 Explora
Explorer
4 nights each at Explora Patagonia
and Atacama Desert
11 days / 10 nights
$5665, per person, based on double occupancy for 2009/2010
Includes accommodations, meals and guided
excursions as specified. Domestic air not included.
Day 1: Santiago
de Chile
Airport reception and transfer to your hotel. Overnight
deluxe accommodations at the Ritz-Carlton Santiago, breakfast
included. This luxurious hotel is located in Santiago's
most prestigious and refined neighborhood, just half an
hour from the international airport and within walking distance
of exclusive boutiques and restaurants. The hotel has 205
luxurious guestrooms including 49 Club Level rooms and 3
Club Suites, 12 Executive Suites, and a Ritz-Carlton Presidential
Suite; a spa and fitness center with floor to ceiling windows
overlooking the Andes and the city, meeting and conference
space, a grand ballroom, four restaurants and lounges and
24 hour in room dining. The rooms and suites are distributed
among 14 floors crowned by a glass dome housing an indoor
pool and Jacuzzi.
Day 2: Santiago
- Punta Arenas - Torres del Paine
Hotel pickup and transfer to the airport for your flight
to Punta Arenas. Airport reception and transfer to Torres
del Paine. You'll be driven across the windswept Patagonain
steppe, passing guanacos and cara caras. Check-in at the
first-class Explora
Lodge. Take advantage of the tours offered for guests
such as hiking to the Peninsula of Lago de Grey, to the
Alturas del Lago Toro or to Mirador del Toro, navigation
to Grey Glacier, barbecue in Quincho at Laguna Azul, horseback
riding to Laguna Verde, and trekking to the base of
Torres del Paine. (B,L,D)
Days 3 - 5: Explora
Patagonia
Enjoy the variety of
guided excursions to
see Los Cuernos, Grey Glacier, and the Torres del Paine
peaks in the Cordillera Paine range. (B,L,D)
Day 6: Torres
del Paine - Santiago
Transfer back to Punta Arenas for your flight to Santiago.
Upon arrival, proceed on your own to your
hotel, located adjacent to the airport terminal.
Overnight accommodations at the Holiday Inn
Santiago Airport, with daily breakfast included. Opened
in July 2007, the hotel has a modern and beautiful design
with high quality standards. Located in front of the airport,
the hotel has easy and direct access to several areas of
the city. The hotel offers 100% Wi-Fi access (for a fee),
restaurant, bar, business center, parking, and a very nice
indoor swimming pool, sauna, and Jacuzzi. All rooms (114
+ 2 suites in 5 floors) are wired and have Wi-Fi high speed
internet.(B)
Days 7: Santiago
- Calama - San Pedro de Atacama
Proceed on your own to the airport terminal. Check in for
your flight to Calama.
Airport reception and transfer to the Explora
en Atacama Lodge - the Hotel de Larache, located in
the heart of the Atacama
Desert. The luxurious resort in the mist of a green
desert oasis offers its guests gourmet cuisine, highly trained
bilingual guides and all the comforts of a world class hotel.
The Explora Atacama's architecture reflects the local style
of adobe and the use of natural elements. The hotel has
a large courtyard connecting the 52 rooms and a rooftop
deck to watch spectacular sunrises and sunsets. You will
have time for an afternoon excursion. (B,D)
Days 8 - 10: Explora
En Atacama
Days to explore the Atacama Desert on guided excursions.
Choose from hiking,
horseback riding, mountain
biking, sight seeing and cultural tours. (B,L,D)
Day 11: San Pedro
de Atacama - Calama - Santiago - Int'l Departure
Time for a morning excursion and lunch. Transfer back to
the Calama Airport for your flight to Santiago. Proceed
to the international terminal and check in for your evening
flight home. (B,L)
Contact
us to book the Explora Explorer or a customized itinerary
of travel to Chile.
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