DAY 1 SYDNEY – SANTIAGO

Meet at the Sydney airport to take the flight to the city of Santiago. Arrival at Santiago airport, reception and transfer to the hotel. Rest of the day free. Accommodation.

DAY 2 SANTIAGO – City Tour 

We will begin our experience from your hotel to visit different places of interest in Santiago, observing the contrasts between the capital’s historic center and the modern buildings of the Oriente sector, also getting to know the favorite places of tourists and locals. We will start on the main street of the city center, Av. Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins (better known as Alameda) and there we will visit the Presidential Palace of La Moneda, a building of neoclassical construction that houses an important part of Chilean history. We will take a panoramic tour of the central pedestrian promenades and pass through the Plaza de Armas, a strategic place from where the first layouts of the city were made. Around it we can see several historical buildings: the Cathedral Church, the Central Post Office and the Municipality of Santiago. We will climb Cerro Santa Lucía, a beautiful and important architectural and historical site that served as a strategic point for the founding of the city (and which is frequently visited by Santiago residents) and then head to other places where locals spend their time. free: the Forest Park, the Museum of Fine Arts, and the Lastarria Neighborhood. We will cross the Mapocho River to reach the Bellavista neighborhood, which concentrates strong cultural and artistic activity, in addition to being one of the favorites for nightlife in the capital. Finally we will get to know the new center of the city, visiting Providencia and the communes of Las Condes and Vitacura, visiting the Bicentenario park, one of the new iconic parks of the city. Later, after visiting the Eastern area of ​​Santiago, protagonists of growth and modernity, we will begin our return to the hotel. Accommodation.

DAY 3 SANTIAGO – Viña del Mar and Valparaíso

We will begin our experience from your hotel towards the coast to see Valparaiso, a city that was the main port of the Pacific Ocean during the 19th century and that today is one of the main tourist destinations in Chile thanks to its vibrant culture and particular architecture. We will also visit Viña del Mar, a beautiful coastal city known for its gardens and pleasant beaches. We will cross the fertile wine valley of Casablanca and arrive at Valparaiso, obtaining beautiful views of the city from the viewpoints located on one of the 43 hills that surround the bay. We will visit some of its historical and commercial areas and also the National Congress, and we will go up one of the most famous elevators in the city. We will go to Cerro Alegre and achieve an extraordinary view from Paseo Yugoslavo, continuing to Cerro Concepción and walking along the picturesque Paseo Atkinson, obtaining one of the best postcards of Valparaíso. We will go to La Sebastiana, an original construction that today is a museum and cultural center that houses collections of the renowned Chilean poet Pablo Neruda (Private experience only, access Wednesday to Sunday), and we will then continue to the neighboring spa city of Viña del Mar There we will visit the Games Casino and the main avenues and gardens of the coastal sector, and then walk through residential neighborhoods with modern architecture, reaching Reñaca beach. We will finish by visiting the city center, Plaza Vergara and Av. Alvarez, then returning to the hotel in Santiago. Accommodation.

DAY 4 SANTIAGO – PUNTA ARENAS – PUERTO NATALES

At the appropriate time, transfer to the airport to take the flight to Punta Arenas, (we recommend the first flights) transfer to the city of Puerto Natales (249 km / 3:00 hrs. trip). ). Arrival in the city and transfer to your hotel. Accommodation.

DAY 5 PUERTO NATALES – Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers by boat on May 21

(NAVIGATION SUBJECT TO WEATHER CONDITIONS). We will begin our experience from your hotel to see two of the most important glaciers in Chilean Patagonia and enjoy a relaxing navigation. We will take the boat from the Puerto Bories dock to the Bernardo O’Higgins National Park through the Señoret Channel and we will enjoy a delicious coffee accompanied by a sweet snack, observing Mount Balmaceda during the journey, where the glaciers that we will visit are located. . The first point of interest that we will see will be the Frigorífico Bories National Historical Monument, founded in 1913 by the Sociedad Explotadora Tierra del Fuego and which for more than 60 years was the most important slaughtering center in Southern Patagonia (and which today is a luxury hotel-museum). We will also be able to appreciate the waterfall and condor cliffs, and then we will disembark in Puerto Toro to begin a walk led by our guide along the shore of the Témpanos lagoon through a native forest of coigües, ñirres and ciruelillos. Here we will appreciate the vegetation and the contrast between the sky and the sea ice, accompanied by the imposing Serrano Glacier. Upon returning from the walk we will board again, then seeing the Balmaceda Glacier with a well-deserved snack with ice from icebergs that broke off from the glacier. After having witnessed a unique and wild landscape, we will go to an Estancia to enjoy a tasty Magellanic-style roast lamb on a stick, after which we will return to the hotel in Puerto Natales. Accommodation. 

DAY 6 PUERTO NATALES – Torres del Paine National Park

We will begin our experience from your hotel to see some of the most important areas of the beautiful Torres del Paine National Park, appreciating lakes, mountains and waterfalls as well as the imposing Gray Glacier. Our first stop will be the Cueva del Milodón, located 24 kilometers north of Puerto Natales. This Natural Monument is made up of three caverns and a conglomerate called Silla del Diablo, a name that comes from the popular imagination given to a rock structure that looks like an armchair which is said to have been the seat of the Milodon and which legend transformed into a devil. We will then head to the Torres del Paine National Park, being able to observe Laguna Sofía, the Prat Mountain Range, Lake Porteño, Cerro Mesa, Lake del Toro, Sierra del Toro and Sierra Ballena on the way. We will enter the Park through the Serrano Sector Gate and take the path over the Serrano Bridge to continue towards the Gray Lake sector, where we will take a pleasant walk along the lake shore and, if weather conditions permit, we will access the Gray Peninsula Viewpoint and we will appreciate the front part of the glacier of the same name. We will return to the Gray Nursery to go to a restaurant located in the area and there we will enjoy a delicious lunch and a restful rest, after which the second stage of our visit to this beautiful National Park begins. We will go to the Salto Grande sector and visit the Nordenskjold Lake Viewpoint to enjoy beautiful views and then continue to the Paine Waterfall, a beautiful place where you can see the discharge of milky waters that come from the glaciers through the Paine River and that They finally drain into the Seno de Ultima Esperanza. Then we will return to Puerto Natales passing through the Mirador del Lago Sarmiento, finally returning to the hotel. Accommodation.

DAY 7 PUERTO NATALES – EL CALAFATE

At the established time, transfer to the regular bus station to El Calafate (immigration procedures are carried out). Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel. Accommodation.

DAY 8 EL CALAFATE – Los Glaciares National Park with Nautical Safari

We leave from El Calafate towards the Perito Moreno glacier, early in the morning. We travel an 80 km route making stops to take photographs, accompanied by a guide authorized by the “Los Glaciares” National Park, who will provide us with all the information about the environment, history and mysticism of this unique Glacier. After entering the area of ​​the Patagonian Andean forest, we will stop at the curve of the sighs, to enjoy the first view of the Perito Moreno Glacier, then continuing to its walkways where we will have free time to walk along the walkways in front of the glacier and thus be able to enjoy it. The glacier has a surface area of ​​195 km. square, 6 km. wide and 60 meters high above the level of the Lake, this mass of ice has permanent ice falls on its front where enormous pieces of it fall into the water causing a deafening spectacle. These blocks of ice navigate through the Canal de los Témpanos, often reaching the very beginning of the Santa Cruz River after sailing almost 150 km. We complement the excursion with the Nautical Safari. You embark in Bajo de las Sombras Bay and navigate along the Brazo Rico in front of the South wall at a distance of about 200 meters from the Glacier. There you will be able to appreciate the majesty and real height, which exceeds 70 meters above the level of the Lake. Accommodation.

DAY 9 EL CALAFATE

Free day for personal activities. We recommend taking as an optional tour: minitrekking, Express Ice Rivers or Cerro Frías. Accommodation.

DAY 10 EL CALAFATE – BUENOS AIRES

At the scheduled time, transfer to the airport to board the flight to Buenos Aires. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.

DAY 11 BUENOS AIRES – City tour

We will visit Plaza de Mayo, political, social and historical center where we will find the Casa Rosada, headquarters of the Executive Branch; the Council; the Metropolitan Cathedral and the May Pyramid. From there we will cross part of Avenida de Mayo, rich in a variety of architectural styles where European-style buildings stand out. This avenue connects the Executive and Legislative Palaces, and was and continues to be a meeting point for the Spanish community. Then we will go to visit the San Telmo neighborhood, where we will learn about its history. Then we will continue to the La Boca neighborhood, characteristic for its homes and for having been the first port of Buenos Aires and center of the Italian community, especially the Genoese. Later we will visit the northern part of the city: Palermo, a neighborhood that has large mansions, its Tres de Febrero park and its countless squares and important avenues. In this area we will see the monument to the Magna Carta, commonly called De los Españoles. From there we will go to the La Recoleta area, one of the most elegant and aristocratic neighborhoods in the city where we will see the Paseo del Pilar, full of restaurants and bars, the Church of Pilar and the important buildings that are located on this site. We will surround the Teatro Colón and Plaza Lavalle, where we will see in its surroundings, in addition to the aforementioned Theater, the Cervantes National Theater, the Roca school and the Legislative Palace. We will cross the most important avenue of our city, 9 de Julio where the Plaza de la República is located, in the center of which stands the most characteristic symbol of the city of Buenos Aires: the Obelisk. We also passed through Puerto Madero, the most modern neighborhood in the city. The old Port, recycled in 1990, became a fashionable promenade and one of the areas with the most bars and restaurants in the city. Accommodation.

DAY 12 BUENOS AIRES

Free day for personal activities. Accommodation.

DAY 13 BUENOS AIRES – SYDNEY

At the appropriate time, transfer to the airport to take the return flight to Sydney.