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VC139 Trip to Glacier San Rafael Lagoon - Puerto Varas - Lakes crossing - Bariloche - Torres del Paine - Atacama dessert
Duration: 15 Days / 14 Nights
Season: August 14th. 2019 until April 30th. 2020
Departure: Please ask directly to
monica@visitchile.cl



VC139 Includes:

Balmaceda - Coyhaique - Puerto Chacabuco - San Rafael Lagoon Glacier
ATransfers in/out Balmaceda Airport / Hotel Loberias del Sur / Balmaceda Airport.
AWelcome dinner at Hotel Loberias del Sur
A2 Nights at the Hotel Loberias del Sur.
AFull day excursion to Laguna San Rafael,
AAll meals included on board, open bar and whisky with age-old ice.
AHalf day guided visit to a private park Aiken del Sur,
APatagonia lamb barbecue for lunch in a typical "Quincho at the Park

Puerto Montt - Puerto Varas
ATransfer from the airport to Puerto Varas
A02 Nights lodging with breakfast in Puerto Varas
ACity Tours Puerto Montt and Puerto Varas
ATransfer from the Hotel to Lake Crossing Terminal

Puerto Varas - Bariloche
A Lake Crossing from Puerto Varas to Bariloche (one day trip)

Bariloche
ATransfer from Lake Crossing Terminal to the hotel
A02 Nights lodging with breakfast in Bariloche
ASmall circuit Bariloche
ATransfer from the hotel to the bus station
ABus Ticket From Bariloche to Puerto Montt

Puerto Montt
ATransfer from the bus station to the Hotel in Puerto Montt
A01 night at the Hotel with breakfast
ATransfer from the Hotel to the airport

Punta Arenas - Puerto Natales
ATransfer from the airport to Puerto Natales and visiting the Pinguins in the Otway area with entrance fee
A03 Nights in the hotel of your choice in Puerto Natales with breakfast
AExcursion to the National Park Torres del Paine with lunch and entrance.
AExcursion and sailing to the Balmaceda adn Serrano Glaciers with lunch
ATransfer from Puerto Natales to the airport by regular bus.

Calama - San Pedro de Atacama
ATransfer from the airport to the hotel.
A03 nights in the hotel of your choice with breakfast.
AExcursion to the Moon Valley.
ATatio Geysers and towns with breakfast and lunch.
AAtacama Salt Lake and Toconao.
AArcheological tour.
AEntrance fees.
ATransfer from the hotel to the airport

Santiago
ATransfer from the airport to the hotel.
A01 night in the hotel of your choice with breakfast.
ACity Tour Santiago
ATransfer from the Hotel to the airport
VC139 Itinerary
Day 1 Santiago-Balmaceda- Puerto Chacabuco
Reception at Balmaceda Airport and transfer to Hotel Loberias del Sur, located in Puerto Chacabuco. To get there you will go across part of the Austral Road, which goes through Llanquihue and Palena provinces, on the side of the continent, up to Aysen region, passing by the beautiful city of Coyhaique. On the ride to the hotel, you will have the opportunity to appreciate a small sample of this astonishing landscape that makes part of these latitudes, as we will cross the Andes mountain range through the Chilean Patagonia.
Arrival to Hotel Loberias del Sur having the beautiful bay of Puerto Chacabuco as scenery. You will stay three nights in the hotel. At nightfall a Welcome Dinner will be offered in the hotel, including appetizers, main course, dessert and coffee.
Accommodation at the Loberias del sur Hotel

Day 2 San Rafael Lagoon Glacier
At 8:00 a.m. you will take part of an unforgettable trip on board of a catamaran that will take you across islands, channels, and fiords inside unimaginable scenery until reaching the marvelous Laguna San Rafael at about 2:00 p.m. The main tour attraction is the peacefulness of this lagoon with a surface of 170 square kilometers, floes and snowdrifts letting millenary ice rocks fall down constantly and thunderously. Then on board of a zodiac you will get in closer contact with San Rafael snowdrift and a number of floes moving around. Upon the end of the excursion you will taste a whisky on the rocks with cubes of ice being more than 20,000 years old. You will stay there for 2 - 3 hours and then will go back to Puerto Chacabuco, where you will be at about 9:00 p.m. Back in the hotel, you will enjoy a refreshing relax time after a long day full of magic and unforgettable emotions.
Accommodation at the Loberias del sur Hotel.

Día 03 Puerto Chacabuco - Balmaceda - Puerto Montt - Puerto Varas 
Visit to Aiken del Sur private Park At 10:00 a.m. in the morning a bus will take you from Hotel Loberias del Sur to the Aiken del Sur Private Park across a landscape of unique beauty in the Patagonia. You will start there an excursion combining adventure, close contact with Patagonian virgin nature, emotion, and the tasteful local food (Patagonian barbecues).
The park has been adequately implemented for providing comfort to visitors. It consists of:
After a well-deserved night rest in the comfortable guestrooms at Hotel Loberías del Sur and a breakfast, visitors will be taken to Balmaceda Airport for the flight back to Puerto Montt.
Transfer from the airport to the Hotel in Puerto Varas
Lodging in Puerto Varas.

Day 04 Puerto Varas
Breakfast. We begin with a the city tour of Puerto Montt , the capital of the Lake District. Puerto Montt was founded in 1853 by German colonists on the site of an indigenous Mapuche community. Downtown we shall take time to walk about the main squares and historical monuments. Afterward we shall visit the port itself including the fish market of Angelmo where there is a large handicraft market full of artisans and lots of fresh shellfish. From Angelmo we continue on to Puerto Varas where we shall be staying (one half hour north on the shores of Lake Llanquihue.) Once here we shall enjoy a brief tour of the City of Roses as it has come to be called because of the tremendous variety of roses all over town. Afterward, we shall take you to your selected hotel and you will have the rest of the day to spend at your leisure. After dinner you might want to stroll along the shore of Lake Llanquihue.
Overnight in Puerto Varas.

Day 05 Puerto Varas - Peulla - Bariloche
Breakfast. In the morning we set out driving along the southern shore of the lake toward Ensenada. Even the hardest of adventurers will find it difficult not to stop and take a few photos as we approach the Osorno Volcano. Our first real stop however will be at the Saltos de Petrohue. This serie of rapids and waterfall were formed a long time ago by the cooling lava from the volcano towering behind them. They form an impressive sculpture of extruded volcanic rock shaped by thousands of years of thundering water flow. Upon arriving at the landing of Petrohue we shall board the catamaran and prepare for our crossing of Lake Todos los Santos or All Saints' Lake. The lake is surrounded by high mountains whose lower slopes are thickly forested. As we pull away from the landing and the mouth of the Petrohue River, the view is quickly stolen away by the tremendous size and proximity of ice-capped Osorno Volcano behind us. The rest of the morning we'll be sailing. To the south high above the forested shore you will see the peculiar shape of Mt. Puntiagudo and a series of waterfalls. We shall arrive in Peulla (pronounced p-way-a), at the eastern end of the lake about lunchtime. This is the heart of National Park Vicente Perez Rosales. Here we shall enjoy a lovely hike to the Cascada de La Novia or, the Bride's Waterfall, amidst native growth of the 'Valdivian Rainforest". Departure by motor coach over the Perez Rosales Pass and into Argentina. On the Argentine side we meet a ferry which takes us across Lake Frias and afterward a bus shuttles us to the final boat ride across Lake Nahuel Huapi. This trip is a crossing pioneered years ago for its beauty. It is, in a word, breathtaking. Arriving in Bariloche, we shall transfer to your selected hotel.
Overnight in Bariloche.

Day 06 Bariloche
Breakfast. Day to be spent at your leisure with time to explore Bariloche and its surroundings.
Excursions from Bariloche are highly recommended.
Overnight in Bariloche.

Day 07 Bariloche-Puerto Montt
Breakfast. Transfer from the hotel to the bus station. Bus ticket from Bariloche to Puerto Montt, and transfer from the bus station to the Hotel.
Lodging in Puerto Montt

Day 08 Puerto Montt - Punta Arenas - Puerto Natales
Breakfast. Transfer from the Hotel to the airport in Puerto Montt.
Transfer from the airport and on the way to Puerto Natales we will visit Pinguins aerea, 65 km away from Punta Arenas (40 miles) on the Otway Sound, penguins come to nest every year between November and March. The species found here is the Magellan Penguin and to reach the nesting site, there is a walk of 2 km (1.2 miles) across the coastal land to this sanctuary. It is possible to watch the penguins close up, courting and caring for their young, depending on the time of year.
Overnight in Puerto Natales

Day 09 Puerto Natales - Excursion Torres del Paine
Breakfast. Departure 07:30am to the Torres del Paine National Park is renowned as one of the most beautiful and remote places on the planet. Over 160,000 hectares of unspoilt wilderness comprising of glaciers, icefields and lush green forests. Wildlife is abundant here, and includes huemels, condors and guanacos. Following a three hour drive, you will arrive at the Torres del Paine National Park which was declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1978. The most important attraction is the central mountain range where you can see the Horns of Paine and also the needles which were formed by the action of the many glaciers which surrounded the rock. There are also many impressive lakes, glaciers, waterfalls and an extremely varied flora and fauna which makes this one of the most famous places in Chile to visit. Lunch in Hosteria Lago Grey included. On the way back to Puerto Natales visit the Milodon Cave where the remains of a large herbivore were found who lived in this area more than 12 thousand years ago.
Overnight in Puerto Natales.

Day 10 Puerto Natales - Sailing Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers

Breakfast. You will embark on a small motor boat sail and along the Last Hope Sound where you can see black necked swans, fauna of the region and colonies of sea lions.
Following a journey of approximately 3 hours arrive at Monte Balmaceda where you can see the glacier of the same name. Time for viewing and photos here before continuing to the Serrano Glacier. A 15 minute walk takes you to the north side of the mountain for a great view of this fabulous glacier. Lunch in the Estancia Perales on the way back and return to Puerto Natales.
Overnight in Puerto Natales.

Day 11 Puerto Natales - Punta Arenas - San Pedro de Atacama
Breakfast. Transfer from Puerto Natales to the airport.
Reception and transfer to San Pedro de Atacama, from the airport to Calama.
Lodging in San Pedro de Atacama.

Day 12 San Pedro de Atacama

Breakfast. At 09:00am we will depart to visit 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”, 2,800 years old. Relive, accompanied by native Atacamenian guides, the beginning of 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 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 a small picturesque village, part of the Andean culture, where you will appreciate beautiful handicrafts made of volcanic stone, cactus wood and llama wool. Then, accompanied by our skilled guides, travel through the vast Atacama Salt Lake, one of the world's largest. Discover how life survives in the salty environment. Observe the beautiful and surprising flamingos, one of the best-adapted birds to the typically harsh environment and climate. Discover the micro-organic life that thrives in salt concentrations even higher than that found in seawater, life that allows many insects, reptiles and birds to subsist, which make this harsh plateau an extraordinary habitat full of surprises.
Back to the Hotel.
Lodging in San Pedro de Atacama.

Day 13 San Pedro de Atacama
Departure. Morning day to be spent at your leisure with time to explore San Pedro de Atacama
4:30pm Our trip will take us to see the capricious forms of salt and clay, as you will see in the “Three Marias” area.There you will be visiting the geological shapes located in one of the world's driest and most inhospitable zones, the Atacama Desert. You will appreciate the great molding power of the earth's natural forces, be amazed by nature's intricate work over thousands of years, contemplate and photograph incomparable sculptures. Enjoy an exciting experience in the salt caves, surprising shapes in the middle of the salt mountain range. The highlight of your desert adventure will be watching the Atacamenian sunset, opening you senses to the wonderful landscapes and colors of the Andes mountains, with the Licancabur Volcano as the millenary witness of another day ending in the desert.

Day 14 San Pedro de Atacama - Calama - Santiago
Breakfast. 04:00am. Very early in the morning we will travel 100 kilometers from San Pedro of Atacama up into the Andes mountain range. Breakfast upon arrival. There you will experience 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 3,200 meters, 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 midst of this lonely landscape we encounter the Inca Coya Lagoon, a few kilometers before the town of Chiu Chiu. and transfer to the airport.
Transfer from the airport to the Hotel in Santiago
Lodging in Santiago.

Day 15 Santiago
Breakfast. Transfer from the Hotel to the airport.
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VC139 Trip to San Rafael Lagoon Glaicer - Puerto Varas - lakes crossing - Bariloche - Torres del Paine - San Pedro de Atacama - Santiago de Chile
( 15 Days /14 Nights)
Hotels (per person) 
Single
Double
HOTEL LOBERIAS DEL SUR - PUERTO CHACABUCO
HOTEL INDIGO - PUERTO NATALES
HOTEL CUMBRES - PUERTO VARAS
HOTEL DESIGN SUITE - BARILOCHE
HOTEL CUMBRES - SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA
USD 7.590
USD 4.998
HOTEL LOBERIAS DEL SUR - PUERTO CHACABUCO
HOTEL COSTA AUSTRALIS - PUERTO NATALES
HOTEL CABAÑAS DEL LAGO - PUERTO VARAS
HOTEL EDELWEISS - BARILOCHE
HOTEL KIMAL - San Pedro de Atacama
USD 6.990
USD 4.590
HOTEL LOBERIAS DEL SUR - PUERTO CHACABUCO
HOTEL AQUATERRA - PUERTO NATALES
HOTEL WEISSERHAUS - PUERTO VARAS
HOTEL TRES REYES - BARILOCHE
HOTEL CASA DON TOMAS -SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA
USD 5.998
USD 4.198
Reservas & Consultas
Rate are :
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Expressed in US dollars and the equivalent in Chilean pesos will be the one used by airlines upon confirming the reservation.
Valid August 15th. 2019 until March 31st. 2020
Valid only for foreign visitors

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Please contact directly to
monica@visitchile.cl