Patagonia Highlights Drive

How it works: You receive a rental car with unlimited mileage, a road map and detailed itinerary, and hotels booked en route. distance tables

Day 1: Arrive in Punta Arenas (30 km / 19 mi)
Pick up your car at the airport or downtown rental office. Punta Arenas is the largest and most important city of Chilean Patagonia. It is located on the western side of the Strait of Magellan and its inhabitants come from a mix of cultural backgrounds, English sheep ranchers as well as Portuguese sailors settled here. Overnight in Punta Arenas.

Day 2: Punta Arenas - Torres del Paine (410 km / 255 mi)
Breakfast at the hotel. It will be a rather long drive to Torres del Paine National Park with many interesting stops on the way; you will be able to visit the Penguin Colony on the Otway Sound, for example. Torres del Paine National Park will welcome you from afar with its gigantic granite towers. Overnight in Torres del Paine National Park.

Day 3: Torres del Paine
Breakfast at the hotel. The National Park Torres del Paine is one of the most impressive parks in Chile because of its unique wildlife and dramatic scenery. The park is best known for its steep granite towers (torres), the unique horns (cuernos) and the Big Paine Mountain. The massif is crowned by glaciers and surrounded by cascading rivers and beautiful emerald lakes. The park was designated World Biosphere Reserve by the UNESCO in 1978. There are any hiking trails to choose from to discover this gorgeous park. Overnight in Torres del Paine National Park.

Day 4: Torres del Paine - Puerto Natales (151 km / 94 mi)
Breakfast at the hotel. Today you will be able to spend the morning and early afternoon in the national park and explore the places you have not seen yet. Drive back to Puerto Natales in the afternoon; do not forget to visit the Milodón Cave where scientists discovered the remains of a gigantic sloth. Puerto Natales a pleasant small town of no more than 16.000 inhabitants; you will not need a lot of time to visit downtown. Overnight in Puerto Natales.

Day 5: Puerto Natales - Fly out from Punta Arenas (250 km /155 mi)
Breakfast at the hotel. From Puerto Natales it will take 3 hours to return to Punta Arenas. As mentioned before, you can take advantage of the time and visit sites along the way. Drop off you car at the airport or downtown rental office.