EcoAdventures
Over 1400 miles south of Santiago lies the area known as Patagonia, on the northern banks of the Strait of Magellan. The city of Punta Arenas has a wonderful view of Tierra del Fuego, just across the strait, and is the push-off point for visiting Paine National Park.
Custom Excursions to Patagonia Paine National Park Itinerary I - 4 Day Tour Day One: Punta Arenas to Puerto Natales Morning arrival in Punta Arenas and transfer across the Patagonian Plains to Puerto Natales on the shores of Ultima Esperanza Sound and your selected hotel. Day Two: Full-Day Towers of Paine National Park Your day will begin with continental breakfast and an early departure to Paine Park. The journey goes along an exciting road past the Figueroa, Sarmiento, Nordenskjold, and Pehoe lakes. You will also visit the Grande and Chico Waterfalls, and park administration headquarters, which is the ecosystem information center. Afterwards, visit the amazing Grey Lake, where you will see lots of huanacos, foxes, nandues, swans, ducks, condors, eagles, flamingos, and a number of other wild birds. Eventually the massive peaks of the Towers of Paine will come into view. Overnight at Hosteria Pehoe, Hosteria Las Torres del Paine, Grey, or similar. Lunch is included this day. (B, L) Day Three: Paine National Park A full-day in this tremendous park at the end of the world. Purchase any one of the many optional excursions beginning directly at your hotel, either hiking, or riding, or a combination of both! (B) Day Four: Depart Punta Arenas Early morning departure for the six-hour drive back to Punta Arenas and your afternoon flight departure. (B)
Paine National Park Itinerary II - 5 Day Tour Day One: Arrive Punta Arenas Morning arrival in Punta Arenas and overnight. Day Two: Punta Arenas to Paine National Park Same as Day Two of Itinerary I. (B) Day Three: Paine National Park A full-day in this tremendous park at the end of the world. Purchase any one of the many optional excursions beginning directly at your hotel. (B) Day Four: Paine Park to Puerto Natales A full-day for further exploration in Paine Park before a three-hour drive back to Puerto Natales and overnight. (B) Day Five: Puerto Natales to El Calafate Morning transfer to the air terminal for the short flight through the Andes to El Calafate, Argentina, on the shores of Lake Argentina. (B) IMPORTANT NOTE: Flight does not operate Saturdays and Sundays.
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