Day 1 - Departure
Board the overnight flight to Santiago, Chile.

Day 2 - Santiago
Upon arrival, you will be met by our local guide and transferred to your hotel. A half day afternoon excursion in Santiago is included. Choose from one of the following:

• Classic city tour of Santiago with San Cristobal hill
• Walking city tour of Santiago with Pre-Columbian museum
• Biking city tour of Santiago with San Cristobal hill
• Tour to Concha y Toro winery with tasting
• Tour to Undurraga winery with tasting

Day 3 - Santiago/Punta Arenas/Puerto Natales
Transfer to the airport to take the morning flight to Punta Arenas. Upon arrival, reception at the airport and pick up for your transfer and tour en route to your hotel. We visit the National Reserve Penguins of Otway (open from the 15 October until the 31 March) to watch a colony of Magellanic penguins. Later transfer to the town of Puerto Natales, the gateway to Torres del Paine National Park. Arrive and check into your hotel for overnight stay. Box lunch included.

Day 4 - Puerto Natales/Torres Del Paine National Park/Camping Pehoe
We continue to Torres del Paine National Park, whose name means “deep blue” in the native language tehuelche. The park was created in 1959 and declared Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO: it’s a real paradise for the lovers of flora, fauna and wild spaces. It provides habitat to one of the most numerous colonies of condors in South America. We visit the Administration Centre of the Park, which is also the starting point of our hike towards the Lake Pehoe (4 hours approximately). Arrival at Camping Pehoe, where we will spend the next 3 nights. Overnight in comfortable tent accommodations. Box lunch and dinner included.

Day 5 - Camping Pehoe/Grey Glacier
Round trip hike to Grey Glacier, which is 6 kms wide and 30 meters high. It is part of the southern ice field. The glacier flows southward into Lake Grey. It is as awe-inspiring as the Argentinean Perito Moreno Glacier, but wilder and less frequented by tourists. Return to Camp Pehoe. (8 hours hike approximately). Overnight in comfortable tent accommodations. Box lunch and dinner included.

Day 6 - Camping Pehoe/French Valley
Long round trip hike to the French Valley. We will stay in a sort of amphitheatre with granite walls (some of the most vertical in the world, more than 1000 meters high). Return to Refuge Pehoe. (8-9 hours hike approximately). Overnight in comfortable tent accommodations. Box lunch and dinner included.

Day 7 - Camping Pehoe /Lake Pehoe/Camping Torres
We cross Lake Pehoe by catamaran (half an hour approximately). Transfer by vehicle to the Camping Torres. On the way we can stop and hike to Nordenskjöld viewpoint (1 hour and a half hike approximately) and visit Paine Waterfall. Overnight in comfortable tent accommodations. Box lunch and dinner included.

Day 8 - Camping Torres/The Towers Of Paine
Round trip hike to the lake located at the base of the famous “Towers of Paine” (“Manzino” is the northern one, with 2600 m; the “Central” is in the middle, with 2800 m; “D’Agostini” is the southern, with 2850 m). They are considered the Mecca for the climbers from all around the world. Return to Camping Torres (approximately 8 hours hike). Overnight in comfortable tent accommodations. Box lunch and dinner included.

Day 9 - Camping Torres/El Calafate We leave Torres del Paine behind and continue to the Argentinean town of El Calafate. Its name derives from the small bush of Calafate, typical of the south of Patagonia. The fruit is a very tasty berry used in cakes and pastry. Arrival and check in to your hotel for overnight stay. Box lunch included during the day.

Day 10 - El Calafate/Perito Moreno Glacier/ El Chalten
Transfer to the famous Perito Moreno Glacier. It is one of the few glaciers in the world that are not retreating. This impressive ice formation, located in Los Glaciares National Park, is 5 km wide and even more than 60 high. We will see huge ice blocks falling from the glacier into the Lake Argentino with a deafening noise and big waves. It is a memorable spectacle. In the afternoon transfer to the village of El Chaltén, considered the capital of trekking in Argentina, where we will stay for the next 3 nights. Box lunch included for the day.

Day 11 - El Chalten/Lagoon De Los Tres
Round trip hike to Lagoon Los Tres for an impressive view of Mt Fitz Roy and its peaks: Exupéry, Guillaumet, and Mermoz. Return to El Chalten. (Approximately 6 hours hike). Overnight at your hotel. Box lunch included.

Day 12 - El Chalten/Lagoon Torre
Round trip hike to Lagoon Torre, at the base of the homonymous glacier and mount. Return to El Chaltén (approximately 6 hours hike). Overnight at your hotel. Box lunch included.

Day 13 - El Chalten/El Calafate/Buenos Aires/Departure
Transfer to the airport of El Calafate to take the flight to Buenos Aires. Upon arrival, connect with your international flight home. Or, take the optional 3 night Buenos Aires extension.

 

Optional Buenos Aires Extension:

Day 13 - Buenos Aires
Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. In the afternoon, we join a city tour of Buenos Aires, an impressive city that combines the atmosphere of an old European town with the features of a Latin American capital. In this tour, you will come to appreciate its characteristics, its history, its architecture, its culture and its best stories. We will visit the center of the city, San Telmo, La Boca, Puerto Madero and Palermo, and stops in Plaza de Mayo, Caminito and La Recoleta.

Day 14 - Buenos Aires
Full-day excursion to an estancia for a typical barbeque lunch and a folklore/gaucho show. Here we will learn about the customs of the Argentinean gauchos, and their abilities on horseback that will leave you breathless. The meat will be cooked a lo gaucho outdoors on the barbeque. Afternoon, return to Buenos Aires.

Day 15 - Buenos Aires
Enjoy the day at leisure exploring Buenos Aires.
At night we celebrate the city of tango. You will be treated to an unforgettable tango show performed by the best dancers and singers, while enjoying a delicious meal. Return to the hotel.

Day 16 – Buenos Aires/USA
Transfer to the airport for your international flight back home.

Price per Person, 3-Night Buenos Aires Extension

	Single Occupancy	Double Occupancy
3-star Hotel	$669	$425
4-star Hotel	$1,024	$625
5-star Hotel	$1,180	$685

 

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Price Includes:

• Air transportation from Miami to Santiago, Santiago to Punta Arenas, El Calafate to Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires to Miami, coach class - (departures from other cities available for a surcharge)
• Round-trip airport/hotel transfers
• Hotel and camping accommodation including breakfast daily and taxes
• Privately guided tours in English including all entrance fees (tours in Santiago may be with other travelers)
• Meals as per itinerary