About us · Chile Memories

A Chile told by
those who live it.

We're a small team, out in the field and behind the screen, with one shared obsession: that you get to know the Chile we love, unhurried, in private groups and with someone who truly knows the place.

Explore Chile. Live it. Remember.

A narrow, extreme country full of contrasts. You have to experience it up close to understand it.

Chile sits on plates that never stop moving. Here you feel every force of nature: the dryness of Atacama, the rain and wind of Patagonia, the mystery of the islands and the constant presence of the Andes.

Chile Memories was born to tell that story differently: with unique, tailor-made trips seen through a deeply local lens. We know the places we recommend first-hand, and the people who welcome you are part of the journey.

The team

The people behind your trip

Mati, founder of Chile Memories, by a lake in southern Chile with the Andes behind — Mati

Founder · Rafting guide and kayaker

Matías Clares Rivera

A traveller, passionate about Chile, its landscapes, its adventures and, above all, its people.

Between rafts, kayaks and roads travelled from north to south, Mati learned that the best of Chile isn't always in the guidebook: it's in the conversation with the people who live there, in the detour nobody takes, in the silence of a lake at dawn.

He founded Chile Memories with a clear idea: to create unique, special and personalised trips, with a deeply local vision, so every traveller feels the fibre of a natural Chile. Today he designs every route and travels on the ground with those who journey with us.

Guide registered with SERNATUR
Adventure Tourism technician, water specialisation
Wilderness first aid (WAFA)

Digital director

Fernanda Merino

The voice of Chile Memories before, during and after the trip.

Fer is the first to listen. She's behind every message and every conversation: she takes the time to understand what you're looking for, how you like to travel and what you want to remember, so your trip begins long before you land in Chile.

She's also the one who conveys the essence of Chile across our platforms. Every photo, every story and every post comes from what we live on the ground, so you can feel the country through the screen and arrive knowing you're in good hands.

Traveller support
Content and social media
Chile Memories community

Our way of travelling

Few people, great care in every detail

1 to 4 peopleAlways your group, never a full bus.
Host guideSomeone who knows the place and travels with you the whole way; for each activity, specialist guides.
Private 4x4Suited to each route, with hotel pick-up.
Tried-and-tested placesRestaurants, wineries and cabins we know first-hand.
At your paceThe itinerary adapts to you, not the other way round.