Greetings,
I suggest Chilhotel in Providencia, e-mail www.chilhotel.cl . If you book
beforehand you can get free transport from airport to hotel.
Peocedure is as follows :
After you have completed all airport formalities, (including paying your
US$30 reciprocal fee just before immigration) you will see a kiosk to your
left just before the public area. It is the kiosk of TRANSVIP, a bus
company who takes you you your hotel. If you have a booking it is free, if
not it will cost you US$6.
TAKE IT !
The hotel has its own taxi to take you back to airport at whatever time you
wish, US$15 or diez mil pesos.
As for driving in Chile, why bother when there is such an excellent bus
service to wherever you wish to go. Methinks the train also still goes to
Temuco.
Very much like the Orient Express coaches as they were built in same era..
Chiloe is great. We stayed in Castro at the Don Camillo. What a pity you
have only a short time. It would be easy to spend 30 days in Chiloe alone.
There is a wonderful Artisans market at the wharf and the woolen goods there
are the colurs and hues you will not see elsewhere.
Chiloe is the only place in South America that we know of where the
accordian is a dominant instrument in a band. They also speak espaņol with
a Welsh lilt.
We were in Chiloe only 3 yrs ago for 9 daysand will probably go again. I
have other info if you want it. Contact either direct or thro' NG.
Cheerds, philip, Tasmania, Oz.
"Teddy" wrote in message
news:VEHtb.13167$aT.11354@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> My wife and I will be visiting Chile from 26 December for about 10 days.
We
> would like to hire a car and drive out to Valparaiso and then down the
coast
> to Isla de Chiloe and Puerto Montt and then back to Santiago. I have
several
> questions about this:
>
> 1. Since we are from Australia where we drive on the left hand side of the
> road we would prefer not to drive in areas where traffic is very heavy or
> overly reckless. We have driven in Europe and North America and have made
> the transition reasonably well to the right (wrong?) side of the road but,
> for example, Rome was a nightmare. How might we cope in Chile?
>
> 2. Any tips on a good car hire company? We would rather hire in Chile than
> from overseas as we have found that this normally results in cheaper
prices.
> Will we have any trouble getting a car in late December?
>
> 3. Should we hire in Santiago or go by bus to a quieter town out of the
city
> and start from there?
>
> 4. Does our itinerary (mentioned above) sound OK? Where else should we go
if
> we have 7 to 10 days?
>
> 5. How busy will places be over the Christmas/New Year period? Is this a
bit
> quieter than later in January?
>
> And one final question ... we will be arriving in Santiago at about midday
> on 26 December after a very long flight. Can anyone recommend a well
located
> and comfortable hotel which would also do airport transfers and could be
> booked on line? Cost isn't too much of an issue after such a flight, maybe
4
> star is about the level we are after.
>
> Many thanks in advance for all advice and tips.
>
> Regards
>
> Ted
>
>
>
|
