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54 Chile

Chile

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HEART OF PATAGONIA DELUXE ESCORTED TOUR NATURE NATIONAL PARK

Essentials Duration: 11 days and 10 nights Highlights: • A guided visit to the Atacama Geysers, known as El Tatio Geysers • Head out on a Balmaceda and Serrano Glacier Cruise and view these majestic ice formations • Spend a day in Torres del Paine and look out for guanacos, a rare creature like the llama Includes: • 3 nights’ accommodation in Santiago • 3 nights’ accommodation in San Pedro de Atacama • 1 night’s accommodation in Puerto Natales • 3 nights’ accommodation in Torres del Paine National Park • 10 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 5 dinners • Daily excursions, air-conditioned coach, porterage, insider access and superior dining • Return international flights and internal flights

Santiago | Puerto Natales | Torres del Paine National Park | El Calafate | Buenos Aires

Travel through Argentina and Chile on this escorted tour, to experience Patagonia where you’ll find some of the world’s most remote and striking scenery. Starting in Santiago admire the 18th-century Metropolitan Cathedral and browse the stalls in the bustling central market. Cross glacier-fed waters in Puerto Natales and experience a working Patagonian ranch, here you can ride horses along trails, or hike through the wetlands and forest. Next journey to Torres del Paine, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve with granite peaks, glacier rivers and sweeping plains. Visit panoramic lookouts at Puente Negro, Nordenskjöld, Sarmiento and Lake Pehoé, and witness the force of Salto Grande waterfall. In El Calafate spend a day exploring Los Glaciares National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to some of Patagonia’s most iconic ice fields. Pass massive icebergs on route to the Upsala Glacier, one of the largest in South America and enjoy a guided nature walk through native lenga forest. Finish up in Buenos Aires to take in the sights of Argentina’s capital city.

Petrohue Falls

El Tatio

Atacama Salt Flats

MAGIC OF CHILE INDEPENDENT TOUR CITY SCENIC

Essentials Duration: 12 days and 11 nights Highlights: • Marvel at the Atacama Salt Flats’ geography and its unique ecosystem • Stop at the Petrohue Waterfalls and see where the river of the same name flows through large masses of crystallised lava Includes: • 1 night’s accommodation in Santiago • 3 nights’ accommodation in San Pedro de Atacama • 3 nights’ accommodation in Puerto Varas • 3 nights’ accommodation in Puerto Natales • 1 night’s accommodation in Viña del Mar • 11 breakfasts • Entrance fees and tourist tickets to national parks, cultural sites and religious landmarks • Airport transfers throughout • Return international flights and internal flights

Santiago | San Pedro de Atacama | Puerto Varas | Puerto Natales | Viña del Mar

This 12-day Chilean adventure begins in Santiago, and then heads out to explore salt flats, unique ecosystems, rich wetlands and national parks. Begin with a city tour to see Santiago’s top sites, then take a flight to San Pedro de Atacama. Walk through Kezala, a canyon that connects the Andes with the basin of the Atacama Salt Flat. You will also get to see the amazing geyser field ‘El Tatio’, a high altitude, geothermal field with over 80 geysers. In Puerto Varas, you can enjoy beautiful views of the snowy Osorno and Calbuco volcanoes and the Petrohue Waterfall. On a trip to Chiloé Island, tour various towns, see houses built of Alerce wood and stop at Gamboa Viewpoint for a stunning picture of the Palafitos (houses on stilts over water). In Puerto Natales, spend time in Torres del Paine National Park, admiring the stunning scenery as you travel through the park and embark on a three-hour cruise to see Glacier Grey. Your last stop will be Viña del Mar.

Casablanca Valley

Torres del Paine National Park

San Pedro de Atacama

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