The 10 Best Valle Nevado & Farellones Ski Trips from Santiago

1.Farellones Park Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 848 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $54Our pick

Leave Santiago at 6:15 am for seven hours at Farellones Park, where you can try tubing, sledding, canopy rides, and possibly ski lessons. A bilingual guide such as Martin, Sebastian, Alexis, or Erwin helps with the mountain day, while round-trip transport handles the difficult road. Park tickets, clothing, equipment, food, and insurance cost extra.

“What a fantastic experience! Sebastian and Hernan were the perfect duo as our guides for the day. I highly recommend this tour; it's a good start if you want to learn to ski.”

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2.Valle Nevado and Farellones Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 724 reviews · from $35

Travel from Santiago in a small group of up to 15 people to Farellones, El Colorado, and Valle Nevado. You’ll have a Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking guide, hotel pickup in four central districts, free time for snow activities, lunch, or the gondola, and a return to Santiago around 6 PM.

“Great trip, great guide, it was an amazing experience!”

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3.Portillo and Laguna del Inca Day Trip with Picnic

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 572 reviews · 10 hours · from $45

Travel by air-conditioned minivan from Santiago to Portillo and Laguna del Inca, stopping at Salto del Soldado and Ruta Los Caracoles. Guides such as Sebastian, Sol, Carlos, and Edison share local stories in Spanish or Portuguese. You get mountain views, free time, and a simple picnic with llamas when available.

“my trip was great! the guide Sol is amazing! I loved her sense of humour and always patience and lovely!. The place is beautiful 😍”

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4.Small-Group Tour to Valle Nevado and Farellones from Santiago

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 325 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $33Best value

Travel from Santiago to Farellones and Valle Nevado in about eight hours, with hotel pickup, Andes scenery, free time for snow activities, and a small-group vehicle. Guides such as Gonzalo, Mario, Diego, and Francisco have earned praise for helping with ski rentals and explaining the route. Activities, clothing, food, and gondola rides cost extra.

“All the process from start to end of the tour lead by Gonzalo was great except minor issue that is he speak barely english, so we couldn’t get all the detail of his story that are spoken in spanish. Any way thanks Gonzalo for taking us to Valle Nevado”

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5.Tour Parque Farellones Ticket+Transportation, optional Snowwear

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 248 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $155

Leave Santiago at 6:15 am for a full day at Parque Farellones, with round-trip transport, a bilingual guide, and tickets for canopy, bike, panoramic chair, sleigh, and tubing. The mountain views are superb, but queues, crowded facilities, and poor clothing-rental conditions can affect the day. Lunch and ski tickets cost extra.

“CAOS TOTAL. Zero estrutura para receber um mínimo de clientes. local com banheiros sujos e fedidos como um chiqueiro de porcos. Vendem um produto que não existe e são co- responsáveis pelo transtorno desse passeio. Os próprios funcionários do parque e agentes de viagem não recomendam o passeio. Solicitei a devolução do investimento mas, obviamente, terceirizaram a culpa do caos.”

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6.Andes Mountains Sunset and Valle Nevado & Picnic

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 181 reviews · 1 day · from $41

Leave Santiago by van for mountain viewpoints, summer Valle Nevado, and Farellones before finishing at El Colorado. You get hotel pickup, a guide in Portuguese or Spanish, and a picnic with wine, juice, and snacks. Recent trips featured guide Diego and driver Marcus, though staff may vary.

“É relativamente simples, porém com vistas lindas. Ele para no topo do Vale Nevado, fica um tempo lá, e depois vai para o Monte de uma cordilheira para ver o por do sol. Mesmo assim vale bastante a pena”

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7.Valle Nevado and Farellones Ski-Center Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 110 reviews · 9 - 10 hours · from $51

Travel from your Santiago hotel into the Andes on a 9 to 10 hour guided trip to Farellones and Valle Nevado. You will wind through 60 mountain bends, reach heights of 3,000 meters, stop at El Colorado, and have time for lunch. Guides speak Spanish, English, and Portuguese. Christian has earned praise for his friendly service, while transport quality can vary.

“Não havia banho pós estava fora de época. Sem neve e fechado. Sugiro não disponibilizar para venda nesse período.”

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8.Panoramic Andes Valle Nevado and Farellones

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 102 reviews · 7 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $65

Leave Santiago at 5:30 am for Farellones, Valle Nevado, and Lo Barnechea on a 7 to 10-hour Andes outing. You’ll ride in an air-conditioned vehicle with a guide, spend about five hours around Farellones, and have time to rent snow clothing. Guide Dinah has been praised for her warm, attentive approach. Snow-park admission and lunch cost extra.

“The experience was very nice. Enterprise kept in touch and patiently removed all our doubts. The very human guide Dinah fun and turned our ride into a pleasant memory.. along with her driver were punctual and were very attentive to travelers All highly recommendedAuto-translated”

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9.Skiing in Farellones Park: Ski Tickets, Lessons, Transportation and More

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 86 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $201

Leave Santiago early for Farellones Park in the Andes. Your bilingual guide and driver handle the mountain road, while your package includes park activities such as tubing, sleighs, canopy, and a panoramic chair, plus skiing and lessons for listed age groups. Hotel pickup and drop-off make this a simple snow day.

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10.Small-Group Tour: Valle Nevado and Farellones from Santiago

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 67 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $69

Leave Santiago early for Farellones and Valle Nevado, two high Andean resorts reached by air-conditioned vehicle. You can stop for snow tubing, viewpoints, cafes, or skiing at your own cost. The group is limited to 18, hotel pickup is included, and guides may speak more than one language.

“Queria muito ter feito esse passeio, mas foi cancelada por não ter o pessoas suficientes. Fiquei decepcionada! O pior é que me avisaram um dia antes, super em cia da hora. Substituíram por outro passeio, que não foi ruim, mas não era o que escolhi”

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