Patagonia
Trekking Adventure
15-30 December 2005 (16 days)
The Andean
Condor is the largest bird of the Americas. An adult Condor's
wings can span 12 feet. They can be found throughout the
Andes, from Columbia to Patagonia.
Patagonia's
spectacular, unspoiled wilderness has an inspiring beauty that
fires the imagination: soaring pink and white granite towers,
golden grasslands, dense southern beech forests, enormous glaciers,
and sparkling lakes of incredible hues. Some even say it's like
the Grand Tetons and Yosemite rolled into one. This pristine beauty
is preserved in two exceptionally scenic national parks: the breathtaking
mountain environs of Torres del Paine National Park, Chile , and
Argentina 's Los Glaciares National Park . You'll see the best
of both on foot - from the famous ice-clad peaks and granite needles
of the Torres del Paine in Paine National Park to the sheer-walled
granite shark fin of 11,073-foot Fitzroy in Los Glaciares National
Park . An ideal adventure for those who enjoy long hikes through
landscapes so scenic they're beyond belief.
Strenuous
day hikes, 5-10 hours
No back-packing,
all equipment is transported by vehicles, boats, or porters
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Day
1-2 Fly to Santiago , Chile . Arrive, transfer to hotel,
breifing and equipment check with guide. City tour. Hotel
Day
3 Fly to Punta Arenas and drive to Torres del Paine National
Park. Hosteria
Day
4 By boat to the face of the Grey Glacier, hike to Lago
Pehoe, with close-up views of the famous cuernos. Camp
Day
5 Hike into the spectacular cirque of the French Valley
. Camp
Day
6 Hike along Logao Nordenskold to Las Torres. Camp
Day
7 Roundtrip hike to the granite towers of the Torres
del Paine. Camp
Day
8 Drive to Calafate , Argentina . Hotel
Day
9 Visit Lago Argentino's Perito Moreno Glacier with its
massive ice wall. Hotel
Day
10 Drive to Los Glaciares National Park . Camp
Days
11-12 Day hikes in Los Glaciares National Park , including
possible hikes to Cerro Torre Base Camp, scenically situated on
a glacial lake and framed by the monolith of Cerro Torre, and
to spots with views of the Fitzroy massif. Camp
Day
13 Morning hike. Afternoon transfer to El Chalten. Hosteria
Day
14 Drive to Calafate, fly to Buenos Aires . Hotel
Days
15-16 In Buenos Aires , evening flight home. Hotel
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