Torres del Paine, Punta Arenas and Tierra del Fuego

View of the Torres

Punta Arenas is the gateway to one of the main magnets in South America for light and heavy trekkers, mountain climbers, and those who delight in beautiful scenery - the Torres del Paine National Park. Scattered through the park is a good range of accommodations, from luxury to refuges. Getting to the Park, ususally via Puerto Natales, is also a very attractive part of the whole trip. Punta Arenas is the starting point for many trips to Tierra del Fuego, an island with its own character and history.

Magic of the Altiplano 3 nights from $877 pp	request
Discover the far north of Chile, starting at Arica, passing the hieroglyphs of Lluta Valley, colonial villages, Cardones Canyon and reaching the altiplano for the fascinating and remote beauty of Lauca National Park and its wildlife. more details

Northern Chile Highlights 7 nights from $1319 pp	request
A self-drive around the marvels of northern Chile: the northern altiplano, Lauca National Park and down to the Atacama desert more details

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did you know...

"The introduction of the royal Spanish monopoly (Estanco Real de Tabaco) on tobacco in 1799 ….is deeply hated by the people. The entire tobacco harvest has to be sold to the government, and to prevent or limit smuggling tobacco was concentrated in only one place. Inspectors travel the country burning plantations found outside the authorised zone, and inform against those wretches who dare to smoke their own home-made cigars. These inspectors are mostly Spaniards, as insolent as those doing the same job in Europe. This insolence has greatly contributed to the maintenance of the hatred between the colonies and the metropolis." (von Humboldt, Personal Narrative of a Journey)

Testimonials: Laura, We finally got back from our long trip, of which our Patagonia tour was just the beginning. The self-drive part to Torres del Paine certainly was one of the main highlights and your arrangements served us very well. The Hertz people could not have been nicer; we got a brand new Montero (which we returned totally dirty inside and out after driving through mud for two days) and both checkout and return were easy. The hotels in Punta Arenas and Puerto Natales were fine. OK,........ Ulrich M, USA

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