Chilean Patagonia Tour

Morning transfer to Santiago airport (30 min). 

Flight to Punta Arenas, the regional capital of the Magallanes and Antarctica province (4 hours). 

Airport pick-up with your guide and city tour of Punta Arenas, the gateway to Chilean Patagonia (2 hours 30 min). 

Start with a panoramic view of the city opening on to the Strait of Magellan. 

Visit Punta Arenas' town center, the Muñoz Gamero Square, the Club de la Union's inn and the Memorial to Ferdinand Magellan. 

Transfer to Punta Arenas' bus station, and board your bus ride without guide to Puerto Natales (3 hours 30 min). 

Early evening arrival at Puerto Natales, the entrance to Torres del Paine National Park, Serrano, Balmaceda and Grey glaciers. 

Overnight at your hotel at Puerto Natales.

Morning pick up at your hotel and 5-minute drive to the pier to board the '21 de Mayo' cruise ship. 

Sail across the Ultima Esperanza Fjord where sea lions and cormorants can often been spotted (2 hours 30 min). 

You will first stop at the foot of the Balmaceda glacier, before another short sail to the Bernando O’Higgins National Park. 

Hop off for a 15-minute easy hike through native forest on your way to the foot of the Serrano glacier. 

After lunch, sail back to Puerto Natales (2 hours). Late afternoon arrival. 

Overnight at your hotel in Puerto Natales. 

Your guide and driver (pool service) will pick you up at your hotel. 

After a 40-minute drive, visit the milodon cave and learn about the paleontological and archeological morphology of the area, once home to the extinct milodon. Stop at Sarmiento Lake before entering Torres del Paine National Park. 

As you enter the National Park you will get spectacular views over the Laguna Amarga ('Bitter Lagoon') where you can take photographs of the Las Torres del Paine mountains. 

After a 30-minute drive, stop for a 15-minute hike to get to the impressive Salto Grande, a majestic emerald waterfall that feeds onto lake Pehoe. 

Walk through Grey beach (30 min) to get stunning views of the distant Grey glacier. 

Drive back to Puerto Natales (2 hours). 

Overnight at your hotel in Puerto Natales.