Puerto Natales The Majestic Patagonia
Immerse
- Flexible Dates
- 24-Hour Local Assistance
- Flexible Duration
Itinerary
Reception at Punta Arenas airport and guide assistance to take the public bus to Puerto Natales. Reception at the bus station and transfer to the hotel. Overnight.
Meal Plan: No Meal
Breakfast in the hotel.
Full day exc. Balmaceda & Serrano Glaciers (SIB): 07:30 h transfer to the pier (no guide included) to start sailing the Ultima Esperanza Fjord (Last Hope) and after a 3-hour navigation arrival to the thousand-year-old glacier of Mount Balmaceda, habitat of cormorants and sea lions. At the end of the fjord disembark and walk approximately 1 kilometer (3/4 mile) on a path through the middle of a wonderful native forest to the foot of the Glacier Serrano and from there, admire this huge natural wonder. Back trip to Puerto Natales with a stop in ranch to enjoy a typical lunch barbecue (or a menu in low season) and transfer to the hotel (no guide included).
Overnight.
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
Breakfast at the hotel.
Full day exc. to Torres del Paine National Park with lunch: Departure from Puerto Natales through steppes and Patagonia scrub, full of abundant wild life and herds of sheep, up to Torres del Paine National Park declared world heritage by UNESCO in 1978. In the park, a large variety of native fauna especially large herds of guanacos can be observed. Visit the Salto Grande of the Paine River, with the impressive mountain massif of Torres del Paine in the background. Then visit to Lake Pehoé, Lake Grey and Grey Glacier. After lunch, on the way back we visit the Cueva del Milodón, a cave where, in 1968, the remains of a Milodón, a large prehistoric herbivorous mammal that inhabited 14,000 years ago, were discovered. Return to Puerto Natales and overnight.
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
Breakfast in the hotel.
Transfer to the bus station to board a regular service bus, directly to the airport in Punta Arenas, to board your next flight (the trip takes 3:15 h).
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Inclusions
Transfers and excursions are in private service with English-speaking guide, except the transfers to/from pier which operate with Spanish speaking driver.
Public Bus ticket Punta Arenas / Puerto Natales / Punta Arenas –no guide included
Lodging in standard room or as indicated in the quotation, breakfast included
Meals as indicated in the program:
B= Breakfast L= Lunch / Box Lunch D = Dinner
Balmaceda & Serrano navigation operates by coach (SIB) with English-Spanish speaking guide.
Entrance fee to parks duly mentioned in the program
Exclusions
Early check in or late check out.
Extra services, meals or drinks not indicated in the program
Tips to porters at airports and hotels
Air tickets and airport taxes
Personal insurance
Tax in lodging. All foreigners not resident in Chili are tax exempt. Only in case of no-show, the hotels will charge the room rate + VAT (19%)
Notes
Hotel Used Or Similar
Puerto Natales
Option-1: BIG SUR PATAGONIA Hotel (3*), standard room
Option-2: VENDAVAL Hotel (3*), standard room
Option-3: MARTIN GUSINDE Hotel (3* Sup.), standard room
Notes
During Christmas and New Year (Dec 25 and Jan 01), the services will have a surcharge of 50%.
Rates are subject to confirmation during holidays and long weekends (Easter, National Holidays Sep/18, Christmas and New Year’s Eve, etc).
Balmaceda and Serrano excursion operates daily between September and March. From April to August it operates every Sunday and 2, 3 days a week with a minimum of 25 paid passengers (embarked. It does not operates on Dec 25 and Jan 1st and Good Friday.
Itinerary could be changed according to flight schedules, climate conditions, or in order to provide a better service.
All excursions and navigations are subject to weather conditions.
Todas las excursiones y navegaciones quedan sujetas a las condiciones climáticas.
In Patagonia, it is recommended to wear appropriate clothing to face rain, winds, and low temperatures.
