Chile : Tours : Patagonia Within Reach

A tour through Southern Chilean Patagonia that begins with a visit to the penguin colony located in the Otway Inlet to see the Magallanic Penguins in their natural habitat. The trip will continue on to El Calafate in Argentina, from where you get to the impressive Perito Moreno Glacier in the Glacier National Park. The program can't finish without a trip to one of the natural wonders of the extreme Southern end of the continent, the Torres del Paine National Park.

Day 01.
• 4:30 pm transfer from the Punta Arenas Airport directly to Puerto Natales, stopping en route to see the Magallanic Penguin colony in the Otway Inlet.
• Arrival at the hotel of your choice. Accommodations. Breakfast include.

Day 02.
• 7:00 am departure from the hotel to start the transfer to El Calafate, Argentina, and visit the Glacier National Park, where you take a board walk to just in front of the Perito Moreno Glacier, where you can have an impressive view. This excursion does NOT INCLUDE entrance passes or lunch (Reference Value: USD$ 30 per pax).
• Return in the afternoon to Puerto Natales. Arriving at approximately 22:00 p.m. FULL DAY.
• Accommodations. Breakfast include.

Day 03.
• Leave at 7:30 am from the hotel to start the excursion to the Torres del Paine National Park via the Milodon Cave, touring the main lakes and view points. Service includes a bilingual guide, luch and entrance passes.
• Accommodations. Breakfast include.

Day 04.
• 08:00 hrs. Begin the navigation to the Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers. Full day excursion. Includes walk through the Serrano Glacier area. Lunch at the Perales Estancia (Ranch).
• Return to Puerto Natales.
• Includes dock transfers (except from Hotel Costa Australis & Charles Darwin).
• 22:00 hrs. Departure in regular bus to Punta Arenas. Reception and transfer to the hotel.
• Accommodations at the chosen hotel, in Punta Arenas city. Breakfast include.

Day 05.
• Morning visit to the major attractions in the city of Punta Arenas with a bilingual guide and entrance passes to the museum.
• Transfer to the city airport. End of services.

Included Excursions

Parque Nacional Los Glaciares
Glaciers National Park, founded in 1937, is located in the Province of Santa Cruz in the Argentinean Patagonia. It was declared a Natural Heritage of Humanity (Patrimonio Natural de la Humanidad) by UNESCO in 1981, and possesses a beautiful landscape and has an extraordinary ecological value. It covers more than 600,000 hectares (1,482,000 acres), with its main attraction being the majestic Perito Moreno Glacier, which stands 80 meters (262 ft) tall and is 5 kilometers (3.1miles) long. The glacier is formed by large blocks of ice that are always moving, being one of the few glaciers with this characteristic. You can visit it by going on lake excursions, and also by land as it is possible to even walk on the glacier itself. There is a small runway from which you can also view the glacier and its ice, revealing beautiful details of the floating icebergs in the Lake Argentino. (More Information).

Torres del Paine National Park
Declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1978, Torres del Paine National Park (located in the 12th Region of Magellan, Chile), is internationally known as one of the most beautiful, pure, and unique places on the planet. Its main attractions rest in the spectacular landscape in and of itself, (Torres and Cuernos del Paine), the lakes (Sarmiento, Nordenskjold, Pehoe, Grey, Paine, and Dickson), the flora and fauna that make this the ideal place for ecotourism, and adventure sports. (More Information).

Milodon Cave
The Natural Monument, Cave of the Milodon, is an impressive cave 30 m (98 ft) high, located on the side of Benitez Hill, where you can see the figure of the mythic animal encased in fiberglass. There are also ruins of ancient human settlements within the area. They occupied the caves as shelter more than 12,000 years ago. (More Information).

The Program Includes

• 04 nights of accommodations at the chosen hotel.
• Services according to indications in the program.
• Guided visits to the Glaciers and Torres del Paine Park.
• Entrance passes to Torres del Paine and the Punta Arenas museum.
• Transfers indicated in the itinerary.

The Program does NOT Include

• Entrance pass to the Glacier National Park.
• Lunch at the Glacier National Park.

Important

• The visit to the penguine colony in Otway is in operation from October 15 to March 30 approximately.  Dates may suffer modification.
• Hotels and programs are subject to availability. If the hotels mentioned are full they will be replaced by one of a similar category.
• Excursions and transfers are subject to departure confirmation in the months of October, March and April because of a low number of passengers.

Rates

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Valid Until

Prices are valid from October 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009.