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Chile

From Desert To Glaciers

Penguin

Summary of nights: 17 days 14 nights: Santiago 1; San Pedro 3; Santiago 2; Puerto Varas 2; Puerto Natales 1; Torres del Paine 3; Punta Arenas 1; Santiago 1.

  • Wilderness scenery, comfortable hotels, fine wines.
  • Dazzling salt pans and snow-tipped volcanoes of the Atacama.
  • Rural idyll in mysterious Chiloé Island, with its coves, inlets and rolling hills.
  • Stunning walking opportunities in the mountain landscapes of Torres del Paine National Park.
  • Wildlife spotting around the lakes and glaciers in the heart of Patagonia.

Holiday Itinerary

Day 1 Fly UK to Santiago, arriving the next morning.
Day 2 Visit the San Cristóbal hill overlooking the city.
Days 3-5 Fly to San Pedro de Atacama, explore the desert.
Day 6 Fly to Santiago, visit a local winery.
Day 7 Day at leisure or visit Valparaiso, the colourful port town. 
Day 8 Fly south to the Lake District, optional visit to nearby Petrohue Falls.
Day 9 Visit the rural, mystical island of Chiloe.
Day 10 Fly to Punta Arenas, transfer to Puerto Natales.
Days 11-13 Explore the stunning Torres del Paine National Park.
Day 14 Return to Punta Arenas, visit penguin colony.
Day 15 Fly Santiago.
Day 16 Depart, arriving UK day 17.

A few days to spare?

Extend your trip by adding on a few days at the beginning or end of your tour on a tailormade, private basis.  Click here to see our most popular extensions to the Penguin Tour or contact one of our consultants for more inspiring ideas.

Tour Profile

Transport: 5 flights, 2-4 hrs each, 3 scenic land journeys, longest 6 hrs.
Accommodation: First and medium class hotels.
Meals: Breakfast daily, lunch days 4,9.
Included excursions: Moon Valley, Miscanti and Miniques Lagoons, Atacama salt flats,  Atacama; walking tour of old Santiago; visit to a winery; day trip to Chiloé Island; Penguin rookery (in season); accompanied walk in Torres del Paine.

The Chilean huaso can be found in Chile's central valley
The Chilean huaso can be found in Chile's central valley

The barren beauty of Atacama Desert
The barren beauty of Atacama Desert

Torres del Paine - the jewel in the Patagonian Crown
Torres del Paine - the jewel in the Patagonian Crown

View more imagesThe popular day trip to Chiloe treats us to scenery remarkably similar to the Cornish coastline!Villarica Volcano and Petrohué Falls, near Puerto Varas.The 'Towers of Paine' viewed close up after a rewarding hike.Admiring the spectacular scenery with our guide in Torres del Paine.Expect four seasons in one day in Patagonia - the weather changes remarkably quickly!A fishing boat on the Straits of Magellan.

 
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