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Chilean Patagonia + Estancias    10 days / 9 nights
Base Lodging Lodging  
Tour Upgrade A Upgrade B

Type of Tour  

Special Package Price p/p: $2,350 $2,590 $2,890  
Departure Point   Santiago, Chile Single supp: $400 $600 $750  
Departure Dates   Daily (Oct - Apr) (See specific hotels by color in itinerary below)  
Estimated internal airfare Included
Included in Tour Is this tour customizable? Yes
Not Included in Tour
— Internal airfare from Santiago
       (SCL-PMC-PUQ-SCL),
— All transfers,
— Lodging in 3 to 5-star category,
— All breakfasts,
— Full board + activities in Torres del Paine
— Park entrance fees,
— Tours and activities per program.
— International airfare to Santiago,
— Most lunches, dinners and alcoholic drinks,
— Activities not included in program,
— Souvenirs and other personal "extras",
— Travel insurance,
— Tips for Guides, etc.
 

click for Route Map Daily Itinerary  
Day 1 Montecarlo | Diego de Velazquez | Kennedy Santiago  
Arrive into Santiago’s International Airport, where a private transfer will be waiting to take you to your hotel for the next 3 nights. This afternoon you have the chance to see Santiago in detail through an afternoon City Tour visiting all the key sites, ending with an optional “Pisco Sour”, Chile’s national drink. Transfer back to your hotel.
Day 2 Montecarlo | Diego de Velazquez | Kennedy Santiago  
After breakfast you will take a day trip to Chile’s coast, 120 km from Santiago, passing through the Curacavi and Casablanca valleys, the latter known for the production of award winning wines. Then you will continue on to the legislative capitol of the country, the hillside port city of Valparaiso with its winding streets, and then on to the beach resort city of Viña del Mar, visiting its casino and beaches. You will get to enjoy a seafood lunch (price not included in program) before returning to Santiago. Overnight back in Santiago.
Day 3 Montecarlo | Diego de Velazquez | Kennedy Santiago  
Today you will have a half day tour of one of Chile's premier wineries. The tour will give you the opportunity to learn about the history of winemaking in Chile, as well as that of the families who built these enterprises from the ground up. You will also get to taste just what makes their wines so successful. Tonight you can enjoy an Easter Island themed Dinner Show.
Day 4 Terrazas | Cabanas del Lago (std) | Cabanas del Lago (sup) Puerto Varas  
Private transfer to the airport for your morning flight to the southern city of Puerto Montt. Transfer for the short drive to Puerto Varas, the “City of Roses”, where you will check in your hotel with a view of the lake and volcanoes. You will have an afternoon trip up the Osorno Volcano or a tour around the west side of Lake Llanquihue, Chile’s 2nd largest lake, giving you an insight into the daily lives of the original German immigrants who began settling in this far region during the 1850s. You will visit the lakeside towns of Frutillar with its open-air museum and Puerto Octay on the northern corner of the lake where you will have lunch. Then you will return and have the remainder of the afternoon and evening free in Puerto Varas.
Day 5 Terrazas | Cabanas del Lago (std) | Cabanas del Lago (sup) Puerto Varas  
Today you have several options to choose from, including: (1) Full day trip to the island of Chiloe, where you will experience the unique culture and architecture, including the construction of houses over the water known as “palafitos”, (2) Full day trip through the Perez Rosales National Park, Petrohue Falls and on to Lake Todos Los Santos, where you will take a catamaran across the lake, with unbeatable views of both the Osorno and Puntiagudo Volcanoes, to Peulla, where you can have lunch (price not included) and optional activities before returning to Puerto Varas., (3) Whitewater rafting (level III) on the Petrohue River, (4) Canyoning down some of the many waterfalls in the area, (5) Various full day trekking trips among other activities. Overnight in Puerto Varas.
Day 6 Glaciares | Indigo (std) | Indigo (suite) Puerto Natales  
Transfer to the airport outside Puerto Montt for your flight down to Punta Arenas, where you will have a shared transfer of approximately 3 hours to the port city of Puerto Natales on the Last Hope Sound, and check into your room for the next three nights. You will have the remainder of the afternoon free to recharge your batteries for your next adventure.
Day 7 Estancia Perales (same for each program) Last Hope Fjord  
After breakfast you will be picked up at your hotel to begin your 3-day all-inclusive program beginning with a transfer to the Estancia Perales, where you will get to enjoy a typical local BBQ lunch. In the afternoon you will take a horseback riding excursion to a waterfall and around the estancia.
Day 8 Hosteria Monte Balmaceda (same for each program) Balmaceda Glacier  
This morning you will have breakfast in the estancia and then take a catamaran to the Hosteria Monte Balmaceda, right in front of the Balmaceda Glacier. After lunch you will take a zodiac trip to get a much closer view of the area, including both the Serrano and Balmaceda Glaciers. Dinner and lodging back in the hosteria.
Day 9 Glaciares | Indigo (std) | Indigo (suite) Puerto Natales
Today you will have a morning hike to learn more about the local flora and fauna, then up to a lookout with a wonderful view of the glacier and the Serrano River. Then, after lunch back in the hosteria, you will leave via zodiac up the Serrano River into Torres del Paine National Park, where you will stop at the Serrano campsite. From here you will take a tour of Torres del Paine, declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. You will be immersed in a special microclimate filled with unique flora and fauna, witnessing Patagonian foxes, guanacos (American camels) and huge condors, all amid numerous lakes and at the foot of the immense granite “Torres” and “Cuernos”. Late afternoon land transfer back to your hotel in Puerto Natales.
Day 10                       Santiago / Home  
Transfer to the airport just outside Punta Arenas (approximately 3 hours) for your flight back to Santiago, or wherever your destination might be. We hope you had a wonderful vacation, and thank you so much for your business!
 
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