Category: Planning & Tips

Travel Tips

Reciprocity Fees for Chile & Argentina

What are Reciprocity Fees? Five of the twelve independent countries in South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile and Paraguay) charge a fee to people of certain nationalities wishing to enter. The amount payable depends on your nationality, and only residents of certain countries have to pay it (based on the fact that their governments charge the same entry fees […]

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Patagonia Trekking: April Update

We have a number of people asking about treks in April and with fewer scheduled departures going on at this time in the ‘shoulder’ season we thought it might be helpful to share details of a few guaranteed trips, and a few provisional trips going on.

April is in the Austral Autumn so you can expect shorter days, and cooler temperatures but also fantastic autumn colours and fewer people in the national parks.

Where dates are provisional please do let us know [link] if they might be of interest and if it would be helpful to move the trip forward or backward by a couple of days.

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Doris’ Family Trekking and Kayaking Adventure in Torres del Paine

Doris and her family recently returned from a Full Circuit Trek in Torres del Paine, from which they kayaked out of Torres del Paine National Park back to Puerto Natales. On their travels they also did some independent trekking around Los Glaciares National Park and spent a few days in Buenos Aires. Here Doris tells us about their experiences and shares some fantastic photos from their trip…

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