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SANTIAGO – PUNTA ARENAS – PUERTO NATALES – BALMACEDA & SERRANO GLACIERS – TORRES DEL PAINE – LAKE & GLACIER GREY – MAGELLANic PENGUINS – MAGDALENA ISLAND<\/p>\n
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This trip cannot be done alone.\u00a0It exists as an extension of the tour <\/em>Under the Atacama Sky<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1.4em” header_font=”||||||||” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||-5px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||-11px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”2px|||||” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”|15px||15px|false|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”18px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Chile is characterized by the extraordinary richness of its contrasts.\u00a0After your experience in the Atacama Desert, known as the driest on the planet, we invite you to discover other great spaces and to crown the change of scenery by visiting an equally fascinating region located at the end of the world, Patagonia.<\/p>\n \u00a0Its grandiose and (still) wild nature, marked by mountains, glaciers, fjords, islands, rivers, lakes, forests as well as a singular light, will be within reach of your eyes in the program that follows.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/planetachile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carte-extPatagonia-Hi-def.mov” image_src=”https:\/\/planetachile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carte-extPatagonia.jpg” play_icon_color=”#000000″ use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”120px” thumbnail_overlay_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.6)” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ inner_shadow=”on” module_id=”patagoniaAccordions” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” 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BY DAY<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”22px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”35px||0px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text module_class=”tab-title active-tab” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” header_font=”Oswald||||||||” header_font_size=”20px” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”|0px|0px|0px|false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”|15px||15px|false|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n DAY 1 [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ 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Arenas flight, snack at our leisure and boarding.\u00a0 Pretty port city of 130,000 inhabitants, located on the Strait of Magellan and close to the southern tip of Chilean Patagonia, Punta Arenas connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and serves as a base for excursions in the surrounding nature and Antarctica.\u00a0The region makes its living from sheep farming (at the cost of the genocide of native Indians at the end of the 19th century\u2026), fishing, mining and tourism.<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”220414,220407,220373,220452″ posts_number=”1″ dbdb_version=”3.6.6″ show_title_and_caption=”off” _builder_version=”4.16″ pagination_text_color=”#000000″ pagination_font_size=”13px” pagination_letter_spacing=”-1px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ 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Five streets away by the \u02ddAvenida Col\u00f3n\u02dd, is the Cerro La Cruz<\/em> \u00a0(hill) and its viewpoint from where we can admire a panoramic view of the city and the Strait of Magellan. Capital of the province of Ultima Esperanza, founded in 1911 and located on the edge of the Se\u00f1oret canal, facing the Patagonian Andes, Puerto Natales (19,000 inhabitants) is at the center of the region’s intense livestock activity.\u00a0In summer, it turns into the tourist capital of Chilean Patagonia, due to the proximity of Torres del Paine National Park.<\/em><\/p>\n For meals, there are good tables like the \u02ddAldea\u02dd, \u02ddThe Singular\u02dd (more chic), \u02ddCangrejo rojo\u02dd, \u02ddUltima Esperanza\u02dd, also known as \u02ddDonde (at) Mar\u00edn\u2019s\u02dd, fish, lobster, frequented by the local people, \u201cCafe kaik\u00e9n\u201d…<\/p>\n In the afternoon, our driver will pick us up to visit the Cueva del Milod\u00f3n<\/em>, a complex of three caves where were found in 1895 very well preserved remains of a herbivorous mammal that lived there some 12,000 years old.\u00a0The paleontological interest of this Natural Monument means that it has become a must-see point for many travelers.\u00a0From this place, it is possible to appreciate the Fiord Ultima Esperanza (of the last hope), a salt water channel that originates from the Pacific ocean and travels to the mountains of the Andes Cordillera.\u00a0<\/p>\n Return to the hotel around 5:30 pm.\u00a0Dinner at our own.<\/p>\n Total miles traveled: 370<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”220453,220454,220455,220376″ posts_number=”2″ dbdb_version=”3.6.6″ show_title_and_caption=”off” _builder_version=”4.16″ pagination_text_color=”#000000″ pagination_font_size=”13px” pagination_letter_spacing=”-1px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”35px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text module_class=”tab-title” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” header_font=”Oswald||||||||” header_font_size=”20px” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”|0px|0px|0px|false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”|15px||15px|false|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]DAY 3 7:45 am : departure from the hotel to go to the nearby dock. During the trip on the \u02ddUltima Esperanza\u02dd fjord to the Bernardo O’higgins National Park – the largest in Chile – it will be possible to appreciate a setting made up of mountains, farms, fresh waterfalls, sea lions that frolics on the rocks, colonies of cormorants, (sometimes condors), and the Balmaceda glacier. In Puerto Toro, we will disembark for a short walk in the woods to approach the Serrano Glacier which will make an appearance difficult to forget. At around 1 pm, we will take the way back to Puerto Natales and on the way we will be able to taste the classic whiskey with thousand-year-old ice cubes taken from the glacier. We will disembark again, this time for a Patagonian lunch at a beautiful farm in the area, Estancia Tur\u00edstica Perales<\/em>: meat and vegetable soup, magellan<\/em> lamb barbecue, plain potatoes, salad, dessert, wine or soft drink, or a vegetarian alternative.<\/p>\n Return to Puerto Natales around 5 pm.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.turismo21demayo.com\/excursiones\/navegacion-balmaceda-y-serrano\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”220458,220457,220456,220424″ posts_number=”2″ dbdb_version=”3.6.6″ show_title_and_caption=”off” _builder_version=”4.16″ pagination_text_color=”#000000″ pagination_font_size=”13px” pagination_letter_spacing=”-1px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”35px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text module_class=”tab-title” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” header_font=”Oswald||||||||” header_font_size=”20px” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”|0px|0px|0px|false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”|15px||15px|false|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]DAY 4 Our private service to Torres del Paine park will pick us up from the hotel at 6 am. An on-board guide comments on the peculiarities that characterize the site.
SANTIAGO \u2981 PUNTA ARENAS<\/a><\/p>\n
Arrival in Punta Arenas in the early evening and transfer to our hotel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
PUERTO NATALES \u2981 EXCURSION TO \u02ddCUEVA DEL MILODON\u02dd<\/a><\/p>\n
Return to the hotel at 9:30 am and taxi to the nearby bus station where we will take the 10 am bus to Puerto Natales (3h15m and 155 miles trip) crossing the Patagonian steppe where we can see some of the local fauna.
Arrival in Puerto Natales, Taxi to the hotel, check-in and lunch on our own.<\/p>\n
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8 am : Beginning of a spectacular cruise:<\/span><\/p>\n
\nTORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK \u2981 GREY GLACIER \u2981 PUNTA ARENAS<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” module_id=”tab1x” module_class=”tab-content tab-open” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”15px||35px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”0px||||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||25px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”||28px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”||32px||false|false” border_width_bottom=”1px” border_color_bottom=”#cecece” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ box_shadow_spread=”-16px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” header_font=”Oswald||||||||” header_font_size=”20px” custom_padding=”|0px||0px|false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”|15px||15px|false|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Journey of approximately 50 miles to the Lago Grey hotel and check in for the navigation of Gray lake one hour before departure.
<\/span>This crossing of about 2h45 will allow us to appreciate a landscape revealing icebergs, seracs, mountains, vegetation and, once arrived at the foot of the Grey Glacier, we will be able to see closely all the beauty of the high ice wall of more than 65 ft, as well as to taste a\u00a0<\/span>traditional\u00a0pisco sour<\/em>\u00a0with thousand-year-old ice cubes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Back at the dock, we will rejoin our driver and walk through a part of the park visiting the <\/span>Salto Grande<\/em>, where we can have a box lunch while admiring the lake <\/span>Lago Peho\u00e9<\/em>, the <\/span>R\u00edo Grande<\/em>, the magnificent panoramas of Paine Grande mountain, <\/span>Cuernos del Paine, el Frances <\/em>glacier and<\/span> Paine Chico <\/em>mountain.
<\/span>Return to Puerto Natales at 6 pm.\u00a0Brief stopover at our hotel to collect our belongings and departure around 7 pm to return to Punta Arenas in a private transfer.
<\/span>Arrival at our hotel around 10 pm and dinner at our own.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n