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.