Day 01 SANTIAGO
Arrival, reception and transfer to the hotel of your choice.
In the afternoon traditional city tour visiting the best
of Santiago de Chile.
Overnight in Santiago.
Day 02 SANTIAGO - VALPARAISO VIÑA DEL MAR
Breakfast. In the morning we will start out on our visit
to the picturesque city of Valparaiso, located almost 75
miles from Santiago. During the trip we will enjoy impressive
views of the valleys of Curacaví and Casablanca with
their famous vineyards. Valparaiso is rich in local architecture
that has inspired artists and poets and was declared a part
of World Cultural Heritage.
Once in Valparaiso, we will be charmed by its colourful
houses, hills and cable cars. We will make a stopover at
the lookout point of the Mirador 21 de Mayo, one of the
many in the city where you will have one of the most magnificent
views over the bay of Valparaiso. We will continue on to
the neighbouring city of Viña del Mar, one of the
most important beach resorts in Chile and South America.
The sea blends perfectly with beautiful gardens and shady
streets in this jewel of the Pacific, also known as the
Garden City. It is located about 6 miles northwest of Valparaiso
and offers all types of attractions for visitors and locals
alike. Free time for lunch at Reñaca Beach (not included
in tour), a short drive from Viña del Mar. Return
to Santiago and your hotel.
Overnight in Santiago.
Day 03 Santiago - Calama- San Pedro de Atacama
Breakfast. Transfer from the Hotel to the airport in Santiago
Reception and transfer to San Pedro de Atacama, from the
Calama’s airport.
Lodging in San Pedro de Atacama..
Day 04 San Pedro de Atacama
Breakfast. At 09:00am. Interesting visit to the most representative
archeological places that show the development of the Atacamenian
culture. Discover the origin of this culture, visit the
archeological monument called “Aldea de Tulor”,
2800 years old. Relive, accompanied by native Atacama guides,
the beginning of the sedentary life of the first inhabitants
of the Atacama Desert. We finish our trip through history
visiting the Tambo de Catarpe, administrative center built
by the Incas, in order to collect taxes and spread the traditions
of the Empire of the Sun in Atacama. Back to the Hotel 1:00pm.
Excursion to the Atacama Salt Lake, departure 4:00pm, Toconao
is part of the Andean culture and appreciate the beautiful
handcrafts made of volcanic stone, Cactus wood and Llama
wool in the picturesque and small village of Toconao. Then,
in accompanied by our skilled guides travel through the
vast Atacama Salt Lake, one the worlds largest. Discover
how life survives in the salty environment. Observe the
beautiful and surprising flamingos, one of the better adapted
birds to the harsh environment and climate that characterizes
the place. Discover the micro organic life, surviving in
Salt concentrations even higher than the sea, life that
allows the subsistence of many insects, reptilian and birds,
which change this harsh plateau into an extraordinary habitat
full of surprises.
Back to the Hotel.
Lodging in San Pedro de Atacama
Day 05 San Pedro de Atacama
Departure 04:00am. Very early in the morning we will go
than 100 kilometers from lives San Pedro of Atacama into
the Andes mountain range. Breakfast. There you will participates
you in one of the most astonishing phenomenon produced by
nature, see contrasting colors produced by the steam columns
in the highest Geothermal field in the world. After greeting
the father sun, we will continue on to a luscious valley
to visit a lovely village located at 3200 maters, Caspana.
Lunch is included. When we leave the village the extent
of the desert is impressive, we confront the driest desert
in the world. In the middle of this loneliness is the Inca
Coya lagoon, a few miles before Chiu Chiu. back to your
Hotel.
Lodging in San Pedro de Atacama.
Day 06 San Pedro de Atacama-Calama - Punta Arenas
– Puerto Natales
Breakfast. Transfer from the Hotel to the airport in Calama
Transfer from the airport Punta Arenas to Puerto Natales,
but on the way is possible to watch different species of
marine birds and in a lucky day possibly dolphins. Then
the road turns heading North West to take an unpaved road
that goes through the Patagonian steppe, where different
sheep farms can be found and some species of the native
flora can be seen as well. The native fauna of this area
is composed by Lesser Rheas, Upland geese, Andean condors,
Kelp gulls, Eagles, skunks, different species of ducks and
foxes. Before approaching to the Otway Sound the bus drives
bordering a coal open cut mine, important activity in the
region. At the then of the road is located the small colony
of Magellanic Penguins that every year come for breeding
and feeding. The walk stretches for about one mile on a
wooden trail with three different observation points.
Accommodation at the hotel of your choice in Puerto Natales
Day 07 Puerto Natales – Torres del Paine
Breakfast. Breakfast . At 7:30 am departure 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 hydrographical
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 “millennium” forest we
will get to its beach to admire a great number leading offs
floes from glacier. Lunch is included.
Accommodation at the Hotel of your choice.
Day 08 Torres del Paine – Puerto Natales
Breakfast. At 9:00 am we begin our down stream sailing along
Serrano” River on “zodiac” type vessel.
.This sailing include all personal sailing equipment . We
will sail by approximately 4 hours along 32 kms of river,
where will be able to observe nice panoramic views of “Tyndall”,
“Geike” Glaciers, beech native forests and a
lot of everlasting snow-covered peaks. At the end of navigation
on zodiac 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 is included .At approximately at 2:00 pm we will connect
with larger vessel to return to Puerto Natales city We estimated
our arrival time at 5:00 pm.
Accommodation at the Hotel of your choice.
Day 09 Puerto Natales - Calafate
Breakfast. The bus picks you up at 07:00 am at your hotel
in Puerto Natales and continues driving along the Patagonian
steppes, known as the Pampa, this time towards Argentina.
We cross the border and continue our way to Calafate. Before
we will visit the Glacier Perito Moreno, where you take
a board walk to just in front of the Perito Moreno Glacier,
where you can have an impressive view. Is including box
lunch. The excursion finish at the bus station and then
our tour operator in El Calafate will pick you up and transfer
to the Hotel.
Accommodation at the hotel of your choice in El Calafate.
Day 10 Calafate
Breakfast. Full day excursion Upsala and Onelli.
We will go to Los Glaciers National Park by Route Nr 11.
We will skirt the main body of ArgentinoLake to Banderas
Port, where, after paying for admission, we will get on
a modern catamaran to sail Brazo Norte and Brazo Upsala
among icebergs towards the glacier with the same name. We
will go on to Onelli, to land and after a walk through the
woods we will appreciate Onelli Lake as well as Onelli ,
Bolados and Agassiz Glaciers. After return to port and then
to El Calafate
Accommodation at the hotel of your choice in El Calafate.
Day 11 El Calafate - Buenos Aires
Breakfast. Transfer from the Hotel to the airport.
Arrival to Buenos Aires and Transfer from the airport
Overnight in Buenos Aires.
Day 12 Buenos Aires
Breakfast. The Argentina capital boasts a population of
8 million. City tour takes you to the Plaza de Mayo for
view of Cathedral and Casa Rosada (Presidential Palace).Then
along 9 de Julio Avenue, widest street in the world, with
its much-photographed Obelisco and Teatro Colon and finally,
to the colourful Boca District.
Overnight in Buenos Aires.
Day 13 Buenos Aires
Breakfast. Transfer from the Hotel to the airport.
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