Adventure in Chile

Torres del Paine and the Lakes Region
12 days / 11 nights
From $4,312 per person, double occupancy for 2008

Includes domestic airfare, accommodations, transfers, meals and tours as specified

Day 1: Santiago de Chile
Airport reception and transfer to your hotel. Accommodations at the charming Hotel Orly, buffet breakfast included. This is a small, boutique style hotel which has 28 rooms. A converted mansion, the Hotel Orly is superbly situated in one of the city's more exclusive areas, Providencia. Everything you may want to see is close by - shops, restaurants, downtown, museums, banks, the cable car up the hill.

Day 2: Santiago – Torres del Paine
Hotel pickup and transfer to the airport. Fly to Punta Arenas and transfer to Torres del Paine National Park. Along the way, you’ll pass by Figueroa Lagoon and several beautiful lakes, keeping your eyes peeled for guanacos, ostriches, black-necked swans, flamingos and condors. Accommodations at Hosteria Lago Grey for 4 nights.

Upon arrival at Hosteria Grey, you will be assigned to your comfortable accommodations. After settling in you will be orientated to the lodge and the surrounding region. The impressive Andean massifs of Torres del Paine are surrounded by glaciers, waterfalls, lakes, and lagoons, which together make this national park famous throughout the world for the richness of its natural beauty. Accommodations are in standard room with daily breakfast included.

You will have the option to sign up for half and full day excursions while at the hosteria.

Days 3-5: Torres del Paine National Park
The impressive Andean massifs of Torres del Paine are surrounded by glaciers, waterfalls, lakes and lagoons, which together make this national park famous throughout the world. Cruise out on Grey Lake, where you may witness huge chunks of blue ice breaking off from impressive Grey Glacier. (B)

Day 6: Punta Arenas – Puerto Montt – YAN KEE WAY LODGE
Depart from Torres del Paine National Park for an eight-hour transfer back to Punta Arenas and fly to Puerto Montt. Accommodations at Yan Kee Way Lodge in a bungalow suite, with the All-Inclusive Program. Beautiful local woods, black lava encrustations and old-world style craftsmanship are found throughout the newly constructed lodge. Osorno volcano peers over the horizon from the front of the lodge.

Access to your bungalow is by way of a meandering river rock path through the woods. The doors and furniture are hand carved from Chilean hardwoods. The bedroom, on the second level, has goose down comforters, and quality mattresses. There is a spacious living room and full bath with separate dressing room and Jacuzzi. Central heating makes the bungalow cozy on the chilly evenings. All meals and guided excursions (except fishing) are included with the All -Inclusive Program. (B,D)

Days 7,8: Lakes District
Days to explore the area on daily guided excursions or on your own. (B,L,D)

Day 9: Lakes Crossing to Argentina
This morning you will be transferred to the pier at Petrohue. Here, you'll board a launch for a tour across spectacular Lake Todos los Santos, also known as Emerald Lake because of its vivid blue-green colored waters. After a two-hour journey you'll arrive in Peulla. In the afternoon, you'll board a bus and continue to Puerto Frias and continue across Lake Frias by boat. Another short bus ride brings you to the edge of Lake Nahuel Huapi. A two-hour journey across the lake will bring you to Bariloche. Transfer to your hotel. Accommodations at the Hotel Design Suites, breakfast included – 2 nights. (B)

Day 10: Bariloche
Today is at your leisure. (B)

Day 11: Bariloche – Puerto Montt – Santiago
You will be picked up at your hotel and transferred to the Bariloche bus station. Board the bus (try to sit on the left side for better views) for a six-hour scenic overland transfer to the Puerto Montt airport. Puerto Montt-Santiago flight times to be advised. Airport reception and transfer to your hotel. Overnight accommodations at the Hotel Orly, breakfast included. (B)

Day 12: Maipo Canyon & Vineyard Tour – Departure
Half-day tour features a drive into the Maipo Canyon up to Las Vertientes, a popular resort at the foothills of the Andes, with a view of the winding Maipo River. The tour continues toward Pirque, a picturesque village to visit the old cellars of Concha y Toro winery with winetasting included.

This evening you will be picked up at your hotel and transferred to the airport for your flight home. (B)

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