Planning for a holiday in Chile , get travel tips here and make your holidays hassle free.

You will need a valid passport and visa if you want to visit Chile, legal formalities are bit complicated for non-Spanish speaking people. Make sure you have

• Passport and visa
• Photocopies of all the legal documents
• Photocopies of any form filled up
• All the necessary documents when applying for visas, permits

Other travel information of Chile you must know is

•  Tourist and visitors' visa is for 90 days and it depends on nationality

•  Chile's national language is Spanish

•  Chile's currency is Chilean Peso

•  It's the custom to give 10% tip at hotels

•  Here business starts at 8am, shops though are closed at 12pm till 3pm or 4pm

•  Only one time zone prevails in Chile

International travelers have to go through custom check , some important travel tips for them are

•  Luggage which are for their own use or are gifts

•  Goods which are duty free and are not for sale

•  Cars or any other vehicle can be brought for a period of 90 days

•  Prohibited articles are fruits , seeds , vegetables and animal products , don't carry any of these with you

•  Illegal arms, drugs of any kind are banned

•  Pets if brought need certificate of vaccination

Chile is very advanced in communication and has an excellent digital network of telephones ,public kiosks have the facility for all local, national, international calls.

Important numbers in Chile in case of emergency are

•  Police 133

•  Fire Brigade 132

•  Information of Police 139

•  Ambulance Service 131

•  Rescue service in the mountains 136

Some more handy travel information you will need when traveling to Chile is

•  If you lose your passport immediately inform the closest police station and go to the consulate of your country to get a duplicate passport

•  In case of loss of plane tickets you will have to pay a fine and you will require to sign an affidavit, then you can get duplicate ticket

•  For those who lose luggage there is “World Tracer Management” which has an international search network

•  International driving license is required if you are driving your own vehicle, on some days private vehicles cannot be driven in Santiago

Keep these travel tips in mind while you are holidaying in Chile so that you can thoroughly enjoy your vacation.