Tour: Active Patagonia in Torres del Paine
5 days / 4 nights Code: CTV024
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Active Patagonia is a soft adventure program lovers. It combines trekking to base of Torres del Paine, navigation to glaciers and rivers, all what an adventure lover can expect.
Itinerary
Validity: October to April.
Departures: Under request.
Day 1: Punta Arenas – Otway Penguin colony - Puerto Natales.
(we recommend the first flight to reach Punta Arenas before 12:00 hrs.). Reception at the Punta Arenas. Depart to Puerto Natales at 16:00 hrs.(249 km / 03 hours of trip) city visiting in the way Seno Otway Penguin Colony. Arrival at 22:00 hrs more or less to the city of Puerto Natales. Lodging.
Day 2: Torres del Paine National Park Excursion.
Breakfast. At 7:30 hrs. departure from your hotel to begin the full day excursion to Torres del Paine National Park where we will have a panoramic view of Paine mountains as welcome. Also we will admire lakes such as Sarmiento, Nordenskjold and Pehoe. Its fauna will be present through guanacos and foxes, among others, and big variety of birds of easy observation during the trip. A short trek will take us to a big waterfall called Salto Grande which is part of park hidrographical net. Later, retaking the main way, it access to CONAF central office, to continue to Grey Lake, where after a 30 minutes walk through a millenium forest we will get to its beach to admire a great number leading offs floes from glacier. A box lunch is included. The end of this day will be dropping off in a Hosteria located in the Torres del Paine National Park. Accommodation and lodging. (B,BL)
Day 3: Navigation through Grey Lake.
Breakfast. Transfer at 07:30 am from the Hosteria to Grey Lake area to start a sailing trip through Grey Lake up to get to the wonderful walls of Grey Glacier. This tour takes 3 hours round trip and depends on climatic conditions. It includes menu lunch in Hosteria Lago Grey. At 15:00 hrs, return to your Hosteria.
Notes: We recomend you to take the first navigation departing at 09:00 hrs. so you will be able to walk near Hosteria by your own during the afternoon.
Otional excursion, Trekking to the Base of the Towers. (Not included)
Breakfast. Excursión with English speaking guide to the Base of the Towers (we have other optional tours as well). Trekking of 8 hrs. (high difficulty) through a trail that goes into Ascencio Valley. It is possible to cross among lenga and coihues native forests. When the forest ends, the trekking will consists on big rocks that were in a moment crawled by a glacier. If the climatic conditions allow it, you will be a privileged tourist that could admire these three granite towers (South, Central and North Tower). After 1 hour of pictures and admiration, the bus returns to the Hosteria. Accommodation. This trip includes lunch type box lunch. (B,BL)
Day 4: Sailing down Serrano River – Punta Arenas. (Exhausted day)
Breakfast. At 09:00 you will start a sailing trip down Serrano River with zodiac boats with capacity for 10 people. It includes waterproof clothes. The route is 32 kms and it lasts 4 hours. It is possible to get a beautiful view of this area not so visited such as Tyndall and Geike Glaciers, leafy native forests and several places covered with snow. Ending this excursión you will arrive to Bernardo O’Higgins National Park where there is a walk to get closer Serrano Glacier. (1 hr.) At 14:00 there is a connection with a bigger vessel to return to Puerto Natales. It includes box lunch. Once in Puerto Natales, there is a next bus departing to Punta Arenas. Transfer to your Hotel. Accommodation and lodging (dinner is not included). (B,BL)
Day 5: Punta Arenas.
Breakfast. Free morning to visit main sights in Punta Arenas by your own or by taking an opcional excursión near city. Afterwards, transfer to the airport. (B)
End of our services.
Activities
- Bird watching
- Excursion
- Sailing
- Trekking
Next season rates(Oct/01/2012 until Mar/31/2013)
Rates in USD (US Dollars), per person
| Accommodations Included | Single | Double | Triple |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1,291 | $986 | $933 | |
| $1,233 | $952 | $905 |
| $1,584 | $1,186 | $1,077 | |
| $1,624 | $1,200 | - | |
| $1,670 | $1,167 | - |
| $1,701 | $1,232 | - | |
| $1,722 | $1,222 | - | |
| $1,725 | $1,195 | $1,167 |
- USD Dolar
- CLP Peso Chileno
- Options 1 & 2: Category hostel.
- Options 3 & 4: Tourist class.
- Options 5, 6 , 7 & 8: Superior Tourist Category.
Important:
- The hotels included in this program are the especified above or similar category.
- The excursion to Otway Inlet Penguin Colony can be done until March.
Program includes:
• All transportation services.
• 2 Nights in Hosteria in Torres del Paine National Park.
• 1 Night in Puerto Natales.
• 1 Night in Punta Arenas.
• Tour to Torres del Paine National Park with box lunch and entrance fees.
• Navigation through Grey Lake.
• Sailing down Serrano River with box lunch.
• Excursión to Otway Sound with entrance fee.
• Alimentary supply indicated in program (B=breakfast, L=lunch, BL=box lunch).
Program does not include:
• Air tickets.
• Tips.
• Travel insurance.
• Dinners in Hotels and Hosterías.
• Extras in Hosterías and Hotels.
• Trekking to the Base of the Towers.
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