Program VC115 TORRES DEL PAINE – PERITO MORENO GLACIERS 05 DAYS/ 04 NIGHTS

Duration: 05 Days / 04 Nights
Season: until February 28th, 2013
Departures: Daily
Please ask directly to monica@visitchile.cl

VC115 Include:

Punta Arenas - Puerto Natales

Transfer from the airport to Puerto Natales and visiting the Penguins Otway

01 Night at the Hotel of your choice with breakfast in Puerto Natales.

Excursion Torres del Paine with lunch and entrance to the National Park
Castillo Hill

01 night in Hostería Tres Pasos with breakfast.

Excursion Perito Moreno Glacier with box lunch
Puerto Natales

02 noches en Pto. Natales en hotel de su elección con desayuno.

Sailing Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers with lunch.

Transfer from the Hotel to the bus station.

Bus ticket from Puerto Natales to the airport.

VC115 Itinerary

Day 01: Punta Arenas – Puerto Natales.
Reception at the Punta Arenas airport (we suggest take earliest flights) and transportation to Puerto Natales (249 km / 03 hours of trip). Arrive to the city and accomodation and lodging.
Lodging in Puerto Natales.

Day 02: Puerto Natales - Torres del Paine
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 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. Lunch is included in Hosteria Lago Grey. At approximately 7:00 we estimate our arrival to “Posada 3 Pasos” Hotel , chosen place by our poetess “Gabriela Mistral to inspire in her poetical works (this lodging alternative let 1 hour less of trip)
Lodging in Hosteria Tres Pasos.

Day 03: Torres del Paine Glaciar Perito Moreno (día agotador)
Breakfast. At approximately 7:45 am conecction with public bus which left from Puerto Natales. This will be a long day and will take 5 hours of trip (360 kms) to get to “Los Glaciares” National Park . During the trip we will have our first halt at “Don Guillermo” border sector ,(Cerro Castillo in Chilean side) , place to carry out all neccesary tramits to leave Chile. Once in Argentinian territory and after 3 hours of trip we will get to Calafate town , where will have a brief halt.. .Then we will continue to the park located at 80 kms from the town to admire the magnificent “Perito Moreno” Glacier . After 2 hours we will start our return to visit Calafate town by 1 hour. At approximately 10:30pm return to Puerto Natales city.
Lodging in Puerto Natales.
• Lunch is not included

Day 04: Navegación a Glaciares-Puerto Natales
Breakfast . At 7:40 am transfer from your hotel to local pier. At 8:00 departure 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 5:00pm return to Puerto Natales city.
Lodging in Puerto Natales.

Day 05: Puerto Natales - Punta Arenas
Breakfast. At time to confirm transportation to the airport.
End of our service.

VC115 Torres del Paine - Perito Moreno Glacier (05 Days /04 Nights)
Hotels ( per person)	SINGLE	DOUBLE
Hotel Indigo - Puerto Natales Hotel Tres Pasos	USD 2.455	USD 1.612
Hotel Costa Australis - Puerto Natales Hotel Tres Pasos	USD 2.428	USD 1.634
Hotel Aquaterra Lodge - Puerto Natales Hotel Tres Pasos	USD 1.998	USD 1.409

Rate are :

Per person

expressed in US dollars.

Disclaimer:
Reserves the right to change or eliminate any part of a trip itinerary without warning when conditions could affect the health and safety of our guests.

US dollar rates are exempt from taxes according to D.L. 825 art. 12 for foreign visitors who are not residents of Chile

Please any questions contact directly to monica@visitchile.cl

Posada Tres Pasos Hotel

Posada Tres Pasos At the Hotel Posada Tres Pasos you will enjoy an extraordinary service along with the most outstanding landscape beauty and will also have the chance to get to the most interesting tourist places like the Torres del Paine National Park. We organize horseback ridings and trekking to different places of the zone, watching of the flora, fauna, foxes, condors, hares, guanacos, skunks, pumas, etc. Spit-roasted lamb meat and international food. ”Hotel Posada Tres Pasos” invites you to enjoy Patagonia traditions and the unique peaceful the place offers in the middle of a dream geography. 8 rooms en-suite rooms with central heating Lounge, small Library and Games room (table tennis and small table pool) Regional and Homemade Gastronomy