Resources for faculty-led programs in Chile

Practical guides for faculty leads and study abroad offices: planning, safety and why Chile works as a classroom — written by the team that runs programs here.

Each guide answers a question we hear from faculty before a first program in Chile, with sources you can cite in a proposal or share with a risk-management office. When a figure comes from outside Tour Lab — the Global Peace Index, the U.S. State Department or the IUCN ecosystem typology — we link to it. For a concrete picture of a week on the ground, start with the sample 7-day program; to talk about your own course, dates and group, write to us and a real person replies within 24 hours.

Students climbing a painted stairway in Valparaíso
Planning guideHow to Plan a Faculty-Led Program in ChileHow to plan a faculty-led program in Chile, step by step: when to start, how long to stay, what to include and what to ask a local partner.Read the guide →
Students in helmets listening to a safety briefing before a horseback ride
SafetyIs Chile Safe for Student Groups? What Faculty Should KnowIs Chile safe for student groups? 2nd in Latin America on the 2026 Global Peace Index: what that means, what the U.S. advisory says and how to manage risk.Read the guide →
Native seeds in a student’s hand at Parque El Boldo
Why ChileChile as a Natural Classroom: 88 of the World’s 110 Ecosystem TypesChile hosts 88 of the 110 ecosystem types in the IUCN global typology. What students can see within a day of Santiago, from the Andes to the Humboldt Current.Read the guide →

See a full week: the sample 7-day program

City, Andes, valley and Pacific — day by day, with what students learn each day.

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