Overview
Explora Parque Nacional Patagonia
Chile
Go Deeper with Explora
Explora Parque Nacional Patagonia offers an exclusive and authentic experience in Northern Patagonia. As the only lodge within this vast protected sanctuary, born from the visionary conservation efforts of Kristine and Douglas Tompkins, we grant travelers immersive access to thriving wildlife, untouched landscapes, and a profound connection to nature.
Committed to the highest standards for social and environmental performance.
Awards and Recognitions
South America’s #7 Resort in the US Edition of the 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards
South America’s #9 Resort in the UK Edition of the 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards
South America’s Leading Lodge in the 2025 World Travel Awards
Chile’s Leading Lodge in the 2025 World Travel Awards
The World’s Leading Expedition Company for six consecutive years.
Journey to Explora Parque Nacional Patagonia
Located just off the “Carretera Austral” (Austral Highway), Explora’s lodge offers a magical blend of remoteness and privacy in the thriving, wild ecosystems of the Chacabuco Valley.
Find yourself surrounded by rolling hills, steep ice-capped mountains, and grasslands favored by wildlife, all within Patagonia National Park in Chile’s Aysén Region.
Stay in an Award-Winning Patagonia Lodge
Recently named a 2025 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Award winner and South America and Chile’s Leading Lodge 2025 by the World Travel Awards, Explora Parque Nacional Patagonia offers an intimate, private retreat in southern Chile’s must-visit Chacabuco Valley.
It’s sustainable, chic design features locally sourced stone and reclaimed wood, while a luxuriously all-inclusive experience promises an unforgettable stay.
Accommodations
More Than 30 Explorations
Round-trip Airport Transfers at scheduled times
Spa Facilities
All Meals and Beverages
Entrance Fees to national parks
Inquire for additional services such as massages and private or alternative explorations.
Sheltered by stone and wood, our common spaces embrace stillness and warmth, offering a calm refuge and a front-row seat to the sight of roaming wildlife.
Our rooms and suites, bathed in natural light, open through wide windows to sweeping views of the Chacabuco Valley, where the passing of wild guanacos invites a deep connection with nature.
Surrounded by mountain views, our onsite spa offers perfect opportunities for rest and relaxation after adventures in Patagonia National Park. During your stay, choose from invigorating and restorative massages and treatments, or simply unwind with a soak in our three outdoor hot tubs with picturesque mountain views.
Witness a Conservation Masterpiece
Douglas and Kristine Tompkins, renowned conservationists and former business leaders, spearheaded an unprecedented conservation effort in Patagonia that led to the creation in 2018 of Patagonia National Park.
With a shared commitment to protect and explore responsibly, Explora invites you to experience this unique conservation success story at our sustainably designed lodge and alongside our knowledgeable and passionate local guides.
Award-Winning From the Start
Since opening our doors in 2021, Explora Parque Nacional Patagonia has received numerous notable awards and recognitions. Most recently, this includes the “World’s Leading Lodge 2024” by the World Travel Awards as well as the 2024 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Award , which the lodge has received consecutively for the last four years.
Flexible Daily Itineraries with Your Expert Guide
Choose from more than 30 expertly guided Explorations, all included as part of your stay. Customized to match your interest and fitness level, these full- and half-day discoveries and experiences are designed for small groups of no more than eight guests and led by Explora’s own certified bilingual guides.
Choose from Explorations across unique zones featuring glacially fed lakes and rivers, ancient forest, high mountainous regions and the Patagonian Steppe, with opportunities to hike, e-bike, fly fish and even take a helicopter flight over the park.
Discover Unique and Authentic Explorations
Into Patagonia’s Living Wilderness
Choose from more than 30 expertly guided Explorations, all included as part of your stay. Customized to match your interest and fitness level, these full- and half-day discoveries and experiences are designed for small groups of no more than eight guests and led by Explora’s own certified bilingual guides.
Choose from Explorations across unique zones featuring glacially fed lakes and rivers, ancient forest, high mountainous regions and the Patagonian Steppe, with opportunities to hike, e-bike, fly fish and even take a helicopter flight over the park.
More Than 30 Explorations
Led by Explora’s Expert Guides
Curate Your Daily Explorations
Each Evening
Classic Explorations
Discover Patagonia National Park’s most remarkable settings with our Classic Explorations, unique journeys designed to reveal the essence of this restored landscape and its thriving wildlife.
Set out across golden hills on a hike through the Chacabuco Canyon, where silence and distance shape a sense of true remoteness. Paddle through Cochrane’s turquoise rapids or hike trails across the valley once traveled by pumas and early settlers alike. Walk along the riverbanks of the Cochrane River and through native forests home to huemuls and Patagonian birdlife and watch the meeting of rivers where the Baker and Chacabuco converge, one of Patagonia’s most striking natural displays.
Correntadas Cañadon Chacabuco
For those drawn to raw landscapes and quiet encounters with wildlife, these explorations offer an intimate way to experience Patagonia’s untamed beauty.
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Borde Rio Confluencia
El Furioso Gran Pasarela
Signature Explorations
Designed and operated exclusively by Explora, our Signature Explorations lead beyond marked paths deep into Patagonia National Park, revealing remote valleys, high plateaus, and wild landscapes from a truly adventurous perspective.
Hike across glacial terraces and mountain formations that tell the story of Patagonia’s geological and human past. Ride across the Chacabuco Valley and the Patagonian steppe on e-bike, tracing the gradual return of native life across protected lands. Cycle through forests and open plains toward hidden lagoons framed by lenga and ñirre trees. For those seeking greater challenges, venture on a full-day hike around Lago Chico, exploring a landscape
of forest, steppe, and shimmering waters shaped by nature’s renewal.
Each exploration is immersive, demanding, and a reflection of Explora’s deep connection with this unique territory.
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La Pepa Lago Chico
Additional Information
Getting to Patagonia National Park
Reaching Patagonia National Park is part of the experience. Daily flights from Santiago connect to Balmaceda Airport, followed by a scenic overland journey of roughly five hours along Chile’s legendary Carretera Austral. The route passes turquoise lakes, native forests, and the jagged peaks of Cerro Castillo.
Travelers often choose to extend their trip with a stop at the Marble Caves on Lake General Carrera, a perfect prelude to the adventures that await at the lodge. Lodge-to-lodge connections with Explora Torres del Paine and Explora El Chaltén are also available, creating a seamless way to explore Patagonia’s most remarkable territories.
Best Time to Travel
The park reveals distinct landscapes and atmospheres throughout the year. While the region transforms across the seasons, from the vivid greens and long daylight hours of summer to the golden forests of early autumn, Explora Patagonia National Park welcomes travelers exclusively between October and April, when conditions are ideal for hiking, biking, and discovering the park’s vast rewilded territory.
Contact Information
To book your stay or for additional information, contact us at reserve@explora.com
Our toll-free numbers:
United States
+1 (855) 733-0262
Chile
+56 2 2395 2800
United Kingdom
08000869054
Perú 080071646
Argentina
+54 11 5199 0564
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