Patagonia Tours
DAY 1. AIRPORT - PUNTA ARENAS - PUERTO NATALES
Upon arrival at the airport "Carlos Ibañez del Campo" in Punta Arenas, you will be welcomed by our staff and taken to the city of Punta Arenas, one of the southernmost cities in the world.
This day you will embark on a city tour, visiting the main attractions of the city: the Plaza de Armas, the monument to the Patagonian Indian (the tradition says that, if you touch the finger of the Indian, someday you will return to Patagonia), and you will also visit the Cerro La Cruz. There, you will have a panoramic view of the city and the Strait of Magellan along with the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. You will stop at a picturesque cemetery with great Yugoslavian influence and finish with visiting an emblematic place of the city, the monument to the Patagonian Shepherd.
Afterwards, you will travel to the city of Puerto Natales.
DAY 2. TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK
You will have breakfast at the hotel and then start the day with one of the most important excursions of your trip, the Torres del Paine. First, you will visit the Milodon Cave, where remains of this prehistoric herbivorous mammal that lived there 12,000 years ago have been found in a good state of preservation.
Then you will continue the trip to Torres del Paine National Park, to visit the Laguna Amarga, whose white edges are covered with salt and is visited by various types of birds, including flamingos.
Continuing with your trip, you will be able appreciate first glances at the Paine Massifs, accompanied by Guanacos, which are abundant in the area, until you reach the Nordenskjold Lake viewpoint. From this privileged viewpoint, you can take some time to observe Mount Almirante Nieto and the Cuernos del Paine.
Later you will arrive at Lake Pehoe with its beautiful turquoise waters that stem from the sediments of the glaciers. Follow your guide to the Salto Grande for breathtaking views of the imposing Mount Paine Grande, the Cuernos del Paine, the French Glacier and Mount Paine Chico or also called Almirante Nieto.
You will have lunch while contemplating the wonderful Lake Pehoé and the Cuernos del Paine to replenish your energy.
Afterwards, you return to the Grey sector, hoping to be surprised by the company of some huemul on the way, which lives in the area. Upon arrival you will enter a path surrounded by a beautiful forest inhabited by woodpeckers, until you reach the shore of Lake Grey. From here you can start a walk to the viewpoint of the Grey glacier. Finally, you return to the park administration, where you will be transferred by vehicle to your hotel within the same park, where you will enjoy a privileged view of the Paine Massif.
DAY 3. TORRES DEL PAINE - OPTIONAL EXCURSION
After breakfast at the Hotel, this day you will have the possibility to choose between 2 of the main excursions of the park:
Option 1: Grey Glacier Navigation
The navigation to the Grey Glacier is an excursion not to be missed, allowing you to observe floating icebergs, lush vegetation and imposing mountains in a captivating setting.
From the Hotel, you travel to the Pingo River, cross a bridge and walk through a native forest, arriving at the banks of the Grey River. Proceed to embark to begin the excursion that lasts 3 hours. After 75 minutes of navigation you will arrive near the Grey Glacier, appreciating closely the beauty and magnitude of its ice walls of more than 20 meters. If you like, you can enjoy a typical Pisco Sour or a Whisky on the rocks with millenary ice. Afterwards, you will return to the hotel of your choice.
Option 2: Base of the Torres Trekking
You will be picked up and transferred to the Laguna Amarga sector, from where you will begin a moderately demanding hike through the Ascencio Valley towards the magnificent Torres del Paine. The initial route will take you to Mount Almirante Nieto to the pass of Los Vientos, where you will have beautiful views of the park. Take some time to rest and then continue through dense forests to finally climb a moraine to reach an interior lagoon, which, in its waters, reflects the granite needles of the Torres del Paine. Accompanied by this beautiful landscape you will enjoy your boxed lunch. Afterwards, you will return to the Hosteria Las Torres where you will board the vehicle that will take you back to the hotel.
DAY 4. NAVIGATION ZODIAC SERRANO RIVER - BALMACEDA AND SERRANO GLACIERS
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, then you will make your way to the Serrano River dock to board the Zodiac to sail along the Serrano River. On the way, you will be able to see Mount Donoso and Mount Balmaceda, as well as Mount Ferrier and the glacier that surrounds it, until you reach the Balmaceda Ranch. You can opt for a hot chocolate or tea while waiting for the boat that will take you to Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, where you will start a 30-minute walk to appreciate postcards of the Serrano Glacier. Then you will continue through the Última Esperanza fjord towards the Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers.
During the navigation you will be able to see colonies of sea lions and cormorants. Arriving at the Puerto Toro dock, you will disembark to begin a 1 km walk through a beautiful native forest and along the edge of the lake.
Afterwards, you will stop at Estancia Perales where you will have an exquisite Patagonian lunch with typical Patagonian meat.
Finally, you will return to Puerto Natales.
DAY 5. PUERTO NATALES - PERITO MORENO
After breakfast at the hotel, you will start the full day excursion to the Perito Moreno Glacier, where you will be able to walk along the walkways of the Perito Moreno Glacier.
Departing from El Calafate, you will border the south side of Lake Argentino, first going along the Bahía Redonda, observing a wide variety of birdlife. The initial 40 km correspond to Patagonian steppe, and when entering the Glaciers National Park there is a predominance of arboreal vegetation characteristic of the Andean Patagonian forest with trees such as ñirres, lengas, coihues, as well as calafates, notros and cinnamon trees.
Once on the glacier, you will be guided to the main balcony to begin the free walk along the walkways during the time designated by the guide. The walkways offer various viewpoints that allow visitors to enjoy different panoramic views of the glacier and appreciate this magic place at its fullest.
Finally, you will return to Puerto Natales, arriving approximately at 22:30 hrs.
DAY 6. PUERTO NATALES - PUNTA ARENAS AIRPORT
After breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to the bus terminal, where you will take a public bus to Punta Arenas airport.
End of the service.