So, I'm planning on flying down late Jan/early Feb, and I'm a little fuzzy on the details surrounding travel. A couple thoughts/concerns as they come to me:
I can fly into Santiago for about $1k, then take a bus to Mendoza, whereas the cheapest flight I could find directly into Mendoza was $1,600+.
*One thing I've heard is that you cannot get into Chile without A) A return home ticket, and B) Some sort of reciprocity fee just to leave the terminal? Can anybody shed some light on this? I'm not opposed to flying into Argentina, I just want to get through this phase of the trip with minimal hassles.*
*The flights I'm looking at into Santiago all arrive around 9am. Would this leave me enough time to get a bus to Mendoza and take care of my permits on the same day of arrival, or would I have to spread the permit errands out to the following day? The ideal situation would be to land in Santiago, immediately hop on a bus to Mendoza, get my errands done, and then get a ride to the park entrance the following day. Can this be done, or is it too ambitious?*
Any and all advice is much appreciated =)
Jonathan