Wooden churches listed by UNESCO, houses on stilts, penguins and curanto cooked in the ground.
Chiloé is an island of green hills, rain and legends off the Chilean coast. Its sixteen wooden churches, built by Jesuit missions and island carpenters, are a UNESCO site; Castro’s palafitos stand on stilts over the water, and near Ancud Humboldt and Magellanic penguins breed on rocks offshore. The island dish, curanto, is shellfish, meat and potatoes cooked on hot stones in a pit.
Known for
- Photography
- Coastal
- Camping
- Nature
Best time to visit
The best months for Chiloé are January, February and December.
Suggested route
5 nights across 2 stops. Jourimo adjusts it to the length of your trip.
- 1Castro · 3 nights
- 2Ancud · 2 nights