SANTIAGO -ATACAMA DESERT - EASTER ISLAND
PUERTO VARAS - LAGUNA SAN RAFAEL - TORRES DEL PAINE
MAR 15 Santiago
Reception at Santiago airport and transfer to hotel. In the afternoon, visit to the most interesting sector of the city: Main Square, Cathedral, La Moneda, Central Market, Cerro Santa Lucia and San Francisco Church. Lodging at Hotel Kennedy. www.hotelkennedy.cl
MAR 16 Valparaiso and Viña del Mar
Breakfast at hotel. Visit to Viña del Mar and Valparaiso, including visit to Quinta Vergara, Av. San Martin, Av. Peru, Sotomayor Square, Ascensor El Peral, Paseo Yugoslavo and La Sebastiana Museum (entrance fee included). Return to Santiago and lodging.
MAR 17 Santiago - Calama
Breakfast in hotel. Transfer to Santiago airport to start excursion to Atacama Desert. Reception at Calama airport and transfer to San Pedro de Atacama. In the afternoon, excursion to Moon Valley, to admire spectacular rock formations, Cordillera de la Sal, Death Valley, and the possibility of admiring a magnificent sunset. Return to San Pedro. Lodging at Hotel Altiplanico. www.altiplanico.cl
MAR 18 Atacama Desert
Breakfast in hotel. Visit to lakes Miscanti and Miñiques. Lunch at Socaire. We will also visit the Salar de Atacama, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Toconao, San Lucas church, Torre Campanario, Laguna Chaxas, to admire three out of the six different kinds of flamingos existing in the whole world. Return to San Pedro. Lodging.
MAR 19 Calama - Santiago
Early in the morning, journey will continue for another top attraction: El Tatio Geysers, the world's highest geyser field, which erupts each day at dawn, creating strange mineral formations and spouting clouds of steam up to 10 meters high. Time will be allowed for natural pools. Return to San Pedro for lunch. In the afternoon visit to Chiuchiu, Pukará de Lasana. Transfer to Calama airport for flight back to Santiago. Transfer by TRANSVIP. Lodging at Diego de Almagro Aeropuerto Hotel.
MAR 20 Santiago - Easter Island
Flight to Easter Island. Reception and transfer to hotel. Lodging at Hotel Iorana. www.ioranahotel.cl
MAR 21 Easter Island
Breakfast at hotel. Full-day tour visiting Tahai, Rano Raraku, Ahu Tongariki, Te Pito Kura, Ahu Nau Nau, Playa Anakena Picnic in Rano Raraku. Lodging.
MAR 22 Easter Island
Breakfast at hotel. In the morning, visit to Rano Kau, Orongo and Ana Kai Tangata. In the afternoon, visit to Ahu Akivi (7 moais), Ana Tepahu caves and cantera de Puna Pau. Lodging.
MAR 23 Easter Island - Santiago
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to airport for flight to Santiago. Transfer to hotel. Lodging.
MAR 24 Santiago - Puerto Montt
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the airport for flight to Puerto Montt. Reception at the airport. City tour in Puerto Varas and Puerto Montt, visiting Angelmó. Transfer to Puerto Varas. Lodging at Hotel Solace. www.solacehotel.cl
MAR 25 Cruise to Peulla
Breakfast at hotel. In the morning, leave on an excursion skirting Lake Llanquihue to Ensenada, panoramic view of Osorno and Calbuco Volcanoes, Laguna Verde and the river Petrohue Water Falls, volcanic rock formations bathed by the emerald green water. Cruise through Lake Todos los Santos to Peulla. Lunch included. Return to Puerto Varas and lodging.
MAR 26 Chiloe Island
Breakfast at hotel. Trip starts driving to Pargua to cross Chacao Channel to Chiloé Island. Visit the historic city of Ancud, San Antonio Fort and Museum. Lunch included. During the afternoon, visit continues to Dalcahue and Castro. Return to Puerto Varas. Lodging.
MAR 27 Puerto Montt - Balmaceda
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport. Reception at Balmaceda airport. We begin our tour through the Aysen region, crossing during 45 min Patagonian pampas to reach the city of Coyhaique. After a short visit to the city, we continue on, following the Simpson River until we reach Puerto Chacabuco (1:15 hr), where the PATAGONIA EXPRESS catamaran waits to take us on a 5-hour cruise through the southern fjords and channels to reach our destination: Puyuhuapi Lodge & Spa. Lodging. Puyuhuapi Lodge.
MAR 28 Puyuhuapi Lodge & SPA
Breakfast. The lodge offers thermal outdoor pools at the edge of the sea, paths for walks through the cold forest, visits to the Queulat National Park with its Hanging Glacier, bicycle trips along the Carretera Austral or explore the Dorita Bay in boats or kayaks. Lodging.
MAR 29 San Rafael Lagoon - Chacabuco - Coyhaique
Breakfast. At 7:00 a.m. we board the PATAGONIA EXPRESS catamaran and begin our journey through the austral fjords on our way to San Rafael Lagoon. The 7-hour trip is a sheer delight to the senses: the transparency of the waters, the majesty of the Andes Mountains wrapped in lush forests, the play of light interwoven through the clouds, and sometimes... encounters with playful dolphins. Sailing through a number of channels, we finally reach the Tempanos River, which leads us to San Rafael Lagoon, home to a millenarian glacier. After a visit of approximately 2 hours, we begin our return trip, arriving in Puerto Chacabuco around 10:30 p.m., where we will be transferred to a hotel in Puerto Chacabuco or Coyhaique.
MAR 30 Balmaceda - Punta Arenas
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to Balmaceda airport to take flight to Punta Arenas. Reception at the airport and transfer to the city. Visit to the Penguin Colony of Seno Otway and transfer by local bus to Puerto Natales. Lodging at Hotel Costaustralis. www.hotelesaustralis.com
MAR 31 Torres del Paine National Park
Breakfast in hotel. Excursion to Torres del Paine National Park, part of the United Nations' World Biosphere Reserve System. Stop at the famous Milodon Cave, where well preserved remains of this prehistoric herbivore that lived there about 12.000 years ago have been found. Journey will continue into the Torres del Paine where we will encounter beautiful lakes, lagoons and waterfalls. Lunch. Return to Puerto Natales and lodging.
APR 01 Balmaceda and Serrano glaciers
Breakfast in hotel. Transfer to port to start cruise to Balmaceda and Serrano glaciers. Lunch at a Magellan Farm. Return to Puerto Natales. Lodging.
APR 02 Punta Arenas - Santiago
Breakfast in hotel. Connection to Punta Arenas airport by local bus service. Flight to Santiago. Transfer to hotel. Lodging.
APR 03 Santiago
Breakfast in hotel. Transfer to the airport for intercontinental flight. End of our services.
PRICE PER PERSON IN US$ 3,990
Referential airfare:
Lan Santiago - Calama - Santiago *** US$ 260 p/p
Lan Santiago - Isla de Pascua - Santiago ***US$ 480 p/p
Lan Santiago - Puerto Montt - Balmaceda // Punta Arenas - Santiago ***US$ 240 p/p
Sky Airline Balmaceda - Punta Arenas *** US$ 110 p/p
