The Summer They’ll Remember Forever: Why Camp Mákemáke Feels Like Coming Home

Every January, as the bus arrives at Camp Mákemáke, the air fills with cheers, laughter, and the familiar sound of camp songs echoing across the field. For some campers, this is their first summer away from home. For many others, it’s their second, third, or even fifth year returning to the same place where they’ve made some of their happiest memories.

We often think about one camper, Flo, who arrived his first summer clutching her backpack and looking unsure. There were tears but she made it through the week. She came back the following year and by the end of her second week of camp she was leading songs at the campfire, covered in dust, and full of stories about tubing down the river. Last year she came for two weeks and loved it all. Now, five years later, we are sure she will jump out of her car with the same excitement—and this time, she will be teaching the other campers the words to the songs, how to keep their tents zipped up and sharing little tricks that make camp life easier. We have no doubt that one day she will make an amazing camp counselor.

That’s the magic of Mákemáke. It’s not just a camp—it’s a place children grow into.

Here, days stretch wide under the open sky. Campers wake to the smell of breakfast and the sound of birds, and by midmorning they’re climbing trees, paddling in the river, and flying through the air on the zipline. They learn to make the perfect blueberry pie, tackle challenges together, and discover how much fun it is to make friends with children from all over Chile—and even from other parts of the world.

Every year, we see friendships that started over a craft table or a shared laugh by the pool turn into something lasting. Parents tell us their kids count the days until camp begins again—and when it’s over, they come home a little braver, a little kinder, and somehow more themselves.

There’s no Wi-Fi here, but there’s connection everywhere. In the shared meals, the laughter echoing through the forest, and the quiet pride of a camper who just faced a fear or learned something new.

Because at Camp Mákemáke, we don’t just give kids a week of fun—we give them a place to belong, and memories that keep calling them back year after year.

Camp Mákemáke 2026

Ages 7–14CLP $490,000 (includes round-trip bus from Santiago)

📍 Mákemáke Farm, Huencuecho Sur, Pelarco

📞 +569 9223 6423 | info@campmakemake.com | @campmakemake