Chile · CHILOé ISLAND
The good chiloé island tours fill up long before the season does. Below: the 10 to book early, what each includes, and how they differ once you read past the title.
Full-day Chiloe Island tour from Puerto Varas with ferry crossing, palafitos at Castro, craft markets in Dalcahue, and hotel pickup.
“El guía Mauro es muy simpático y tiene mucha experiencia , te explica Perfecto todo y siempre tiene una actitud positiva , contagia su pasión por las cosas y da un plus eñ la experiencia”
Full-day Chiloé Island trip from Puerto Montt to Puñihuil penguins, with Chacao Channel ferry views, Caulín oysters, and Ancud heritage stops.
“The tour was well organized. The guide and driver were professional and helpful. Don’t force me to write more than I want to.”
A full-day Chiloé tour with hotel pickup, Chacao Channel views, Puñihuil penguins by boat, plus Ancud markets, forts, and church stops.
“Javier was an excellent driver and guide, fluent English, humorous and full of knowledge. We enjoyed the ferry to Chiloe and the touring on the island as well as the boat trip to the penguins.”
Small-group Lemuy Island day trip from Castro with a museum, wooden World Heritage churches, included lunch, ferry, and entrance fees.
“We enjoyed our trip to Lemuy and benefited from Jonathan's knowledge and wonderful disposition.”
Full day on Chiloé from Puerto Varas, ferry across the Chacao Canal, Caulín oysters, and a boat to Puñihuil for Humboldt and Magellanic penguins.
“It was a rainy day and it made everything not fun. Spent not enough time on main event - the penquins.”
Full day Chiloe tour from Puerto Montt with a Chacao Channel ferry, Caulín and Lacuy beaches, Ancud sights, and Fuerte San Antonio.
“Guide did not speak English he. Should have e e n aware of this as all correspodent was in English we used iPhone. Translate for urgent times and places. Not much to see anyway. Tour felt like one long and doting shopping trip”
Full-day Chiloé tour from Puerto Varas: ferries to Chacao, Quemchi, Dalcahue and Castro, palafitos, and UNESCO wooden churches.
“It is a very beautiful tour, with beautiful landscapes the guide Mauricio was excellent. I loved to know the UNESCO heritage wooden churches. Only I do not give maximum score because I felt deceived by Viator. They told me the value of 2 people to ensure the tour and when I did the tour there were more people.... When I reported I was given an indication for me to contact the operator! After that I was refunded in only 1/3 and not in 1/2 of what I had paidAuto-translated”
Road trip along Chiloé’s inner coast with church stops, Tocoihue waterfall, and village time in Dalcahue and Quemchi.
“La actividad fue excelente. El guía, Jonathan, fue ameno, entretenido, conocedor de la zona. Con muy buena disposición. Tanto mi mamá como yo, quedamos encantadas. Lo recomendamos 100%.”
Full-day Chiloe island tour from Puerto Varas with Caulín and Lacuy beaches, Chacao Channel ferry, and Ancud markets plus San Antonio Fort.
“We had a nice day in Chiloe. The trip was safe and the guide was courteous and knowledgeable , We highly recommend this tour.”
A 10-hour small-group tour from Puerto Varas to Chiloe, with the Chacao Canal ferry, UNESCO Castro church, palafitos views, and Dalcahue crafts.
“The ferry ride across the straits. The lunch. These two things made up for a 12 hour day where we spent 3 hrs actually doing something. The rest of the time was in the van.”
Every kind of day out, and the best of each.
