Patagonia Adventurer

Patagonia Adventurer 23 Days | Santiago to Ushuaia

Get off the beaten track on this • Queulat National Park - see the • International flights and visas 23-day adventure visiting the magnificent hanging glacier • Tipping – an entirely personal gesture • • spectacular Chilean Lake District, Los Glaciares National Park - visit the Sleeping bag and roll mat - please bring stunning Perito Moreno Glacier and your own for camping the Perito Moreno Glacier and explore this magnificent national park • Items of a personal nature, additional the southernmost city of Ushuaia, from both El Chalten and El Calafate meals and drinks alongside trekking the famous W- • Torres del Paine National Park - trek the Local Payment Walk through the Torres Del Paine famous W-Walk for four days $1050pp, paid in USD National Park. • Tierra del Fuego - cross the Magellan Strait and wild camp on this incredible archipelago ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS AND INCLUSIONS • Ushuaia - reach the 'end of the world' at this remote port town Day 1 : Santiago Trip Highlights • Santiago - explore Chile's cosmopolitan What's Included capital • 14 breakfast, 14 lunches and 12 dinners • San Javier - take a wine tour at one of • 10 nights multi-share hostels, 12 nights the famous vineyards in the Chilean wine camping (including 2 nights in wild camps) region • All camping fees and appropriate • Pucon - visit the Chilean Lake District equipment and enjoy a range of optional activities • Services of two crew (drivers/tour including a sunrise hike up the Villarica leaders), with local guides along the way volcano • Transportation in an overland expedition Welcome to Chile! Make your own way to our • Bariloche - take in the beautiful scenery of vehicle, plus local bus, boat and ferry joining hostel in Santiago. At 6pm we have a this sleepy Alpine town in the Argentine • The 5 day W-Walk in Torres del Paine welcome meeting with your tour leader and Lake District • Guided full day trip to the Perito Moreno fellow travellers. The rest of the evening is • Futaleufu - visit South America's mecca Glacier free for you to relax after your journey or for white water rafting • Queulat National Park trek through the explore the cosmopolitan capital of Santiago. • Carretera Austral - drive along one of the 'Enchanted Forest' to view the Hanging Overnight - Santiago most stunning roads in South America, Glacier taking in the beauty of the Chilean fjords • Wine tasting at a vineyard in San Javier • Cerro Castillo Reserve - hike to Cerro Castillo laguna in this beautiful Chilean What's Not Included nature reserve

Patagonia Adventurer - 23 Days updated on 03-10-2021 03:06:03 www.onthegotours.com This information has been compiled with care and good faith. They give an accurate illustration of the proposed arrangements for this holiday. Circumstances beyond our control such as changes in local conditions, inclement weather or other reasons could force us to make changes to UK 020 7371 1113 [email protected] this itinerary. Any costs shown are subject to change, though are an accurate reflection of costs at time of writing. Please also note that visa AUS 1300 855 684 [email protected] requirements are subject to change and are the responsibility of the traveller and not that of On The Go Tours. NZ 0800 44 77 69 CAN 1 866 890 7038 - 1 - USA 1 866 606 2960 SA 0800 990 311 Patagonia Adventurer

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Day 2 : San Javier & de los Siete Lagos (Seven Lakes Route). Our Overnight - Cerro Castillo (2) (B:2, L:2, D:2) Buchupureo journey ends in Bariloche, a picture-perfect resort town set on the shores of Nahuel Huapi Day 11 : Argentinian Patagonia Santiago - San Javier - Buchupureo. This Lake. Here we stay in a comfortable hostel in morning we bid goodbye to Santiago and the town. journey to San Javier, where we take a wine tour and enjoy a tasting at one of this region’s famous vineyards. After lunch we continue to Day 6 offers free time to enjoy Bariloche and Buchupureo, a laid-back farming village on its stunning surrounds, with plenty of optional the Chilean coast. Here we enjoy a couple excursions to choose from. Either explore of hours relaxing by the beach. Tonight we Lake Gutierrez on a tandem kayaking trip, camp in a well-equipped campsite. Overnight go mountain biking through the surrounding - Buchupureo (B, L, D) hills, visit the Fenoglio Chocolate Museum or discover the scenery of Lake Nauhel Huapi Cerro Castillo National Reserve - Rio Pinturas Days 3-4 : Pucon Lake by boat. Overnight - Bariloche (2) area (Argentina). Crossing the border at Huemules, we enter Argentina’s Patagonia Day 7 : Futaleufu region, renowned for its desolate landscapes, Bariloche - Futaleufu. Crossing back into Chile mountain scenery and glaciers. We continue at Rio Futaleufu, we drive to the serene along the famous Route 40 and then spend frontier town of Futaleufu. Joining one of the the night wild camping in the Rio Pinturas most stunning roads in South America, the area. Overnight - Rio Pinturas area (B, L, D) famous Carretera Austral, we enjoy beautiful mountain and forest scenery. Overnight - Days 12-13 : El Chalten & Los Futaleufu (L, D) Glaciares NP Buchupureo - Pucon. Today we travel to Day 8 : Queulat National Park Pucon, a town situated in the beautiful lake Futaleufu - Puyuhuapi - Queulat National district of southern Chile. Boasting scenery Park. Leaving Futaleufu, we drive through similar to the Swiss Alps or New Zealand, this the Chilean Fjords to Puyuhuapi, the gateway area is well-known for its adventure activities. to Queulat National Park. Dominated by the Patagonian Andes, this park features glaciers Day 4 offers free time to enjoy a range of of up to 12 kilometres in length. Its centrepiece optional excursions. Perhaps start your day is the Queulat Hanging Glacier and, if time with a sunrise climb up the Villarica Volcano or allows, we take a short walk through the head off on an exhilarating white-water rafting 'Enchanted Forest' to view this magnificent Rio Pinturas area - El Chalton. Driving into trip on the rapids of the Trancura River. Go natural feature. Overnight - Puyuhuapi (B, L, the heart of the Patagonia region, we reach horse riding through the surrounding forests D) El Chalten. Situated in Los Glaciares National or enjoy a relaxing visit to the Pozones natural Park, this remote town is overlooked by the hot springs. Overnight - Pucon (2) (B:1, L:1) Days 9-10 : Cerro Castillo iconic Mount Fitz Roy and is a fantastic base National Reserve from which to explore the park. Days 5-6 : Bariloche Queulat National Park - Cerro Castillo National Reserve. Today we continue our journey Day 13 is free to take advantage of the south through Chile’s beautiful scenery to excellent trekking opportunities and optional reach the Cerro Castillo National Reserve, activities available in the stunning Los famed for its rugged scenery and photogenic Glaciares National Park. You may wish to take Cerro Castillo mountain. Here we camp at a kayaking trip down the Rio de Las Vueltas a family-run campsite and enjoy a delicious or head on a rock-climbing course close by. Chilean BBQ. Overnight - El Chalten (2) (B:1, L:1)

Day 10 is free to explore the reserve, perhaps Pucon - Bariloche. Today we cross the border go horseriding or take a hike to the stunning from Chile into Argentina, entering at Mamuil turquoise waters of Laguna Cerro Castillo. Malal and continuing along the scenic Ruta

Patagonia Adventurer - 23 Days updated on 03-10-2021 03:06:03 www.onthegotours.com This information has been compiled with care and good faith. They give an accurate illustration of the proposed arrangements for this holiday. Circumstances beyond our control such as changes in local conditions, inclement weather or other reasons could force us to make changes to UK 020 7371 1113 [email protected] this itinerary. Any costs shown are subject to change, though are an accurate reflection of costs at time of writing. Please also note that visa AUS 1300 855 684 [email protected] requirements are subject to change and are the responsibility of the traveller and not that of On The Go Tours. NZ 0800 44 77 69 CAN 1 866 890 7038 - 2 - USA 1 866 606 2960 SA 0800 990 311 Patagonia Adventurer

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Days 14-15 : El Calafate & Days 17-19 : The W-Walk into Argentinian and Chilean sides and tonight Perito Moreno Glacier we wild camp on the Chilean half. Overnight - Tierra del Fuego (B, L, D) Day 22 : Ushuaia

(B:3, L:3, D:3) El Chalten - El Calafate. This morning we have a short drive to El Calafate, a small town on Day 20 : Final leg of the W- the southern shore of Lago Argentino and Walk Tierra del Fuego - Ushuaia (Argentina). This the gateway to the spectacular Perito Moreno morning we cross the border at San Sebastian Glacier. into the Argentinian side of Tierra del Fuego, where we continue to the port town of On day 15 we enjoy a full-day guided visit Ushuaia. Known as the ‘end of the world’, this to view the Perito Moreno Glacier, which is the world’s most southern city and it boasts is one of the most famous glaciers to be a spectacular setting beneath the snow- seen anywhere in the world. Perhaps take an capped Martial mountain range. Overnight - optional boat trip beneath the glacier to gain Ushuaia (B, L) another perspective of its vast size or learn all about it in the fantastic Glaciarum Museum, The final and most spectacular day of the W- Day 23 : Ushuaia which features an ice bar in its basement. Walk, today begins with a steady climb up Rio Today marks the last day of our Patagonian Overnight - El Calafate (2) Asencio. Whilst the final hour is a relatively adventure. The final day is free for you to take steep scramble up to the Tarn and Mirrador optional excursions such as horse riding along Day 16 : Torres del Paine Las Torres, the reward is fantastic views of the coast, a boat trip to see the wildlife of the the iconic towers. We then transfer back to Beagle Channel or a visit to the impressive our base campsite for the night. Overnight - Martial glacier. Torres del Paine (B, L, D) If you would like to extend your stay, we Day 21 : Tierra del Fuego can arrange post-tour accommodation by request.(B)

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El Calafate - Torres del Paine National Park Departure dates noted with a 'G' (Chile). Today we cross the border back into are guaranteed to operate. All other Chile at Cerro Castillo and journey to the departure dates are guaranteed with a world-famous Torres del Paine National Park. minimum of 4 persons. Prices shown A highlight for many people visiting Chile, this above are per person travelling. These park contains some of the most spectacular Torres del Paine National Park - Tierra del overland trips are designed for shared mountain scenery in the world. We spend the Fuego. Today we have a full-day drive to cross night at a stunning campsite inside the park, the Magellan Strait to Tierra del Fuego. With accommodation, whether camping or which is our ‘base campsite’ for the W-Walk. its name meaning ‘Land of the Fire’, this island staying in hotels or hostels, and Overnight - Torres del Paine (D) is Patagonia at its most remote and desolate. therefore do not involve a single Wildlife such as condors, buzzard eagles, supplement. Hostels are nearly always sea lions and seals all call this windswept multi-share and may be mixed gender landscape home. Tierra del Fuego is divided and many hotel rooms in South America

Patagonia Adventurer - 23 Days updated on 03-10-2021 03:06:03 www.onthegotours.com This information has been compiled with care and good faith. They give an accurate illustration of the proposed arrangements for this holiday. Circumstances beyond our control such as changes in local conditions, inclement weather or other reasons could force us to make changes to UK 020 7371 1113 [email protected] this itinerary. Any costs shown are subject to change, though are an accurate reflection of costs at time of writing. Please also note that visa AUS 1300 855 684 [email protected] requirements are subject to change and are the responsibility of the traveller and not that of On The Go Tours. NZ 0800 44 77 69 CAN 1 866 890 7038 - 3 - USA 1 866 606 2960 SA 0800 990 311 Patagonia Adventurer

Patagonia Adventurer are triple/quad-share. Whilst the crew will do their best to accommodate couples travelling together in twin rooms, all our travellers should expect to stay in multi- share accommodation when staying in hostels.

PRICES / DATES 2021

Date Twin Share Single 01 Dec USD 2,305 USD 2,305 29 Dec USD 2,305 USD 2,305