Wonders of Patagonia (19 destinations)

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Intro
Introduction
Day 1
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Meals
Dinner (Welcome dinner with Travel Director and group)
Accommodation
Hotel (Intercontinental)
Included Activities
- Welcome dinner with Travel Director and group
Optional Activities
- Explore Buenos Aires grand boulevards and colorful barrios independently
Day 2
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Meals
Breakfast
Accommodation
Hotel (Intercontinental)
Included Activities
- Buenos Aires city tour with Local Specialist
- Walk along 9 de Julio Avenue
- Visit Colón Theatre
- Explore Plaza de Mayo and surrounding landmarks
- Enter Metropolitan Cathedral and view neoclassical interior
- Visit La Boca neighborhood and Caminito Street
- Explore Palermo's green spaces and lakes
- Visit Recoleta Cemetery
Landmarks
9 de Julio Avenue
Colón Theatre
Plaza de Mayo
Casa Rosada
Metropolitan Cathedral
Cabildo
La Boca
Caminito Street
Palermo
Recoleta Cemetery
Day 3
Buenos Aires to Ushuaia
Buenos Aires to Ushuaia
Meals
Breakfast, Dinner (Be My Guest dinner at local host's home - Claudia's Ushuaia home with Franco, a third-generation Fuegian, sharing stories of life in this remote corner of Argentina)
Accommodation
Hotel (Los Acebos Ushuaia Hotel)
Included Activities
- Flight to Ushuaia
- Walking tour of Ushuaia old neighborhoods
- Panoramic viewpoints overlooking mountains and Beagle Channel
- Explore newer residential areas
- Be My Guest dinner experience at local host's home
Landmarks
Beagle Channel
Day 4
Ushuaia
Ushuaia
Meals
Breakfast
Accommodation
Hotel (Los Acebos Ushuaia Hotel)
Included Activities
- Tierra del Fuego National Park exploration with Local Specialist
- Walking through forests and snow-capped mountain areas
- Wildlife viewing opportunities - red foxes, condors, eagles, beavers
- Beagle Channel viewpoint at Ensenada Bay
- Visit Roca Lake
- Visit Bay of Lapataia
Optional Activities
- Cruise on the Beagle Channel
- Catamaran trip to see penguin colony
Landmarks
Tierra del Fuego National Park
Ensenada Bay
Roca Lake
Bay of Lapataia
Day 5
Ushuaia to El Calafate
Ushuaia to El Calafate
Meals
Breakfast
Accommodation
Hotel (Kosten Aike)
Included Activities
- Flight to El Calafate
Optional Activities
- Explore El Calafate town
- Try the local Calafate berry
Landmarks
Los Glaciares National Park
Perito Moreno Glacier
Lake Argentino
Day 6
El Calafate
El Calafate
Meals
Breakfast
Accommodation
Hotel (Kosten Aike)
Included Activities
- Los Glaciares National Park deep exploration with Local Specialist
- View Perito Moreno Glacier
- Explore glacier-fed fjords and mountainside glacial lakes
- Walk through southern beech forests
- Experience the windswept steppe
Optional Activities
- Sample Patagonian lamb with Argentina's Malbec wine at local restaurant
- Visit the Glaciarium
Landmarks
Los Glaciares National Park
Perito Moreno Glacier
Lake Argentino
Day 7
El Calafate to Puerto Natales
El Calafate to Puerto Natales
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation
Hotel (Costaustralis)
Included Activities
- MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience at Pingo Salvaje ranch - learn about holistic grazing efforts
- Walk to on-site waterfall at Pingo Salvaje
- Milodon Cave exploration with Local Specialist
- Rupestre Patagonia Park exploration with Local Specialist
- Walk through native Patagonian forests
- View sedimentary rock formations and glacier-sculpted caves and caverns
- View Laguna Sofia viewpoint
- Observe ancient cave paintings
- Condor sightings opportunity
Landmarks
Pingo Salvaje
Milodon Cave
Rupestre Patagonia Park
Laguna Sofia
Day 8
Puerto Natales
Puerto Natales
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation
Hotel (Costaustralis)
Included Activities
- Torres del Paine National Park in-depth exploration with Local Specialist
- Short hike to see natural landmarks
- View Lake Pehoe
- Visit Salto Grande waterfall
- Gray Glacier viewpoint with sweeping vistas
- Laguna Amarga region exploration
- View Torres from the east
- Discover cyanobacteria with stromatolites at Laguna Amarga caldera
- Visit Blue Lagoon
- Wildlife viewing - guanacos, foxes, swans
Landmarks
Torres del Paine National Park
Lake Pehoe
Salto Grande
Gray Glacier
Laguna Amarga
Torres
Blue Lagoon
Day 9
Puerto Natales
Puerto Natales
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch (Traditional Patagonian lamb barbecue with welcome drink, regional dishes, homemade dessert and fresh bread with Pebre sauce)
Accommodation
Hotel (Costaustralis)
Included Activities
- Be My Guest experience at Estancia Tierra de Overjeros working ranch
- Learn about generations of ranching and local life in Patagonia
- Watch live sheep shearing demonstration
- Watch sheepdog demonstration with voice and whistle commands
- Learn how wool is prepared for export
- Traditional Patagonian lamb barbecue with hosts
Landmarks
Estancia Tierra de Overjeros
Cerro Castillo
Day 10
Puerto Natales
Puerto Natales
Meals
Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner with Travel Director and fellow travelers to celebrate Patagonia expedition)
Accommodation
Hotel (Costaustralis)
Included Activities
- Boat journey up Rio Serrano
- View Southern Icefield (Campo de Hielo Sur)
- Explore Serrano Glacier
- Hike through cool rainforest
- Visit Seno Última Esperanza (Fjord of the Last Hope)
- View Southern Patagonian Icefield
- Scenic cruise through fjord
- View Balmaceda Glacier from boat
- View Serrano Glacier from boat
- Observe cormorant colonies
- Observe sea lion colonies
- Observe condor sightings
- Dinner with Travel Director and fellow travelers
Landmarks
Rio Serrano
Southern Icefield (Campo de Hielo Sur)
Serrano Glacier
Seno Última Esperanza (Fjord of the Last Hope)
Balmaceda Glacier
Day 11
Puerto Natales to Santiago
Puerto Natales to Santiago
Meals
Breakfast
Included Activities
- Flight to Santiago International Airport

Landmarks
9 de Julio Avenue
Colón Theatre
Plaza de Mayo
Casa Rosada
Metropolitan Cathedral
Cabildo
La Boca
Caminito Street
Palermo
Recoleta Cemetery

Landmarks
Beagle Channel

Landmarks
Tierra del Fuego National Park
Ensenada Bay
Roca Lake
Bay of Lapataia

Landmarks
Los Glaciares National Park
Perito Moreno Glacier
Lake Argentino

Landmarks
Los Glaciares National Park
Perito Moreno Glacier
Lake Argentino

Landmarks
Pingo Salvaje
Milodon Cave
Rupestre Patagonia Park
Laguna Sofia

Landmarks
Torres del Paine National Park
Lake Pehoe
Salto Grande
Gray Glacier
Laguna Amarga
Torres
Blue Lagoon

Landmarks
Estancia Tierra de Overjeros
Cerro Castillo

Landmarks
Rio Serrano
Southern Icefield (Campo de Hielo Sur)
Serrano Glacier
Seno Última Esperanza (Fjord of the Last Hope)
Balmaceda Glacier

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Intercontinental
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Days 1, 2
Los Acebos Ushuaia Hotel
Hotel
Days 3, 4
Kosten Aike
Hotel
Days 5, 6
Costaustralis
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Days 7, 8, 9, 10

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3.8

Overall rating based on 2 Reviews

Itinerary
5.0
Transport
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Guide
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Accommodation
4.0
Food
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Tour Operator
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Denis5.0•February 2020
Our visit to Patagonia was simply amazing. Our Trip Director, Veronica, was outstanding. The accomodations did not...
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Traveled in February 2020
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Thank you for sharing feedback about your time on the Wonders of Patagonia guided holiday, as this first-hand insight is very important to us here at Trafalgar. It's great to receive your high praise for our Travel Director Veronica, we are very proud of the professionalism and passion of our team, and we are pleased that you enjoyed their services. What's more, we are delighted to read that you thoroughly enjoyed the hotels visited on this trip and we hope to welcome you back to indulge in more seamless adventures with our passionate team in the future.
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Kristin2.5•January 2017
Trafalgar tour November 19 - December 1 Patagonian grand adventure with Buenos Aires. I recently returned from a...
Trafalgar tour November 19 - December 1 Patagonian grand adventure with Buenos Aires. I recently returned from a trip to Patagonia. This trip was years in the planning due partly to the price $5000.00 without airfare and partly to the destination. I was extremely disappointed with several aspects of this trip. Our guide for the Santiago and Patagonia portion of the trip was Ingrid Holland. Our guide in Buenos Aires was Fernanda. Ingrid was not a very attentive guide. She did not prepare us for the days adventures. Only until asked, she supplied a note at the desk with breakfast and suitcase times. While touring she could have been more informative as to culture, nature or just general information. When asked questions personally, she would answer the question but only to the person asking. A good guide picks up the microphone and tell everyone else the question and the answer. Also at the end of the day she could have done a better job at explaining what to expect for the the day. We had two hotel changes without any explanation. The first hotel changed, the group was never informed, we just showed up at a different hotel which was not listed in the itinerary. In Punta Arenas we were suppose to stay at the hotel Dreams Del Estrecho but ended up at hotel Cabo De Horns. Then our guide said she didn't even have a room and the gate1travel guide was nice enough to offered up hers. We also found out that the bus driver had to sleep on the bus. I cannot believe a professional company could not provide appropriate boarding for their employees. The hotel we stayed in was a definite downgrade. The beds were horrible! The second hotel change was in Torres del Paine national park. The hotel scheduled was the Rio Serrano, we ended up at the Lago Grey Hosteria, another downgrade. This night dinner with wine was suppose to be included. Dinner was served but your drinks were not included. This was brought to the attention of Ingrid who said she would inform the office. Changing hotels without being informed is very unprofessional. I had forwarded the itinerary to family and if an emergency took place we were not where we listed. Natural disasters, deaths and other unforeseen events occur. That's is why the itinerary is not sent out until two weeks before departure. Now one of the most beautiful days could have had a tragic end. The day at Torres del Paine national park, we were never informed of three optional hikes until getting off the bus to take pictures. A local guide was brought on to offer up his expertise. The local guide was limited in his English. The last hike of the day we were told it was a 30 minute hike to a glacier and 30 minutes back. I'm in decent shape and it took me 2 and 1/2 hours. I had no water because the guide said it was not necessary. All who participated in this hike would then hike back to Lago Grey Hosteria. After some of the group began to struggle, 12 were sent ahead with no guide to make it back to the hotel alone. The remaining group had to help the others who were struggling. Several members attempted to tell the guide that medical attention was needed for two members, his response was "they fine". Once the rest of the group made to the hotel, two were taken to the Red Cross medical facility. The Red Cross was not sufficiently staffed and the two had to wait to Calafate to receive medical attention. Now I'm just going to list my other various issues with the trip all hotel room views were BAD, alley or roofs. rooms were dusty and often at end and back of the hotel. When asked for a room change in Puerto Natales, the staff stated that trafalgar does not pay for the nice rooms Flights included, we were never informed by Ingrid that they were not non stop. Punta Arenas, never went to the Otway sound. We were told there were no penguins but they were there, confirmed by other hikers Punta Arenas, went to a cheesy museum but drove by a cemetery that is voted one of the most beautiful. The ability to vote when certain itinerary changes occur, not have the guide make decision for everyone. Suitcase chaos. Made sure your handle is raised to insure it makes the bus. There are so many other ways that are more efficient and effective. No water provided, one hotel was remote and we had to force Ingrid to drop everyone off at a grocery, she wanted us to walk 20minutes back on a dirt road carrying the water. Boat ride I'm Puerto Natales, beautiful, but they painted the boat red that morning and it was still wet. Many on the tour had bright red paint on pants, jackets and shoes. Two busses had giant cracks across the entire windshield The bus broke down for 2hrs, the driver then attempted to fix the brakes himself. Ingrid waived a passing car to go get help. The driver fix the breaks himself after finding level ground - very reassuring when going down hills. Some highlights -Wine tour in Santiago- beautiful and local guide was unbelievable (wished she was our guide the whole trip) -The guide at Los Glaciers National Park (Francisco) fantastic!! Unbelievable sight, my favorite sight of the entire trip -Dinner theater in Puerto Natales was a historical reenactment of original population, very enjoyable and well put together. -Boat ride in the Beagle Channel The Buenos Aires extension was handled by a guide named Fernanda. She was absolutely on top of everything. She booked a tango show for us and a ranch day excursion. Both were enjoyable what you expect on a tour. During the city tour she was informative and helpful. At the end of the day she explained what to expect the next day and very professional. Another issue was not mine but four other group members purchased an extension on the front of their trip to Easter island. The airfare was never purchased and they ended up staying in Santiago for five days before the trip started due to this error. Not a good way to start a trip Overall, I was able to see the beautiful scenery and national parks that many travel to Patagonia to see. It would have been a more enjoyable experience if the guide provided did an excellent job. I discovered that Trafalgar subcontracted this tour out to South American tours. Ingrid was independent contractor not a Trafalgar employee. I booked my trip through Costco. Both Trafalgar and Costco should reconsider sending anyone on the trip. Almost all of the other travelers I talked to were as disappointed as I was with the trip. Many were first time travelers with Trafalgar and stated that they would also never take one of their tours again. One couple stated it was their 7th Trafalgar tour, the most expensive one and also the most disappointing. This was my first and will be my last tour with Trafalgar. 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Traveled in November 2016

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