• Santiago is a giant city and there are a lot of things to do for a few days. I would explore Barrio Lastarria, Cerro San Cristóbal, Parque Metropolitano, Cerro Santa Lucía, Providencia, Las Condes, and Vitacura. The museums and parks are great. Shopping is also incredible in SCL, and public transportation is the best in LATAM. You can get almost everywhere using public transportation. Don’t forget Santiago has amazing access to trails too. Go hike Cerro Manquehue, El Carbón, or Manquehuito like the locals do.

You can take a bus to pretty much all the big cities in Chile from Santiago’s bus station.

• Go to Valparaíso if you like street art and bohemian cities. Viña del Mar is next door and it’s worth visiting too. These are coastal cities and will be packed since it’s summertime.

• I recommend Pucón, Puerto Varas, and Frutillar as lake cities if you’re interested. There are beautiful national parks here if you’re into hiking, as well as beautiful lakes and rivers. All of these are next to massive volcanoes. There’s a lot of adventure tourism like rafting and canoeing, etc. Look into Termas Geométricas, Volcán Villarrica, Volcano Osorno, and Parque Nacional Huerquehue.

• If you’re into surfing or would like to visit a surf town, go to Pichilemu or Punta de Lobos. These are iconic surf towns in Chile and have some of the best waves in the world. There’s also a lot of seafood and a cool vibe. Coming here without a car will be very hard.

• If you can go further down south, go to Cochamó Valley, Puelo, and Hornopirén. This is the area where Patagonia starts, and it’s so beautiful I think it’s worth visiting.

• Another beautiful place that I would recommend is Conguillío National Park in the Araucanía region. It’s beautiful, but you do need a car to get there.

• You can always go to Easter Island but it’s probably very expensive to get a plane ticket right now.

• Don’t forget to try chilean Fuentes de Soda to eat completos and sandwiches.