Day 5: Puerto Varas, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas & Puerto Natales
Transfer from the Puerto Varas hotel to the Puerto Montt airport to board a flight to Punta Arenas.
Flight Puerto Montt to Punta Arenas(included)
Upon arrival you will be assisted at the Punta Arenas airport and then transferred to the bus terminal to board a bus to Puerto Natales (03 hours trip) upon arrival you will be transferred to the hotel
Accommodation at the Selected Category Hotel in Puerto Natales
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 6: Puerto Natales: Full Day Tour Torres del Paine National Park & Milodon Cave
The excursion begins visiting the Milodon Cave, a natural monument located on Benitez Hill, 25 kilometers from Puerto Natales, where in 1895 were found remains of extinct animals like Sabre Toothed Tiger, American Horse and a large mammal known as Milodon. It is necessary to walk for half an hour to go into the cave and observe the stalactites, places where the remains were found and a replica of Milodon. The excursion continues bordering different lakes such as Sofía, Porteño and Toro toward the park, which is a biosphere reserve founded in 1959 with a surface over 242.000 hectares. Here the landscape changes drastically becoming unforgettable due its dozen lakes populated by marine birds, and in the background granite picks dominating the area. Turquoise lakes, waterfalls and mountains covered by ice are the predominant landscape inside the park. The trip continues with a walk on the shores of Grey Lake, where blue icebergs can be seen, and in the background the vast Grey glacier. After lunch a walk for 15 minutes into the park is necessary toward the Waterfall (Salto Grande), which is communicating two big lakes inside the park; Nordenskjold and Pehoe Lakes. The road takes us to the Nordenskjold look out and bordering Sarmiento Lake finally arriving in Laguna Amarga, from where we will have a panoramic view of the three “Towers of Paine”, always depending on the weather conditions.Once we leave the park you will be able to enjoy the most diverse landscapes, such as, the magellanic deciduous forest and the vast Patagonian steppe dominated by the wind and aridity. On the way is possible to find two species members of the local fauna: the Patagonian guanaco, South American camel and relative of Llama, and the endemic lesser Rhea (Ñandu), relative of the African Ostrich. Before arriving in Puerto Natales we will observe the little village of Cerro Castillo and Figueroa Lake.
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Accommodation at the Selected Category Hotel in Puerto Natales
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 7: Puerto Natales
Day at Leisure.
Optional excursion: Visit to Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers USD 190.00
Navigation Glaciers Serrano and Balmaceda available from September 15 to April 8,and subject to weather conditions, and subject to availability.
Depart from hotel to pier (walking distance), your local guide will assist you with check in for navigation. Once you embark, the SIB navigation into Última Esperanza Fjord towards Bernardo O’Higgings National Park begins. The destinations are Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers. During the voyage the history of Puert o Natales is narrated (Frigorífico Bories National History Monument) and we will head then to Condores Cascade and cliffs.The voyage continues to Balmaceda Mount, where you will see the Glacier. We then continue along the route and disembark at Puerto Toro to begin a walk through a native forest of coigües, ñirres and ciruelillos until almost reaching the Serrano Glacier wall. Once on the vessel, you will enjoy an aperitif with ice taken from the glacier. On our way back, you will enjoy the typical spit-roasted lamb at Consuelo ranch. After witnessing a unique, wild and unspoiled landscape, you will complete the navigation anchoring in Puerto Natales.
Accommodation at the Selected Category Hotel in Puerto Natales
Meals included: Breakfast