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Patagonia Tours

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Torres del Paine National Park

The towering granite "cuernos" or horns as they are called in Torres del Paine National Park (pronounced tore-race del pie-nay) are perhaps the best known image of Chile. For years a distinct part Chile's national tourism campaign abroad consisted of simply one large photograph of these granite towers with the underlying caption "There is a place on earth where if you were any closer to your creator you could shake his hand." The majesty of this park effortlessly stands up to the metaphor The entire zone north Puerto Natales with its low altitude and proximity to the Pacific ocean enjoys a very particular microclimate. For its relatively extreme southern latitude it is notably temperate though unpredictable in its weather pattern. Good wind and rain gear to protect you against the elements is a must traveling here. More importantly though, do not dishearten when rain threatens because the weather here changes often. As one of our guides once aptly commented "if you don't like the weather just wait fifteen minutes." Enormous glaciers mark the northern boundary of the park. This is the southern extreme of the Patagonia Icefield-- the world's largest. Glacier Grey melts slowly into Lago Grey providing spectacular crashing ice and tremendous green and blue icebergs. The park is also home to a great deal of unique wildlife from guanacos to Nanus (a relative of the Ostrich) as welt as hundreds of species of birds including the Condor.

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MAGIC OF PATAGONIA (4 days / 3 nights)

Day 1: Punta Arenas - Puerto Natales)
PRIVATE: Arrival at Punta Arenas. Transfer to your hotel in Punta Arenas. The rest of the day is yours to spend at leisure. Overnight in Punta Arenas.
SEAT-IN-BUS (SIB): Upon arrival late afternoon, transfer to Puerto Natales; on our way to the town we will visit the penguin colony at Seno Otway. Overnight at Puerto Natales.

Day 2: Punta Arenas - Torres del Paine
PRIVATE: Same excursion as SIB tour, plus a visit to the penguin colony at Seno Otway.
SEAT-IN-BUS (SIB): Transfer to Torres del Paine National Park. We will go on a tour through the Pampa steppes and watch out for typical animals like the ñandu and a variety of smaller birds. We will stop to visit the Milodon Cave, where a herbivore giant sloth lived about12.000 years ago. Arriving at Torres del Paine National Park, we will pass the Laguna Amarga and Lake Pehoé (depending on the hostería we stay in). We will have beautiful views of the Paine Massif, Almirante Nieto, and Torres del Paine and can observe the wildlife of the area that includes guanacos, rheas, foxes, skunks, cauquenes, black-necked swans, flocks of flamingos, condors, and eagles. Overnight at Torres del Paine. (B)

Day 3: Torres del Paine - Puerto Natales
PRIVATE: We will go on a full day excursion inside the Torres del Paine National Park, visiting Lake Pehoé, Lake Nordenskjöld, Lake Sarmiento, and the Salto Grande with beautiful views of the Paine Mountain Range and Torres del Paine. Return to Puerto Natales, overnight in Puerto Natales. (B, BL)
SEAT-IN-BUS (SIB): After breakfast, you will have the rest of the day at your leisure. Enjoy a hike near the lodge or one of the optional excursions offered by the lodge; please, ask at the reception of your hostería upon arrival on Day 2 which tours they offer. In the afternoon, you will return
to Puerto Natales. Overnight in Puerto Natales. (B)

Day 4: Puerto Natales - Punta Arenas
PRIVATE: Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Punta Arenas to board the departure flight. (B)
SEAT-IN-BUS (SIB): After a breakfast at the hotel, you will be taken to Punta Arenas Airport for your afternoon flight. (B)

Price per person in US$: