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Patagonian Paradise - $8,465

Chile, Argentina

Patagonian Paradise

Trip Summary

Listen to the rumble of glaciers, see a penguin colony in the wild and voyage to the southernmost tip of South America.

Highlights

  • Boat trips to glaciers and sailing through narrow fjords and channels
  • Listening to the glacier ice grumble as "growlers" break off and crash into the water
  • An impressive penguin colony of 60,000 breeding pairs
  • Barbecue and sheep shearing at a typical Patagonian sheep farm
  • Expeditionary voyage around the most extreme southern limit of the South American continent

Trip Details

Price:

Per Person, double occupancy $8,465
Single supplement $3,090

Departure Dates:

  • Daily

Itinerary

Itinerary

Day 1

Arrive Punta Arenas airport. Afternoon boat trip to Magdalena Island penguin colony.

Lodging: Hotel Cabo de Hornos or similar (L)

Day 2

Punta Arenas city tour. Drive to Puerto Natales. Visit to Mylodon Cave Natural Monument.

Lodging: Weskar Lodge (B,L,D)

Day 3

Boat trip Lake Hope Fjord and Balmaceda Glacier.

Lodging: Weskar Lodge (B,L,D)

Day 4

Torres del Paine National Park.

Lodging: Hosteria Las Torres (B,L,D)

Days 5 - 6

Torres del Paine National Park (western and eastern side) - Boat trip to Grey Glacier (B,L,D)

Day 7

Torres del Paine National Park, and lunch at a sheep farm with shearing show and barbecue. Drive back to Punta Arenas.

Lodging: Hotel Cabo de Hornos or similar (B)

Day 8

Board expedition cruise ship M/V Mare Australis for welcome cocktails (B,D)

Day 9

Ainsworth Bay - Brookes Glacier (B,L,D)

Day 10

"Avenue of the Glaciers" (B,L,D)

Day 11

Cape Horn - Puerto Williams (B,L,D)

Day 12

Ushuaia (B)

Day 13

End in the picturesque town of Ushuaia, Argentina.

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