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9 Day Chilean Patagonia
 

DAY 1: PUNTA ARENAS
Reception at Punta Arenas airport and transfer to Finis Terrea Hotel. Accommodation.

DAY 2: PUNTA ARENAS – PUERTO NATALES
Transfer from Punta Arenas to Puerto Natales. Accommodation at the Altiplanico Sur

DAY 3: PUERTO NATALES – TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK
NAVIGATION TO TORRES DEL PAINE (9 hours Puerto Natales – Glaciers – Torres)
Today we enjoy a sailing experience and discover the charm of Patagonia in a journey of unsuspected beauty, sailing along the Fjord Última Esperanza and later the Rio Serrano. It is a great opportunity to witness the exuberant flora and fauna, observe the magnificent Monte Balmaceda with its glaciers Balmaceda and Serrano, the glaciers Tyndall and Geike (southern ice field) and the majestic Paine massif in the National Park Torres del Paine. We begin the second part of the adventure on board of a fast and safe Zodiac boat, equipped with the latest technology to make of this trip and unforgettable experience. Accommodation at the Hosteria Las Torres.

DAY 4: TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK
The giant granite Towers of Paine are the main attraction of the park. 
At the hotel Hostería Las Torres you will receive a brief introduction about the day’s itinerary and start the hike accompanied by a professional guide taking the west side of the Ascencio Valley. The trail passes through several creeks; on the way we will see Calafate trees and Chilean guava bushes as well as wild flowers and scrubs. The trail crosses the river Ascencio, which gave the valley its name. We stop at the Chileno Refuge for lunch break. Later we continue our hike through a forest of Nothofagus dombeyi (Chilean: lenga), an evergreen Chilean tree also known as “false beech”. After about one hour we reach the end of the forest and we will see a trail leading over an old glacier moraine. This spectacular trail is leading directly to our destination. The Towers rise out of a glacier set on cliffs, down which waterfalls course into a lake. We rest for a while to admire the impressive beauty of the park. After enjoying this breathtaking view we take the same route back to the hotel.
Box lunch and professional guide included. Accommodation at the Hosteria Las Torres.

DAY 5: TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK
Transfer to the Lago Grey Hosteria to board the Grey II, ship that goes to one of the most beautiful glaciers existed in the area, allowing to appreciate the continuous detachments presents in a mild and majestic way.  On the way back the craft to tie up at the Grey Refuge and Campground and the hiking begins toward the Pehoe Lake. 
Excursion through Lenga, Coihue and Ñire forest and continuous curves that make the hike dynamic and different. Once reach the wonderful the Patos Lagoon begins the descent taking finally the Cañon de los Vientos route. After 5 hours of hike from the Grey Refuge arrival at the Paine Grande Lodge to cross the Pehoe Lake and take a vehicle of transfer to the Hosteria. Accommodation at the Hosteria Lago Grey

DAY 6: TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK
After a ride in vehicle up to Pudeto's sector we take the ferry that crosses the Lake Pehoé and that leaves us in the area of the Refuge of the same name. From there we take a trek of medium exigency and after 2 hours we enter the impressive Frenchman Valley that leads into the Massif and forever will be guarded by the ice of the Paine Grande. In the middle of the wooded landscape we descry the fantastic glaciers of the mountains and accede to the Italian Camp from where we will extend our excursion for some additional miles. If our physical condition allows it, might even get to the surroundings of the British Camp, a spectacular site from where we can see the interior summits of Paine, which reveal all their magnitude. Later we return to the hotel on the same route. Accommodation at the Hosteria Lago Grey.

DAY 7: TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK                                                                                                                       Trekking through the Pingo valley. This valley offers the visitor various surprises and attractions. If there is not enough time to hike to the cascade, a soft trek to the Salmons River is an excellent alternative. Here we spot little waterfalls that are partly concealed by the rich vegetation and which spill their crystal-clear waters into strange shapes of natural containers formed by the rocks. Furthermore we will see trouts that travel down winding streams framed by the area’s beautiful botany.
DAY 8: TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK/PUNTA ARENAS
Transfer from Torres del Paine National Park to Punta Arenas on way is reached andvisited the natural monumentMilodon Caves.
The Cave of the Milodon, an impressive 30m (98 ft) high structure, situated on the edge of the Benítez hill, shelters a figure of the mythical animal encased in fibreglass. The first indications of the melodeon go back to 1896, when Hermann Eberhard found excellently preserved bits of skin and excrement of such an animal, which suggested that it could have existed. This specimen of animal is calculated to have been two times the size of a man, was a mammal, and a herbivore. Inside this area there are also remains of human settlements. They are thought to have used the caves as refuges more than 12 thousand years ago. Accommodation at the Hotel Finis Terrea.

DAY 9: PUNTA ARENAS
City tour, visiting the main attractions
Punta Arenas is the Capital City of the XII region. During the 18th century it was a very important harbor, as it was an obligatory stop for the ships crossing the Magellan Strait. It is a very eclectic cultural city due to the many different nationalities of the first pioneers. We visit the Main Square, the Silesians Museum and the Handy Chocolate fabric. You can optionally be dropped off at the Free Trade Zone or at your Hotel. Transfer to the airport in Punta Arenas. End of our services.

   
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