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We rented a 4×4 camper from Camper Chile Travel for a once-in-a-lifetime 4-week road trip along the Carretera Austral in Chilean Patagonia.
I can confirm, this is absolutely the BEST way to explore this stunning region of South America.
Having owned a camper van, a 4×4 with rooftop tent, a camper trailer and countless other camping setups in our time, we didn't want just any camper.
We know how comfortable and enjoyable camping can be when you’ve got a good setup, and how unpleasant it can be when you've got a bad one!
I love camping, but not the kind of camping where you don’t shower for days, pee in a bush and have to pack up and set up for hours every time you move – no thanks!
We spent a long time looking for the right vehicle for our road trip in Patagonia. We wanted a car camper with all the amenities we’re used to in our own cars, not a poorly equipped van that you can’t stand to be in.
Luckily, we found Camper Travel Chile, who I can confidently and wholeheartedly say have the best camping vehicles on the market, with EVERYTHING included for a fun, enjoyable and comfortable camping road trip in Chile and neighbouring countries.
This is a review of our experience renting the ‘Pucon’ camper from Camper Travel for a 4-week road trip along the Carretera Austral in Chilean Patagonia.
About Camper Travel Chile
Camper Travel is a camper rental company based in Santiago. They rent fully equipped recreational vehicles all over Chile, which you can also take to neighbouring South American countries.
It is the only camper rental company in Chile that also manufactures its own campers. All the vehicles you see for rent have been fitted out by the company, which is why they are of such amazing quality!
That was what instantly attracted us to Camper Travel. You can tell these guys know what they’re doing, creating the perfect home on wheels with complete control over the design and inclusions.
Why rent a camper in Patagonia
You can rent a camper from Camper Travel all over the country, and these same reasons do apply anywhere in Chile, but we really felt like Patagonia, and more specifically, the Carretera Austral (Southern Highway) in Chilean Patagonia was the perfect place to experience with a car and a camper.
This is one of the most remote regions of Patagonia. There are a handful of small towns along the 1,200 km highway, but most are pretty tiny with few amenities. There’s not a lot of accommodation, certainly no fancy boutique hotels, and not a lot of restaurants or cafes.
There is also very limited public transport. There are buses connecting major towns, but they only go a few times per week. Once you arrive in a town, there are very few options for getting to the outlying attractions and national parks, with no Uber, few taxis and no local buses.
What there is, is an abundance of raw, wild and untouched nature. This stretch of highway hosts some of Patagonia’s most beautiful national parks and scenery so stunning you’ll pinch yourself. With mountains, glaciers, rivers, lakes and forests at every turn.
To put it simply, this area isn’t about the towns, it’s about the nature. So why bother spending too much time in the towns when you could completely immerse yourself in nature every day?
If you don’t have the ability to camp, transport yourself and self-cater, you’re stuck staying in the towns to meet your basic needs. With a car camper, you have all of this at your fingertips, 24/7 so you can stay anywhere you like!
It’s possible to legally free camp nearly anywhere in Chile.
We parked up next to crystal clear flowing rivers, at lookouts with a postcard of mountain views out of our window, inside national parks with guanacos wandering past, and on beaches with sunset views.
We got to see and experience a side of Patagonia most people don’t.
Patagonia is notoriously expensive, too, making camping a very attractive and affordable option. Renting a camper meant we had transport, accommodation and the ability to cook our own meals all in one package, and besides the few nights we spent in national parks, we didn’t spend a cent on accommodation for 4 weeks!
Why we chose Camper Travel Chile
We’re not new to the camping game. It’s a popular pastime in Australia, and we have owned and converted a camper van, a 4×4 with a rooftop tent, a camper trailer and countless other camping setups in our time.
I really enjoy camping, but I guess you could say I prefer a more luxurious, comfortable style of camping. I don’t want to sleep in a tiny, damp tent with no electricity, not having a shower for days and doing your business in the bushes. That’s NOT my kind of camping.
Through experience, we know what we need in a camping set-up to feel comfortable and enjoy ourselves, rather than hating it and wanting to book into an Airbnb after one night.
So that is exactly what we were looking for when we started our hunt for the perfect camper for our Carretera Austral road trip. If I was going to spend 4 weeks camping, I wanted to be comfortable.
Our first prerequisite was that it was a van, motorhome or slide-on camper. Nothing that required setting up, like a rooftop tent. It had to be ready to go as soon as we pulled up for the night.
Our second pre-requisite was that it was a 4×4, not a low clearance car, because the majority of the highway is unpaved and in poor condition, and we wanted to drive anywhere without worrying about bottoming out or getting bogged.
Camper Travel Chile ticked both of these boxes, and more!
Their vehicles are far, far superior to anything else on the market in Chile. They have been built and fitted out by people who know what they’re doing, who obviously go camping a lot themselves and know what kind of technology and comforts are possible to put into a moving vehicle!
As soon as I found their website and looked at the inclusions in their vehicles, I was sold.
A toilet? A hot shower? A proper fridge? A heater? SIGN ME UP!
We have rented a camper van in the past that didn’t even have lights inside it was so poorly fitted out. Some of the vans available for rent in Patagonia didn’t look much better. So tight, so tiny, with none of the extra comforts or technology available.
If you’re just doing a very short trip, maybe that’s okay, but if you’re planning to cover a lot of ground, you really need something better equipped, and Camper Travel fits the bill.
Camper Travel Chile rental vehicles
Camper Travel has a variety of rental options with different style vehicles, depending on how many people are travelling, your ideal level of comfort and amenities, and your budget.
They have camper vans, 4×4 with rooftop tents, hybrid canopy pop-top campers and the ultimate comfort, slide-on campers. I believe they are all manual transmissions.
- 🚐 San Pedro Camper
- Van 4×2
- 2 people driving and sleeping
- 🚐 Calafate Camper
- Suzuki 4×4 with rooftop tent
- 2 people driving and sleeping
- 🚐 Ushuaia Camper
- 4×4 hybrid with canopy and internal pop top
- 5 people driving, 2 people sleeping
- 🚐 Chiloe Camper
- 4×4 with slide-on camper
- 5 people driving, 4 people sleeping
- 🚐 Pucon Camper ⭐️
- 4×4 with slide-on camper
- 2 people driving and sleeping
⭐️ What we rented, read on for all the details!
The Pucon Camper
Given it was just the two of us, we opted for the ‘Pucon’ camper. It is a single-cab car with just two seats, but what we lost in space up front, we gained in the camper at the back, which is what we really wanted!
The Pucon is packed with features and it was soooo comfortable. Here’s everything we loved about this camper.
🚐 DRIVING & CAR
The car itself was a 2023 Toyota Hilux, which Brayden found so smooth and easy to drive. It’s manual, so I was passenger princess (fine by me!), but it just felt like driving a regular car, not a big, clunky truck.
There was a screen with Apple CarPlay, which was super handy for having Google Maps up and running and listening to music and podcasts.
Even though it is only a single cab, it was very spacious. We were able to squeeze our empty big backpacks behind the seats, with some things we knew we definitely wouldn’t need, to avoid cluttering up the camper.
I was still super comfortable when we drove and didn’t have anything shoved at my feet.
🛌 SLEEPING
There is a double bed in the camper. It was a really comfortable mattress and we slept pretty well in there.
The bed is oriented horizontally across the camper, so it means one person is a bit squished against the wall. It wasn’t the end of the world, we still slept well, and we took turns on that side.
We were always warm and cosy in bed, I never woke up cold, even when the temperatures dropped to single digits outside. I don’t think we ever had a night of 0°C, but it was regularly 3° – 5°C and we were toasty warm!
👨🏻🍳 KITCHEN & COOKING
The Pucon camper has a fully equipped kitchen set up inside. A lot of vans and campers have slide-out kitchens outside, but everything was inside, which was a godsend when it was cold and rainy.
The kitchen had a 2-burner gas stove, sink with hot and cold water, a big overhead cupboard with all the cooking gear and crockery, a drawer for cutlery and utensils, a small cupboard below the drawer, and another big cupboard below with two shelves, where we stored food and drinking water.
The kitchen had a proper fridge and freezer that ran off the battery system, which was so good. One of the things that always frustrates me with camping is having to worry about an Esky (chilly bin, cooler, whatever you call it!). Constantly buying ice, making sure your food is staying cool and worrying about eating food that's gone off. The fridge ran the entire time, and our food was always cool.
Cooking was so easy and didn’t feel bothersome at all. Having two burners is a game-changer, so you can cook a meal like pasta or a rice dish concurrently. There was plenty of space to prep, both at the kitchen bench and on the dining table, and cleaning up was easy with hot water for dishes!
🍽️ DINING & LOUNGE
Probably my favourite feature of the camper was having a proper dining and lounge area inside. There were two big couches on either side of a central dining table.
In a perfect world, we would have sat outside all the time, but the reality is that the weather in Patagonia is wild and unpredictable, and there were many days when it was too wet, windy and cold to be outside. Instead of having to hide in a tent, we were entirely happy and comfortable sitting inside.
Plus, when we visited in late-April, the days were getting shorter and it was often pitch black when we woke up and dark well before our bedtime.
We ate, played games, read books, worked on our laptops, watched movies, and planned the next leg of our trip in a warm, dry, spacious and well-lit area.
There are windows on either side of the table, so no matter which side you’re sitting on, you can enjoy the view outside. There is also a roof hatch which lets in so much natural light, and it felt like a nice bright space that let the outside in, even if we couldn't be out there ourselves.
🚿 BATHROOM
Most people’s main ick with camping is the bathroom situation. The majority of camping setups don’t have bathrooms included. That means you either need to rely on staying at paid campgrounds with toilets and showers, or get creative.
For most, this means showering infrequently and going to the toilet in the bush or being strategic about public toilets.
Our Pucon camper had a bathroom inside, and it was an absolute delight. We had a chemical toilet and hot shower, which we were able to use every single day. There was also a roof hatch with an exhaust fan to clear out any steam and moisture.
I really hate not showering in the morning, and there were only a handful of days in our 4-week rental where we didn’t shower, if our water level was a little low.
The water was PROPER hot thanks to a gas hot water system. There is a place for two small gas bottles in an exterior storage area. One 5 kg gas bottle lasted us more than three weeks, but having the second on hand meant we could switch over instantly, and not be without precious hot water (or the ability to cook).
We still tried to be strategic about using the toilet, taking advantage of public ones whenever they were available, and Brayden doing number 1 outside. Whatever you put into a camping chemical toilet, you have to deal with later! But we were able to comfortably go and free camp off-grid with no toilets around, and not have to resort to digging a hole.
⭐️ OTHER FEATURES
- 🔋 Battery system and solar panels: the camper was equipped with an epic battery and power system. There were two lithium batteries (aka the best, longest-lasting batteries) that powered the whole camper. It ran the fridge constantly, lights, USB and 12v charging outlets, the water pump, and supported the diesel heater and gas hot water system.
We were able to run our Starlink Mini off it every day, charge our phones, laptops and camera batteries too. The camper had two big solar panels that kept the batteries charged when the sun was shining, and the system also charged as we drove.
There is an inverter in the camper that allows you to charge things via AC power/220v (like a normal wall plug vs a cigarette lighter or USB). It uses more power, but it’s an option.
The camper also comes with a 220v extension cord that you can plug into a power outlet to charge the batteries if you’re staying at a campground.
- 📦 Storage: the Pucon camper had storage galore. We were able to unpack virtually our entire big backpacks into the camper, and everything had a place. This is important when you’re living in a small space, and also when that small space moves and everything rattles around!
In addition to the storage I mentioned in the kitchen, we had two large overhead cupboards in the lounge room where we stored our clothes, plus a big space underneath one of the couches, which became our ‘everything’ cupboard. We also had another cupboard under the power system where we stored our shoes and day packs to tuck them out of the way nicely. Nothing was ever lying out or in the way, everything had a home.
- 🔥 Diesel heater: Patagonia can be COLD, even in summer, and the Pucon camper had a diesel heater installed. This thing absolutely pumped, we only ever turned it on for 5 minutes at a time, and the camper was so warm we were peeling layers off. Waking up in the morning and turning it on straight away made getting up on the cold, dark mornings so easy.
- 💦 Water tanks: the camper was equipped with a 120-litre fresh water tank, which usually lasted us 3 days of showers and dishes (read more about finding water in my Chile camping guide). There was a 40-litre grey water tank and a 40-litre black water tank for the toilet.
- 🛻 No set up required: I’ve already touched on this a little bit, but in addition to all the creature comforts the camper had, the most important and valuable element was that it required NO set-up. We would pull up to our spot for the night, unlock the door, pull out the step, hop in, and that is IT! Oh, we’d open the roof hatch to put the Starlink Mini on the roof, and we were done.
No wangling tent poles or setting up a rooftop tent that essentially locks you in place for the night. Just as easily as we set up, we could pack up and drive away when we wanted to. It meant we were never stuck, and sometimes we would set up for the afternoon, then decide we wanted to pop into town for a meal, and it was no problem at all. We saved so much time, frustration and also time outside in the rain, not having to set up a tent and I loved it!
Booking process
The Camper Travel website is easy to navigate. You can see all their vehicles clearly listed and request a quote for the vehicle you’d like to rent, what dates, and which pick-up and drop-off location.
One of the best things about Camper Travel is its huge range of available pick-up and drop-off locations. Their headquarters are in Santiago, so if you want to avoid any extra fees, you can pick up and drop off there.
However, they offer their rentals in tons of other cities all over Chile, and the additional cost is very reasonable compared to other rental companies (around $250 USD extra for cities like Punta Arenas, Puerto Varas, etc.). This means you can design your trip how you’d like and not waste time and money backtracking a long way.
We were quoted more than $1,000 USD by other rental companies to do a one-way rental, just as a reference point!
We collected our camper in Punta Arenas and returned it to Puerto Varas, doing a one-way route along the Carretera Austral. It did add some extra cost to the rental, but I know it would have cost us a lot more to drive all the way back to where we started.
You can also opt to add on a foreign insurance permit, allowing you to take the car across the border to Argentina.
They will then send you a formal quote via email with availability and all the details about the rental. To secure your booking, you need to pay a 30% deposit at the time of booking via international bank transfer, Wise or PayPal.
Rental costs
The cost to rent from Camper Travel depends on the vehicle you choose, the season you are travelling in and the duration of your rental.
I won’t lie, the prices are expensive, as are the prices for most rental vehicles in Chile and Argentina!
They price vehicles in Euros on their website, I’m not sure why. It’s a bit confusing. I’m going to convert the price to the approximate USD cost, too.
Note that these prices are approximate and subject to change and depend on a lot of individual trip factors.
- 💰 San Pedro Camper Van: 70 – 125 Euros ($80 – $140 USD) per day
- 💰 Calafate Camper: 100 – 135 Euros ($115 – $150 USD) per day
- 💰 Ushuaia Camper: 120 – 185 Euros ($135 USD – $210 USD) per day
- 💰 Chiloe Camper: 170 – 290 Euros ($190 USD – $330 USD)
- 💰 Pucon Camper: 165 – 225 Euros ($190 – $255 USD)
They define the seasons as:
- ☀️ High season: November to March (minimum 10 days of rent)
- 🌤️ Shoulder season: April, September and October (minimum 7 days of rent)
- ⛅️ Low season: May to August (minimum 5 days of rent)
Camper Travel also offers discounts for longer rental periods. The price gets substantially lower per day the longer you rent. Using the Pucon in shoulder season (when we rented), as a sample:
- 🗓️ 7 – 14 days: 215 Euros ($245 USD)
- 🗓️ 15 – 29 days: 195 Euros ($220 USD)
- 🗓️ 30 – 45 days: 180 Euros ($205 USD)
As I mentioned earlier, it is expensive. I'm sure these prices are making your eyes water as they did mine in the beginning. But I would encourage you to take a moment to sit down and roughly work out what you would be spending in Chile if you didn't rent your own vehicle, which has accommodation and cooking facilities included.
I can almost guarantee your costs will be higher travelling in the ‘normal' way, when you factor in accommodation, buses, taxis and other transport, and eating out more often if you don’t have kitchen facilities.
In addition to the rental fee, the pick-up/drop-off fees I mentioned above, and the small fee for foreign insurance if you plan to take the vehicle to Argentina, the only other cost to factor in is their security deposit.
They require a payment of 2,000 Euros (or equivalent currency) to be paid via PayPal before collection. This guarantees that you can pay in case of an accident or damage to the vehicle.
I believe there is the option for additional insurance if you’d like, but we did not investigate this. We have travel insurance that covers rental vehicle excess, so we were happy to pay the 2,000 Euro deposit.
Picking up your camper
You’ll need to pay the final balance of your rental 30 days before your booking, as well as the security deposit, which you must pay via PayPal (so it can be easily refunded when you return the car).
Because Camper Travel offer collection in so many cities, chances are you won’t be collecting your car from a proper ‘headquarters’, unless you’re renting from Santiago. They have teams of people all over the country who do the car handover process.
They will coordinate the time and location of pick-up with you, and you’ll get a tour of the vehicle.
This was the only part of the experience that I felt was lacking. Everything was explained to us about the camper, but it was a lot of information to take in on the spot.
They do things differently in Chile compared to at home in Australia (e.g. how and where to empty the chemical toilet, buying gas bottles, etc.), and I wish that we had received a more detailed pack with all the information written down so we could refer back to it later.
The campers have a lot of features, so some more instructions and details about how to use everything would have been welcome.
What’s included
Camper Travel’s vehicles are so well fitted out, there aren’t really that many ‘extras’ as part of the rental, everything is built in as a standard.
However, here is what we had included in our Pucon camper.
🍽️ Cooking and eating
- 2 x plates
- 2 x bowls
- 2 x tumblers
- 2 x coffee cups
- 2 x forks
- 2 x tablespoons
- 2 x teaspoons
- 2 x knives
- 1 x sharp knife
- 4 x assorted cooking utensils
- 1 x chopping board
- 2 x saucepans with lid
- 1 x fry pan
- 1 x stove toaster
- 1 x lighter
🧽 Cleaning
- 1 x sponge
- 1 x dishwashing liquid
- 1 x dustpan and brush
- 2 x kitchen towels
🧺 Towels and bedding
- 2 x small hand towels
- 2 x bath towels
- 2 x pillows with cover
- 1 x bottom sheet
- 1 x duvet with cover
🧯 Safety and vehicle equipment
- 1 x 220v extension cable
- 1 x water hose
- 1 x jumper cable
- 1 x safety vest
- 1 x reflective warning road triangle
- 1 x fire extinguisher
- 1 x gas lifting jack
- 1 x tyre changing kit
- 1 x tool set
- 1 x first aid kit
- 1 x COPEC Chile map
We had also opted to include a few extras:
- 1 x extra blanket
- 2 x camp chairs
- 1 x outside camp table
You could also add other things like a portable BBQ, speaker, snow chains, air compressor, child seat, among other things.
What’s not included
I didn't feel that there was anything major missing from the gear Camper Travel provided us.
There were a couple of things that were specifically not included, and they advised we needed to take care of, but apart from those items that I’ll mention below, we pretty much had everything we needed to sleep, cook, relax and explore Patagonia.
However, there are some personal items that we were glad to have as a regular fixture in our backpacks, and also some items that we specifically packed from home to make this part of our trip as comfortable and enjoyable as possible.
We also picked up a few items from the local department store, Sodimac, before we started our road trip.
I wouldn't say any of these are essential, they were just personal preference for us.
Items NOT included that you must buy:
- 🚽 Toilet chemicals: if your camper has a chemical toilet, you will need to buy the appropriate chemicals. You can get these from Sodimac, this is the specific product we were advised to buy.
- 🔥 Gas bottle: our Pucon camper had storage for two 5 kg gas bottles. Their policy is that you must return the camper with at least one full spare bottle, plus whatever is left in the current connected bottle. We only used about 1.5 bottles in 4 weeks, but you can easily swap gas bottles at most service stations or at a specific distribuidora de gas, which most towns have.
Helpful items we packed or bought:
- 🫖 Stove-top kettle: we could have boiled water in the saucepans they provided, but we are big coffee drinkers and we wanted the easiest solution for our daily coffees and endless cups of tea. We picked up a kettle from Sodimac pretty cheap.
- ☕️ French press: again, coffee lovers! We could have had instant, but we’re snobs, so we grabbed a cheap French press.
- 🍝 Sieve: I know this is such a random thing that we bought, but we have been caught camping before without a sieve to drain pasta, rice, rinse beans, etc., so we picked one up from Sodimac.
- 🥕 Peeler and grater: again, random, but we had already meal planned what we were going to cook, and it’s very tricky to peel and grate without a peeler and grater! They were really cheap at Sodimac.
- 🧊 6-litre drinking water bottle: the team advised us not to drink the water from the tank in the camper. 90% of the time, it was probably fine, but it restricts where you can fill the tank, so we purchased a large 6-litre water bottle from the supermarket to use for drinking water. Most of the time, we were able to fill this up in the same place where we filled our tank, if we could verify the water was potable.
- 🩴 Slide-on shoes/flip-flops: although it was cold, we were happy to have our waterproof Birkenstocks that were easy to kick on and off when going in and out of the camper. Not that we used them, but they are also handy for communal showers if you're staying at campgrounds.
- 🧼 Baby wipes: always handy when camping! We showered nearly every day, but there were a couple of times when our water levels were low, and the baby wipes stepped in!
- 🧻 Toilet paper and paper towel: this isn’t included, but is necessary!
- 👚 String or a travel clothes line: there are hooks inside the camper, but it’s ideal to hang your towels outside to dry if you’ve got a sunny or windy day.
- 🫙 Food containers: one thing we felt was missing in our camper was containers to store leftovers, chopped fruit and other snacks. We always travel with a couple of collapsible containers, but we also bought a set from Sodimac.
- 🔌 USB-C 12v adaptor: this was a must-have for us, and I’m so glad we thought to bring one from home! The camper is equipped with standard USB outlets and 12v cigarette sockets. Our laptops both charge off USB-C, so we wanted to be able to charge them through the cigarette sockets, rather than needing to use the inverter to charge off 220v power (which draws a lot more from your battery).
- 🛜 Starlink Mini: this is a very unique thing that we packed with us from home, and most of you won’t need this. We both work remotely and run businesses, so we can’t be entirely disconnected for long periods of time. We knew that we would be frequently off-grid in the Carretera Austral with no phone service, which wasn’t possible for us.
We also knew we were going to be in the car for 4 weeks, and honestly, there’s not a lot to do at night when it’s dark and cold, so it was the right move for us to pack the Starlink Mini (which is smaller than a laptop!) and we are so happy we did. We just plugged it in, stuck it out of the roof hatch, and we were online. It made our trip so much more enjoyable and productive.
- 🔌 Starlink Mini 12v charger adaptor: you can buy adaptors to power the Starlink Mini off a 12v cigarette socket, instead of needing to use an inverter for 220v power (which drains the battery). This worked perfectly for us, and we were able to run the Starlink every day without running out of power.
Communication throughout the trip
Camper Travel will give you an emergency number that you can contact via WhatsApp, should you need to communicate with them about anything throughout your trip.
If you have questions, want recommendations or need help planning your route and destinations, they are on call. Likewise, if you've got your trip organised, they're happy to leave you to it.
I fall into the category of having everything sorted and enjoy planning our trips myself. But on the occasions we did need some advice, they were available.
Our Henry the Hilux and camper were almost perfect for the 4 weeks we had him. Although we had a couple of issues that are par for the course when driving the Carretera Austral.
A stone was flicked up as someone overtook us on an unpaved section of the highway, and we got quite a large crack in the windscreen. We also had a branch flick back on an overgrown road and smash the outer layer of the bedroom window.
The team were very relaxed and kind about the problems. Luckily, neither problem was emergent or needed immediate attention, and because they happened towards the end of our trip, they were happy to organise the repairs once we had returned the car.
If we did need help ASAP, they would have found a mechanic/service centre near to wherever we were and coordinated that for us.
Because we didn’t opt for the extra insurance, the cost of the repairs to the windshield and camper window was deducted from our security deposit. The team provided specific receipts for the repairs that we could submit to our travel insurance for reimbursement, and the whole process was simple and stress-free. (I’m a massive worry-wart and was freaking out quite a bit about the damage, even though it was entirely unintentional!).
Camping in Chile
Rather than making this post far too long, I've written an entire guide covering everything you need to know about camping in Chile.
From finding camp spots, to the differences between wild and paid camping, and how to handle all the camping essentials like water, electricity, toilets and dump points.
🏕️ Read our complete guide to camping in Chile here
Returning your camper
Once your epic Chilean road trip and camping adventure has come to an end, you'll coordinate the return time and location with the team. Unless you’ve organised a round-trip rental from Santiago, you’ll probably drop the car back somewhere different to where you collected it.
You are required to clean the outside of the car and camper at a car wash. This was a little tricky where we dropped off in Puerto Varas as there was only one self-service car wash at the COPEC fuel station, which was unfortunately out of order! We ended up having to pay quite a bit more for someone to wash the car for us, as we didn't have anywhere to do it ourselves. No big deal.
Camper Travel can do all the cleaning for you, but you'll pay an extra fee for this.
One of the team will do a quick check over of the car and gear to make sure there is no damage (or any other damage you haven’t reported, in our case!), and everything has been returned.
When you get the all clear, they will refund the security deposit (minus any agreed-upon damage fees) to your PayPal within 48 hours.
Plan a road trip with Camper Travel Chile
If you're convinced that camping and road tripping is the way you want to explore Chile, I highly, highly recommend Camper Travel Chile. You’ll have the best vehicle on the road!
You can submit a quote via their website.
Once you've got your car booked in, it's time to plan your route and itinerary. Don't forget to check out our camping guide, our Chile destination guides, and my Instagram highlights and posts where I shared all about our road trip on the Carretera Austral.
Final thoughts: Camper Travel Chile review
Being able to explore the most remote and far-flung parts of Chilean Patagonia in total comfort was a dream. Sleeping in places so beautiful they didn’t feel real, with the luxury of a hot shower and comfy bed, was my perfect trip!
We saw parts of this beautiful country that most people can only dream of, and went days without seeing any other humans. But we didn’t need to sacrifice on comforts, having a camper from Camper Travel that was fully equipped with everything we could possibly want.
I truly believe these are the best camper vehicles you can rent in South America, and I can’t recommend Camper Travel Chile more highly!
Would you travel Chile this way?
MORE CARRETERA AUSTRAL POSTS
- The Complete Guide to Camping in Chile (coming soon)
- Everything You Need to Know About the Carretera Austral (coming soon)
- Our Carretera Austral Road Trip Itinerary (coming soon)
