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DESCRIPTION
This is a complete tour on an overland bus around the most important attractions in South Patagonia, a perfect choice for adventure and nature lovers. You'll go through Punta Arenas, Torres del Paine, Tierra del Fuego, and other stunning landscapes like Pali Aike National Park and Lake Fagnano.
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HIGHLIGHTS
Punta Arenas, Puerto Natales, Torres del Paine, Pali Aike National Park, Tierra del Fuego, Porvenir.
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Departure from Punta Arenas at 08:00 hrs. Passengers are picked up from their respective hotels and departure towards Torres del Paine National Park. On the way you'll stop to visit the penguin colonies in Otway Sound. Lunch at Hosteria Rubens. During the afternoon, arrival at Torres del Paine, a World Biosphere Reserve since 1978. Arrival at the Camping Pehoé. Camping arrangements. Dinner and Accommodation.  |
Breakfast at the camping.
Excursion to Base de las Torres del Paine. Departure by Overland bus to Las Torres Hostelry, from where the trekking begins crossing Ascencio River. After a four hour trek, you will arrive at a wonderful Lagoon nexto to base de Las Torres. Box Lunch included and return to the camping during the afternoon. Dinner and accommodation.
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 Breakfast at the camping and trekking to Cóndor Viewpoint, from where you will have a 360° view of the Park. Stop at the administration post, where you will see a short presentation on the park, environmental information, and safety measures. Trekking to the viewpoint of Grey Glacier going along the beach of Lake Grey. Departure from Torres del Paine and visit to Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument. At sunset, arrival in Puerto Natales, capital city of the province of Última Esperanza. Spare time to discover this beautiful city, dinner and accommodation.  |
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure from Puerto Natales heading for Punta Delgada, located in the first narrows of the Strait of Magellan. During the trip, visit to Pali Aike National Park, a place resembling a lunar landscape where the first remains of human settlement in Magallanes were found. Picnic-Lunch. Crossing by ferry to Tierra del Fuego, to then take the route that connects the Strait of Magellan and the Fuegian Pampas. Arrival in Porvenir. Dinner and accommodation. Â |
Breakfast at the hotel.
Early departure from Porvenir along the route that skirts InĂştil Bay, enjoying an extremely beautiful view of the different farms in the area. Visit to Onaisin, a village created near Josefina Cove, founded in 1893 by Sociedad Explotadora de Tierra del Fuego. Picnic lunch. Visit to the Cameron village, from where you will go into the Fuegian Pampas while observing huge herds of guanacos. Going south you will see the Tierra del Fuego Mountain Range, passing by the lakes Despreciado and Deseado, and crossing the mountain range to finally arrive at Lake Fagnano and have an amazing view of the Darwin Mountains. Camping arrangements. Dinner and accommodation.Â
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Breakfast at the camping.
Different activities will be held in the banks of the Lake Fagnano. Box Lunch. You can choose either a trekking excursion to Azopardo River or through the Fuegian woods, which are currently being cut down. The area is full of beavers brought from Canada by fur operators. The day ends with a traditional Fuegian barbecue. Accommodation.Â
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Breakfast at the camping.
Early departure early in from Lake Fagnano, where you will see different Cultural Routes of Tierra del Fuego: Karukinka Park, a huge area protected by Wildlife Conservation Society for the protection of the largest subantantarctic forests, the estancia route, with Estancia Vicuña, the gold route, the Selknam route and visit to the archaeological site RĂo Marazzi, on the south end of InĂştil Bay. Lunch and arrival in Porvenir at sunset and hotel accommodation. Dinner and accommodation.
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Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning trip across this wonderful town of 6,000 inhabitants, capital of the province of Tierra del Fuego. Visit to Fernando Cordero Rusque Museum, with interesting displays of Fuegian avifauna. At the scheduled time, departure for the Strait of Magellan and visit to the San Gregorio Farm, declared typical zone in 2001. Box lunch on the road. Arrival in Punta Arenas.
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Fees are per passenger and expressed in American Dollars
PROGRAM
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RATE
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Overland: Torres del Paine
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US$ 1300
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- Fees are per person per program, in U.S. dollars (US$) and equivalent in Chilean pesos (CL).
- Fees may be subject to change without previous notification. These DO NOT apply to events, conferences and fairs.
- Please, read our .
The program includes
- Full tour by Overland.
- Coordinating guide, backup guide and Satour driver, professionals with wide experience in trips, all through the trip.
- Accommodation:
- Pehoé Camping, Torres del Paine National Park (2 Nights).
- Puerto Natales Hotel, Puerto Natales (1 Night).
- España Hotel, Porvenir (1 Night).
- Estancia Lago Fagnano, Lake Fagnano (2 Nights).
- España Hotel, Porvenir (1 Night)
* Camping accommodation in Doite tents, for 2 or 3 people, including self-inflatable mattresses. The passenger travelling alone will have a personal tent.
- Meals mentioned in the itinerary.
- Passengers insurance in case of car accidents.
- Every trip described on the program.
- Ferry ticket.
The program does not include
- Air ticket. Santiago/Puerto Montt – Coyhaique/Santiago.
- Sleeping bag.
- Museums and National Park tickets.
- Excursions not mentioned in the program.
- Services not listed on the program.
- All kinds of beverages, (alcoholic or non-alcoholic), outside the camping area.
Notes
- The starting and departure point for this program is Muñoz Gamero Square in Punta Arenas. The minimum group size is 8 people and the maximum 16.
- Arrival and end of the program: Punta Arenas.
- Registration fee: 50% of the total price, which must be paid 15 days before the trip start date.
- Wearing warm clothing (night), light clothing (day), sunscreen lotion, and having flashlights is highly recommended.
- Entrance ticket to the parks sum about USD 40 per passenger.
Equipment and LogisticsSatour Viajes has a widely experienced staff. They have the appropriate vehicles, supplies and logistics necessary to make this adventure come true and discover the most hidden and marvelous places at the Southernmost Patagonia. Specialized tourist guide, driver for the whole trip, with unique knowledge of the road, and a guide in charge of all the cooking. This adventure is carried out thoroughly on an Overland bus with the following features:
- “Overland” truck-bus; Mercedes Benz 1117.
- 16 armchairs in the passengers’ cabin, plus the driver’s, and guides in the front of the cabin. Individual sliding windows, full heating system, audio, radio system and microphones. Baggage car in the backside of the truck.
- Kitchen and full service equipment. Refrigerator, tables and stools for 16 people.
- Doite tents for 2 or 3 people with self-inflatable light mattresses and feather pillows.
- Manufactured in Germany to be used in every kind of soil and weather.
- Auxiliary kit equipment for soils in bad state.
- Fully equipped first aid kit.
Traveling StyleTrips on Overland have a concept of harmony, cooperation, participation, self-respect and most importantly, tolerance with each other, so even though there is someone in charge of the kitchen, if you feel like helping, fell free to do so. Setting tents is responsibility of each passenger. The campgrounds to be visited are first class. In populated areas like Puerto RĂo Tranquilo, Puerto Cisnes, Lago Yelcho, Caleta Gonzalo and Villa O`Higgins, passengers who want to do so can stay in cabins, hostels and hotels. Meals include:
- Breakfast: cereals, yoghurt, bread, jam, cheese, milk, coffee, tea and herbs, amongst others goods.
- Box lunch: It depends whether for the route or to be carried for trekking. For the former, it is based generally in a cold picnic, for instance, cold meat, potatoes, tuna, or vegetable tortillas, salads, soup or sandwiches prepared by passengers, plus beverages.
- The Box Lunch during the trip consists of sandwiches prepared by the own passengers after breakfast, fruit, cereals or chocolate bars and beverages.
- Dinner: the most important meal of the day. Including salads or hot soup, main course and dessert, with beverages.
As to the timetable, in the Patagonia, dawn takes place much earlier and for the fact of sleeping in tents, the trip begins early in the morning. Likewise, daily activities require a good rest, so this implies going to sleep at a suitable time so as to have a proper rest and adequate sleep. General Conditions
In order to provide an efficient service, the following clauses are established:
- Passenger can cancel their trip 45 days before his/her departure without charge.
- Satour Viajes reserves the right to include photos or videos and other visual material of the passengers in our advertising material in order to promote the company.
- Satour trips do not include special insurances, just the one for the vehicle to be used. We recommend our passengers to get a suitable insurance. For further information regarding trip insurance, please contact our offices.
- Satour Viajes can delay departures up to 24 hours before or modify the schedule if the weather demands it or for reasons of force majeure. The company could cancel the trip if the problem remains and passengers will receive a full refund. There is no additional refund for the passenger.
- Departures with a minimum of 15 passengers. If this is note the case, there is full a refund for the money, but without additional payment for the passengers.
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