NORTH & SOUTH :: ATACAMA AND PATAGONIA

Our company is now half-based in Chile so we are currently offering the very best deals in a country whose great variety of tourism means that as a destination for adventure it is on the up and up!!

This Course mixes those great varieties of the unique Chilean environment; from the sublime scenery of the high Andes, with its volcanoes and ancient culture, to hiking in the mountains, lakes and glaciers of Patagonia, this is a fantastic way to spend Christmas and welcome in the New Year, or early January!

The Course begins in a region that few people experience. We spend time among the Aymaran Indian communities, a civilisation dating back over 10,000 years. Our route provides fantastic biking in the dramatic Altiplano and includes visits to the region’s premier National Parks of Isluga and Lauca - home of the highest lake in the world - Lago Chungara and the impressive Salar de Surire salt lake. We will experience the driest place on the planet – the Atacama Desert. This is the very best place for a wilderness camp, and a guaranteed clear night sky – rest assured we are a long way from any light pollution!

This part of the Course last 7 days.

Puerto Montt and Patagonia

Following time on the Pacific coast at Arica we fly south to Puerto Montt and embark on a breathtaking cruise through beautiful fjords and island archipelagos before arriving at Puerto Natales. The tour then departs for the ‘Jewel of Patagonia’, the spectacular Torres del Paine National Park. Here we spend time hiking in its wild and spectacular scenery, visiting its lakes, glaciers and the majestic granite peaks of the Torres.

Highlights are numerous, including the hikes to Torres Viewpoint and Glacier Gray with its floating icebergs, Saltos del Paine waterfall and the Lakes of Nordenskjold and Cebolla. We conclude the tour with a visit to the penguin colony at Otway Sound, before our final night of festivities in Chile’s most southerly city, Punta Arenas. Wildlife abounds in both north and south areas of the trip and includes llama, guanaco, alpaca, flamingo and the ever impressive condor.

Price: £1,500 (land only)

Estimated Flight cost £1,000

Optional :

•  Single Room Option £120
• Bike Hire £120

Tour Details:

• Place to place transport
• 6 nights hotel
• 10 nights camping
• 3 nights / day cruise
• All evening meals provided
• 6 days biking
• 6 days hiking
• 3 rest days
• Guide and vehicle support

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