Patagonia & Beyond

Routes & Itineraries

Real routes driven by real campers. Use them as inspiration or follow them day by day — Patagonia rewards those who plan.

The Yeti Journal

Routes, Tips & Stories

Patagonia road-trip routes, practical camper guides, and real journeys from the road — everything to help you plan your own Chilean adventure.

Summer crowds or autumn colors? What each season really looks like for a camper trip.

A transparent, line-by-line budget for a self-drive camper trip, with a worked example.

License, insurance, deposits, border crossings and what's included — before you book.

A realistic, flexible day-by-day plan for the northern and central Carretera Austral.

David & Isabel's 3,000-mile camper journey from Puerto Varas to Ushuaia.

Routes, approximate costs and booking tips for crossing Patagonia's fjords and lakes.

Gravel, wind, ferries and fuel — everything to know before you take the wheel.

The full route: 12 stops, fjords to glaciers, Puerto Montt down to Cochrane.

Why fall (March–May) might be the smartest season to drive the Carretera Austral.

A round-trip loop combining the northern Austral with the islands of Chiloé.

Skin up volcanoes, ski their flanks, and soak in hot springs across the Andes.

Chase uncrowded waves down Chile's central and southern coast.

Turquoise water and white sand along the Atacama and Coquimbo coast.

Coast, vineyards and salt flats on the road to the Atacama Desert.

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