Day 1: Arrival in Santiago de Chile, Airport pick up with city tour
Welcome to Santiago de Chile! You'll be picked up from the airport to your hotel. After having a break at the hotel, we'll visit the best park in Santiago - Cerro San Cristóbal, where a huge statue of the Virgin Mary stands on the hill top. We will then go to see La Moneda Palace from outside, the president's house, taking memorable photos. We'll go to Plaza de Armas in the end, where performances of folk dances, music and talk show are performed frequently. Accommodation: Hotel Cumbres Vitacura (4 stars)
|
Day 2: Wonderful winery tour in Maipo Valley
We're going to visit Perez Cruz and Santa Rita - wineries in Maipo Valley on the Chile wine tours today. We'll drive to Perez Cruz first for about 55 minutes to learn to brew wine and admire the scenery of its vineyard. Then we're to visit Santa Rita. In addition to wine-making and vineyard, you'll find a museum collecting relics of the Columbian Age in this winery. After lunch at Santa Rita, we'll go to another winery Cousiño Macul. It will be a nice day to taste good wines and finally we will drive back to the hotel for around 1 hour. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel Cumbres Vitacura (4 stars)
|
Day 3: Enjoy tour in Valparaiso & Viña del Mar
With our guide and the driver, you will visit Valparaiso and Viña del Mar today. We'll get to Valparaiso in 1.5 hours by car first to experience the Bohemian culture, colorful houses and majestic coastal landscapes. Here we'll go sightseeing Plaza Echaurren, the port, old bank district, and hills of Concepción and Alegre. Then, we'll drive 20 minutes or so to Viña del Mar, the garden-like seaside resort city in Chile. We'll visit Fonck Museum with important collections throughout Chile, especially those of Easter Island. The next stop goes to Anfiteatro Quinta Vergara, the old luxurious residence with various flowers; and Renaca Beach with clear sand, blue water and pleasant breeze. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel Cumbres Vitacura (4 stars)
|
Day 4: Fly 3.5h to Punta Arenas, Have a city tour
Today you'll leave Santiago for Punta Arenas. Being transferred to Santiago airport, you will get a flight to Punta Arenas. Upon arrival, you'll be picked up and sent to a hotel for a break. In the afternoon, you will enjoy a city tour in Punta Arenas accompanied by the local guide and the driver. We'll go to Plaza Munoz Gamero first, to see the monument of Ferdinand Magellan, then Museo Regional De Magallanes, the museum telling the history of this city. Next we will move to Braun-Menendez Palace built in 1903 and Mirador Cerro De La Cruz, the highland where we can see the entire city with colored roofs, and look far into Strait of Magellan and Island of Tierra del Fuego. Afterward, go to Nao Victoria Museum to see the models of historical ships like Nao Victoria, HMS Beagle, and the Ancud schooner. At last, we'll get to Cementerio Municipal via Bulnes Avenue, which is one of the cemeteries with the most beautiful scenery around the world. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Diego de Almagro Punta Arenas (4 stars)
|
Day 5: Shared Magdalena Island Tour, Transfer to Torres del Paine National Park
After breakfast, you will be dropped off to the port for Magdalena Islands shared cruise with other passengers together. On Magdalena Island, you'll see Magellanic penguins; hiking to Mata Island, you can see local Patagonian sea lions as well as various marine animals. After that, you'll get back to your hotel. Later, the guide and the driver will lead you to Torres Del Paine National Park, driving for about 5 hours to the place where you will have your 5-day w-trekking tours. Meals: Breakfast, Box Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Las Torres, Torres del Paine NP
|
Day 6: Trek tour to Torres del Paine
One day w-trekking on our Chile wine tours will be arranged today. Have breakfast and pack your lunch before starting off. The guide will escort you to trek from the hotel to Torres del Paine in the national park where the three iconic peaks stand up into the clouds. The whole journey takes 8-9 hours over the 20 km (12.4 miles) distance. After that, you will be sent back to the hotel. Meals: Breakfast, Box Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Las Torres, Torres del Paine NP
|
Day 7: Hiking tour towards Los Cuernos
Today, we'll hike about 13.5 km (8.4 miles) for 4.5-6.5 hours to Los Cuernos with pre-packed lunch. At most times of today, we shall hike on the trails by Lake Nordenskjold and on the Almirante Nieto mountain of Paine Massif. Finally, we'll get to Los Cuernos, the campsite between Cerro Hoja and Cerro Máscara, where we can look down to the Lake Nordenskjold. Stay overnight at the camp. Meals: Breakfast, Box Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Refugio Los Cuernos
|
Day 8: French Valley hiking tour
Today's trekking is more challenging. We're to go to the central area of the Paine Massif, hiking for 8-10 hours as the distance is 21 km (13 miles) in total. Around 2 hours later, we'll get to the French River via winding paths. Walking along the river, we'll arrive at French Valley, which is quite majestic with huge rocks, towering peaks and glaciers. If time and your energy permit, we can also go ahead for an hour more through the valley to the British Camp, and then return to the entrance of the French Valley. We'll continue hiking to the Pehoe Lake. Meals: Breakfast, Box Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Refugio Paine Grande
|
Day 9: Trek to Grey Glacier, Drive to Puerto Natales
We need to set out earlier today to climb up to Laguna Los Patos, where the vast Southern Patagonian Ice Field is very incredible. Walking to the Grey Glacier's lookout point, we will see the large-scaled glacier and the Pehoe Lake. Lago Grey is the lake formed by the melting water of Grey Glacier; it's a top photo site with ice floes. Having a break for a while, we'll then get back to Paine Grande to catch the last catamaran across the Pehoe Lake. The whole trip today is 22 km (13.7 miles) long, taking 8-10 hours on average. Then you'll be driven to the hotel in Puerto Natales. Meals: Breakfast, Box Lunch
Accommodation: Noi Indigo Patagonia (4 stars)
|
Day 10: Fly from Punta Arenas to Santiago de Chile
You'll get to Punta Arenas Airport on the local driver's drive, to fly back to Santiago de Chile. Upon your arrival, our Santiago's local driver will transfer you to the hotel for a rest. Then the rest time will be arranged by yourself. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel Cumbres Vitacura (4 stars)
|
Day 11: Santiago de Chile departure, Airport see off
After breakfast, our driver will send you to the airport in Santiago de Chile. You will leave Chile by plane as the Chile wine tours are just about to end. Smooth journey home! Meals: Breakfast
|