Yampu Latin America Tours » Chile » Santiago and Patagonia: Torres del Paine

Starting Price:	$3,698.00
Trip Length:	8 days

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Soft/Multi Adventure
Patagonia

Torres del Paine

Glacier in Torres

Santiago

Santiago and Patagonia: Torres del Paine

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Torres del Paine National Park, which is made up of beautiful mountains, glaciers, lakes and rivers, is a popular destination for Yampu travelers. This is the southern extreme of the Patagonia ice field—the largest in the world. Glacier Grey, which melts slowly into Lago Grey, provides spectacular crashing ice and tremendous green-and-blue icebergs. Yampu travelers will stay at a hosteria in Las Torres de la Patagonia, a magnificent place at the bottom of the world. Prior to visiting the lake, we will spend some time in Santiago, Chile’s dynamic capital. Prior to visiting the Patagonia are we will spend some time in Santiago, the capital of Chile. Near Santiago we may visit Vina del Mar and Valparaiso, Valle Nevado, Isla Negra and the Pablo Neruda Museum or the wineries Cousińo Macul winery and Concha y Toro.

This trip can be customized to fit your individual travel dates and any specific requests you may have. Your travel consultant will prepare a customized itinerary for you. We offer a choice of 3, 4, 5-star and deluxe hotels. The Deluxe option is with the newly built Ritz Carlton Hotel in Santiago.

This tour includes international airfare from Miami (US), on non-holiday dates. You do not need to fly via Miami; Yampu will fly you the most direct way to your city of destination. Depending on your travel dates and proximity of travel, we will quote you the most economical surcharge from your city or country of origin.

Additional information on this trip:

Days of Week the Trip can Start:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Visited Cities:
Santiago, Puerto Natales, Torres del Paine

Day 1

Take overnight flight to Santiago.

Day 2

Santiago
Reception at Santiago airport and transfer to your selected hotel in the heart of the city. Afternoon, tour Santiago. A journey through the main streets of the center of Santiago, viewing the neoclassical Moneda Palace, built in the 18th century and current seat of government, the Plaza de Armas, or main square with its cathedral, the Museum of National History and the Central Post Office, all with very different architectural styles. Continue to the Parque Forestal, based on the Champs d’Elysee in Paris, the Fine Arts Museum and the Santa Lucia Hill where the city was founded in 1541. Continue to the bohemian area of Bellavista and climb San Cristobal Hill for a panoramic view of the city with the Andes Mountains in the background. The tour finishes with a visit to the handicraft village of Los Graneros del Alba (closed Mondays; an alternative is substituted). Return to your hotel.
Note: check-in is normally after 2 pm. Early check-in may be granted subject to availability (not confirmed).

Day 3

Full day of touring around Santiago. On this day, you may choose from one of the following excursions:
Vina del Mar and Valparaiso
Valle Nevado
Isla Negra - Pablo Neruda Museum
Cousińo Macul and Concha y Toro wineries

Day 4

Santiago - Punta Arenas - Puerto Natales
Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Punta Arenas. Reception at the airport and transfer to the bus station to take the bus to Puerto Natales. Upon arrival transfer to your hotel. Evening at leisure to rest before your excursion to the Torres del Paine Park.

Day 5

Torres del Paine National Park
Full day excursion to Torres del Paine National Park. Enroute we will visit the Milodón Cave, where the remains of a prehistoric animal were found in the last century. The Torres del Paine National Park was declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1978. The park covers an area of 160,000 hectares. The most important attraction is the central mountain range where the Horns of Paine are found, and also the needles which were formed by the action of the many glaciers surrounding the rock. There are also many impressive lakes, glaciers, waterfalls and a quite varied flora and fauna—which makes this one of the most famous places in Chile to visit. Lunch (included) is in a restaurant in the park itself. Transfer to a hosteria in the park in the late afternoon.

Day 6

Torres del Paine
Day of leisure in Torres del Paine. Optional excursions available at the hosteria. Overnight in Torres del Paine.

Day 7

Torres del Paine - Punta Arenas
Morning of leisure. Afternoon transfer to Punta Arenas. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel.

Day 8

Morning, transfer to the airport to take the flight to Santiago and connect with the flight back home, or overlap with the add-on of your choice.

Suggested Hotels by City and Category *

Santiago
3-star	Diego de Almagro, Panamericano or similar.
4-star	Orly, Galerias Santiago or similar.
5-star	Santiago Marriott, Bosque Park & Suites or similar.
Airport	Holiday Inn Express (Santiago Airport), across from the airport
Deluxe	Ritz Carlton, Grand Hyatt Regency, San Cristobal Tower or similar.
Puerto Natales
3-star	Weskar Lodge , Aquaterra or similar.
4-star	Altiplanico Hotel, Martín Gusinde or similar.
5-star	CostAustralis (city view) or similar.
Deluxe	CostAustralis (sea view), Indigo Hotel (sea view) or similar.
Remota Hotel	Remota Hotel - Half Board
Torres del Paine
3-star	Hosteria Cerro Guido and Hosteria Rio Serrano in standard room, or simlar
4-star	Hosteria Cerro Guido and Hosteria Rio Serrano in Superior room, or simlar
5-star	Hosteria Lago Grey, or similar

* Subject to confirmation at time of booking

8 days , from $3698

Occupancy Type	3-star	4-star	5-star	Deluxe
Double	$3698	$3960	$4083	$4219
Single	$4908	$5432	$5731	$5980

Prices shown above are per person, in US Dollars ($).

Prices include air transportation from Miami to Santiago in economy class, domestic air from Santiago to Punta Arenas, hotel accommodation including daily continental breakfast, guided tours in English including all entrance fees, all transfers between airports and hotels with assistance and baggage handling, and meals where specified. Local airport taxes that are payable in the country of destination are not included. Taxes and security fees that can be paid at time of ticketing are already included in the quote (if airfare has been included in the quote).

Excursions around Santiago
Full day excursion to Vina del Mar and Valparaiso
Depart for the Central Coast traveling through the valleys of Curacaví and Casablanca. The latter is known for its recent success as a wine producing area and there is a stop to visit one of the vineyards and taste some wine. Continue to the coast and visit the beach area of Reńaca and the town of Vina del Mar, known as the Garden City for its pretty parks and flower lined streets. Visit the Gaming Casino and the coastal road. In the afternoon continue to the picturesque port of Valparaiso built in the XVI century on a total of 43 hills which are reached by narrow windy streets, staircases and a series of lifts (funiculars) which is now declared by UNESCO as World Heritage Site because of its eclectic architecture and urban development. Visit the Museum house of Pablo Neruda, La Sebastiana. The house is situated on one of the hills overlooking the bay and contains some of the poets collections, specifically related to the sea. Return to Santiago.

Full Day excursion Valle Nevado
Valle Nevado ski resort is in the mountains near to Santiago at a height of 3.025 meters/ 9,982 feet above sea level and very close to Santiago. Following the river Mapocho up the valley pass through some small mountain villages before starting to climb the mountain proper up a series of hairpin bends. The views are incredible and there is a good chance of seeing condors all year round. The quality and variety of the runs as well as the usually clement weather make this one of the best ski areas in the southern hemisphere. Skiing is available from June – August (lift pass, ski rental etc not included) and the rest of the year it is possible to enjoy the mountain air and wonderful views.

Full Day excursion to Isla Negra – Pablo Neruda Museum
Depart Santiago in the morning for a full day heading towards the coast. Enjoy the first stop in Pomaire, a small village where the inhabitants work the local clay to make a variety of dishes, pots and interesting sculptures amongst other handicrafts. Continue to Isla Negra, a small beachside community with a pretty beach backed by fragrant pine trees. This is the place where Chilean Nobel Prize for Literature winner Pablo Neruda chose to build one of his houses. The eccentric architecture houses some of his collections, including bottles, figureheads from ships, shells and various other eclectic articles.
There is time for lunch locally after the visit (not included) before returning to Santiago.

Full day excursion to Cousińo Macul winery and Concha y Toro winery
We will visit two of the oldest and most historic wineries in Chile:
Vińa Cousińo Macul, founded in 1856, is still owned and run by the direct descendents of Matías Cousińo, the founder of the vineyard and owner of the Lota coal mines in the south of Chile. The cellars were built in the French style using “cal y canto” a mixture of egg white and lime as “cement”. Time for lunch (not included) before continuing to Vińa Concha y Toro. Founded in 1883 by Don Melchor Concha y Toro, it is today the largest producer of export wines in Chile. It has more than 11 thousand barrels of French and American oak oriented to the production of fine wines with a capacity to store over 8 million 200 thousand liters of wine in steel holding tanks. The tour takes us to the landscaped gardens of the colonial house and the vineyards. We will also learn about the wine making process, and will visit the modern processing plant and the old cellars. Afternoon return to Santiago and transfer to your hotel.

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