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Day 1 – To Santiago:
Fly from London to Santiago, via Madrid, with LAN / Iberia. (N)
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Day 2 – Santiago:
Morning arrival. Transfer
to the Santiago Park Plaza Hotel for 2 nights.
Afternoon at leisure. (N)
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Day 3 – Santiago:
Morning tour of Santiago,
including the cathedral, the historic main square
and San Cristobal Hill for views across the city
and the Andes beyond. Afternoon drive into
the countryside to the Undurraga vineyard for
a tour and wine tasting. (B)
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Day 4 – To San Pedro de Atacama:
Early morning flight to Calama and transfer to San
Pedro de Atacama for 3 nights at the Hotel
Altiplanico. Optional tour of the town and its
archaeological museum. Afternoon excursion
to the Valley of the Moon. (B)
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Day 5 – Atacama desert:
Full-day journey
into the spectacular desert landscape. Visit
the Atacama salt flat and Cejar lagoon, where
pink flamingos may be seen, and the small
village of Toconao, with its white volcanic stone
buildings. (B)
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Day 6 – Atacama desert:
Day at leisure.
Alternatively, take an optional excursion to El
Tatio geysers, the hot springs or the 17thcentury
fortress of Pucara de Quitor. (B)
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Day 7 – To Puerto Varas:
Fly to Puerto Montt,
via Santiago, and transfer to the town of
Puerto Varas, surrounded by shimmering lakes
and perfectly conical snow-capped volcanoes.
Stay 2 nights at the Cabana del Lago Hotel, set
on the lake. (B)
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Day 8 – Chilean Lake District:
Morning visit
to Petrohue Falls and take a boat trip on Lake
Todos los Santos. In the afternoon, drive up
the lower reaches of the Osorno volcano
for spectacular views of the surrounding
mountains. (B)
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Day 9 – To Patagonia:
Fly to Punta Arenas
and visit a traditional Patagonian estancia.
Discover how people live in this remote
region and enjoy a typical quincho barbecue
for lunch. Continue to Puerto Natales, set
amid jagged peaks and the glassy waters of
Last Hope Sound. Stay overnight at the Hotel
CostAustralis (Fjord View room). (B, L)
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Day 10 – To Torres del Paine:
Drive across the
wilds of Patagonia to Torres del Paine National Park. Full-day tour of the park taking in the
dramatic scenery of granite peaks, emerald
lakes, waterfalls and ancient lenga forests. Stay at
the Hotel Rio Serrano for 2 nights, with views
of the Paine ‘horns’, the mountain peaks. (B, L)
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Day 11 – Torres del Paine:
Morning boat
excursion on Grey Lake, close to the mighty
glacier, including a whisky on the rocks with
glacial ice. Afternoon at leisure or optional
excursions. (B)
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Day 12 – To Punta Arenas:
Morning at leisure in the park. Afternoon drive to Punta Arenas,
visiting Otway Sound and the Magellanic
penguin colony (November to March) en route.
Transfer to Cabo de Hornos for 1 night. (B)
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Day 13 – To Santiago:
Short tour of Punta
Arenas, situated on the Magellan Strait, before
your flight to Santiago. Stay overnight at the
Santiago Park Plaza Hotel. (B)
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Day 14 –To London:
Morning at leisure or take
an optional tour to Los Dominicos handicraft
market. Afternoon transfer to the airport and
fly to London, via Madrid, with LAN / Iberia. (B)
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Day 15 – London:
Afternoon arrival. (N)
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Accessibility:
This tour is fully escorted from
Santiago, back to Santiago.
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Private Journeys:
Private Journeys include a shared boat excursion to Peulla on day 8 and shared excursions in Torres del Paine. On day 9, a visit to Otway Sound will be made instead of to a Patagonian estancia.
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Meal Basis:
(B) = Breakfast, (L) = Lunch, (D) = Dinner, (N) = No Meals
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