*Updated on 14 November 2026.*
The Santiago Metropolitan Region was Chile's most visited region in 2025, with 6,665,266 overnight stays in tourist accommodation, 32% of the national total, followed by Valparaíso (2,522,423) and Los Lagos (1,783,292), according to the sum of the 12 months of the [INE Monthly Tourist Accommodation Survey](https://www.ine.gob.cl/estadisticas/economia/comercio-servicios-y-turismo/actividad-del-turismo). In total, Chile recorded 20,874,388 overnight stays in 2025, 3.5% more than in 2024, according to INE's annual close as reported by La Tercera. Overnight stays count the nights guests, Chilean and foreign, spend in hotels, aparthotels, hostels and other tourist accommodation: it is the best official measure of which regions receive the most tourism with lodging.
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| Overnight stays in all of Chile | 20.87 M |
| Overnight stays in the Santiago Metropolitan Region | 6.67 M |
| National average stay | 2.01 nights |
| Longest stay: Tarapacá | 2.40 nights |
Ranking of Chile's most visited regions in 2025
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| Metropolitana | 6,665,266 · Share: 32% |
| Valparaíso | 2,522,423 · Share: 12.1% |
| Los Lagos | 1,783,292 · Share: 8.6% |
| Antofagasta | 1,626,378 · Share: 7.8% |
| Coquimbo | 1,193,050 · Share: 5.7% |
| La Araucanía | 1,145,063 · Share: 5.5% |
| Biobío | 864,661 · Share: 4.2% |
| Tarapacá | 789,045 · Share: 3.8% |
| Magallanes | 779,768 · Share: 3.7% |
| O'Higgins | 621,197 · Share: 3% |
| Maule | 561,287 · Share: 2.7% |
| Atacama | 560,146 · Share: 2.7% |
| Los Ríos | 530,691 · Share: 2.5% |
| Ñuble | 492,229 · Share: 2.4% |
| Aysén | 364,044 · Share: 1.7% |
| Arica y Parinacota | 316,019 · Share: 1.5% |
| # | Region | Overnight stays 2025 | Share | Guest arrivals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metropolitana | 6,665,266 | 32.0% | 3,168,337 |
| 2 | Valparaíso | 2,522,423 | 12.1% | 1,382,770 |
| 3 | Los Lagos | 1,783,292 | 8.6% | 948,144 |
| 4 | Antofagasta | 1,626,378 | 7.8% | 743,871 |
| 5 | Coquimbo | 1,193,050 | 5.7% | 574,642 |
| 6 | La Araucanía | 1,145,063 | 5.5% | 572,037 |
| 7 | Biobío | 864,661 | 4.2% | 507,511 |
| 8 | Tarapacá | 789,045 | 3.8% | 328,981 |
| 9 | Magallanes | 779,768 | 3.7% | 430,270 |
| 10 | O'Higgins | 621,197 | 3.0% | 313,958 |
| 11 | Maule | 561,287 | 2.7% | 288,355 |
| 12 | Atacama | 560,146 | 2.7% | 269,864 |
| 13 | Los Ríos | 530,691 | 2.5% | 266,582 |
| 14 | Ñuble | 492,229 | 2.4% | 246,852 |
| 15 | Aysén | 364,044 | 1.7% | 197,079 |
| 16 | Arica y Parinacota | 316,019 | 1.5% | 140,066 |
Metropolitana leads by far because it combines business travel, air connections and holidays: it receives more nights than Valparaíso, Los Lagos and Antofagasta combined. The podium is completed by the two big summer hubs, the Valparaíso coast and the lakes and volcanoes of Los Lagos. Antofagasta, fourth, is driven mostly by mining-related business travel, although it also includes San Pedro de Atacama. For the month-by-month data, see hotel occupancy by region and overnight stays in September 2026.
How many nights visitors stay in each region
The average stay, obtained by dividing overnight stays by arrivals, was 2.01 nights nationwide. The longest stays are in the north: Tarapacá (2.40 nights), Arica y Parinacota (2.26), Antofagasta (2.19) and Metropolitana (2.10). The shortest are in Biobío (1.70), Magallanes (1.81) and Valparaíso (1.82), regions with many weekend getaways or with circuits where travellers change lodging every few nights.
Peak season in Chile's most visited regions
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| Metropolitana | Valparaíso | Los Lagos | Antofagasta | La Araucanía | Magallanes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 535.4 | 314.0 | 203.9 | 137.1 | 179.2 | 115.4 |
| Feb | 450.7 | 357.0 | 226.8 | 118.3 | 200.5 | 105.2 |
| Mar | 532.4 | 197.6 | 162.7 | 131.1 | 86.0 | 83.1 |
| Apr | 470.3 | 160.9 | 127.0 | 130.9 | 72.4 | 52.2 |
| May | 457.0 | 152.1 | 120.4 | 125.4 | 64.0 | 33.9 |
| Jun | 519.9 | 150.7 | 114.6 | 129.4 | 68.6 | 28.4 |
| Jul | 740.1 | 177.5 | 138.1 | 137.9 | 86.2 | 32.1 |
| Aug | 655.5 | 172.7 | 127.2 | 139.4 | 72.7 | 35.7 |
| Sep | 551.6 | 176.4 | 116.1 | 133.9 | 71.9 | 43.8 |
| Oct | 581.2 | 213.8 | 141.4 | 153.8 | 70.6 | 64.1 |
| Nov | 608.9 | 223.6 | 156.9 | 151.8 | 89.2 | 90.2 |
| Dec | 562.3 | 226.1 | 148.2 | 137.5 | 83.7 | 95.5 |
| Region | Busiest month of 2025 | Quietest month of 2025 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitana | July (740,133) | February (450,703) | 1.6 times |
| Valparaíso | February (357,004) | June (150,727) | 2.4 times |
| Los Lagos | February (226,770) | September (116,142) | 2.0 times |
| Antofagasta | October (153,767) | February (118,318) | 1.3 times |
| La Araucanía | February (200,516) | May (63,972) | 3.1 times |
| Magallanes | January (115,448) | June (28,386) | 4.1 times |
Seasonality varies a lot by region. Magallanes lives off the summer: in January it receives four times as many nights as in June. La Araucanía and Valparaíso peak in February. Metropolitana, by contrast, has its busiest month in July, with the winter school holidays and the ski season, and its quietest in February, when Santiago residents leave the city. Antofagasta is the most even region in the country.
How Chile's most visited regions are doing in 2026
Between January and August 2026, national overnight stays fell 1.0% compared with the same period of 2025 (13,814,128 versus 13,959,967), according to the Tourism Barometers. Tarapacá (+11.4%), Antofagasta (+6.3%), Magallanes (+4.0%) and Metropolitana (+3.9%) are growing; Maule (-15.7%) and La Araucanía (-15.2%) are falling sharply. The top of the ranking does not change.
| Metropolitana | 6,665,266 | 32.0% | 3,168,337 | 2.10 | 3.9% |
| Valparaíso | 2,522,423 | 12.1% | 1,382,770 | 1.82 | -4.7% |
| Los Lagos | 1,783,292 | 8.6% | 948,144 | 1.88 | -6.1% |
| Antofagasta | 1,626,378 | 7.8% | 743,871 | 2.19 | 6.3% |
| Coquimbo | 1,193,050 | 5.7% | 574,642 | 2.08 | -5.7% |
| La Araucanía | 1,145,063 | 5.5% | 572,037 | 2.00 | -15.2% |
| Biobío | 864,661 | 4.2% | 507,511 | 1.70 | -8.5% |
| Tarapacá | 789,045 | 3.8% | 328,981 | 2.40 | 11.4% |
| Magallanes | 779,768 | 3.7% | 430,270 | 1.81 | 4.0% |
| O'Higgins | 621,197 | 3.0% | 313,958 | 1.98 | 2.7% |
| Maule | 561,287 | 2.7% | 288,355 | 1.95 | -15.7% |
| Atacama | 560,146 | 2.7% | 269,864 | 2.08 | -3.7% |
| Los Ríos | 530,691 | 2.5% | 266,582 | 1.99 | 3.1% |
| Ñuble | 492,229 | 2.4% | 246,852 | 1.99 | -7.9% |
| Aysén | 364,044 | 1.7% | 197,079 | 1.85 | 0.6% |
| Arica y Parinacota | 316,019 | 1.5% | 140,066 | 2.26 | -1.4% |
If you are looking for what to see in each region, check the most visited national park in each region and how much tourism contributes to each region's GDP.
Methodology
- Source: INE Monthly Tourist Accommodation Survey (EMAT). Regional data for each month of 2025 were taken from the Tourism Barometers of the Undersecretariat of Tourism (editions from February 2025 to January 2026; for example, December 2025 is in the January 2026 barometer), which reproduce the EMAT by region.
- Annual total by region: the sum of the 12 months as published. That sum gives 20,814,559 overnight stays for the country, 0.3% less than the annual total of 20,874,388 reported by INE, because some months were revised after publication. The order of the ranking does not change with that difference.
- What it measures: nights spent by guests (residents and foreigners) in tourist accommodation establishments. It does not include platform rentals, stays with family or campsites.
- 2026: January-August comparisons use the 2025 figures as first published.
Frequently asked questions
What is the most visited region of Chile?
The Santiago Metropolitan Region, with 6,665,266 overnight stays in tourist accommodation in 2025, 32% of the national total. It is followed by Valparaíso and Los Lagos.
What is the least visited region of Chile?
By overnight stays in tourist accommodation, Arica y Parinacota (316,019 in 2025), followed by Aysén (364,044). Both have limited lodging supply and small populations, so the absolute figure does not reflect their appeal as destinations.
How many overnight stays did Chile record in 2025?
20,874,388, 3.5% more than in 2024, according to INE's annual close.
How to cite this data
Viajando Chile (2026). *Chile's most visited regions in 2025: ranking by INE overnight stays*. Based on data from the INE Monthly Tourist Accommodation Survey. Available at: https://viajandochile.com/en/news/most-visited-regions-of-chile-2025-overnight-stays
