Torres del Paine Connoisseur

(4 days / 3 nights)

The most comprehensive tour designed to discover Torres del Paine, Patagonia's premier wildlife destination, at its best. This is a private, all-inclusive wildlife and photo safari entirely led by a naturalist guide. The program includes private transportation, naturalist guide services, entry fees, accommodations and meals, and a spectacular navigation to the Grey Glacier (optional). This package offers you privacy and full flexibility to pursuit your particular interests; if you are a nature photographer, a birder, a botanist, or simply a nature enthusiast or hiker, this journey of discovery is for you!

Many thanks from both of us for an extremely well-organized trip to Torres del Paine National Park! We appreciated Victor's superb organizational skills as he planned every logistical detail of our trip. Everything worked out according to plan, and we loved our visit to the area.

 

- L Degernes, New Zealand
Patagonia trip Jan 2007

Arrival to Punta Arenas
Transfer to Torres del Paine National Park - Mylodon Cave

After meeting your guide at your hotel or at the airport, upon your arrival, you will be transferred in a private vehicle to Torres del Paine. During our journey to the park, we will observe how the strong southerly winds have sculpted the vegetation of the Patagonian steppes. We will try to find guanacos, southern grey foxes, and Patagonian skunks while enjoying our first contact with southern beech (Nothofagus) forests. Later will visit Mylodon Cave, an outstanding natural formation that sheltered a wide variety of Pleistocene mammal species about 12,000 years ago. While visiting the valleys we will be given a geological interpretation of the origins of the dramatic backdrop of Torres del Paine, one of the finest natural spectacles in Patagonia.
Hostería Las Torres, Torres del Paine (4*). Next »

Exploring Torres del Paine
Visit to Grey Lake (with optional boat trip to the glacier)

Today we will visit Lake Grey to enjoy the dramatic sight of its southern shore dominated by stunning icebergs. We will navigate the icy waters of the lake to eventually reach the glacier front (optional boat trip).
Hostería Las Torres, Torres del Paine (4*).

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Exploring Torres del Paine
Walk to tower's base or to NordenskjÖld Lake

Today we will walk from our hotel to the base of the Torres del Paine mountains. As we follow the trail we will pass through the most stunning scenery imaginable. After crossing a glacial moraine we will arrive at a location that affords incredible views of the towering pinnacles of Las Torres del Paine.
Hostería Las Torres, Torres del Paine (4*).

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Laguna Azul
Transfer to Punta Arenas

During the morning we will continue our exploration in different areas of the park. A sensational vista from Laguna Azul on the eastern side of the park will be a superb grande finale to this exciting journey of discovery among the natural wonders of the "end of the world". Later, we will be transferred to Punta Arenas where our trip ends.

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Extensions

Torres del Paine Photo Safari can be combined with the following optional extension:

. Cruise to the Cape Horn and Tierra del Fuego (4 days/3 nights from US$ 1,150 / £ 595 per person); journey to the fjords, glaciers and history of the southern tip of South America.

Dates & Prices

Main Trip:4 days / 3 nights
Meet/Depart: Punta Arenas, Chile.
Group Size:Maximum of 6 participants / Trips are guaranteed to depart with a minimum of 2 participants.

RATES:
US$ 2,079 / £ 1,069 per person in double occupancy.
The above price is per person in US$/£, based on double occupancy.
Single supplement (US$ 232 / £ 120) will be added if single accommodations are requested or forced.

The trip price includes:
All accommodations, meals and guide services as stated in the itinerary, private ground transportation during the tour, boat trip to Grey Glacier (optional - US$ 70 / £ 36 per person) plus park entrance fees.

The trip price excludes:
Tipping, travel insurance, à la carte dishes, snacks, drinks, laundry, telephone calls and anything else of a purely personal nature.

Do you want us to arrange your flights from Santiago to Punta Arenas?
Domestic flights Santiago - Punta Arenas - Santiago (approximately US$ XXX-XXX / £ XXX-XXX per person).
Duration of the flight: 4 hours approximately.



TOUR REGISTRATION: To register for this tour, complete the FANTASTICO SUR registration form and return it (by fax or email) with a deposit of US$ 700 per person. Full payment of the tour fee is due 90 days prior to tour departure.

CANCELLATION POLICY: Notice of cancellation can only be accepted IN WRITING from the person who signed the booking form and takes effect on the day such noticed is received by us.
Refunds are made according to the following schedule:
If cancellation is made 120 days or more before departure date, the deposit less US$ 300 / £ 155 is refundable. If cancellation is made between 120 and 90 days before departure, the deposit is not refundable, but any payments covering the balance of the fee will be refunded. If cancellation is made fewer than 90 days before departure date, no refund is available. This policy and fee schedule also applies to pre-trip and post trip extensions, as well as any transfers from one tour to another. We strongly recommend the purchase of trip cancellation insurance to protect yourself.