing are easy to organize in the South American country.


Atacama Desert, Chile 

The El Valle Central area is a wide area of ​​fertile land and snow-capped mountains for most of the year, which extends to the Pacific Ocean. The area has important urban centers such as Santiago, Valparaiso, Viña del Mar, and Rancagua, with a great cultural and historical heritage. In this area, you can make wine tours through the vineyards of Aconcagua, Colchagua, Casablanca, Curico, Cachapoal, and Maule, with quality wines recognized throughout the world. Also, you can enjoy sports such as trekking, horse riding, water activities, and adventure sports. For those who practice skiing, the Portillo Ski Centers, Valle Nevado, or El Colorado have the first-level structure. To the south of Santiago, in the Lakes region with Puerto Montt as a reference, we find a land of surprising nature, where long, valleys, forests, lakes, rivers and volcanoes invite you to adventure.


Valle Nevado, Chile 

This area is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Chile, where many visitors are attracted by the variety of outdoor activities, its good tourist infrastructure, and the countless national parks and nature reserves. This is an area of ​​choice for lovers of nature, adventure sports, water activities, rafting, windsurfing, canoeing, kayaking, canopy, and other water activities. It is also possible to go mountaineering and trekking between the volcanoes in the area. Also in the area, we can visit the Chiloe archipelago composed of hundreds of islands, among which the largest is the so-called Isla Grande, a territory that was almost isolated from the rest of Chile which allowed it to preserve its customs, ethnic, folkloric wealth, and natural appeal.
 
Together, for all these reasons and its natural beauty, Chile is a very desirable destination for an adventure trip to South America and that is why it has been the winner for the fourth consecutive year of the World Tourism Awards, the Oscars of the sector.