Traidcraft Meet the People Tours, Fair Trade Holidays

Chile

The land of Earth, Fire and Ice, Chile is a stunningly beautiful and varied country. These tours give us a fascinating insight into Chile’s cultural and recent political history as well as experience of its amazing natural scenery.

We spend our first few days in Santiago getting our first tastes of traditional Chilean food and whilst touring the sights we begin to learn about Chile's history and the effects of Pinochet’s regime on the people of the country. After visiting the crafts producers at Fundacion Solidaridad we begin our journey south passing through amazing natural scenery including the impressive waterfalls of Salto del Laja and the Huerquehue National Park. As well as visiting Traidcraft’s suppliers of wine at Los Robles and honey at Apicoop, we will visit various cities and Mapuche communities and begin to understand a more little about life in Chile. Our journey South ends with a ferry crossing to the island of Chiloe, one of the largest islands in South America, known for its privileged nature and the many forms and expressions of culture, art and architecture that are still preserved intact. From here we will fly back to Santiago where we will have some time to reflect on our journey and all that we have learnt along the way.