Patagonia, Route 40 & Paine Towers

Argentina

10 nights Hotel

Chile

3 nights Hotel

Period: From October to April

Minimun: 2 pax

ITINERARY

1st day – Buenos Aires  Arrival and transfer from airport to hotel. In the afternoom city tour.

2nd day – Buenos Aires / Trelew – Puerto Madryn (Patagonia) Breakfast. Transfer to airport and departure to Patagonia. Arrival at Trelew and transfer to hotel. Night at hotel.

3rd day – Península Valdés Breakfast. Full day excursion to Peninsula Valdes (marine wolves and elephants). From June to late November is the period for whales watching. The whales, known as Ballena Franca Asutral” come to reproduce to this coast. Visit to Punta Piramides and Caleta Valdes or Punta Delgada (depending on weather conditions). Night at hotel.

4th day – Punta Tombo – Penguins – Comodoro Rivadavia Breakfast. Millions of penguins wait at Punta Tombo, 125 km south from Trelew After visiting the Reserve, continue our way by Route 3 to Comodoro Rivadavia, the biggest city in Patagonia. Night at hotel. Dinner included (Tot 610 Kms.)

5th day – Bosque Petrificado (Petrified wood) – Perito Moreno – Los Antiguos Departure from Comodoro Rivadavia to visit the petrified wood Ormaechea (box lunch included). Continue through the famous Route 40 until arriving the village of Perito  oreno. Lodge at Los Antiguos, little village in the border with Chile. Dinner and Overnight (Tot. 520 kms.)

6th day – Cueva de las Manos (Painted caves) – Posadas Lake (Patagonia) From Los Antiguos we will go through Bajo Caracoles (always Route 40) and Pinturas river in order to see the amazing Painted caves. Hand paintings are perfectly

conserved as they were painted by the ancients Patagonian citizens. Lunch together with the rangers of National park. Continue to Posadas Lake. Overnight (Tot 360 kms).

7th day – Lago Posadas – El Calafate Departure from Posadas Lake to Argentino lake, the longest way of the tour, because it crosses vertically the Patagonia. Box lunch. Arrival to Calafate and night at hotel. (Tot 640 kms) 8th day – Lago Argentino

Breakfast. Departure for All glaciers navigation, we will see Upsala (The biggest glacier of National Park Los Glaciares), Onelli and Agassiz. Return to the hotel. Overnight.

9th day – Lago Argentino – Perito Moreno  Breakfast. Today we will visit Perito Moreno Glacier (80 mts high and 27 kms). We can walk through the balconies that are in front of it and surrounded by the wood.

10th day – Calafate – Puerto Natales (Chile) After breakfast, departure to Chilean border (Cancha Carrera, 360 kms from

Calafate). Migrations and continue to Puerto Natales (37 kms from the border). Arrival late at noon. Night at hotel.

11th day – Torres del Paine (Chilean Patagonia) Breakfast. Excursion to Torres del Paine National Park (154 kms from Puerto

Natales). It starts with the visit to Milodon Caves, where remains fossils of a prehistoric mammal. Box lunch during excursion. After two hours arrival to National Park. Glaciers, paths, free animals, Andes mountains make Torres del Paine an unforgettable

spot on earth.

12th day – Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers Breakfast. Sailing to see Ultima Esperanza fjord. It’s located in Bernardo ’Higgins.

This National Park can be reached only by sea. Balmaceda mountain (2.035 mts) and Balmaceda and Serrano glaciers could

be appreciated. Return to Puerto Natales. Night at hotel.

13th day – Puerto Natales / Calafate / Buenos Aires Breakfast. Transfer by bus to Calafate (Argentina), 360 kms and then flight to Buenos Aires. Arrival and transfer to hotel. Night at hotel.

14th day – Buenos Aires (departure) Transfer to the International Airport.