Chile & Patagonia Highlights
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Overview
Highlights
- Start your journey in Santiago, Chile’s bustling capital city
- Fly to the windswept Strait of Magellan and take a unique zodiac tour up the Rio Serrano
- Be awed by Patagonia’s massive glaciers, pristine rivers, and unique wildlife
- Take outstanding guided hikes through stunning Torres del Paine National Park
- Top quality boutique hotels, truly outstanding local English-speaking private guides
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Trip includes
- All accommodations and transfers
- Meals as indicated below
- All guiding
- Excursions
- Entrance fees
Itinerary
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Lastarria Boutique Hotel
Arrive to Santiago. You will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel, located in a great area of the pleasant Lastarria neighborhood, one of the best areas of Santiago for walking around.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Lastarria Boutique Hotel
You have a half day privately guided city tour, visiting the colonial and modern highlights, and taking a visit to the Parque Metropolitano (Cerro San Cristobal), where you’ll have a spectacular vi...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Weskar Patagonian Lodge
Fly to Punta Arenas, located on the Strait of Magellan. Upon arrival you will be met at the airport and transferred north to the small fishing town of Puerto Natales (3 hour drive). Located on the b...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Tierra Patagonia
You start the day with a catamaran trip across the Last Hope Sound to Balmaceda glacier, where you will disembark and have the chance to explore the area on foot. Afterwards, you will con...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Tierra Patagonia
Your stay at the Ecocamp includes guided excursions each day. Each day there is an option between the active (generally trekking) option and an easier going, less active option. On the ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Tierra Patagonia
Exploring Torres del Paine National Park from the Ecocamp.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Tierra Patagonia
Exploring Torres del Paine National Park from the Ecocamp.
Meals: Breakfast
In the morning you will be transferred back to Punta Arenas for your flight back to Santiago where you can connect with your international flight home. (We can also arrange any extensions to other parts of Chile that you might be interested in, such as the Lake District or Wine Country, or connect this trip with Argentine Patagonia, finishing in Buenos Aires.)
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Dates & Availability
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
Prices may vary due to local taxes and trip seasonality. Click "Request Info" to inquire directly with the tour operator for the final trip price.
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Tour Operator
Who We Are
Vaya Adventures was founded in 2004 by Jim Lutz, who developed a passion for Latin America while living and working in Ecuador after graduating from Harvard University. He has lived, worked, and traveled extensively in South and Central America, as has every member of our team of specialists. Vaya Adventures has a deep network of local contacts in each of its destinations, with the finest guides and most reliable operational staff in Latin America all working to ensure that your trip exceeds your expectations. Our Destination Specialists have deep knowledge of their areas of specialty, and will put together an itinerary that perfectly matches your interests, dates, and budget.
Where We Go and How We Go
Vaya Adventures specializes in travel to some of the best places in South & Central America, including Peru & Machu Picchu, Ecuador & the Galapagos, Patagonia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, Belize and Costa Rica. We create exceptional travel experiences for independent travelers, with an emphasis on the best regional lodges, inns and small hotels, top quality local English speaking guides, and outstanding excursions, including hiking, biking, sea kayaking, snorkeling, and cultural exploration. Whether you choose one of our suggested itineraries or want us to help you put together a customized trip that matches your interests and travel dates, Vaya Adventures will help you have the trip of a lifetime to South or Central America.
Why Travel With Us?
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Read our testimonials, because they explain it better than we can! The bottom line is that you’ll have an outstanding trip. In planning a trip to South or Central America, there is a lot to figure out: which local guides and operators you can trust, which hotels really stand out, how to find the out-of-the-way highlights, and how you get from place to place, to name just a few. Vaya Adventures allows you to leave all of these issues in our hands while you focus on making the most out of your trip. We have years of first-hand experience in the region, will work with you to create exactly the trip you want, and work with the best local guides. In all of our destinations we offer unique and off the beaten path excursions that bring the best of the country to life. On top of all that, we have a value guarantee! Call to speak with one of our Destination Specialists and you’ll come to see, as our thousands of travelers have, that we are offering an exceptional level of expertise and service for your trip to South or Central America.
Vaya Adventures and the Environment
One of Vaya Adventures’ main goals is to help create a strong positive incentive for the preservation of the remaining natural places in Latin America. Vaya Adventures is a contributing member and supporter of a variety of organizations that work to preserve the natural environment in Latin America, including the Rainforest Alliance, The International Ecotourism Society, Conservation International, The Galapagos Conservancy, and The Nature Conservancy. We promote lodges, such as Posada Amazonas in the Peruvian Amazon, that have received funding and support from Conservation International for their pioneering ecotourism projects. Jim Lutz, the founder of Vaya Adventures, is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Galapagos Tour Operators Association, an organization that works to promote genuinely sustainable tourism in the Galapagos. For more about the work we’re doing in our destinations, please see our Vaya Giving Back page.
Our Guarantee: You won’t find a trip of this quality at a better price
Our value guarantee is simple: We guarantee that you won’t be able to find a trip at the same level of quality in services and accommodations for a better price. If you do, let us know and we’ll refund the difference to you. You can be confident that the quality and value of your experience will be unsurpassed. We want every traveler who takes a trip with us to come home raving to his or her friends about every aspect of the experience, including the value.
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Logistics
What's excluded
- Local airfare (about $350)
- International airfare
- Gratuities
- Insurance
- Airport taxes
Accommodation
Notice of cancellation of your trip must be received in writing by Vaya Adventures. If it becomes necessary for you to cancel your trip, the following fees will apply to cancelled trips, computed as of the date of receipt of written cancellation notice:
- More than 120 days prior to departure: $0 (initial deposit is non-refundable)
- 91 to 120 days prior to departure: 25% of total cost for entire trip
- 30 to 90 days prior to departure: 50% of total cost for entire trip
- Less than 30: 100% of total cost for entire trip
Cancellation schedules for cruises or certain special events are sometimes more strict. Additionally, clients are subject to any cancellation fees assessed by the purveyors of services including hotels or airlines used in the itinerary. We highly recommend that all clients purchase trip cancellation insurance. No partial refunds are possible for unused portions of a trip. Vaya Adventures is not responsible for any expenses incurred by trip members in preparing for a canceled trip (e.g., nonrefundable advance purchase air tickets, visa fees, inoculations, equipment, etc.) or for any additional arrangements. If for any reason Vaya Adventures cancels your trip, an alternative trip of a similar standard will be offered to you. If this is not acceptable to you, then all moneys paid by you to Vaya Adventures will be refunded. Beyond the trip costs paid to us, Vaya Adventures is not responsible for any loss or damage that arises out of any cancellation for any reason whatsoever
8 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches and 4 Dinners
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