Wrap Up

We have been home a while now and have all hit the ground running with catching up with various home duties. Hence it has taken a while to sign off on this blog. I thought it would be a nice idea to include here some of the information about our blog and the some of the documentation and paperwork from our trip as a record of what it all entailed.....

Linda started this blog before the trip as an introduction. Heidi then continued compiling and publishing the blog posts with the assistance of Tejal, Bill and Linda for content, during the trip, as she had brought a computer along with her. There were obvious delays in some of the posts due to time factors and due to lack of access to internet. 

We ended up doing all our bookings for our trip through Jenn at Tailor Made Journeys. She did OK for us but was difficult to get on to at times and didn't always follow up on things for us. This was most likely because she was on part time there so wasn't always available when we needed assistance. All in all though - looking back on it it was a fabulous trip with very few hiccups.

This is a copy of our Final Itinerary.....

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FINAL ITINERARY:

for   Heidi McKellar, Tejal Bharambe and Linda and William Phillips    Prepared: 12 December 2023

All flights booked by South America Travel Centre

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COMMUNICATION WHILST IN SOUTH AMERICA

A convenient way to communicate with your local guides is via WhatsApp, a free messaging, voice and video calling app which allows you to contact recipients through your Wi-Fi connection.  We highly recommend that you travel with your mobile phone with WhatsApp installed. 

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APPLE BOOKS AND GOOGLE PLAY BOOKS

A convenient way to view your documents while abroad is via Apple Books on iOS devices or Google Play Books on Android devices.  We highly recommend that you upload your documents to the app suited to your device prior to travel.

To upload your documents via Apple Books, select the required PDF from your email and tap the share button.  Swipe left over the app icons and select Books.  Your PDF will open and automatically save in the Books app allowing you to view the document, highlight any important sections or even write notes.  Similarly, for Google Play Books, you can upload the required PDF directly from your email.

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AIRPORT CHECK-IN For Flights - BRISBANE/Sydney/Santiago

When checking in at Brisbane Airport, request for your luggage to be checked all the way through to Santiago.  Please remember to check the end destination on your luggage tags.

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CHILE ELECTRONIC VISA

Australian passport holders require an electronic visa to enter Chile.  Please ensure you print a copy of the visa to take with you, as Immigration officials may request a hard copy. 

If you have not received your Chile E-Visa within two weeks of travel we recommend you contact the consulate directly:

 

·      Consulate General of Chile Sydney Office:  +61 2 9299 2533

·      Consulate General of Chile Melbourne Office:  +61 3 9866 4041

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CHILE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

There are no longer any vaccination or PCR testing requirements to enter Chile.

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Day 1        Thursday 4 January 2024                                                         Santiago/Chile 

Flight (for Heidi,                   Airline: LATAM Airlines                               Flight Number: LA 4803

Linda and William):              Departing: Brisbane 07:15                          Arriving: Sydney 09:50

                                               Operated by QANTAS 

Flight (for Tejal):                   Airline: LATAM Airlines                               Flight Number: LA 4805

                                                Departing: Brisbane 08:15                          Arriving: Sydney 10:50

                                               Operated by QANTAS 

                                               Airline: LATAM Airlines                               Flight Number: LA 806

                                               Departing: Sydney 12:35                             Arriving: Santiago 11:05

                                               Operated by QANTAS

Accommodation:                 Holiday Inn Santiago Airport (Executive Standard Room)

Description:

Depart Brisbane on your domestic flights to Sydney. 

On arrival at Sydney domestic terminal, make your way to the Qantas Transfer Desk and take the free shuttle service to the international terminal for your flight to Santiago.  Cross the International Dateline and gain a day, arriving in Santiago the same day you depart. 

Located in the Central Valley and framed by the majestic Andes mountain range, Santiago, the capital of Chile, was first settled in 1531.  The city has grown into a major metropolis where the many historic colonial buildings contrast with the gleaming new high-rise architecture and bustling shopping malls.

On arrival at Santiago Airport make your OWN way to your airport hotel located just outside the terminal. 

Local Representative:         

Southbound - Santiago

Hernando de Aguirre 430

Santiago/Chile                     

Tel: 56 9 9639 1191 / 56 9 6306 0399

Your Hotel:                           

Holiday Inn Santiago Airport

Armando Cortinez Norte Avenue 2150, 

Santiago/Chile

Tel: 56 2 2799 9900

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Day 2        Friday 5 January 2024                                                               Buenos Aires/Argentina 

Flight:                                     Airline: LATAM Airlines                               Flight Number: LA 421

                                               Departing: Santiago 08:14                          Arriving: Buenos Aires 10:20

Arrangements:                     Transfer from Buenos Aires (AEP Aero Parque) Airport to Hotel (Private)

Accommodation:                 Hotel NH Florida (1 Twin and 1 Double Standard Room)

Meal Plan:                             Breakfast – if available (due to early flight departure)

Description:

Early this morning, make your OWN way back from your airport hotel to Santiago Airport for your international flight to Buenos Aires.  * Although this is an international flight, it will arrive into the domestic airport in Buenos Aires. 

Buenos Aires is a charming, sophisticated city with a strong European influence and culture.  With its blend of Spanish, French and Italian architectural styles, its great variety of nightspots, and its cultural life, it is often referred to as the ‘South American Paris’.     

Met on arrival at Buenos Aires (AEP Aero Parque) Airport for transfer to your hotel located in the Recoleta area.  *Note:  Your hotel room in Buenos Aires has not been booked for early check in – if required, suggest you arrange this directly with the hotel (subject to availability); alternatively, you may wish to leave your luggage with the concierge until check in time.

Remainder of the day at leisure.

Local Representative:        

Gateways Travel

1283 Chile St, 2nd Floor H Department, 

Buenos Aires/Argentina      

Tel: 54 11 4384 1281 / 4382 0562

Your Hotel:

Hotel NH Florida

San Martin 839

Buenos Aires/Argentina

Tel: 54 11 4321 9850

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Day 3        Saturday 6 January 2024                                                          Buenos Aires/Argentina 

Accommodation:                 Hotel NH Florida (1 Twin and 1 Double Standard Room)

Meal Plan:                             Breakfast 

Description:

Today is at your own leisure. 

Suggestion:

Enjoy dinner and a night of music and tango at one of the excellent show places where typical songs and dances are performed.  Refer to your City Information for further details.

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BUENOS AIRES ROOM TAX

For all hotels in Buenos Aires, a new tax, Right of Urban Use, has been introduced and is payable directly to the hotel upon check-out.  The tax must be paid in cash, either US Dollars or Argentine Pesos.  The per person per night payment should be approx. USD1.00.

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PUERTO IGUAZU MUNICIPAL TOURIST TAX

For all hotels in Puerto Iguazu, a Municipal Tourist Tax, is payable directly to the hotel.  The tax is 250 Argentine Pesos per person per night for a maximum of 2 nights.  It must be paid in cash in Argentine Pesos to the hotel upon check-in.  The hotel will give you a receipt that you must carry with you every time you leave your hotel.  You will be asked to produce the receipt near the entrance to the National Park and at the airport and maybe even in the city centre.  Failure to produce the receipt will require you pay the tax again.

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IGUAZU FALLS

·        The National Park closes at approx. 18:00 each day.

·        The entrance fee to the Argentine side of the National Park is included in your cost.

·        Don’t forget to take a light rain jacket, especially to the Devil’s Throat, as the spray from the falls is very heavy and you will get wet. 

·        Also, if taking a boat ride on the river, take precautions to keep your camera dry.

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Day 4        Sunday 7 January 2024                                                            Puerto Iguazu/Argentina 

Flight:                                     Airline: Aerolineas Argentinas                    Flight Number: AR 1746

                                               Departing: Buenos Aires 08:20                   Arriving: Iguazu 10:10 

Arrangements:                     Transfer from Hotel to Buenos Aires (AEP Aero Parque) Airport (Private)

                                               Transfer from Iguazu (Argentine side) Airport to Hotel (Private)

Accommodation:                 Hotel Jardin de Iguazu (1 Twin and 1 Double Standard Room)

Meal Plan:                             Breakfast – if available (due to early flight departure) 

Description:

Met at your hotel early this morning (approx. 06:00) for transfer to Buenos Aires (AEP Aero Parque) Airport for your domestic flight to Iguazu. 

Situated in the north-east of Argentina, the Iguazu River joins the Parana River creating a natural border with Brazil and Paraguay.  It is here you will find the most spectacular waterfalls in the world, the ‘Cataratas del Iguazu’, that plunge into a massive gorge.  There are 275 falls along a 3km front, with an average height of 70m.  Completely surrounded by a dense tropical forest, this is home to many small native mammals and over 400 different species of birds and butterflies.   

Met on arrival at Iguazu (Argentine side) Airport for transfer to your hotel located in Puerto Iguazu.  *Note:  Your hotel room in Puerto Iguazu has not been booked for early check in – if required, suggest you arrange this directly with the hotel (subject to availability); alternatively, you may wish to leave your luggage with the concierge until check in time.

Remainder of the day at leisure. 

Suggested Tours:  If you wish to book any additional tours (and if time permits), it is easy to make arrangements with the travel agent at your hotel.   

Argentine side 

•    Gran Aventura: Open-air truck ride, followed by a boat ride on the river below the falls. 

•    For the more adventurous, contact Iguazu Forest Tours.  The following is an example of what they can offer: trekking through the jungle, abseiling down a waterfall; flying fox - sitting in a harness that slides along a cable through ravines and the lower parts of the jungle.  

Local Representative:        

Gateways Travel

C/- Aguas Grandes

Entre Rios 66, 

Puerto Iguazu/Argentina    

Tel: 54 3757 425 50 

Your Hotel:

Hotel Jardin de Iguazu

274 Bompland Street

Puerto Iguazu/Argentina

Tel: 54 3757 424 171

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Day 5        Monday 8 January 2024                                                           Puerto Iguazu/Argentina 

Arrangements:                     Argentina National Park Fee

                                                Half Day Argentine Side Tour (Shared)

Accommodation:                 Hotel Jardin de Iguazu (1 Twin and 1 Double Standard Room)

Meal Plan:                             Breakfast 

Description:

Depart your hotel on a shared tour to visit the Lower and Upper trails of the Iguazu National Park that allow close views of the many falls that drop from the Iguazu River.  The thundering noise and the falling water is incredibly impressive. 

* Note:  the Devil’s Throat Circuit has recently reopened after repairs from flood damage, however, due to recent intense rain, some circuits may remain closed.  If necessary, touring arrangements will be changed accordingly.

Then visit the Devil’s Gorge right in the heart of the Iguazu waterfalls.  To get there, catch the tourist train that meanders through the park and drops you right at the walkway that leads to the magnificent Devil’s Throat cascade.  After the tour, return to your hotel.  

Remainder of the day at leisure.  

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Day 6        Tuesday 9 January 2024                                                           Ushuaia/Argentina

Flight:                                     Airline: Aerolineas Argentinas                    Flight Number: AR 1733

                                               Departing: Iguazu 12:20                              Arriving: Buenos Aires 14:15

 

                                               Airline: Aerolineas Argentinas                    Flight Number: AR 1886

                                               Departing: Buenos Aires 15:55                   Arriving: Ushuaia 19:35

 

Arrangements:                     Transfer from Hotel to Iguazu (Argentine side) Airport (Private)

                                               Transfer from Ushuaia Airport to Hotel (Private – Spanish-speaking Driver)

Accommodation:                 Alto Andino (1 Twin and 1 Double Apartment Room)

Meal Plan:                             Breakfast

Description:

Met at your hotel this morning for transfer to Iguazu (Argentine side) Airport for your domestic flight to Buenos Aires.  On arrival at Buenos Aires (AEP Aero Parque) Airport, change aircraft and connect with your domestic flight to Ushuaia.

Ushuaia is the southernmost city in Argentina, situated on the banks of the Beagle Channel and protected by mountains on its northern side.  With a great many of the houses built of wood, the city is especially picturesque.  It is the main tourist centre for Tierra del Fuego with excursions to the National Park and Lapataia Bay, to the beautiful lakes of Escondido and Fagnano, cruises along the Beagle Channel, fishing, with skiing available in winter.  Ushuaia is also the main point of departure for many Antarctic cruises.     

Met on arrival at Ushuaia Airport for transfer to your hotel.    

Local Representative:        

Gateways Travel

C/- Rumbo Sur - Ushuaia Office

San Martin 350, 

Ushuaia - Tierra del Fuego/Argentina                                                      

Tel: 54 2901 430 699 / 434 788

Your Hotel:                          

Alto Andino

Gdor. Felix Paz 868,  


Ushuaia/Argentina

Tel: 54 2901 430 920

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Day 7        Wednesday 10 January 2024                                                  Ushuaia/Argentina

Accommodation:                 Alto Andino (1 Twin and 1 Double Apartment Room)

Meal Plan:                             Breakfast

Description:

Day at leisure to explore on your own.

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Day 8        Thursday 11 January 2024                                                       Ushuaia/Argentina

Accommodation:                 Alto Andino (1 Twin and 1 Double Apartment Room)

Meal Plan:                             Breakfast

Description:

Further day at leisure.

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Day 9        Friday 12 January 2024                                                            Depart Ushuaia

Meal Plan:                             Breakfast

Description:

This morning after breakfast, check out of your hotel and commence your own arrangements on board your Antarctic cruise.

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Day 10      Saturday 13 January 2024 to                                                   Own Arrangements/Antarctic Cruise

Day 18      Sunday 21 January 2024

Description:

Own arrangements on board your Antarctic cruise until ...

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Day 19      Monday 22 January 2024                                                         El Calafate/Argentina 

Flight:                                     Airline: Aerolineas Argentinas                    Flight Number: AR 1865

                                               Departing: Ushuaia 15:15                           Arriving: El Calafate 16:35 

Arrangements:                     Transfer from El Calafate Airport to Hotel (Private)

Accommodation:                 Hotel Rincon del Calafate (1 Twin and 1 Double Standard Room)

Description:

Disembark your cruise and make your own way to Ushuaia Airport.  Join your domestic flight to El Calafate.

El Calafate, situated on the shores of Lago Argentino, is the gateway to Los Glaciares National Park.  This is one of the largest parks in the country and offers you the opportunity to see the huge ice sheet of the Continental Ice Cap, origin of the area’s 47 ice flows and some of the world’s most spectacular glaciers.    

Met oarrival at El Calafate Airport for transfer to your hotel.     

Local Representative:        

Gateways Travel

C/- Rumbo Sur - El Calafate Office

9 De Julio 81 local 2, 

El Calafate/Argentina          

Tel: 54 2902 492 155

 

Your Hotel:

Hotel Rincon del Calafate

Ingeniero Feldman 273

El Calafate/Argentina

Tel: 54 2902 494 091 / 092

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Day 20      Tuesday 23 January 2024                                                         El Calafate/Argentina 

Arrangements:                     Los Glaciares National Park

                                               Full Day Perito Moreno Glacier Tour (Shared)

Accommodation:                 Hotel Rincon del Calafate (1 Twin and 1 Double Standard Room)

Meal Plan:                             Breakfast 

Description:

Depart your hotel this morning for the journey by bus (80km) to the Perito Moreno Glacier, considered one of the natural wonders of the world and found on the southern arm of Lago Argentino.  Visit the main viewing area for a breathtaking panoramic view of this huge glacier with a frontage of 4,000m and walls that rise to a height of more than 60m.  The sound of ice slabs regularly fracturing and plunging into the lake disrupts the tranquillity of the area.  After the tour, return to your hotel.  

Remainder of the day at leisure.

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TRANSPORTATION IN PATAGONIA (ARGENTINA/CHILE)

Given that Patagonia is a remote area, many of its roads may not be sealed and, depending on weather and/or traffic, their surface can sometimes become rough.  When travelling by land in this region you should be aware that delays can occasionally occur as a result of tyre punctures or, sometimes, cracked windscreens.

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Day 21      Wednesday 24 January 2024                                                  El Chalten/Argentina 

Arrangements:                     Transfer from Hotel in El Calafate to Hotel in El Chalten (Seat in Bus)

Accommodation:                 Posada Lunajuim (1 Twin and 1 Double Standard Room)

Meal Plan:                             Breakfast 

Description:

Meet at your hotel this morning (approx. 09:00) to depart on the journey to El Chalten.    

This small town, at the entrance to the northern sector of Los Glaciares National Park, is the starting point for a wide range of treks around the legendary peaks of the national park.  The mountains stand spectacularly in the middle of the flat Patagonian steppe - with Cerro (Mount) Fitz Roy being the major focus - and they attract climbers and walkers from all over the world.     

On arrival in El Chalten, drop off at your hotel. 

Local Representative:        

Gateways Travel

C/- Rumbo Sur - El Calafate Office

9 De Julio 81 local 2, 

 El Calafate/Argentina          

Tel: 54 2902 492 155 

Your Hotel:                          

Posada Lunajuim

Trevisan N 45, 

El Chalten/Argentina

Tel: 54 2962 493 047

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Day 22      Thursday 25 January 2024                                                       El Chalten/Argentina

Accommodation:                 Posada Lunajuim (1 Twin and 1 Double Standard Room)

Meal Plan:                             Breakfast

Description:

Day at leisure for optional walks in the park.  All necessary information and recommendations about where to hike are available at your lodge or you can discuss your options with the rangers at the national parks office.   A wide variety of walks for all levels of fitness are available and most can be easily undertaken independently.  A box lunch can be organised through your hotel or from one of the small bakeries or cafes on the main street. 

Excursions might include short walks to various lookouts around the town or perhaps a full day trek to Cerro Torre base camp (De Agostini) at Laguna Torre, taking 6-8 hours and ascending to 200m - panoramic views of the peaks, lakes and glaciers make this a very scenic walk. 

Alternatively, a more challenging trek - about 4-5 hours each way - can be made to the Fitz Roy massif base camp at Rio Blanco, continuing steeply uphill to the spectacular viewpoint at Laguna Los Tres for the closest view of the massive granite walls of Fitz Roy and the surrounding peaks.

Recommended Treks:

Torre (Tower) Lagoon

Leaving El Chalten, the start of the trail takes you through a lenga wood where red-capped woodpeckers and parakeets may be seen.  Continue walking alongside “moraines”, masses of boulders and gravel made by the Torre (Tower) Glacier during the ice age, and through a small valley where the vegetation is mostly composed by 2m high lengas.  After 2 hours, the trail borders Fitz Roy River where you may see ducks.  After 3 hours trekking arrive at Padre De Agostini base camp on the moraine surrounding Torre (Tower) Lagoon. Be welcomed by imposing panoramic views of Mounts (Cerro) Torre, Egger, Standhart and Solo; Cordón de las Adelas (3 mountain peaks) and Glaciers Grande and Adela.  Icebergs from Grande Glacier can often be seen floating on Torre Lagoon, which is the origin of the Fitz Roy River begins.  Return to El Chalten along the same trail.

Mount Fitz Roy

From El Chalten, walk along the road to Lago del Desierto before branching off to the left to follow the trail to Poincenot camp.  On the way visit the beautiful Capri Lagoon, home to number of different duck species.  It’s a short side-trip worth taking for the view of Mount Fitz Roy reflected in it’s waters, framed by lenga woods.  Returning to the main trail continue along the trail that at times will take you through forests and across rivers, always with the imposing Mount Fitz Roy in view urging you on.  Once you reach Poincenot base camp (where mountaineers stay whilst preparing to climb the peaks) you can choose to remain beside Blanco River or continue up the moraine to Laguna de los Tres (Three Lagoons) on a difficult, but worthwhile trail.  At the top reflected in the waters of Laguna de los Tres are the stunning peaks of the Fitz Roy amphitheatre with Mount Fitz Roy and its Glacier taking prime position.  Nearby is the beautiful turquoise water of Laguna Sucia feed by another glacier.  Return to El Chalten along the same track.    

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Day 23      Friday 26 January 2024                                                            El Calafate/Argentina 

Arrangements:                     Transfer from Hotel in El Chalten to Hotel in El Calafate (Seat in Bus)

Accommodation:                 Hotel Rincon del Calafate (1 Twin and 1 Double Standard Room)

Meal Plan:                             Breakfast

Description:

Morning at leisure.  *Note: Your hotel room in El Chalten has not been booked for late check-out – if required, suggest you arrange this directly with the hotel (subject to availability); alternatively, you may wish to leave your luggage with the hotel concierge.

Met at your hotel this afternoon (approx. 15:00) to depart on the journey back to El Calafate.

On arrival in El Calafate, drop off at your hotel.

Local Representative:        

Gateways Travel

C/- Rumbo Sur - El Calafate Office

9 De Julio 81 local 2, 

El Calafate/Argentina          

Tel: 54 2902 492 155

Your Hotel:

Hotel Rincon del Calafate

Ingeniero Feldman 273

El Calafate/Argentina

Tel: 54 2902 494 091 / 092

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Day 24      Saturday 27 January 2024                                                       Torres del Paine/Chile 

Arrangements:                     Transfer from Hotel in El Calafate to Cerro Castillo (Private Driver only)                                               Transfer from Cerro Castillo to Hotel del Paine (Private Driver only)

                                               Entrance Fee for Torres del Paine National Park

Accommodation:                 Hotel del Paine (1 Twin and 1 Double Standard Room)

Meal Plan:                             Breakfast/Dinner 

Description:

Met at your hotel this morning (approx. 07:00) for transfer across the vast Patagonian steppes to the border post at Cerro Castillo.  Along the way stop at the Argentine border checkpoint for immigration formalities to be completed.  Then continue on to Cerro Castillo on the Chilean border for more formalities. 

On arrival at the Cerro Castilo border crossing at noon, you will be escorted to the visitor centre (Estancia El Ovejero) to meet with a representative from Southbound.  From here you will depart on the journey by road to Hotel del Paine.  During the drive you will have plenty of time to admire the Patagonian steppe with its guanacos and snow-peaked mountain horizon. 

On arrival settle into your accommodation.  Please make sure you reconfirm all of your tours when you arrive at the hotel.

Important: Passengers must keep their entrance ticket until the last day of service inside the Torres del Paine National Park. Please note that the entrance ticket is valid for 3 days.

 Local Representative:        

Southbound - Puerto Varas

Santa Rosa 560, Oficina 11

Puerto Varas/Chile

Tel: 56 65 285 4140 

Your Hotel:                          

Hotel del Paine

Lot N17, Sector Rio Serrano

Torres del Paine/Chile

Tel: 56 9 8828 2549

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Day 25      Sunday 28 January 2024                                                          Torres del Paine/Chile 

Arrangements:                     HP 04 Trekking Base Torre (Booked, Clients to Pay Directly to Hotel)

Accommodation:                 Hotel del Paine (1 Twin and 1 Double Standard Room)

Meal Plan:                             Breakfast/Dinner

Description:

Around 08:00 begin an adventure towards the Torres sector, where your walk begins.  Bordering the slope of Mount Almirante Nieto, ascend until reaching the “Chileno” refuge, continue crossing the Ascencio Valley, until the foot of a glacial moraine, beginning the last section of the trail.  Ascend for about an hour to finally reach the foot of the majestic “Torres del Paine”. Afterwards, begin the return to your hotel.

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Day 26      Monday 29 January 2024                                                         Torres del Paine/Chile 

Arrangements:                     HP 06 Wildlife Safari (Booked, Clients to Pay Directly to Hotel)

                                               HP 09 Boat Serrano (Reconfirm on arrival, Clients to Pay Directly to Hotel)

Accommodation:                 Hotel del Paine (1 Twin and 1 Double Standard Room)

Meal Plan:                             Breakfast/Dinner

Description:

Depart on the adventure of searching for and discovering the Wildlife of Patagonia in its natural habitat.  Cross the Torres del Paine National Park to reach the Patagonian Steppe, the driest and arid place in the National Park, where the main mammals of the Region live and coexist, accompanied by a great variety of resident and migratory birds.  Move inside and outside the national park in search of pumas, guanacos, foxes, as well as large birds such as condors, rheas, eagles and flamingos. 

This afternoon, depart from the dock and navigate through the river to reach the Serrano River waterfall, disembark and walk to a viewpoint to observe the route of the river and mountains with their hanging glaciers.  During this navigation, cross the junction between the Serrano and Gray rivers, which shows the difference in sediments and produces a special effect on the colour of the waters. 

NOTE: The recommendation is to reconfirm on arrival the schedule for today, please note the order may change due to weather conditions.

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Day 27      Tuesday 30 January 2024                                                         Torres del Paine/Chile 

Accommodation:                 Hotel del Paine (1 Twin and 1 Double Standard Room)

Meal Plan:                             Breakfast/Dinner

Description:

Day at leisure.

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Flight:                                     Airline: LATAM Airlines                               Flight Number: LA 296

                                               Departing: Punta Arenas 12:07                  Arriving: Santiago 15:32 

Arrangements:                     Transfer from Hotel del Paine to Punta Arenas Airport (Private Driver only)

                                               Transfer from Santiago Airport to Hotel (Private – Driver only)

Accommodation:                 Hotel Cumbres Lastarria (1 Twin and 1 Double Standard Room)

Meal Plan:                             Breakfast 

Description:

This morning after breakfast, depart the hotel for transfer to Punta Arenas Airport.  Join your domestic flight to Santiago. 

Met on arrival at Santiago Airport for transfer to your hotel. 

Local Representative:         

Southbound - Santiago

Hernando de Aguirre 430

Santiago/Chile                     

Tel: 56 9 9639 1191 / 56 9 6306 0399 

Your Hotel:                          

Hotel Cumbres Lastarria

Jose Victorino Lastarria 299, 

Santiago/Chile

Tel: 56 2 2496 9000

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Day 29      Thursday 1 February 2024                                                       Santiago/Chile 

Accommodation:                 Hotel Cumbres Lastarria (1 Twin and 1 Double Standard Room)

Meal Plan:                             Breakfast 

Description:

Today is at your leisure.  

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Day 30      Friday 2 February 2024                                                            Depart Santiago 

Flight:                                     Airline: LATAM Airlines                               Flight Number: LA 807

                                               Departing: Santiago 13:30                          Arriving: Sydney 17:50 (+1 day)

                                               Operated by QANTAS 

Arrangements:                     Transfer from Hotel to Santiago Airport (Private – Driver only)

Meal Plan:                             Breakfast

Description:

Met at your hotel this morning at 10:15 for transfer to Santiago Airport for your international flight to Sydney (flight scheduled to arrive at 17:50 on Saturday 3 February).

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Flight:                                     Airline: LATAM Airlines                               Flight Number: LA 807

                                                                                                                      Arriving: Sydney 17:50 

                                               Airline: LATAM Airlines                               Flight Number: LA 4849

                                               Departing: Sydney 22:05                             Arriving: Brisbane 22:35

                                               Operated by QANTAS

Description:

On arrival at Sydney Airport (international terminal), collect your luggage and clear Customs and Immigration, then make your way to the Qantas Transfer Desk.  Check-in and collect your boarding pass, then take the free shuttle service to the domestic terminal.  Make your way to the departure gate to connect with your flight to Brisbane.  Welcome Home!

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IMPORTANT

Be aware – As you have been to South America, on arrival in Australia you may be required to show your Yellow Fever Vaccination card.

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INSURANCE:


One of the things we obviously always have to do before going overseas is sort out insurance cover. We have always in the past used the complimentary insurance provided by Allianz through our NAB credit card. A few months prior to our travel, NAB changed it's conditions. This was an advantage to me as it meant I could be fully covered for all conditions 

Dear Mrs Linda Phillips,
Letter of Eligibility - NAB Card Complimentary Insurance - International Travel Insurance
Reference Number: NABRPLTT000765
National Australia Bank Limited (NAB), has entered into a Group Policy with AWP Australia Pty Ltd trading as Allianz Global Assistance 

but unfortunately it meant that Bill wasn't covered at all so he had to take out separate insurance through 

National Seniors.
Policy Number NS23002443
Plan Comprehensive
AUD $2,477.54 was charged to your nominated card.










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