>>2792923>TransportationRenting a car is more flexible, but public transport should serve you in every city. If you're gonna spend time in the capital, get a BIP Card, which you need for public transportation (you can get it at any subway or train station and you can add cash to it in person or by app. A subway/bus trip will be about 80 cents, and one trip covers every other trip you take in the system for the next 2 hours). Inter-city buses are pretty good for getting around, especially the ones with beds if you need to catch sleep on the road; unless you're actively looking for sketchy ones, most will be very high quality and safe. There aren't many trains due to the geography, but the south-central line is available for the area you're visiting. If you're going far to the south, though, you'll either need to use ferries or take the road via Argentina, since it's all islands and fjords after Puerto Montt. For Antartica you need plane tickets and to prepare in advance, or going on one of the Antarctic cruises, but it's expensive. I'd stick to the mainland, since you can get endless expanses of ice by just going to the Northern or Southern Ice Fields in continental Chile, and penguins are easy to find along most of the country anyway.
>CampingNo one will shoot you if you accidentally camp in somebody's land; worst thing that could happen is someone calling the cops on you who'll just inform you to be more careful next time, but most likely they'll just tell you it's private property if they see you.
What will get you in real trouble is doing stuff like starting a fire in a national park or natural reserve outside of designated zones, or throwing trash. Tourists routinely get sent out of the country for stuff like that, and in some cases banned for life; I think some French guy got kicked out last week for precisely that. But designated zones are plenty and well-marked, so just checking beforehand should avoid you any trouble, and park guides are very helpful.
