PATAGONIA AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

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General

From	US$ 1003 pp
Duration	5 Days / 4 Nights
Zone	Torres del Paine
Validity	Apr 30, 2012
Season	Oct to Apr

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DESCRIPTION

A tour through Southern Chilean Patagonia that begins with a visit to the penguin colony located in the Otway Inlet to see the Magallanic Penguins in their natural habitat. The trip will continue on to El Calafate in Argentina, from where you get to the impressive Perito Moreno Glacier in the Glacier National Park. The program can't finish without a trip to one of the natural wonders of the extreme Southern end of the continent, the Torres del Paine National Park.

HIGHLIGHTS

Torres del Paine, Perito Moreno Glacier, Milodón Cave, Pehoe Lake, Sarmiento Lake, Cuernos del Paine

Program

Day 1

Reception at Punta Arenas airport with the assistance of bilingual guide.
Excursion to penguin colony in Otway Inlet.
Return to Punta Arenas to take bus to Puerto Natales.
Reception and transfer to selected hotel.

Day 2

7:00 am departure from the hotel to start the transfer to El Calafate, Argentina, and visit the Glacier National Park, where you take a board walk to just in front of the Perito Moreno Glacier, where you can have an impressive view. This excursion does NOT INCLUDE entrance passes or lunch (to account of the passenger. Reference value: USD$ 20 per pax).
Return in the afternoon to Puerto Natales. Arriving at approximately 22:00 p.m. FULL DAY.
Accommodations. Breakfast include.

Day 3

Leave at 7:30 am from the hotel to start the excursion to the Torres del Paine National Park via the Milodon Cave, touring the main lakes and view points. Service includes a bilingual guide, luch and entrance passes.
Accommodations. Breakfast include.

Day 4

08:00 hrs. Begin the navigation to the Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers. Full day excursion. Includes walk through the Serrano Glacier area. Lunch at the Perales Estancia (Ranch).
Return to Puerto Natales.
Includes dock transfers.
22:00 hrs. Departure in regular bus to Punta Arenas. Reception and transfer to the hotel.
Accommodations at the chosen hotel, in Punta Arenas city. Breakfast include.

Day 5

Morning visit to the major attractions in the city of Punta Arenas with a bilingual guide and entrance passes to the museum.
Transfer to the city airport. End of services.

Included Excursions

Parque Nacional Los Glaciares

Glaciers National Park, founded in 1937, is located in the Province of Santa Cruz in the Argentinean Patagonia. It was declared a Natural Heritage of Humanity (Patrimonio Natural de la Humanidad) by UNESCO in 1981, and possesses a beautiful landscape and has an extraordinary ecological value. It covers more than 600,000 hectares (1,482,000 acres), with its main attraction being the majestic Perito Moreno Glacier, which stands 80 meters (262 ft) tall and is 5 kilometers (3.1miles) long. The glacier is formed by large blocks of ice that are always moving, being one of the few glaciers with this characteristic. You can visit it by going on lake excursions, and also by land as it is possible to even walk on the glacier itself. There is a small runway from which you can also view the glacier and its ice, revealing beautiful details of the floating icebergs in the Lake Argentino. (More Information).

Torres del Paine National Park

Declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1978, Torres del Paine National Park (located in the 12th Region of Magellan, Chile), is internationally known as one of the most beautiful, pure, and unique places on the planet. Its main attractions rest in the spectacular landscape in and of itself, (Torres and Cuernos del Paine), the lakes (Sarmiento, Nordenskjold, Pehoe, Grey, Paine, and Dickson), the flora and fauna that make this the ideal place for ecotourism, and adventure sports. (More Information).

Milodon Cave

The Natural Monument, Cave of the Milodon, is an impressive cave 30 m (98 ft) high, located on the side of Benitez Hill, where you can see the figure of the mythic animal encased in fiberglass. There are also ruins of ancient human settlements within the area. They occupied the caves as shelter more than 12,000 years ago. (More Information).

Rates

Rates are per passenger and expressed in American Dollars

HOTEL	AVAILABLE	ROOM
HOTEL	AVAILABLE	SINGLE	DOUBLE	TRIPLE
CostAustralis (city view) + Cabo de Hornos	Sep 16, 2011 - Apr 15, 2012	US$ 1701	US$ 1125	N/A
CostAustralis (ocean view) + Cabo de Hornos	Sep 16, 2011 - Apr 15, 2012	US$ 1851	US$ 1200	US$ 1126
Weskar Lodge + Finis Terrae	Oct 1, 2011 - Mar 31, 2012	US$ 1514	US$ 1054	US$ 935
If Patagonia + Finis Terrae	Oct 1, 2011 - Apr 30, 2012	US$ 1521	US$ 1040	US$ 919
Martín Gusinde + Rey Don Felipe	Oct 1, 2011 - Mar 31, 2012	US$ 1460	US$ 1014	N/A
Altiplánico Sur + Rey Don Felipe	Sep 16 - Dec 31, 2011	US$ 1554	US$ 1066	US$ 935
Altiplánico Sur + Rey Don Felipe	Jan 1 - Mar 31, 2012	US$ 1670	US$ 1139	US$ 993
Índigo Hotel & Spa + Dreams del Estrecho	Oct 1 - Nov 15, 2011	US$ 1671	US$ 1059	N/A
	Nov 16, 2011 - Mar 14, 2012	US$ 1844	US$ 1145	N/A
	Mar 15 - Apr 30, 2012	US$ 1671	US$ 1059	N/A
Charles Darwin + Tierra del Fuego	Oct 1 - Oct 20, 2011	US$ 1364	US$ 939	US$ 820
	Oct 21, 2011 - Mar 14, 2012	US$ 1458	US$ 1003	US$ 864
	Mar 15 - Mar 31, 2012	US$ 1364	US$ 939	US$ 820

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.
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Included Services

The program includes

03 night of accommodation in Puerto Natales and 01 nights of accommodation in Punta Arenas in selected hotels.
Services according to indications in the program.
Excursion to Perito Moreno in Argentina.
Guided visits to the Glaciers and Torres del Paine Park.
Entrance passes to Torres del Paine and the Punta Arenas museum.
Punta Arenas City tour.
Navigation Glacier Serrano.
Transfers indicated in the itinerary.

The Program does NOT Include

Entrance pass to the Glacier National Park.
Lunch at the Glacier National Park.

Notes

The visit to the penguine colony in Otway is in operation from October 15 to March 30 approximately. Dates may suffer modification.
Regular excursions with guides.
Hotels subject to availability.
Transfers and excursions subject to weather conditions prevailing in the area, they can suffer delays or changes in itineraries without prior notice.