A self-drive circuit through Chile and Argentina to Patagonia's two most spectacular places: Torres del Paine National Park and Perito Moreno glacier.
Day 1:Arrive in Punta Arenas - Puerto Natales (250 km / 155 mi)
Day 2: Puerto Natales - Torres del Paine (150 km / 94 mi)
Day 3:Torres del Paine
Day 4:Torres del Paine - El Calafate (345 km / 214 mi)
Day 5:Perito Moreno Glacier (77 km / 48 mi)
Day 6:El Calafate - Puerto Natales (337 km / 209 mi)
Day 7:Puerto Natales - Fly out from Punta Arenas (250 km / 155 mi)
Hotels used in this tour (hotels can be changed on request for most tours)
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Day 1: Arrive in Punta Arenas - Puerto Natales (250 km / 155 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. On the way to Puerto Natales you should stop at the penguin colony of Seno Otway. Overnight in Puerto Natales.
Day 2: Puerto Natales - Torres del Paine (150 km / 94 mi)
The drive to Torres del Paine National Park will show us true Patagonia; do not forget to visit the Milodón Cave where scientists discovered the remains of a gigantic sloth. The main road to Puerto Natales is paved and in good conditions. Torres del Paine National Park will welcome you from far with its gigantic granite towers. Overnight in Torres del Paine National Park.
(Included meals: breakfast)
Day 3: Torres del Paine
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. Within this gorgeous park, there are many hiking trails to choose from. Overnight in Torres del Paine National Park.
(Included meals: breakfast)
Day 4: Torres del Paine - El Calafate (345 km / 214 mi)
Passing through the village and Estancia of Cerro Castillo you will enter Argentina. From the border onwards, you will mainly drive through the vast and desolate Argentinean Pampa to El Calafate, where you will be spending the following 2 nights. Overnight in El Calafate.
(Included meals: breakfast)
Day 5: Perito Moreno Glacier (77 km / 48 mi)
The beauty of the National Park L
os Glaciares is amazing and when you encounter yourself with its primary attraction the Perito Moreno Glacier, you will simply be speechless. The Glacier stretches over 200 km/124 mi showing an imposing front wall of 60 m/197 ft height and 4 km/2.5 mi length. Enormous ice chunks occasionally fall off the front wall and crash into the Lake Argentino. The immenseness of Nature is almost touchable. Overnight in El Calafate.
(Included meals: breakfast)
Day 6: El Calafate - Puerto Natales (337 km / 209 mi)
Start your return trip on the legendary Argentinean Route 40 to Puerto Natales in Chile, visiting the remains of a gigantic sloth in the Milodón Cave on the way. Overnight in Puerto Natales.
(Included meals: breakfast)
Day 7: Puerto Natales - Fly out from Punta Arenas (250 km / 155 mi)
From Puerto Natales it will take 3 hours to return to Punta Arenas. Drop off you car at the airport or downtown rental office.
(Included meals: breakfast)
