We speak to Tim about his trip to Patagonia and Atacama. He talks kayaking, hot springs and hiking. What did you think of Patagonia and how was your guide?The W-trek was very good and the guide, Julieta, was excellent. The accommodation was all very good and the hot tub at the Los Cuernos cabins […]
Read MoreThings to do in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego
Ushuaia is a great place to visit and we often find that clients spend at least a couple of days there and sometimes longer. Although many operators there prefer to run multi-activity day tours which are easy to manage and mean they aren’t involved in providing accommodation, there are certain operators of longer adventures which […]
Read MoreCost of a Patagonia Holiday
We’re often asked to help people with the budgets for their trips, and help them understand whether (with all the different factors and variables) a trip is at the ‘cheap’ or ‘expensive’ end of the spectrum. So I thought it was time to try and answer the all important question: how much will my Adenture […]
Read MoreWelsh Patagonia
We talk to Rhian who visited Patagonia in April this year. She travelled to many places during her time there, visiting Welsh towns and indulging in a spot of hiking and horse riding. Where did you go and what did you do in Patagonia? I arrived in Punta Arenas airport at 4.00am on a dark, cold, windy […]
Read MorePerito Moreno: the man, the glacier, the town, the national park
The first time you try to get to grips with Patagonian geography Perito Moreno can be the cause of great confusion. Why on earth is the National Park 332km from the town! And why, oh why, is the town 695km from the Perito Moreno Glacier! Why is the National park by the name of Perito […]
Read MoreCruce Andino
An exciting way to see the mountains and lakes of the Patagonian Lake District, Cruce Andino is a boat and bus journey that mixes pleasure and adventure with views of snow-capped volcanoes, glaciers and forests. It’s practical too – leaving each and getting you get from A to B across the sometimes tricky border from […]
Read MoreCruceros Australis; a journey to the End of the World through Chile’s little known fjords, glaciers & bays
I’d been looking forward to the Australis cruise for quite a while now and had been anticipating what it was going to be like during my time in Puerto Natales and Punta Arenas. When the day arrived, I was impressed with how smooth the boarding process was. You just had to drop your luggage off […]
Read MoreEco Camp Patagonia
I think so far this has to be the most exciting place I’ve stayed at in Patagonia and the most unusual. It’s located at the start of the W Circuit in the national park and from Puerto Natales it takes about 2.5 hours to get there. It’s elevated above the other hotels and refugios in […]
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