The White Pearl, Patagonia in Winter

Arrival in Santiago and private transfer to your hotel.

An English-speaking guide will accompany you during the transfer.
Visit of Chile's capital, nestled at the foot of the Andes. Although Santiago has become over the years a modern and bustling city, some older neighbourhoods have preserved their atmosphere and a romantic charm.
You will visit the Plaza de Armas, San Francisco Church, the Bellavista area, Cerro San Cristobal, etc.

Night at the Galerias hotel ***.

Included : transfer arrival, english speaking guide, guide expenses, entrance fees, private transport, room & breakfast
Included opts : International guide

Morning departure from the hotel.
Head south and visit of the village of Pomaire (famous for pottery artcraft of all kinds).
Continue to the Pacific coast to Isla Negra and visit the museum of Pablo Neruda, Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971. Lunch in the village. Make your way to Viña del Mar, the largest beach resort in Chile, before reaching Valparaiso in the late afternoon.
On the way, visit and tasting at the Emiliana Winery in the Casablanca Valley. Emiliana Vineyards is a privately owned initiative dedicated to producing wines made from organic grapes. However, it is a vineyard only: no wine is produced at this site.

Night at the Camila 109 hotel ** sea view.
Included : english speaking guide, entrance fees, private transport, local guide, room & breakfast

Visit of this town, and its old quarters, listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO. With its many hills crowned with picturesque houses and warehouses, its steep narrow streets, its cable cars and street artists, the city has a particular identity and a very special atmosphere. Seize the opportunity to have lunch in a typical seafood restaurant. Visit of La Sebastiana, one of Pablo Neruda's houses.

By foot and in public transport.
La Sebastiana is closed on Mondays.
In case of rainy day, posibility of guided tour with private vehicule (extra fees to your charge).

Night at the Camila 109 hotel ** sea view.
Included : english speaking guide, entrance fees, room & breakfast

Private transfer from Valparaiso to Santiago airport.

Private transfer from Punta Arenas to Puerto Natales, city close to the canal Señoret and Torres del Paine National Park, one of the most spectacular in South America.

Night at the Isla morena hotel ** .
Included : private transport, transfer arrival, room & breakfast

Departure from your hotel at 07h00. Transfer to the travel agency 21 de Mayo.

Departure for the excursion and boarding around 7:30am. Direction Mount Balmaceda (2,035 m), in the O'Higgins Park, almost unexplored except by people who arrive by boat. The journey begins at the dock of Puerto Natales. You can see from the boat the forests of Coihues, Canelos and Lengas. You sail along the coast, the boat gets close to sea lions and leaves you north of the glacier Balmaceda and Serrano glacier. You access this wonderful site on foot and enjoy the scenery. You reach the Hosteria Monte Balmaceda by boat where a lunch will be served.
You will then go up the Rio Serrano in a zodiac to the Torres del Paine National Park, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1978. From there, you will be able to see the Paine Massif looming in the distance, its majestic "cuernos" and its hanging glacier above the surrounding lakes. You disembark at the hotel Cabañas del Paine, close to the hotel Serrano.

Note 1: 9h group trip, daily from September to March and only on Sundays from April to August.
Note 2: Tour subject to weather conditions.

Group transfer to Hosteria Lago Grey, to spend the night by the lake of the same name.
Night at the Lago Grey hotel ***.
Upgrade room lake view.
Included : private transport, lunch, navigation, room & breakfast
Included opts : upgrade room.

Tour of the Torres del Paine Park, one of the most beautiful of South America.
Discover the most beautiful lakes in Patagonia (Pehoe, Nordenskjöld, Sarmiento), with different lagoons where you can see guanacos and other animals.

Night at the Isla morena hotel ** .
Included : private transport, room & breakfast

Transfer from your hotel to the bus terminal in Puerto Natales.

Regular bus from Puerto Natales to El Calafate (five hours).
Included : transfer arrival, bus ticket

Night at the Hotel Peulla **
Included : room & breakfast

Welcome and private transfer from downtown to the hotel in Puerto Varas.

Night at Casa Kalfu hotel ***.
Included : transfer arrival, room & breakfast

The road "Interlagos" was built specifically to enjoy the beauty of each of these lakes and to get off the Pan-American Highway. You can take lots of breaks, to take pictures and enjoy the fresh water of the lakes or the warm waters of the hot springs, typical in this volcanic region. A two-hour drive will take you along the lakes Calafquén and Panguipulli. You will have views of the Villarrica Volcano, from different angles, at almost all times. You will arrive on the outskirts of the Huilo Huilo Reserve with, in front of you, the Choshuenco Volcano. Check in to your hotel whose architecture surprisingly integrates perfectly with the environment. The magic of this reserve will enchant you. Relax at the hotel spa complex.

Night at the Nothofagus hotel ****

Included : english speaking guide, entrance fees, private transport, breakfast buffet , room

Program: photos and dips in the fresh water of the lakes or in the warm waters of the hot springs which abound in this volcanic region. You will see the lakes Calafquen, Panguipulli, Riñihue and of course Villarrica where you will end our day. The landscape around Pucón are beautiful.
Option: You can stop at the Geometric Hot Springs on the way (extra cost).

Night at the Bambu Lodge hotel**.
Included : english speaking guide, entrance fees, private transport, room & breakfast

Meeting at 06:30. Departure at 07:00 from Pucón to go to the ski center at the base of the volcano at 1,400 m of altitude. At 09:00 you will start walking 4 to 5 hours to the summit of the volcano (2,847m). From there you will enjoy views of the eight surrounding volcanoes: Quetrupillán, Lanín, Llaima, Lonquimay, Sierra Nevada, Chohuenco, Osorno, Tolhuaca as well as three small volcanoes around Lake Caburgua. You can also observe the many lakes of the region: Caburgua, Calafquén, Huilipilun, Neltume, Panguipulli and Villarrica. At 15:00 you will start the descent to the base through the ice slides. Back to Pucón by car.

Night at the Bambu Lodge hotel**.
Included : guide expenses, equipment rental, climbing guide, excursion (shared), public transport, room & breakfast

At 08.00 departure from the hotel to Lake Caburgua before heading to Huerquehue National Park. Begin your trek to the lagoons located 768m above sea level. The first waterfall you will come across is called the "Eagle's Nest", you can walk down 400m to see it from below. You will then hike up to 1300m to lake Chico, go round the lake to Laguna Los Patos, then Laguna Huerquehue and finally Laguna el Toro, before heading back to the entrance of the park where you started. A lovely day among the Araucanias, endemic tree of this area.
Drive back to Pucon.

Night at the Bambu Lodge hotel**.
Included : english speaking guide, entrance fees, private transport, box lunch, room & breakfast

Transfer to Temuco airport in a private vehicle.

Arrival in Santiago and private transfer to your hotel.

Night at the Galerias hotel ***.

Included : private transport, transfer arrival, room & breakfast

Private transfer from your hotel to Santiago airport.

Included : transfer departure

Domestic flight from Santiago to Punta Arenas (time to be confirmed, flight indicated in option).
Included : domestic flight, airport tax

Domestic flight from Temuco to Santiago (time to be confirmed, flight indicated in option).
Included : domestic flight, airport tax

Transfer with a private vehicule from the bus station to the hotel in El Calafate.

An English speaking guide will acompany you during your transfer.

Night at the Cauquenes de Nimez in standard room.

Included : transfer arrival, english speaking guide, room & breakfast
Included opts : English speaking-guide.

After breakfast, at 9 a.m., a pool service will pick you up from the hotel and head for the Perito Moreno Glacier some 80 km from El Calafate. This full-day excursion allows you to thoroughly enjoy the exceptional natural surroundings. You also delight in the panoramic view, afforded by countless foot-bridges, onto the glacier and its surrounding lenga forest.

Return trip to El Calafate at 4:30 p.m.

Entrance to Los Glaciares National Park included.

Nautical Safari tour included (1h):

From the port located at Refugio Argentino, you embark on an hour navigation to enjoy the South face of the Glacier that can surpass 70 meters.

Night at the Cauquenes de Nimez in standard room.

Included : excursion (shared), shared transport, entrance fees, navigation, room & breakfast
Included opts : Entrance to the Los Glaciares National Park., Nautical Safari tour in pool service.

Night at the Cauquenes de Nimez in standard room.

Included : room & breakfast

Transfer with a private vehicle from El Calafate to the Airport.

Arrival at the Bariloche airport and private transfer to your hotel.

Transfer with an English-speaking guide.

Night at the Hosteria Las Marianas in standard room.

Included : transfer departure, transfer arrival, reception with english-speaking guide, room & breakfast
Included opts : English speaking guide.

You leave from the hotel in private service to explore the surrounding area.

This is a 65km excursion, skirting Nahuel Huapi Lake and driving along important landmarks, such as El Trebol Lagoon, Moreno West and East Lake, Municipal Forest Llao Llao and Panoramic Viewpoint. The beauty of this landscape is present all the way. Several points along the road and natural spots such as Bahia Lopez and Panoramic Viewpoint are ideal to contemplate this wonder. In front of Pañuelo Port, the symbolic Hotel Llao Llao and San Eduardo Chapel are important tourist attractions. We make a stop at Campanario Mountain; there we can get on a chairlift towards the summit where there is a coffee place and a wonderful 360º view of all the lakes and the mountains.

Then we go to Catedral Ski Center, the most important in South America, which is at 1030 masl. You can climb to the top by chairlift or a modern cableway (not included ) or engage in skiing in the winter season.

During the winter season, it offers a wide and varied service infrastructure to practice snowboard and ski and enjoy the snow and its fantastic landscapes. Several lifts allow access it at different times of the year.

The rest of the year you can enjoy the magnificent panoramic views and in summer a variety of activities that allow to fully enjoy their shocking nature: mountain biking, horseback riding, rappelling, rock climbing or trekking, some of the many possibilities offered by mountain those who wish to enjoy it actively .

Return to the hotel.

An English speaking guide will acompany you during your tour.

Night at the Hosteria Las Marianas in standard room.

Included : private transport, english speaking guide, room & breakfast
Included opts : English speaking-guide.

Experience the forest and the mountain walking calmly on a blanket of soft snow.
We will seek passengers in their hotels and we will drive to the base of Lopez Mountain.
From there we begin the ascent, 4x4WD, on a steep mountain road between the ancient Coihue forest and high lengas.
The curves of the road are natural viewpoints into the vastness of Nahuel Huapi National Park, with its lakes, islands and mountains.
After taking the first pictures we start our trek. We equip ourselves with snowshoes and our guide will explain its operation. The snowshoe is an instrument that fits our shoes and allows us to travel on snow without sinking.
During the tour (an hour and a half, approximately) the guide will tell you interesting facts about the place and without a doubt, be amazed with the natural beauty that this mountain has to offer.
After the hike we'll get a warm welcome in Roca Negra, a mountain hut where we will savor a delicious mountain meal.
We descend in 4x4WD to the base of the hill and from there back to the hotels.

Night at the Hosteria Las Marianas in standard room.

Included : room & breakfast

The Andean Crossing, a mythical route through Patagonian lakes, which joins Argentina with Chile. We set forth from Puerto Pañuelo. After navigating for approximately one hour on the Blest Branch of Lake Nahuel Huapi and passing by Island Centinela, resting ground for the remains of the founder of our National Parks, Francisco Pascasio Moreno, we arrive at Puerto Blest. Here we disembark and take a bus to Puerto Alegre, in Frias Lake, along a 2-mile track through exuberant vegetation. We embark for a 20 minute cruise to Puerto Frías. At this point we proceed with the Argentine immigration paperwork after which, we resume our tour on a bus and cross the border at Paso Vicente Pérez Rosales before reaching the Chilean customs office in Peulla. Here, we stop for lunch (not included). Night in Peulla (Hotel not included).
Port Tax
Included : local guide, private transport, cruise

Peulla is an ecological village, set in the heart of Vicente Perez Rosales National Park that looks like a magical place, with its millennial forest and number of waterfalls, creeks, lagoons, birds and countless outdoor activities.
Our tour continues on board a catamaran called “Lagos Andinos” with which we sail on the tranquil waters of Lake Todos los Santos and admiring Mount Puntiagudo and the imposing Osorno Volcano.
After reaching Petrohué, we visit imposing waterfalls and afterwards take a bus to Puerto Varas, skirting Llanquihue Lake.

Domestic flight Calafate - Buenos Aires*.

*National o international airport depending on time schedule and availability.

Domestic flight Buenos Aires*- Bariloche.

*National o international airport depending on time schedule and availability.

Included : domestic flight, airport tax