Tours by Locals in Chile in 2026: The Best Sightseeing

Chile's sightseeing is anchored by the finest pre-Columbian museum in South America and one of the most architecturally serious memorial institutions in the hemisphere — covering the 1973-1990 Pinochet dictatorship with a curatorial seriousness that makes it a necessary visit. The UNESCO-listed port city of Valparaíso, with its funicular-connected hillside neighbourhoods and street murals, has become one of Latin America's most important open-air art destinations. Easter Island's moai statues, the Atacama rock art, and the Mapuche textile traditions extend the cultural sightseeing across 4,300 kilometres of country. The glaciers of Patagonia and the salt flats of the altiplano add natural registers. Tours by locals often show the softer side of Chile. Blink and you'll miss it.