Join Mike Wood on this amazing trekking adventure visiting both the Torres del Paine National Park in Chile and the Los Glaciares National Park in Argentina.
This adventure has been designed with our travel partners at Chimu Adventures and has been developed based on years of experience travelling the region. The trip can be purchased on its own or combined with our Crossing the Antarctic Circle expedition month long extravaganza of adventure. The tour finishes in Ushuaia El Calafate so that travellers can either join the expedition or fly to Buenos Aires for three nights before heading home.
Our Highlights of Patagonia tour starts with your arrival in Santiago where we have three nights staying at the boutique Hotel Cumbres in the upmarket suburb of Lastarria. We will explore Santiago, visiting some of the places that make this city unique including a visit to the seaside city of Valparaiso and the wine region of the Casablanca Valley to taste some Chilean masterpieces.
We then fly to the Patagonian gateway city of Porto Natales from where we are transferred by vehicle for four nights at the Hotel Las Torres, strategically located inside the Torres del Paine National Park. The resort has a number of guides each of whom leads a different trek every day. Each evening, we will decide as a group which trek we’d like to do, however there is the capacity for each trekker to chose a different walk and still be guided. There is also the option for driving adventures within the park.
After a five and a half hour journey by private vehicle, we will arrive in El Calafate in Argentina for two nights at the Xelena Hotel and Suites with stunning views over Lake Argentino. From here we will spend a day visiting the Perito Merino Glacier and walk the fabulous boardwalks that afford excellent views of glacial cliff collapses.
Next is a two hour transfer to the trekking capital of El Chalten, strategically sited under the soaring towers of Mt Fitzroy, Cerro Torre and many other Patagonia peaks. We will have two nights here and time for two treks, the half day Los Huemules walk and the full day challenging - but spectacular - Laguna de los Tres.
Finally, we transfer back to El Calafate to connect with our same-day flight to Ushuaia. In Ushuaia, you can choose to join our Antarctic expedition, or spend two nights at the ‘end of the world’ exploring the Tierra del Fuego National Park before continuing to Buenos Aires, or fly direct to Buenos Aires for three nights.
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Departs 26 January 2025
Note Price does not include international flights, please advise when booking if you’d like us to book your flights from Australia. Internal flights (Santiago to Porto Natales, El Calafate to Ushuaia, Ushuaia to Buenos Aires) will be booked once your deposit is paid.