Explora Patagonia І Explorations

PATAGONIA Explorations explora Patagonia І explorations Our explorations are what make us unique. We want you to interact and engage not SOUTH only with reason, but also with senses, AMERICA emotions and physical activity. ATLANTIC We want things to happen. OCEAN Santiago PACIFIC Our hikes and horseback rides are the OCEAN explora Patagonia quintessential way to explore and discover the landscapes, people and wildlife of this unique territory. Every evening our guides meet with you at the lodge bar or living room area. There, they will explain all of next day’s available explorations and help you choose the best option according to your interests and abilities. The maximum group size is 8 travelers, and a bilingual explora guide leads every exploration. The following list includes descriptions and ARGENTINA details of our explorations; explora reserves the right to alter, change or eliminate parts or the totality of the exploration itineraries CHILE ATLANTIC OCEAN without prior notice, when necessary for the well-being or safety of our travelers. Please make sure to speak to an explora guide daily to know the exact explorations being offered. Torres del Paine explora Patagonia Punta Arenas PACIFIC OCEAN www.explora.com explora Patagonia І Trekkings Mirador del Toro Laguna Larga Type: Half day Type: Half day Duration: 1,5 hours Duration: 2,5 hours Distance: 2 kms / 1,3 miles Distance: 5 kms / 3,1 miles Ascent: 58 meters / 186 feet Ascent: 156 meters / 500 feet Highlights: Lake del Toro, panoramic Highlights: Larga Lagoon, guanacos, puma views and bird watching hunting grounds Description: We leave the lodge by van Description: We will leave the lodge by TREKKINGS and go over the Weber Bridge, from where van and begin our walk along a natural we will walk toward the Del Toro Lake and path made by the guanacos. We will walk the park administration. Along the way we along the bank of the Larga Lagoon where Our hikes have been designed for travelers will see the abundant low-growing flora we will see gigantic calcium rocks. On this with different interests and abilities. They and rock, which prove that the park was excursion we will probably see the guanacos vary in length and difficulty, which is why we completely covered in ice a million years that move through the park, and one or recommend you always seek our guides’ ago. Once we reach the lookout, we will see another guanaco skeleton, since we are now advice when deciding if a particular the Del Toro Lake, the Serrano plains and the in puma hunting grounds. We can also see exploration suits you. old gaucho ranches. During the descent, we the Nordenskjöld Lake, and mount Almirante will observe a small lagoon fed by rain water Nieto. Finally, we return to explora by van. where birds such ascots and greebs, and, Family recommended Easy if we are lucky, black-necked swans can be seen. We will return to the lodge by van. Family recommended Sarmiento Portería Mirador Pehoé Type: Half day Half day Type: Duration: 2 hours 2 hours Duration: Nordenskjöld Distance: 4 kms / 2,3 miles 4 kms / 2,3 miles Distance: Type: Half day Ascent: 80 meters / 256 feet 152 meters / 486 feet Ascent: Duration: 2,5 hours Highlights: Panoramic views of Lake Local flora, Lake Pehoé, Highlights: Distance: 6 kms / 3,6 miles Sarmiento, guanaco and condor sightings panoramic views Ascent: 48 meters / 154 feet Description: A van will take us from explora We leave the lodge by foot, Description: Highlights: Panoramic views, Lake to the Sarmiento gate. From there we will walking along the Pehoé Lake, observing the Nordenskjöld, Paine Massif begin our walk through an area of low, various orchids and ñirre trees that comprise Description: We will leave the lodge by van varied vegetation with many irregularities on the local flora. We will ascend to a triangular and head towards the area of the Pudeto the path. We will see Lake Sarmiento from rock from where we will be able to see the station. From there we will walk along a afar, and start descending through rocky intense blue of Lake Pehoé and the Paine path where we will see the largest formation terrains. In this exploration we will see ridge. If the day is clear we will be able of the massif, called Paine Grande, with its guanacos and condors flying overhead, to enjoy a unique view from above, quite hanging glaciers. Later we will arrive at the especially when there are carcasses in the different from that of the lodge. Finally we turquoise waters of Lake Nordenskjöld. You area. We will return to explora by van. will descend, observing the turquoise tones can often hear the sound of breaking ice Family recommended of the Paine River from afar. and the creaking noises of the mountains. Family recommended Later, from the Nordenskjöld lookout, we will have a full view of the lake and the Paine Massif. Finally, we will return to the lodge by van. Family recommended explora Patagonia І Trekkings Lago Grey Ribera Serrano Laguna Azul Type: Half day Type: Half day Type: Half day Duration: 2,5 hours Duration: 1,5 hours Duration: 45 minutes Distance: 5 kms / 3,2 miles Distance: 3, kms / 1,9 miles Distance: 1 km / 0,6 miles Ascent: 37 meters / 118 feet Ascent: 7 meters / 22 feet Ascent: 11 meters / 35 feet Highlights: The Grey Glacier, beech forest, Highlights: Pampa Serrano, panoramic Highlights: Blue Lagoon, bird watching, icebergs views, Serrano River, wildlife Paine Towers Description: We will leave the lodge by van Description: We leave the lodge by van Description: This exploration begins at the and head towards the Grey Lake station. and head towards the Serrano station. From explora Quincho, from where we will take We’ll begin the excursion by crossing the there, we will hike across the pampa the van to the Blue Lagoon and walk along hanging bridge over the torrential Pingo Serrano, fully grasping the contrast between a large wetland inhabited by numerous River and cross a lenga forest until we reach the flat grasslands and the granite Paine aquatic bird species. We will then walk along the shores of Lake Grey, generally quite Massif. The Serrano River’s lush wildlife leads the beach of the lagoon with its transparent windy, where we will be able to see the our hike. We finally meet the explora van waters, and the Paine Towers will gradually enormous icebergs that break off the Grey that takes us back to the lodge. come into view. We will eventually reach a Glacier. After a moderate ascent, we will be Family recommended lookout from where we will see one of the able to see the Grey Glacier up close. Finally best views of the lagoon and granite towers we will return to the Grey station where behind it. At this point, a van will be waiting a van will be waiting to take us back to Ribera Paine to take us back to the lodge. the lodge. Type: Half day Family recommended Family recommended Duration: 1,5 hours Distance: 2 kms / 1,3 miles Ascent: 36 meters / 115 feet Variación Laguna Azul Mirador Laguna Margarita Highlights: Paine riverbank, panoramic Type: Half day Type: Half day views Duration: 1,5 hours Duration: 2 hours Description: We will walk from the lodge to Distance: 4 kms / 2,1 miles Distance: 6 kms / 3,4 miles the banks of the Paine River where we will Ascent: 152 meters / 486 feet Ascent: 45 meters / 144 feet follow a path with slight slopes, low bushes Highlights: Local tree species, panoramic Highlights: Panoramic views, huemules, and small patches of forests, with views of the Blue Lagoon and Paine Towers Marco Antonio Lagoon outstanding views of the Paine River and Description: After walking along the Description: We will leave the lodge by the massif. beaches of the Blue Lagoon, we will slowly van almost reaching the Grey station, Family recommended ascend on a path lined with lenga and ñirre from where we will begin our ascent with trees. We will hike across plains and finally panoramic views of the Margarita Lagoon, arrive at a lookout with panoramic views of and continue along a path of abundant flora the Blue Lagoon and the Paine Towers. We until reaching the Marco Antonio Lagoon. will return on the same path towards the On this trail it is possible to see huemules. van, which will be waiting to take us back to Later we will return with panoramic views of the hotel. the Paine Massif. Return to explora by van. Family recommended Family recommended explora Patagonia І Trekkings Moderate Aonikenk La Loma Type: Half day Type: Half day Duration: 3 hours Duration: 1 hour Mirador Cóndor Distance: 7 kms / 4,1 miles Distance: 4 kms / 2,2 miles Type: Half day Ascent: 173 meters / 554 feet Ascent: 223 meters / 714 feet Duration: 2,5 hours Highlights: Caves, bird watching, wildlife, Highlights: Panoramic views of the three Distance: 4 kms / 2,2 miles flora, fauna and puma hunting grounds granite towers, wildlife Ascent: 250 meters / 800 feet Description: We will leave the lodge by van Description: This expedition begins at the Highlights: 360° views of the park, and head to the eastern part of the park. explora Quincho, from where we will walk panoramic lookouts, native forests This excursion is an excellent opportunity towards the Paine Towers. This exploration Description: We leave the lodge by foot, to enjoy the local wildlife, especially during allows us to observe the park’s rich wildlife. walking along Lake Pehoé and the camping spring, when animals are active and the We will cross native forests and finish with a area.

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