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Dining Summary

• 11 Breakfast (B)
• 4 Dinner (D)
• 4 Lunch (L)

Choice Highlights

• Choose between two carefully selected activities
• Puerto Natales: Ride through sweeping Patagonian landscapes on horseback, following trails used by local gauchos. As you move across the windswept terrain, gain insight into ranching traditions that define life in this remote region, all while enjoying panoramic views of the fjord and the surrounding steppe.
• Puerto Natales: Explore the rich biodiversity of the peninsula on foot, hiking through wetlands and evergreen forest along the edge of Última Esperanza Fjord. With a Local Expert, spot native birds and uncover the delicate ecosystems that thrive in this dramatic southern wilderness.
• Choose between two carefully selected activities
• Torres del Paine National Park: Meet the baqueanos, Patagonia’s skilled horsemen and guardians of local ranching tradition. Many of these local cowboys are the descendants of horsemen who came to work ranches in this remote region more than a century ago. During your time with them, you'll be shown how to properly saddle a horse, nail a horseshoe and of course how to ride. Enjoy a Yerba mate tea with them while chatting about Patagonian culture.
• Torres del Paine National Park: Join an immersive tour of the region's oldest organic kitchens and garden at the Reserva Cerro Paine. Using bio-intensive sustainable methods, this farm  conserves traditional heirloom varieties as well as an assortment of culinary and medicinal herbs.

Authentic Dining

• Santiago: In the evening meet your Travel Director and fellow guests at the hotel, where you'll enjoy a delicious dinner while getting to know some of your new travel companions.
• Torres del Paine National Park: Enjoy a thoughtfully prepared dinner inspired by the rugged beauty of Torres del Paine. Crafted with fresh, regional ingredients, each dish offers a taste of Patagonian tradition. As evening settles over the dramatic peaks and plains, the setting creates a dining experience as memorable as the landscape itself.
• Buenos Aires: Mark the end of your journey with a memorable evening at El Viejo Almacén, one of Buenos Aires’ oldest and most revered tango venues. Set in the heart of San Telmo, this historic corner has echoed with music since the 1960s. Enjoy a traditional dinner followed by an evocative tango performance – a celebration of Argentina’s living cultural legacy.

Insight Choice

• Puerto Natales: Ride through sweeping Patagonian landscapes on horseback, following trails used by local gauchos. As you move across the windswept terrain, gain insight into ranching traditions that define life in this remote region, all while enjoying panoramic views of the fjord and the surrounding steppe.
• Puerto Natales: Explore the rich biodiversity of the peninsula on foot, hiking through wetlands and evergreen forest along the edge of Última Esperanza Fjord. With a Local Expert, spot native birds and uncover the delicate ecosystems that thrive in this dramatic southern wilderness.
• Torres del Paine National Park: Meet the baqueanos, Patagonia’s skilled horsemen and guardians of local ranching tradition. Many of these local cowboys are the descendants of horsemen who came to work ranches in this remote region more than a century ago. During your time with them, you'll be shown how to properly saddle a horse, nail a horseshoe and of course how to ride. Enjoy a Yerba mate tea with them while chatting about Patagonian culture.
• Torres del Paine National Park: Join an immersive tour of the region's oldest organic kitchens and garden at the Reserva Cerro Paine. Using bio-intensive sustainable methods, this farm  conserves traditional heirloom varieties as well as an assortment of culinary and medicinal herbs.

Insight Experiences

• Puerto Natales: Cruise across the fjords of Última Esperanza to a remote Patagonian ranch, where warm sopaipillas and mate await. Choose your activity, then witness sheepdogs in action and traditional shearing. Over a slow-roasted lamb barbecue, discover the enduring rhythms of ranch life and the deep-rooted traditions of Chile’s southern frontier.
• El Calafate: Gain a deeper understanding of Patagonia’s glaciers through a talk with a Local Expert. Discover how these vast ice fields have shaped the region’s geography over thousands of years, and learn about the scientific impact of climate change on their structure, movement and future within the Southern Patagonian Ice Field.

Make Travel Matter

Santiago: Engage with a centuries-old craft brought to life by southern Chilean artisans at Santiago’s Pueblito Los Dominicos. Discover how delicate strands of horsehair are dyed, woven and transformed into intricate designs. Watch the process unfold, meet the makers and try your hand at this rare art form in a setting designed to preserve its legacy. Your experience advances United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.

Top Rated Highlights

• Santiago: Trace Chile’s history through Santiago’s neoclassical heart. At the 18th-century Metropolitan Cathedral, admire one of Santiago’s most enduring landmarks, rebuilt multiple times after earthquakes and central to Chile’s religious and civic life. Explore the 1872 Central Market, famed for its wrought-iron design and seafood heritage. End atop San Cristóbal Hill, once considered sacred by the Indigenous Mapuche people, who are native to southern Chile, and now crowned by the Virgin Mary statue overlooking the city.
• Torres del Paine National Park: Take a scenic drive to Torres del Paine National Park, with plenty of scenic photo stops along the way. The park is situated in Chile’s Patagonia region and is famous for its glaciers, grasslands, imposing mountains and the three granite towers it is named after. The park is also part of UNESCO’s Biosphere Reserve System, known for its rare wildlife.
• Torres del Paine National Park: Explore the rugged beauty of Torres del Paine, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve famed for its granite towers, turquoise lakes and shifting Patagonian light. Learn how glaciers carved this dramatic terrain and discover the unique flora and fauna that thrive here, from elusive pumas to flamingos wading in icy lagoons.
• El Calafate: Navigate Argentino Lake past towering icebergs and glacial cliffs on a scenic cruise through a UNESCO World Heritage landscape. Visit the vast Upsala Glacier and steep-sided Spegazzini, the park’s tallest, before walking through native lenga forest at Puesto de las Vacas. Witness the ever-shifting face of Perito Moreno Glacier from the water – a rare Patagonian spectacle.
• El Calafate: Take in panoramic views of Perito Moreno Glacier from a network of elevated boardwalks designed to showcase its vast scale. This 30-kilometre-long river of ice is one of the few advancing glaciers in the world. Listen for thunderous cracks as chunks of ice calve into Lake Argentino below – nature in motion.
• El Calafate: Visit the Glaciarium, a cutting-edge interpretive centre dedicated to the science and history of Patagonia’s ice fields. Through interactive exhibits, films and installations, learn how glaciers form, evolve and respond to environmental change. It’s a fascinating deep dive into one of the region’s most defining natural forces.
• Buenos Aires: Explore the capital’s political and cultural landmarks with your Travel Director. See Casa Rosada, where leaders including Eva Perón addressed the nation from its now-famous balcony, shaping the country’s political identity. Step inside the Metropolitan Cathedral, the former seat of Pope Francis during his time as Archbishop of Buenos Aires. In Plaza de Mayo, learn how this historic square has borne witness to Argentina’s most defining moments—from the revolution for independence to the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, who protested the disappearance of their children during the military dictatorship.

• NOI Vitacura, Santiago
• Remota Patagonia Lodge, Puerto Natales
• Las Torres Patagonia, Torres del Paine National Park
• Posada Los Alamos, El Calafate
• MGallery Palladio, Buenos Aires

Welcome to Santiago, Chile’s cosmopolitan capital framed by the snow-capped Andes and the Pacific coast. You will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Upon arrival, settle in, and meet your Travel Director and fellow guests. Enjoy a relaxed dinner together, it’s a chance to get to know your travelling companions and look ahead to the experiences that await.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: NOI Vitacura, Santiago

Explore Santiago with your Local Expert, uncovering stories etched into its neoclassical landmarks. Admire the 18th-century Metropolitan Cathedral, a symbol of colonial endurance, and browse the bustling Central Market, renowned for its ironwork and seafood heritage. Take in panoramic views from San Cristóbal Hill, once sacred to the Mapuche and now watched over by the Virgin Mary statue. At Pueblito Los Dominicos, meet artisans from southern Chile who transform horsehair into traditional crafts inspired by the nation’s heritage on a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER ® Experience. Learn about their techniques, try your hand at the delicate weaving process and support a community keeping this rare tradition alive.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: NOI Vitacura, Santiago

Fly south to Punta Arenas, a historic port once vital to Antarctic exploration. From here, journey across the windswept Patagonian steppe to Puerto Natales, a quiet frontier town on the fjord-like Seno Última Esperanza. With its glacier-fed waters and distant granite peaks, this remote outpost offers your first glimpse of Patagonia’s awe-inspiring scale and solitude.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Remota Patagonia Lodge, Puerto Natales

Cross the glacier-fed waters of Última Esperanza Fjord by boat, arriving at Estancia La Península: a working Patagonian ranch set amidst breathtaking southern scenery. You're welcomed with traditional sopaipillas, crispy fried pumpkin dough, served with homemade jam before choosing your own way to explore the landscape. Ride horseback along trails once used by gauchos or join a guided hike through wetlands and evergreen forest, rich in birdlife and native flora. Later, gather for a slow-roasted lamb barbecue, then watch skilled sheepdogs at work and learn about shearing techniques that have shaped rural life in Patagonia for generations.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Remota Patagonia Lodge, Puerto Natales

Journey through the Patagonian steppe toward Torres del Paine National Park, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve where granite peaks, glacial rivers and sweeping plains define the landscape. As you arrive at Hotel Las Torres Patagonia, the scenery shifts to towering spires and wind-brushed grasslands. You may wish to discover the traditions of Patagonian horsemen, whose bond with the land and their horses is central to life in the south, or explore the hotel’s organic gardens and learn how sustainable practices support the fragile local ecosystem. Both experiences offer a unique window into the spirit of Patagonia.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Las Torres Patagonia, Torres del Paine National Park

Explore the contrasting landscapes of Torres del Paine National Park. Visit panoramic lookouts at Puente Negro, Nordenskjöld, Sarmiento and Lake Pehoé, and witness the force of Salto Grande waterfall. Learn how the park’s unique geology and ecosystems have evolved over millennia. Pause for a gourmet al fresco lunch set against jagged peaks and open steppe. Later, follow the trail along the southern shore of Lago Grey, where calving icebergs drift from the glacier into the lake. In the evening, gather for dinner and reflect on a day immersed in Patagonia’s raw, elemental beauty.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Las Torres Patagonia, Torres del Paine National Park

Travel across the vast Patagonian landscapes as you journey from Chile into Argentina, heading toward the frontier town of El Calafate. Named after the native Calafate berry – a small, dark blue fruit said to ensure your return to Patagonia – this town is the gateway to Los Glaciares National Park. Along the way, watch the scenery shift from windswept steppe to glacial lakes and rolling hills, revealing the scale and solitude that define this southern region. With the Andes behind you and new landscapes ahead, the journey offers a striking transition between two of South America’s most remarkable wildernesses.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Posada Los Alamos, El Calafate

Set out on a full-day exploration of Los Glaciares National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site home to some of Patagonia’s most iconic ice fields. Cruise across Argentino Lake, passing massive icebergs en route to the Upsala Glacier, one of the largest in South America. Continue through the Spegazzini Channel to view its towering namesake glacier, the park’s tallest. Disembark at Puesto de las Vacas for a guided nature walk with your Travel Director through native lenga forest, offering a chance to learn about the region’s unique ecology. Enjoy a scenic lunch aboard the boat before approaching the dramatic northern face of Perito Moreno Glacier – a constantly evolving wall of ice that captivates with its scale and presence.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Posada Los Alamos, El Calafate

Today offers a closer look at Patagonia’s most iconic natural wonder – the Perito Moreno Glacier. Begin with panoramic views from the boardwalks, where the 30-kilometre-long glacier spills into Lake Argentino. Observe the shifting ice and, if lucky, witness a calving event. Later, visit the Glaciarium Patagonian Ice Museum, where interactive exhibits, audiovisual displays and scientific models explore the formation, movement and future of these ancient ice masses. Gain a deeper understanding of glacial systems and their role in the region during a talk with a local glacier expert, who shares insights on climate change and the Southern Patagonian Ice Field.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Posada Los Alamos, El Calafate

Fly north from the wilds of Patagonia to Argentina’s vibrant capital, Buenos Aires. As you leave behind the glaciers and open steppe, the landscape shifts to leafy boulevards, grand architecture and the energetic rhythms of city life – a striking contrast that highlights the diversity of Argentina’s cultural and natural landscapes.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: MGallery Palladio, Buenos Aires

Take a deep dive into Buenos Aires on a city tour that reveals the capital’s layered history and cultural contrasts. Travel along Avenida 9 de Julio past the Teatro Colón, then visit Plaza de Mayo and see Casa Rosada before stepping inside the Metropolitan Cathedral, resting place of independence hero General San Martín. Continue to the colourful streets of La Boca, then head north through Palermo to Recoleta, where the cemetery’s elaborate mausoleums house notable figures including Eva Perón. This evening, gather with your Travel Director and fellow guests for a farewell dinner at El Viejo Almacén in San Telmo. Enjoy traditional cuisine and an evocative tango show in one of the city’s most iconic venues – a fitting finale to your South American adventure.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: MGallery Palladio, Buenos Aires

Your journey comes to an end as you bid farewell to your Travel Director and fellow guests before your transfer to the airport.

Duration: 1 Day