The Best of Chilean South Patagonia
6 Days / 5 Nights
Price per person USD1218 based on double occupancy and as a party of two
 

From October to April
• Departures: Everyday

Day 1: Punta Arenas
Reception at Punta Arenas airport (we suggest take the earliest flights). Transportation to the city and accommodation in hotel of your choice. At 3:00 pm depart from your hotel to start a City Tour to know the main city attractions, as well its history , legends , and adventures lived by our colonists and aboriginals. A visit to a museum will show us all better. Transportation to your hotel. Lodging.

Day 2: Fuerte Bulnes - Punta Arenas – Puerto Natales
Breakfast. At 10:00 am depart from your hotel heading south toward "Fuerte Bulnes" located at 60 kms (3 ½ hours of excursion). It is a place of a great natural beauty and historical importance. On surroundings we will know the ruins of the city "Rey Don Felipe" also known as "Puerto del Hambre" that was established in 1584, and a monolith which indicated the geographical center of Chile´s claimed territoty (between Arica city and the South Pole) By the afternoon at 2:30 pm we will pick up you in your hotel to drive you to bus station to board ( at 3:00 pm) the intercity public bus to Puerto Natales (247 kms / 3 hours of trip).Reception at bus station and transportation to hotel. Lodging.

Day 3: Puerto Natales - Torres del Paine National Park
Breakfast . At 7:30 am depart from your hotel to begin the full day excursion that will drive us to imposing Cave of the Milodon (Natural Monument) and later to Torres del Paine National Park where we will have a nice panoramic view of Paine Mountain Range as welcome. Also we will admire lakes as Sarmiento, Nordenskjold, and Pehoe. Its fauna will be present through huanacos, foxes among others and big variety of birds of easy observation during the trip. A short trek will take us to a big waterfall called "Salto Grande" which is part of park hidrographical net. Later ,retaking the main way, it access to CONAF central office, to continue to Lake Grey, where after to walk ( 30 minutes) through a millenium forest we will get to its beach to admire a great number leading offs floes from glacier. A box lunch is included in the service . At approximately 7:30 pm return to Puerto Natales. Lodging.

Day 4: Puerto Natales - Sailing to Glaciers
Breakfast. At 7:40 am transfer from your hotel to local pier. At 8:00 departure time of maritimal excursión to Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers. This sailing lasts about 4 hours to Bernardo O'Higgins National Park where. During the trip we will be able to observe the first local cattle ranches, cormorants and sea lions colonies, beech forests waterfalls and cliffs, the perfect home of majestic Condor. Once in the park we will get to Monte Balmaceda that show us from its eastern slope the glacier of the same name. Later we will approach land on Puerto Toro docking area, from where we will start a short trek to Serrano Glacier crossing a native forest and the lake's shore. A box lunch type or lunch in Perales ranch is included. At approximately at 5:00 pm return to Puerto Natales city. Transfer to hotel. Lodging.

Day 5:Puerto Natales – Punta Arenas – Pinguin colony.
Breakfast. At 8:40 am transfer to bus office to board public intercity bus to Punta Arenas (247 kms / 3 hours of trip). Reception at bus station and transporation to the hotel. By the afternoon at 4:00 pm depart from your hotel heading north to Otway Inlet Penguin Colony, place where hundreds of magellanic penguins gather every year to nest. This colony is located approximately 70 kms. from the city. During the trip we will see Cabo Negro (Cape Black) ,Kon Aiken (which means the place of the winds in the Tehuelche language) and Pecket sector which is one of the biggest coal mines in Chile. In addition, we will see a great variety of birds such as : caiquenes (upland goose) , ñandues (lesser rheas) and chilean flamingoes. Once in the reserve we will walk along the Otway Inlet coast for approximately 1 km, and be able to observe the habitat of this beautiful specie. Without doubt the lanscape and the penguins will make this excursion unforgettable. We estimated the return to Punta Arenas at 8:30 pm . Lodging.

Day 6: Punta Arenas
Breakfast. Transportation to the airport (at an hour to be determined). End of services.

PROGRAM INCLUDES
• Reception in / out with attendance
• 2 nights of lodging in Punta Arenas
• 3 nights of lodging in Puerto Natales
• Excursion to Torres del Paine and Cave of the Milodon with box lunch
• Sailing to Glaciers with box lunch
• Regular excursion to Fort Bulnes and Penguin Colony
• Regular transportation Puerto Natales - Punta Arenas - Puerto Natales
• Transfers bus-hotel-pier, etc.
• Admission fees to parks (Torres del Paine, Cueva del Milodon and Penguin Colony)
IT DOES NOT INCLUDE:
• Extras in lodgings
• Extra meals (dinners and lunches)