Programs Abroad

CHILE - Work & Travel at Tour Operator in southern Chile

	Project: Work and Travel Booking Nº: CL102 Country: Chile + Location: Lake District Chile Minimum Stay: 2 months Start dates: between September and April Price: from 2 months, 535 USD
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Task

Receiving and attending to tourists
Organizing and assisting on tours and excursions
Performing marketing activities
Carrying out administrative tasks related to the tourism business

The Tour Operator is one of the biggest and most established agencies in town and provides excellent service and amazing tours to its clients. During your Work & Travel stay in southern Chile you will perform tasks related to the tourism business, especially out-door activities. You will do both administrative work as well as assist in outdoor tours and excursions. Depending on the work load and your personal strengths you will be assigned to your main responsibilities when you get to Chile. Whatever is the case you will work very closely with international and national tourists.

Among your daily to-dos, you will be receiving and attending to clients who visit the agency. After a short training you should be able to advise the guests about the agency's programs and offers. You will attend to clients personally as well as by mail or over the phone. You might also be asked to develop and fulfill marketing activities and conduct daily administrative tasks.

But it is not all office work! You also will get the unique opportunity to accompany the tour guides to the many different excursions and outdoor sport activities they offer. Among these are horseback riding, ascending volcanoes, exploring the canopy by zip-lining, rafting, climbing, hiking, doing water sports, and so on.

Accommodation

Volunteer house
Single or double room
Shared bathroom
Full-board

During your Work & Travel, you will be accommodated in a cabin that is available for our participants. This is a nice and comfortable cabin suitable for up to 5 persons. There are 3 rooms, two double rooms and one single room. The bathroom is shared with your house-mates. You will have access to a washing machine, a dryer and free internet access. The cabin is located next to the house of the business owners and hence you'll even have the opportunity to immerse into Chilean family life. During your stay at your Work & Travel program in Southern Chile you will be provided with full-board which consists of three meals per day. Meals are taken together with the family next door and you will gain insights into Chilean homemade cuisine.

Requirements

Language:
Spanish skills required (you can book your Spanish course in Chile with us!)

Skills:
No professional skills or experiences required.

Age:
18+ years

Vaccination:
Not required. Please consult us and your doctor for specific recommendations.

Insurance:
Full travel and medical insurance is required. You can purchase a full coverage, no deductible health and travel insurance at a special rate for our participants by contacting your South America Inside representative.

Visa:
Tourist visa valid for 90 days. For further information regarding visa requirements please contact us and the corresponding embassy or consulate in your home country.

Details

The Tour Operator in South Chile is located in Pucón, one of the most popular destinations in the Lake District of Chile. Every year, especially during summer months, thousands of tourists from around the world but also Chileans themselves spend their vacations in this region. The region is famous for its amazing volcanoes, black sand beaches, deep blue lakes, huge forests, National Parks and plenty of out-door activities, watersports and places to rest.

During the last 20 years Pucón turned into a thriving tourist center with endless opportunities for its visitors. The city is characterized by its small houses made of wood and despite its boom as touristic top one destination of Chile it kept its typical charm and particular atmosphere. Among the touristic attractions are many National Parks which are mostly situated in the pre-mountain zones of the Andes or the Andes themselves. The landscape it dominated by rivers, lakes, and mountains which invite to many activities like rafting, hiking, mountain climbing, biking, horse back riding, fishing, canopy and even skiing in the wintertime.

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Prices

Program Duration	in USD
up to 2 months	535.-
up to 3 months	560.-
up to 4 months	590.-
up to 5 months	615.-
up to 6 months	645.-

One time registration fee 75 USD.

The above mentioned costs are one-time payments and refer to the full length of your stay. They do not reflect monthly payments!

What’s included:

Accommodation
3 meals / day (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Orientation kit
Local support
24h-Emergency Number
Certificate of participation
Santiago City Guide
Touristic Map of Santiago
Monthly participants' gahterings (in Santiago)

What’s not included:

Flight
Airport pick-up
Medical Insurance
Visa (if necesary)
Local Travels

Country

Chile is truly a country like no other in South America. This long and narrow country embraces the Pacific Ocean on the coast to the east, squeezed by the Andes Mountains and Argentina to the west, and borders Bolivia and Peru to the northwest. Chile takes great pride in being the longest country in the world with an incredible length of 2,700 miles a width of only 115 miles. Due to the country’s vast length, a wide range of climatic zones and weather conditions exist with an average daily difference of thirty-eight degrees between northern Arica and southern Patagonia.

While the country’s total population adds up to about 16 million, almost 6 million or 40% of Chileans live in the country’s capital of Santiago. About 85% of the country's population live in urban areas, while an incredible 15% of the population are responsible for agricultural productions of oranges, avocados, flowers, melons and numerous other products. Moreover, the relatively small central valley around Santiago dominates the country in terms of agricultural resources.

If your Chilean travels take you outside the economic and cultural side of Chile, you will find landscape variety in forests, grazing lands, spectacular volcanoes, rocky and sandy coasts, and shimmering lakes. With a little extra local knowledge, you might be lucky to discover the labyrinth of fjords, beautiful inlets, remote islands and historic glaciers.

Chile’s most known attractions for adventurers and culture seekers alike are Easter Island, Robinson Crusoe Island, the southern region of Patagonia and famous Altiplano in the north. Further, within a two-hour radius from Santiago are spectacular beaches, glacial hiking, climbing, biking, surfing, wine tours and much more. From the world’s driest desert in the north, endless coastline in the west, majestic Andes in the east, smoking volcanoes, virgin forests, lakes, fjords, rivers and glaciers in the south, there is something for everybody in Chile.

The best time to travel to Chile depends greatly on what you hope to see and do. If your mission is to play hard in the southern region, the most accessible months to the backcountry of Patagonia are December through March. The months of November through February are fantastic for long days, hot, dry weather and empty city streets in central Chile. For skiers, along with rain in the city, snow begins to fill the mountains again from July through September. In northern Chile, the Atacama Desert is easily accessible all year. March is a general all around ideal month to explore Chile from north to south because this is the transition time from summer to the winter cold and rainy seasons.

We believe you’ll find Chileans are generally quiet but welcoming people. They are very proud of their amazing country and love to talk about its endless variety. The Chileans are very kind, helpful and will soon consider you to be their “amigo” so you will never feel lonely.