Torres del Paine + Ushuaia » 9 days - 8 nights
General info
This program visits the best of the southernmost part of the continent. We first visit Torres del Paine National Park in Chile, taking advantage of our Full Camps in the heart of the National Park. We hike here the 3 most important valleys of the area. We then drive south across the Magellan Strait into Tierra del Fuego. We visit a typical Patagonian ranch, a mountain refuge in the Tierra Mayor valley and eventually discover the secrets of the “city of the end of the world”. We take a boat trip in the Beagle Channel and hike in Tierra del Fuego National Park.
Itinerary
Accommodation
3 nights at Hostel u Hostería 4 nights at Full Camp 1 night at a Mountain lodge
Itinerary
Services
Included:
- Bilingual tour leader during all the activities
- Mountain guides while on trek.
- Lake Pehoe boat trips (in and out).
- Beagle channel boat trip.
- All transfers El Calafate airport – El Calafate – Torres del Paine – Puerto Natales – Río Grande – Ushuaia – Ushuaia Airport.
- During the trip we combine private and regular buses.
- Lodging as shown below.
- 8 breakfasts, 7 box lunch y 6 dinners as detailed below
Lodging
We offer the Torres del Paine & Ushuaia Adventure in three different type of accommodations.
Base Accommodation (PWU – 00) Hostel Room
The Base Offer (PWU 00) lodge is shown in the following chart.
| Days | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 |
| Hostel room with shared bathroom | x | x | x | |||||
| Full Camp double basis (area with sanitary services) | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Mountain refuge with shared rooms and bathrooms | x |
Accommodation (PWU – 01 and PWU- 02) Double or Single Room with Private Bathroom
These alternatives lodge as shown in the following chart, in double base (PWU 01) or single base (PWU 02) during all the trip but one night (at Solar del Bosque, in which this option is not available)
They differ from the previous one that passengers stay in Hotels, Hosterias or Inns in double room with private bathroom (not in a Hostel) and the single room option is available.
When you choose single base, you have single base accommodations at the Full Camp tents too.
| Days | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 |
| Hosteria double basis with private bathroom | x | x | x | |||||
| Full Camp double basis (area with sanitary services) | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Mountain refuge with shared rooms and bathrooms | x | |||||||
| Single Base option available | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Meals
Meals included in the trip are shown in the following chart.
| Días | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 |
| Desayuno | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Box Lunch | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| Cena | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Not included:
- Entrance fees to National Parks.
- Medical and life insurance.
- Tips.
- Drinks and beverages (all foods are without alcoholic or non alcoholic drinks).
- Flights or airport taxes.
- Port tax at Ushuaia.
- Optional excursions.
- Services not shown or detailed in the program.
Notes
The travel agency holds the right of changing the itinerary or cancel any of the activities when any natural cause (or any other cause of any type) justifies it in order to look after the group safety.
Equipment Required
List of suggested personal equipment:
- Backpack, 50 lts or so
- Thermal underwear
- Trekking shoes or boots
- Trekking pants
- Fleece
- Parka and overpants
- Gaiters
- Gloves
- Thermal socks
- The necessary spare cloth
- Wool hat
- Sun hat
- Sun glasses
- Sun screen (UV is very strong during the southern spring, from september thru december)
- Personal items
- Lamp
- Trekking poles (recommended, if you are use to them)
- Personal medication
- Personal documents to cross the border between Argentina and Chile.
Weather in Patagonia is unpredictable. Not very cold, but it is usually windy. To dress in layers is the best advice.
Departure Dates
- ComienzaTermina
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