Flavours of Chile

In this episode Charlie visits the Atacama, the driest desert in the world, tries llama stew, visits an avocado farm, follows in the footsteps of the poet Neruda in Valparaiso and stays at one of Chile's newest award winning wineries, Matetic, which has an exclusive guest house and restaurant.

Begin with Charlie paragliding over Chile's stunning coastline, before he heads inland to Hacienda Los Lingues, a Spanish colonial farm converted into a luxury hotel. Other highlights include lunch with Don Manuel Ariztia, the 'Godfather of Chicken' and a visit to Vina La Rosa, one of world's most unusual and beautiful vineyards.

Charlie Ottley travels through Chilean wine country on a steam train. Then it's off to a historic ranch where we get a unique insight into Chilean cowboy culture and Charlie tries the local specialty - bulls' balls! Heading further south, Charlie discovers the Chilean Lake District, climbs a volcano, samples the natural hot springs and feasts on locally prepared wild boar.

Here Charlie explores the southern Lake District, which has a strong German influence, before travelling along the 'Salmon Route', surrounded by snow-capped volcanoes and pristine fjords. Other highlights include a visit to the beautiful scenery of Chilean Patagonia and a tour of one of the most luxurious geothermal spa hotels in the world.