Code: PAT-028
Level:
Easy
Levels Explained
Departure Dates:
Daily
Price (2005-06): Depends on the kind of hotel and transportation you choose. For example:

Using Hotel Aquaterra + Public Transfer
From US$ 275 p/p (2 people)

Accommodations:
1 night Hotel

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Patagonia and Glaciers: Serrano river Navigation in Torres del Paine

This is an extra day of navigation through the Fjord of Last Hope which enables the observation of the magnificent Serrano and Balmaceda Glaciers. We suggest to do this extension as a pre or post trip to any of our Torres del Paine packages in Patagonia.

ITINERARY
If you choose it as a Pre-Trip:
Day 0, Punta Arenas - Puerto Natales
Transfer from Punta Arenas to Puerto Natales. You can choose among doing this transfer in a private car OR use the regular bus. Once in Puerto Natales, transfer to your hotel for overnight.
Day 1, Puerto Natales - Torres del Paine via Ultima Esperanza - Ecocamp
Board the 7AM catamaran (70 people capacity) through Ultima Esperanza Fjord and reach Serrano and Balmaceda glaciers. Box lunch overlooking the glaciers. Around 3 PM embark zodiac boats (8-10 people capacity) and sail upstream the tranquil Serrano River. Reach Rio Serrano waterfalls, disembark and walk gently around the falls. Board twin boats upstream the falls and reach the Park Administration. Transfer to the Ecocamp, meet the group arriving from Punta Arenas, and start your regular trip in Torres del Paine (5, 7 or 10 day trek) (B, L-, D);

If you choose it as a Post-Trip:
Last day of your trip
Early transfer from the camp to the Park Administration. Embark the zodiacs and sail down the Serrano river. Connect with the catamaran and sail the Ultima Esperanza fjord to Puerto Natales. Once there transfer to your hotel for Overnight (B, L-).
Next day, Transfer from Puerto Natales to Punta Arenas.
You can choose among doing this transfer in a private car OR use the regular bus.


 


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