Tours of Chile

With over 200 holidays to choose from, KE Adventure Travel has one of the very best collections of trekking and walking holidays worldwide. Graded on a scale from 1 to 12, we have holidays to suit everyone. Our tougher treks are likely to involve multi-day hikes through wilderness regions, with porter support and tented accommodation. Whilst at the other end of the scale, our softer walking holidays are more likely to be hotel or lodge-based with a day-walk format and an emphasis on uncovering the area's history, culture and cuisine. From our earliest days we've developed a range of treks that include celebrated classics such as Peru's Inca Trail trek, the ascent of Tanzania's Kilimanjaro and the ever popular Everest Base Camp trek in Nepal. Alongside these, we have always made it a priority to seek out distinctive and unique itineraries in less familiar areas such as Armenia, Cameroon, Madagascar and Burma. Whichever of our trekking or walking holidays you choose to undertake, you can be sure you'll enjoy breaking out of your day-to-day routine and exploring exotic landscapes on foot, with the chance to experience different cultures.

Red Hot Chile - Trek the Atacama Desert

Explore one of the most unusual environments on the earth, the Atacama Desert, and scale the mysterious Licancabur Volcano (5920m) on this adventure trekking holiday in Chile and Bolivia. The Atacama Desert sits at the northern tip of Chile, sandwiched between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean. One of the highest and driest places on earth it is known for its salt lakes, flamingo filled lagoons, sand dunes, bizarre geological formations and mysterious volcanic peaks. From the pretty oasis village of San Pedro, we have several days to explore the 'Valley of the Moon', trekking through picturesque river gorges to isolated Indian shepherd communities. Reaching the fringes of the altiplano we make an ascent of Copa Coya (4500m), which stands above the famous hot springs and geysers of Tatio. Well acclimatised, we then transfer to the stunningly beautiful Laguna Blanca and Laguna Verde, across the Bolivian border, where we can hope to see flamingos feeding on the lake. From a high mountain refuge we make the straightforward ascent of Licancabur. Nestled in the crater summit of this perfect volcanic cone, are the ruins of an ancient Inca ceremonial site and arguably the world's highest lake. The extraordinary beauty of the Atacama and the diversity of its natural and cultural attractions make this holiday a simply unforgettable experience; with its volcanic peaks, mysterious petroglyphs, pre-Columbian ruins and landscapes so endless and rugged that NASA has used them to test moon-landing vehicles, it is not difficult to understand why the Chileans call this place El Norte Grande - The Great North.