Steve and Annie recently came back from Patagonia where they visited the Queulat National Park and Torres del Paine. Read their advice for other travellers planning on doing a similar kind of trip.
Steve and Annie’s feedback:
All in all a great trip. Your ability to customize the itinerary to meet our schedule was really good. I would definitely recommend Swoop!
Steve and Annie’s itinerary:
Steve and Annie started their Patagonia adventure in Puerto Marin Balmaceda, where they were driven to the The Queulat National Park, located in the Aysen Region of Patagonia. They enjoyed a day and a half in the wildlife rich park before leaving for Punta Arenas and making their way to Tierra Patagonia within Torres del Paine. Tierra Patagonia is a little bit of luxury within the wilderness and you can often spot guanaco, foxes, ñandú and a wide variety of birds from the comfort of your room. From this haven they enjoyed multiple activities and particularly enjoyed a hike called ‘Dagostino’ before heading back home via El Calafate.
How did you find your itinerary?
The 1 night in Raul Marin was not worth the extra hours to get there and back. Fundos Los Leones is a lovely place…but I would recommend a 3 night minimum….there is not a lot to do there, (aside from the water) so it would have to be for someone who wants to chill for a few days.
What were your highlights and how did you find our partners?
Quelat is a gorgeous place and 1 1/2 days were not enough time…. Especially since Ruta 7 was shut down from 1pm -5pm daily ( and will be for quite some time). For us on this trip with the limited number of days en route from Futaleufu to Tierra Patagonia I would have skipped this bit and stayed in Futaleufu another day or two and then gone to Chaiten and ferried to Puerto Montt. We completely enjoyed Tierra Patagonia.
The guides were well trained and the excursions well designed and matched the descriptions in the materials. I would especially recommend the hike called Dagostino as it is not as taxing as the French Valley or to the base of the Paines, and has even more stunning views.
