Patagonia Trekking Tour
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Price	$2,900
Single Supplement	$250 (optional - two hotel nights)
Length	Nine Days & Eight Nights
Activities	Trekking
Guides (Tentative)	To Be Assigned
Difficulty Level	Moderate
Navigation Required	None
Other	$675 Internal Flight Not Included

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Patagonia is a huge area of land that comprises the southern part of South America. Located in both Chile and Argentina and consisting of mountains, glaciers, lakes, and plains, it has been an explorer's dream for hundreds of years.

Our Patagonia tour takes place entirely in Chile, in the area in and around Torres del Paine National Park. The park's main feature and namesake are the three Torres (towers), huge granite peaks jutting straight up into the sky. The entire region is remote, sparsely populated, and beautifully situated among snow-capped mountains, alpine lakes, and windblown plateaus. Plus, Torres del Paine National Park has well-marked trails with picturesque views from almost every turn.

This is a unique trekking adventure for us, because we actually spend nights in comfortable refugios, or mountain huts, that have hot showers, cooked meals, and bunk bed matresses - all backcountry luxuries. We hike from one refugio to the next, taking in the incredible sights, as our gear is transported by porter and Zodiac boat along the fjords. Patagonia is a world-class hiking destination and our multi-day, refugio-based trek is a fantastic way to see the backcountry without forgoing the comforts you love.

Special Notes
1. We will purchase and bill you the cost of the Santiago-Punta Arenas flight (approximately $675). Because we might have to purchase this ticket many months in advance, it is possible this payment will be due prior to the tour balance, which is due 60 days before the trip. 2) Optional sleeping bag rental of $75 is not included.  3) Because we must provide a non-refundable deposit to our local operator, the $500 deposit for this trip is not refundable or transferrable to another trip after September 30, 2009. Please strongly consider trip insurance!

Accommodations
We begin our tour at the Hotel Torremayor in Santiago, a modern hotel in the heart of the city. The next two nights we spend in the heart of Patagonia in a fantastic Eco Camp, semi-permanent luxury tents designed to have minimal impact on the environment and similar in amenities to the tented safaris in Africa. Then for three nights we are trekking.  For two of those nights we stay in refugios such as the Hosteria Tyndall. The refugios provide us with meals, have communal baths with hot water (most of the time), and bedrooms sleeping from two to eight hikers in bunkbeds. These are basic but a step up from camping and can seem luxurious after a day of hiking in the backcountry! The third day of hiking we sleep in tents on a private 40,000-acre ranch just outside the park.  Our final night of the tour we reward ourselves with a stay in the Weskar Lodge in Puerto Natales, with views overlooking Ultima Esperanza Fiord.

For More Information

• See our Patagonia Frequently Asked Questions and Patagonia Itinerary pages.
• Request a Trip Description.