Chile: South America Travel Insights
The Atacama Desert offers some of the best stargazing in the world. It’s also the closest you can get to Mars without getting in a spaceship, with its solid ocean of crusted sand flats, volcanic geothermal field that erupts into geysers, and wind-sculpted red rock formations. The desert seems to …
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Choose Patagonia for wildlife, glaciers, mountains, and varied outdoor adventures; choose the Atacama Desert for surreal desert landscapes, geysers, lagoons, and exceptional stargazing. With enough time, travelers can experience both in one Chile adventure. If you’re planning a trip to South America this year, you’ve…
Sometimes when you travel, it’s one specific place that stays in your mind. Other times, it’s the full picture that comes into focus when you experience multiple sides of a destination. In Chile, one of the most compelling itineraries in South America pairs two extremes:…
A Patagonia photo safari gives photographers the flexibility to pursue the best light, landscapes, and wildlife without being tied to a standard group-tour schedule. Private overland travel can provide more time and freedom for sunrise, sunset, wildlife, and landscape photography. Here at Quasar, we know…
Spring is one of the best times to visit Patagonia for travelers who want fewer crowds, awakening landscapes, wildlife encounters, and increasing access to outdoor adventures before the peak summer season. From September through November, longer days and the return of spring transform Patagonia after…
A safari-style vehicle can be a better fit than a standard rental car for exploring Patagonia because many routes include gravel, remote terrain, and rapidly changing weather. Quasar’s overland safaris add capable vehicles, navigation, safety equipment, local support, and flexible guided or self-guided travel. Navigating…
Does over 1,200km of dirt roads through unspoiled wilderness of glacial rivers, snowcapped peaks, fjords and impenetrable forests sound like your kind of once in a lifetime adventure? If so, the Carretera Austral is for you! While the diverse and untouched landscape of Chile’s route…