A long trip to Patagonia


Trip description

One month is perfect to take your time, discover the main tourist places, but also go off the beaten paths and get into the wild nature.

Day 1: Arrival in Santiago

Day 2: Pucón and its surrounding areas

Day 3: Towards the heights

Day 4: Huerquehue National Park

Day 5: Visit of the "city of roses"

Day 6: Enchanting valley

Day 7: Observation of wildlife and flora

Day 8: Small village in the Tyrolean atmosphere

Day 9: Idyllic landscapes

Day 10: Wild night

Day 11: Unexplored Nature

Day 12: Road to "the mountain that smokes"

Day 13: Hiking in a mountain massif

Day 14: Mount Fitz Roy

Day 15: Visit of El Calafate

Day 16: Incredible spectacle

Day 17: Los Glaciares National Park

Day 18: Arrival in Puerto Natales

Day 19: Chilean inland

Day 20: Treks in the park

Day 21: Second day of treck

Day 22: Head for Tierra del Fuego

Day 23: Fjords and canals

Day 24: Observation of penguins

Day 25: Head to Puerto Madryn

Day 26: Visit of the Valdés Peninsula

Day 27: Arrival on the Argentine capital

Day 28: End of the stay

Day 1 : Arrival in Santiago



Visit of the city (Museum of Pre-Columbian arts and the Palacio de la Moneda).




Day 2 : Pucón and its surrounding areas



Morning flight to Temuco then bus to Pucón, or bus all the way to Pucón. Discovery of the city, including its Mapuche museum.




Day 3 : Towards the heights



Ascent to the Villarrica volcano. Rest in the thermal baths in the evening.




Day 4 : Huerquehue National Park



Walk in the Huerquehue national park and swimming (refreshing!) in the Caburgua lake.




Day 5 : Visit of the "city of roses"

Day5 : Visit of the "city of roses" ©Arnaud BONNEFOY


Bus to Puerto Varas. Walk in the city.




Day 6 : Enchanting valley



Trekking or horseback riding in the Cochamó valley.




Day 7 : Observation of wildlife and flora



Visit of Chiloé (one night in Ancud, another in Castro for example).




Day 8 : Small village in the Tyrolean atmosphere



Bus to Bariloche or boat (cruise Cruce Andino), village built by German and Swiss immigrants. Activities on the program: skiing or hiking.




Day 9 : Idyllic landscapes

Day9 : Idyllic landscapes ©Pierre-Yves SOUCHET


Tour of the seven lakes (Calafquén, Panguipulli, Riñihue, Pellaifa, Neltume, Pirihueico and Lacar) by car rental, which will take us through a series of mineral and plant landscapes.




Day 10 : Wild night

Day10 : Wild night ©Sandro Santioli


Tourist bus to Perito Moreno. Nights in an estancia in the Perito Moreno National Park, very rarely visited, one of the most authentic of Argentinian Patagonia.




Day 11 : Unexplored Nature



Stroll through the Perito Morena national park, often still unknown




Day 12 : Road to "the mountain that smokes"

Day12 : Road to "the mountain that smokes" ©Pierre-Yves SOUCHET


Tourist bus to El Chaltén.




Day 13 : Hiking in a mountain massif

Day13 : Hiking in a mountain massif ©Pierre-Yves SOUCHET


Trekking around El Chaltén to admire Mount Fitz Roy




Day 14 : Mount Fitz Roy

Day14 : Mount Fitz Roy ©François JANNE DOTHEE


Discover one of the most beautiful summits of Patagonia.




Day 15 : Visit of El Calafate

Day15 : Visit of El Calafate ©Alamer - Iconotec


Bus to El Calafate. Walk in town, visit of the reserve or horseback riding.




Day 16 : Incredible spectacle



Visit of the Perito Moreno glacier, this gigantic block of ice which is accessed by wooden footbridges. It is the only glacier in the world still on the move.




Day 17 : Los Glaciares National Park

Day17 : Los Glaciares National Park ©Arnaud Bonnefoy


Cruise to the Upsala glacier.




Day 18 : Arrival in Puerto Natales



Bus to Puerto Natales. Stroll in this pleasant and cosmopolitan city, surrounded by wild landscapes.




Day 19 : Chilean inland



Head to the Torres del Paine National Park. Visit of the park, nights in tents, in the refuge or at the hotel.




Day 20 : Treks in the park



Discovery of the large clear blue lakes dominated by the snow-capped peaks.




Day 21 : Second day of treck



We continue our discovery of these sumptuous landscapes.




Day 22 : Head for Tierra del Fuego

Day22 : Head for Tierra del Fuego ©Arnaud Bonnefoy


Bus to Ushuaia. Walk in the city.




Day 23 : Fjords and canals

Day23 : Fjords and canals ©H.Fougère - Iconotec


Visit of Lapatia National Park in the morning, walk on the Beagle channel in the afternoon.




Day 24 : Observation of penguins

Day24 : Observation of penguins ©Arnaud Bonnefoy


Visit of the pingüinera, the estancia Harberton.




Day 25 : Head to Puerto Madryn



Plane for Rio Gallegos and Trelew (some days), to reach Puerto Madryn.




Day 26 : Visit of the Valdés Peninsula



From September to mid-December, whales come to breed, and it would be a pity to miss this incredible spectacle.




Day 27 : Arrival on the Argentine capital



Plane for Buenos Aires. Visit of the city, the districts of San Telmo and Palermo.




Day 28 : End of the stay



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