Patagonia nature wildlife & adventure overview 2016(english)

Discovering Patagonia Nature with adventure activities.

EXPLORA PATAGONIA:

NATURE & ADVENTURE

Idea ďƒŽ Patagonia is

a wilderness land, great contrasts and big distances. In this journey we propose to make contact with outstanding attractions, visiting the landscape and practicing outdoor activities, which put us in close contact with wild nature.

ďƒŽ Highlights: Trekking

in Glacier National Park, marvelling at Perito Moreno Glacier, visiting the end of the world in Ushuaia, savouring scenery in ...

14 days 

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This trip is perfect for outdoor enthusiasts who want to experience one of the world’s most pristine wilderness settings, this two-weeks adventure trip, show us the region’s highlights into one incredible journey: explore Puerto Madryn & Puerto Deseado (the treasure trove of wildlife), encounter the Perito Moreno Glacier and hike El Chalten, and Glacier National Park. Explore the History, in Cueva de las Manos and Bosque Petrificado (Stone forrest) National Park, and Enjoy all by Outdoors activities.

We propose to discover the true nature of the secret within the Patagonia and his national parks. With our specialized guides it is possible to get to know in detail this paradise and enjoy the most incredibles adventures. With years of local experience, we are the region's best guides to reveal the extraordinary Patagonia, bringing you to our exclusive itinerary which provide stunning views of Patagonia. Prepare to be awed.

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Discovering the landscapes & nature, by first hand.

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Diving, Watching, Kayaking, Ice Trekking, Navigations, Whale Watching, and More…

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You will be part of the action.

Itinerary: Day 1: Arrive to BsAs (AM) - Tfr to Domestic Airport - Fly Buenos Aires / Puerto Madryn (PM)

Day 2: Madryn – Scuba Diving Baptism (AM) and Sea Kayak excursion (PM) to punta loma Sea Lions Roquery - Hotel

Day 3: Madryn – Península Valdez Excursion and Playa el Doradillo - Hotel

Day 4: Bus Madryn / Puerto Deseado - Hotel

Day 5: Puerto Deseado – Oceanic Navigation to Isla Pingüino - Hotel

Day 6: Puerto Deseado – Safary Nautico AM PM hiking to 7 cuevas Hotel

Day 7: Puerto Deseado – mini bus by land – Stone Forrest National Parq - Estancia Hands Cave

Day 8: Los Toldos – Hiking to Hands caves – Estancia Los Toldos

Day 9: Transfer by land to El Calafate - Hotel

Day 10: Calafate – Non Conventional Excursion to Perito Moreno Glacier and Safari Náutico - Hotel

Day 11: Chalten Tfr a El Chalten - Viedma Lake Navigation & Viedma Glacier Ice Walking - Hotel in Chalten

Day 12: Chalten Classic Trekking to Laguna Capri & Mirador del Torre - Tfr to Calafate – Calafate Hotel

Day 13: Hiking Laguna Nimez and Fly to BsAs - Hotel

Day 14: Buenos Aires Tfr Out Ezeiza (international Airport)

Trip description.

TRIP DAY TO DAY:

Highlight´s: North Atlantic Patagonia, Whales, Sea Lions, Sea Kayak, Diving, Penguins, Guanacos, and Patagonian Steepe.

PUERTO MADRYN The City of Puerto Madryn is bathed by the blue w aters of the Nuevo Gulf, on the East of the Province of Chubut, and it lies on the cliffs shaped by a small plateau that features an impressive perspective of the Atlantic Ocean.

The w hale season is one of the attractions that have made this city famous w orldw ide. From June to December, various populations of southern right w hales reach these shores. Visitors may w atch them both on board the boats leaving from Puerto PirĂĄmides and from some natural view points and almost all the beaches bordering the city.

Due to the great deal of SCUBA divers from all round the w orld that choose this city, Puerto Madryn has projected countless artificial reefs in the last few years to be used in the traditional first-time diving experiences. No w onder this city is know n all throughout the country as the Diving Capital of Argentina.

Puerto Madryn

activities…

• Buenos Aires

Day 1: Day 2:

• Reception in the BsAs International Airport • Transfer to domestic airport, to fly to Trelew.

• Transfer Trelew to Puerto Madryn, meet with a guide and the rest of the group. Briefing about trip, Hotel and Welcome dinner.

• Discover Puerto Madryn (Diving & Sea Kayak) • After breakfast, In the morning, Diving discover.

• After lunch, Sea Kayak to Punta Loma Sea Lions Roquery.

• Hotel. Free lunch & Dinner.

• Whale Watching

Day 3:

• After breakfats we are going to Peninsula Valdes, for full Day Exploration, with Whale Watching boat in Puerto Piramides and Playa el Doradillo (from Beach).

• Hotel. Free lunch & Dinner .

Highlight´s: Patagonian Atlantic coast, Marine wildlife, Marine Birds, Paddling, Hikes.

PUERTO DESEADO

Deep blue cold w ater, an endless sea, bays, cliffs and capes are some of the images captured along the 965 km. coast of Santa Cruz.

Noisy sea birds colonies captivate nature and adventure lovers in these defying virgin territories.

Puerto Deseado is situated in a north-south direction, and one can access by a deviation east in national route Nº 3 to take national route Nº 281 in Fitz Roy. Puerto Deseado is a real paradise for fauna lovers. It is a beach city connected to the Atlantic ocean by an estuary.

The main economic activities are fishing and tourism. Today the city has some 9.000 inhabitants.

This city is situated to the south of Golf San Jorge marvels w ith is changing colorful topography.

Puerto Deseado

activities…

• Land trip to Puerto Deseado

Day 4:

• Bus (regular) to Puerto Deseado. Via Comodoro Rivadavia. Long land trip. We are going to Comodoro Rivadavia, and then take a connexión to Puerto Deseado. We are arriving in the night. Hotel & Box Lunch Included. Free Dinner.

• Open Sea Exploration

Day 5:

• After breackfats, we are going for open sea Navigation to Isla Pingüino. To see Penacho Amarillo Penguin colonies, loghthouse, and sea lions.

• Hotel, and Box Lunch is Included. Free Dinner.

• Ria Deseado Exploration

Day 6:

• After breackfast we are going to Explore Puerto Deseado Ria, by boat. To watch toninas, Magallanic Penguins, and Grey Cormorans. Panoramic views and some sea lions.

• In the afternoon, we are going to hike on the beach, to 7 caves route.

• Hotel Included. Free Lunch and Dinner.

Highlight´s: Cross Patagonia by Land, Petrified Forest, Hands Cave Arqueological Site.

LAND JOURNEY

This journey, w e w ill visit “Bosque Petrificado” and “Hands Caves” The first is the most important fossil deposit in Argentina: Jaramillo Petrified Forest.

The aim of the reserve is to preserve the paleontology deposit and divulge the need to preserve and care for future generations and scientific research.

This petrified forest is a sample of the process occured in South America during the Devonian period some 350 million years ago, w hen the first terrestrial plants later evolved into the present ones appeared on the planet.

The second one, is In the middle of Patagonian steppe, w here guanacos and american ostriches graze, you w ill be surprised at the irruption of the deep canyon of Pinturas river, w here the most spectacular manifestations of regional cave art are kept.

All this, w e w ill visit in route to El Calafate, in middle of the Deep Patagonia.

Land journey

activities…

• Petrified Forest

Day 7:

• By land we depart from Puerto Deseado, to visit Bosque Petrificado National Park. In the afternoon, we are arriving to Estancia Cueva de las Manos.

• Hostel in Estancia, Lunch and Dinner are include.

• Hands Caves

Day 8:

• Full day Hiking to Cueva de las Manos and Rio Pinturas Canyon.

• Hostel in Estancia, Lunch and Dinner are include.

• Calafate

Day 9:

• Land trip to El Calafate.

• Hostel and Lunch include. Free dinner in Calafate.

Highlight´s: El Calafate, Perito Moreno Glacier, Navigation in front of the ice.

CALAFATE

On the border of the Patagonian steppe, the village is an important tourist destination that has become w orldw ide famous in the last few years. Most circuits tow ards the glaciers, especially, the w ell-know n Perito Moreno Glacier, start in the tow n.

The calving of the Perito Moreno and the possibility to sail close to it in order to w atch its w alls from a close distance, or w alk on it by hiring a hiking tour have lured visitors from all over the w orld.

Calafate

activities…

• Perito Moreno Glacier • Full Day Visit to Perito Moreno Glacier with Hiking, and Navigation in front of Perito Moreno Glacier. Impresive Excursion.

• Hotel. Free Lunch and Dinner.

Day 10:

Highlight´s: El Chalten, Ice Trek on Viedma Glacier, Hikes around Mount Fitz Roy and the Cerro Torre.

CHALTEN

Considered the Argentinian capital of hiking, several trails start at its very streets and get deep into the impressive surrounding mountains, such as the Fitz Roy, the Poincenot or the very particular Mount Torre.

The surroundings of El Chaltén combine the magic of nearby glaciers, the hidden ponds, sky-blue Lake Viedma and the mystical presence of Mount Fitz Roy. From the village, visitors may spot its imposing unmistakable summit, almost always covered by a cloud the Tehuelche people misread as smoke, a slip that gave origin to the native name of the hill: “chaltén”, which stands for “volcano” or “smoking mountain”.

Chalten

activities…

• El Chalten

Day 11:

• Early in the Morning Tranfer to El Chalten, Viedma Glacier Navigation and Ice Walking.

• Hotel in El Chalten. Free Lunch and Dinner.

• Hiking Journeys

Day 12:

• Classic Hikings in El Chalten, visiting the Cerro Torre Base Camp, and Fitz Roy Viewpoint.

• In the Afternoon Transfer to El Calafate.

• Hotel in El Calafate. Free Lunch and Dinner.

Highlight´s: Sea Mammals, Wildlife & Migratory Birds, Panormaic Hiking & Coast Hiking, Boat Ride on Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego NP, Ushuaia City

USHUAIA OPTIONAL EXTENCION‌

Talking about the end of the w orld is talking about Ushuaia. This is the southernmost city on the planet. Due to its location near the South Pole, it has approximately eighteen hours of sunlight in the summer, w hereas in the w inter, it only has seven or eight. But this does not prevent tourists from visiting it once and again.

The forests, the mountains, the sea, the glaciers and the w ind dominate the landscape. The city is surrounded by Mount Martial to the West and by Mounts Olivia and Cinco Hermanos to the East.

The inventiveness of its dw ellers has helped them become adapted to its w himsical geography. The modern buildings and typical constructions of these latitudes give shape to an extremely picturesque and colorful city in the eyes of all visitors.

Ushuaia is chosen for the practice of hiking, horse riding, mountain biking, sport fishing and the most spectacular voyages along the Beagle Channel and Lapataia Bay in Tierra del Fuego National Park. The prison at end of the w orld is another tourist attraction.

Ushuaia Optional´s

activities…

• Ushuaia

Adit Day 1:

• Fly to Ushuaia and Beagle Channel Navigation.

• Hotel included. Free Lunch & Dinner.

• Tierra del Fuego National Park

Adit Day 2:

• Full Day Hiking discovering Tierra del Fuego National Park.

• Hotel & Lunch included. Free Dinner.

• Summits of the end of the world.

Adit Day 3:

• Full day Hiking to explore the higlands, and the best views of the end of the world.

• Hotel & lunch included. Free dinner.

• Ushuaia City

Adit Day 4:

• Walking City Tour in the Morning.

• Fly to Buenos Aires after lunch.

• Hotel in Buenos Aires. Free Lunch and Dinner.

Highlight´s: Gate of the country, Biking Tour, History and cultural place by excelence.

BUENOS AIRES

Buenos Aires (Federal District) is the cosmopolitan center of the Nation. Access gate used by immigrating currents, it offers a large cultural diversity. This is the land of the gauchos and traditions, but it is also the land of intense industrial and commercial activities.

Buenos Aires tourist offer revolves around the history, reflected in the French and Italian architecture, with numerous museums, theaters, cultural centers and shopping malls.

Buenos Aires

activities…

• Buenos Aires Exploration.

Day 13:

• Transfer to El Calafate Airport, and Flight to Buenos Aires.

• Biking City Tour in Buenos Aires in the afternoon.

• Hotel. Free Lunch & Dinner.

• Farewell

Day 14:

• Transfer to International Airport, and fly home!

• Hotel. Free lunch.

Trip in Brief:

 Start Finish: Buenos Aires/Buenos Aires  Dates:  March 14th to 27th, 2016 (Wildlife & Landscape)  May 09th to 22th, 2016 (Whales)  September 19th to October 2sd, 2016 ( Whales)

 Regular Rates 2016:  US$4100. Single Suplement: US$750.-

 Individual / Private Rates from:    

US$6800.- base 2/3 paxs.US$4900.- base 4/5 paxs.US$4500.- Base 6/7 paxs.US$4250.- Base 8 and more.-

 Ushuaia 4 days individual Extension:  US$750. Regular Rates are per person in US$ Dollars, based on twin occupancy.  Private departures are subjet to disponibility

Included & Not included:  Included:  Guide / Coordinator  Internal fligths and land transportation (see Itinerary)  Excursions in destination (see itienrary)  Entrances fees to National parks and Natural Reservations .  Double Base ocupancyHotels for 13 nigths.

 Not Included:  International Fligths  Meals in the cities (except indications – see Itieneray)  Tips  Any service or excursion not indicated in this description.

Argentina Packing List CLOTHING

BAGGAGE

Since all the tours include overnight stays in hotels, only normal outdoor gear is needed for a daily active hike or trip. Warmer clothes are needed during the months of May to August when temperatures can vary from hot days to cold nights with much cold weather in Patagonia.

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Suitcase or duffel (15kg/max for internal flights)

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Day pack for daily activities and easy access (with rain cover is better)

Your clothing should be lightweight, breathable, hand-washable, and quick-drying.

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Packing cube, compression bag, clear toiletry bag for airplane

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Money belt, security pouch, document organizer

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Shorts, mid-thigh or longer

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Long pants (zip-off pants are very useful)

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Short-sleeved shirts

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Long-sleeved shirts

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Undergarments, socks

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Sport bras for women (roads can be bumpy)

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Sweater, jacket, windbreaker

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Rain jacket and pants or rain poncho

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Sun hat with brim and chin strap

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Bandana (for dust, washing, etc.)

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Belt

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Pyjamas

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Swimsuit (and cover up for women)

FOOTWEAR 

Sturdy, comfortable walking shoes, closed toe, preferrably waterproof

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Tennis shoes, sandals, dressy shoes, and/or flip flops

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Comfortable, breathable socks

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Waterproof plastic bags for storing clothing and gear (ziplocs work)

ELECTRONICS 

Store electronics in sealed water-proof bags (double bagged if possible).

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Headlamp or flashlight

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Video camera, tapes

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Tripod

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Cell phone

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Batteries, chargers

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Electricity adapter

TOILETRIES

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Hairbrush, comb, mirror

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Small towel and washcloth

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Toilet paper

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Facial tissue

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Sunscreen

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Lip balm with sunscreen

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Insect repellent

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Q-tips

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Sewing kit

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Feminine products

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Cosmetics

DOCUMENTS 

Document organizer

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Passport

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Visas if is necessary

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Airline tickets, e-tickets (make sure name on ticket matches name on passport)

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Copy of AWR travel itinerary

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Medical insurance card

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Soap

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Business cards

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Shampoo, conditioner

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Shaving supplies

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Nail clippers, file, brush

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Toothbrush, toothpaste

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Moist towelettes (handi-wipes)

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Hand sanitizer

Make copies of passport, visas, drivers license, airline tickets/schedule, travel itinerary, credit cards (front and back), travelers checks' numbers, frequent flyer numbers, travel insurance, and emergency contact information. Leave a copy with someone at home and put a copy in a travel companion's luggage and email them to yourself (or Google Docs).

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Lotion (Badger foot balm is also helpful)

To Book 2016 trip:

SEND US AN EMAIL INFO@COMPANIADEGUIAS.COM.AR

Schedule: March 14th to 27th, 2016 (Wildlife & landscape) May 09th to 22th, 2016 (Whales) September 19th to October 2sd, 2016 ( Whales)