Originally Posted by
MichaelWTravels
Glad you enjoyed! We had 4.5 days on Easter Island. I felt like it was enough time but we did love it. We loved how you could drive around the island and pretty much not get lost. Some of the roads didn't seem to be meant for driving but led to amazing sites. The sunrise at Tongariki was so great that we went twice! Second time we took very few photos and just enjoyed the site!
Did you visit any other parts of Chile?
We also went to Patagonia (amazing), Santiago & Valparaiso (not so amazing).
Yeah, I was a little surprised at how small the island was and how rural it felt. Renting a car for a day was a great way to see a ton of stuff!
This was a just a short trip, so only Santiago for 3 days afterwards. I really like Santiago actually, maybe not as flashy as other cities, but there were some really cool neighborhoods and I thought the people were very friendly. Debated going to Valparaiso, but ultimately decided not to (probably a good idea).
I did Patagonia back in 2009 and I still think it was some of the most incredible scenery I've ever seen in my life. Did Ushuaia, drove from Punta Arenas up to Torres del Paine and did the W circuit, then El Calafate and Perito Moreno. Unfortunately didn't get up to El Chalten and Fitz Roy...
maybe next time when I get to go back!