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BRAZIL - ARGENTINA

& CHILE 2013 TOUR

TAN GROUP TRAVEL

2013

Brazil, Argentina & Chile Tour Rio de Janeiro, Iguazu Falls Buenos Aires, Bariloche, El Calafate, Torres del Paine & Santiago de Chile Torres del Paine NP

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From Iguassu Falls to the passion of the tango in Buenos Aires, the inspiration of Bariloche, the magnificent Perito Moreno Glacial and spectacular nature view of Torres del Paine National Park – and what an experience as it brings out the explorer in you!

itinerary Dinner DAY 1 - FEBRUARY 24 - 2013: RIO DE JANEIRO Arrival to Rio de Janeiro Airport. Reception and transfer to Hotel Golden Tulip Regente 4*, 2 nights of accommodation with breakfast. Free time at leisure. Dinner

RIO DE JANEIRO

RIO DE JANEIRO

commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th largest in the Americas, and 26th in the world

Dinner Lunch DAY 2 - FEBRUARY 25 - 2013: RIO DE JANEIRO Breakfast After breakfast, we will start the full day visit to Rio de Janeiro. We will start the city tour to Rio de Janeiro’s Sugarloaf mountain and it’s beaches is a half-day sightseeing tour that will take you sky high to witness beautiful panoramic city scenery from the distinctive peak of Sugar Loaf Mountain, to tropical lows where you’ll explore Brazilian beach life and some of Rio’s most famous beaches.

You’ll start your Sugar Loaf Mountain city tour by driving past the urban downtown zone of Rio de Janeiro, for some sightseeing of the attractive colonial Portuguese architecture before the comfortable touristic bus tour approaches Rio’s Urca neighbourhood, which guards the entrance to Guanabara Bay and the foot of the unmistakable Sugar Loaf Mountain.

Here, comfortable modern Sugarloaf cable cars will transport you to your first stop at Urca Hill for unique views of Guanabara Bay, Corcovado Mountain and the iconic statue, Christ the Redeemer, before continuing skywards in a second cable car that reaches the summit of Sugar Loaf Mountain where you’ll have a wonderful outlook onto Rio de Janeiro’s charming Zona Sul and its beaches. To compliment this half day city tour, you will follow your Rio de Janeiro city tour by traveling to the Brazilian coast where you will visit some of Rio’s bewitching beaches such as Leblon, Ipanema, Copacabana, Red Beach, Botafogo and Flamengo, whose combination of fine sands, exotic natural surroundings and glamour always win the hearts of each tourist who visits them.

The Christ the Redeemer city tour at Corcovado mountain in Rio de Janeiro is a focused half-day sightseeing tour in a comfortable tourist bus taking you to one of the most recognised landmarks of Rio, which has recently been chosen by the international public as one of the 7th wonders of the modern world.

The tour begins by travelling to the top of Corcovado mountain along a beautiful road that passes through the Tijuca Forest, the biggest urban forest in the world. At the peak you will find the monumental statue of Christ the Redeemer and breathtaking panoramic views of Rio de Janeiro city and its most important landmarks. This Corcovado city tour will then take you to visit two important icons of the Cariocas (people from Rio): the Maracana Stadium, one of the biggest football arenas in the world where you will learn about important Brazilian football events and the most renowned players; and the Sambodormo, a Samba Stadium where Rio's samba schools perform the biggest carnival in the world. To conclude this wonderful sightseeing tour of Rio, the city tour will take you to the Old Cathedral of Rio that was once the official Cathedral of the Portuguese Empire and the Brazilian royal family during the 19th Century.

Return to the hotel. At the evening, we have dinner included in a typical churrascaria of Rio de Janeiro. Overnight.

Lunch Dinner DAY 3 - FEBRUARY 26 - 2013: RIO DE JANEIRO - IGUAZU FALLS Breakfast After breakfast, free time until transfer to airport to take our flight to Foz do Iguaçu. Arrival and transfer to local restaurant for lunch. After lunch, we wil visit the Iguazu Falls, Brazilian Side.

It`s a panoramic view of the falls from a 1300 meter trail.

The Brazilian side of the falls is a bit more crowded than the Argentinean side because there is only one path leading to the falls. The views are somewhat more panoramic, however, because it opposes the Argentinean side which has more falls. And there is an elevator to bring you up and down next to the falls.

Hiking on your own is not allowed; you need to stick to the allotted areas and walkways. It is possible to take helicopter rides from Brazil, but Argentina had forbidden such flights in their space because of the environmental impact. Boat rides are also available from the Brazilian side

After that, we will visit Bird Park (Parque Das Aves) The Bird Park is a private enterprise, situated in one of the most attractive parts of the world: near the Iguaçu Falls in the state of Paraná, Brasil.

Rare and colourful birds fly in the huge aviaries which have been built to blend in with the humid subtropical florest. We will be able to enter these aviaries and view the birds at close quarters. We will also see alligators, anacondas, pythons, marmosets and butterflies.

Transfer to Sheraton Hotel on the argentinean side. Check-in. Dinner and overnight.

Lunch DAY 4 - FEBRUARY 27- 2013: IGUAZU FALLS Breakfast After breakfast, we will continue with the visit to one of the most incredible shows of nature: Iguazu Falls.

Are words either missing or by far over abounding to describe them? Everyone has the answer: Iguazu Falls. The real truth of it is that it is the greatest spectacle of its kind. When the roaring noise of the waters joins the overwhelming silence of the environment in a solemn concert, emotion is sure to be the dominant feeling. Iguazu Falls are located in one of the first protected areas in America, the Iguazu National Park and Nature Reserve which comprises a surface of 67,000 hectares. It has been declared "Mankind's Heritage" by the UNESCO due to the undisputable beauty of its landscape which has made it into the most important fauna and flora reserve in the country and one of the richest in the world an account of its biodiversity.

The 275 waterfalls from the Iguazu River owe their existence to a big geological fault which took place thousands of years ago. Today, Iguazu Falls can be appreciated from different angles through the several circuits and catwalks which lead to cascades in the surroundings, one can get information, directions and suggestions given by national forest wardens and guides at the Visitor's Centre to take advantage of the walk and enjoy it most.

Iguazu Falls, Main attraction of the Iguazú National Park, is set in the environment with the largest biological diversity of Argentina.

This amazing diversity is due to the existence of particular environmental conditions favored by the subtropical climate of the region, with an extensive variety of species living in the jungle. Considering only the Park's area, it has been estimated that it hosts 2000 plant species, 450 bird species

itinerary (almost a half of the total number in Argentina), more than 80 mammal species and countless insects, many of them still unidentified.

Welcome to one of the most astounding National Parks of Argentina, we are convinced that your visit will forever remain as one of your most cherished memories.

Emotion prevails in the face of the Iguazu Falls. A sense of magic and charm surrounds everyone enjoying the falls and natural attractions of this ecological sanctuary. It is a million square kilometers area in the northeast of Argentina bordering the south of Brazil. It is the major remaining sample of "Paranaense jungle" and the major biodiversity sample in the argentine territory.

Every tourist visiting and enjoying Iguazu National Park will experience the sensation of being the heart of a paradise, currently fit with infrastructure and means of transport ecologically conceived for a proper visit of the Park. Catwalks, path and squares allow the delight of visitors and the Green Trains provide a beautiful ride through the thick forest.

IGUAZU FALLS: VISITOR CENTER A detailed explanation about the biodiversity of the jungle and the culture of the region. There are two thematic areas explaining nature and its ecosystems, the cultural evolution of the region and the actions developed for environmental protection.

25 minutes. Difficulty: No stairs.

IGUAZU FALLS

Iguazu Falls was declared by UNESCO as a Natural World Heritage, and now as one of the New 7-wonders of Nature.

The name "Iguazu" comes from the IGUAZU FALLS: GREEN PATH Guarani or Tupi words "y", meaning A walk through the thickness of the jungle, meeting birds, butterflies "water", and "ûasú ", meaning "big" So, the meaning is and a marsh. Access to the Upper and the Lower Circuits.

Big Waters 20 minutes. Difficulty: No stairs.

IGUAZU FALLS: UPPER CIRCUIT Accessing magnificent panoramic views of the Falls and the delta of the Iguazú river formed by a number of luxuriant islands.

1:15 hours. Difficulty: No stairs.

IGUAZU FALLS: LOWER CIRCUIT A set of catwalks strategically distributed allow the most amazing views of Falls and an intimate experience in charming corners of the jungle.

IGUAZU FALLS: MAGIC OF NATURE

IGUAZU FALLS: MAGIC OF NATURE

IGUAZU FALLS: SAN MARTÍN ISLAND A separate attraction. Set in the heart of the Falls, offering the most spectacular views of San Martín Fall and of "La Ventana", an enormous rock formation facing the falls.

2:00 hours. Difficulty: Stairs.

IGUAZU FALLS: THE DEVIL´S THROAT Indescribable for its beauty and energy thrilling everybody with an impressive mixture of noises and landscapes. You must see it.

2:00 hours. Difficulty: No stairs.

IGUAZU FALLS: GREEN TRAIN OF THE JUNGLE A circuit of ecological trains in the middle of the jungle and along the riverside taking the visitor to the access of the catwalks and attractions within the Park.

Dinner DAY 5 - FEBRUARY 28- 2013: IGUAZU FALLS Breakfast After breakfast, free time to enjoy the park until transfer out to airport to take flight to Buenos Aires. Arrival to Jorge Newbery Airport and transfer to our hotel, the Pestana Buenos Aires.

2 nights of accommodation with breakfast.

Free time to enjoy the city. The hotel is located over 9 de Julio Avenue, and close to the Obelisk and the famous comercial Florida Street.

This evening we will enjoy a Tango Dinner and Show at La Ventana Tango Show, featuring the world-renowned passionate music and dance native to Argentina.

Overnight.

itinerary Dinner Breakfast Lunch DAY 6 - MARCH 01 - 2013: BUENOS AIRES After breakfast we will start a city tour to visit the best of Buenos Aires, highlighting many of the important landmarks and buildings in the city, as well as it various neighborhoods, including La Boca, San Telmo, La Recoleta and Palermo. During our tour we will explore the Colonial Center including, Plaza de Mayo, the Cabildo, Casa Rosada, the Cathedral, the Obelisk, the Congress, the Government House and the wide 9 de Julio Avenue, as well as the Puerto Madero Riverfront.

During our city tour, we will also take a guided tour of the Colon Theater, one of Buenos Aires finest attractions. Buenos Aires's golden age of prosperity gave birth to this luxurious opera house, which has hosted BUENOS AIRES Luciano Pavarotti, Julio Bocca, Maria Callas, Plácido Domingo, Arturo Is the capital and largest city of Toscanini, and Igor Stravinsky. The project took close to 80 years to Argentina, and the second-largest complete, but the result is spectacular. The majestic building, metropolitan area in South America, completed in 1908, combines a variety of European styles, from the after Greater São Paulo.It`s one of the Ionic and Corinthian capitals and French stained-glass pieces in the 20 largest cities in the world. People from Buenos Aires are referred to as main entrance to the Italian marble staircase and French furniture, chandeliers, and vases in the Golden Hall. In the main theater, which porteños (people of the port). It is a top destination, and is known for seats 2,500 in orchestra seats, stalls, boxes, and four rises, an its European style architecture[ enormous chandelier hangs from the domed ceiling painted by Raúl and rich cultural life.[ Soldi. The theatre's acoustics are world-renowned.

After lunch time, we will continue the visit to the north of Buenos Aires, visiting San Isidro, Tigre, and the Parana River Delta, an extraordinary ecological zone. We will enjoy an scenic ride along the Rio de la Plata coast, affording us beautiful views of the regions luxurious residences and its lovely coastline. We will stop at San Isidro for a short walk around the town and visit the San Isidiro Cathedral. Upon our arrival in Tigre, we will enjoy the natural scene, and crafts at the Fruit Dock in Tigre. Interestingly, ninety million tons of sedimentation carried by the Parana.

Dinner in local restaurant. Overnight.

LA VENTANA DINNER TANGO SHOW

River each year produces an accumulation of land of approximately 20 inches, which form the different islands that constitute the Delta region, including Tigre. Our afternoon concludes with an hour-long Boat Trip around the Delta, before returning by bus to the City.

RENOVATED DOCKSIDE AREA OF PUERTO MADERO, BUENOS AIRES

DAY 7 - MARCH 02 - 2013: BUENOS AIRES - BARILOCHE Breakfast After breakfast, free time until transfer to Jorge Newbery local airport to take flight to San Carlos de Bariloche.

Arrival to Bariloche and transfer to our hotel: The Cacique Inacayal. 2 nights of accommodation with breakfast. After check-in and a time to rest, we will start a tour called Circuito Chico (Small Circuit), to visit the area, and enjoy nature of the lakes and forest of the surroundings.

Lunch

BARILOCHE

San Carlos de Bariloche, usually known as Bariloche, is a city in the province of Río Negro, Argentina, situated in the foothills of the Andes on the southern shores of Nahuel Huapi Lake and is surrounded by the Nahuel Huapi National Park.

The city emerged in the 1930s and 1940s as a major tourism centre with ski, trekking and mountaineering facilities

The "Circuito Chico" is a 62-km round trip around Bariloche.

Through this well-known circuit, visitors may get to the most representative scenes of the mountain range landscape and the main commercial and recreational spots in this wonderful southern city, known worldwide. During the first part of the tour, the urban architecture of this City in Río Negro may be observed as well as the houses raised by the first pioneers in the area, the Nautical Club and Melipal neighborhood.

Little by little, the excursion leads to a more natural area. The buildings are left behind and new splendid sceneries appear very close to Lake Nahuel Huapi. Then everything changes. There are new aromas and colors: cypresses, maitenes, coihues and ñires, among other typical trees take hold of our smell and sight.

In the summer, everything turns to red and yellow when the rose hip bushes, the blackberries, raspberries and gorses bloom to paint a new landscape.

Very close to the City of Bariloche, barely 8 kilometers away, there lies Playa Bonita, a very quiet beach located right in front of Huemul Island. A few kilometers away, is Bahía Serena, a small swim spot with a boat ramp. This is an ideal place to rest and enjoy silence.

The base of Campanario Hill, 1,050 meters above sea level, lies 17 kilometers away. The summit may be reached by chairlift. Afterwards, the circuit leads to San Pedro Peninsula and, later on, to Llao Llao Peninsula.

itinerary Lunch DAY 8 - MARCH 03 - 2013: BARILOCHE Breakfast After breakfast, free time until lunch in local restaurant. After lunch, transfer to Pañuelo Pier to start the most important and traditional excursion of the Nahuel Huapi National Park: The visit to Victoria Island and Arrayanes National Park.

Setting sail from Puerto Pañuelo and after an hours’ navigation, arriving at Quetrihue Peninsula, where you will admire the magnificence of the unique Arrayanes forest in the world.

Walking through a decked path you will gaze at centennial specimens. From a botanical point of view, the arrayan is a plant classified as a bush which only grows like a tree in this area. It has a cinnamon color with a thin bark which upon coming off, leaves white spots which give this tree its unique look.

Then we set sail to Victoria Island on a 40 min trip, arriving at Puerto Anchorena. There you will be able to visit a coniferous nursery, walking through paths and natural viewpoints where you will be able to admire the magnificent beauty of the place. One of the paths leads us to Playa del Toro, where cave paintings can be seen, and visit a volcanic sand beach. Along this walk our National Park guides will show you and inform you every detail related to this excursion.

BARILOCHE Return to the city in the afternoon. overnight.

Los Arrayanes National Park is a national park of Argentina with an area of 17.53 square kilometres. It covers the Quetrihué Peninsula on the shore of the Nahuel Huapi Lake in the province of Neuquénthe forest of 300 year old arrayanes covers 0.2 km² of the southern point, with individuals of over 600 years

LOS ARRAYANES NATIONAL PARK

Dinner Breakfast DAY 9 - MARCH 04 - 2013: BARILOCHE - EL CALAFATE After breakfast, transfer to Bariloche Airport to take flight to El Calafate. Arrival and transfer to our hotel: Hotel La Estepa. Free time to walk the city which is a small village, a starting point to visit one of the most incredible attractions in Patagonia: Perito Moreno Glacier and Los Glaciares National Park. Dinner and Overnight.

PERITO MORENO GLACIER Dinner Breakfast DAY 10 - MARCH 05 - 2013: EL CALAFATE

The Perito Moreno Glacier is one of only three Patagonian glaciers that is growing. The reason remains debated by glaciologists. The terminus of the Perito Moreno Glacier is 5 kilometres (3 mi) wide, with an average height of 74 m (240 ft) above the surface of the water of Lake Argentino, in Argentina. It has a total ice depth of 170 metres Afterwards you will enjoy many interesting spots: Cerro Comision o De (558 ft).

Los Elefantes, river Centinela, Cerro Frias (guanacos site), many Patagonian

After breakfast, we will start the visit to Perito Moreno Glacier.

This excursion is the most spectacular and unforgettable excursion in all Patagonia. At the beginning of the tour, you will skirt Bay Redonda of Lake Argentino as well as have the chance to see Solitaire Island.

You will go through the Patagonia valley with its natural environment of species such as guanacos, ostriches, foxes, etc.

farmhouses and, across the Mitre river you will get into National Park Los Glaciares.

Then, you will go 35 km along the coast of of Lake Argentino’s Rico Branch, among vegetation of incredible trees such as ñires, lengas, notros and cherry trees.

At Curva de Los Suspiros you will get the first panoramic view of Glacier Perito Moreno.

An ice cloak, or glacial cap, covers this Protected Area of 600,000 hectares. Among the 356 glaciers, the Perito Moreno is the most outstanding one, having a front of 5 km long and a height of over 60 meters above the level of the water.

Known worldwide because of its process of fractures, the front of the glacier closes the running of the waters of Brazo Rico when it approaches the coast. This produces a kind of pond where the water goes up 20 meters over the level, creating the filtration that ends up in the fracture.

But show is never-ending. You can watch the detachment of ice blocks of different sizes from a short distance, hear the roaring they produce, and then watch them turned into wonderful floating icebergs. In 1981 UNESCO declared National Park Los Glaciares a World Heritage Site.

As optional activity, you can enjoy the minitrekking. The tour begins at the Bay Harbor “Bajo de las Sombras”, sited 22 km from The Glaciers National Park entrance and 8 km from the Glacier.

There you go on board in order to reach the opposite coast of Peninsula de Magallanes, crossing the Rico Branch of Argentine Lake. The sailing time is about twenty minutes.

Specialized guides take the group(approximately 20 people) along a coast path that leads to the southern margin of the glacier after a 30 minutes trip.

There, helped by experts, metallic nails in shoes are put, necessary to walk on ice.

Also, the basic technique to use them is explained and a speech about glacier origin, regional flora and fauna is given.

From there, you begin to climb towards the glacier slowly, walking for about two hours, stopping occasionally just to take some pictures.

Return to the hotel. Dinner and Overnight.

itinerary Box Lunch Breakfast DAY 11 - MARCH 06 - 2013: EL CALAFATE After breakfast, we will start the second important excursion in the area. The full day boat navigation in Los Glaciares National Park.

All Glaciers is a boat navigation excursion that starts at Puerto Bandera, 50 km. away El Calafate, to navigate through the heart of Glaciers National Park.

Once you go through Boca del Diablo, the narrowest point of the Lake, you begin the trip along the North Branch of the lake. Throughout the tour you will be able to observe an incredible scenery and a variety of shapes and colors, in the enormous blocks of ice detaching from the majestic Upsala Glacier, the biggest one on the National Park. After you pass the front wall of this glacier the navigation continues to Puerto Las Vacas in the Onelli Bay. There the catamaran stops for three hours to allow for an 800 meter walk through a Patagonic forest of Lengas and Ă‘ires (regional trees) up to Lake Onelli. At this point you will experience fantastic views of the Onelli, Bolados, Agassiz and Heim glaciers; which give away to the Lake small icebergs that drift up to its outfall in the Onelli river. Sometimes the return trip is done by entering the channel of the Spegazzini Glacier where you will find yourself in the middle of the mountain of ice with the presence of the Heim, Seco and Spegazzini LOS GLACIARES glaciers, with walls at record heights among the visited glaciers NATIONAL PARK reaching in some sectors 125 meters.

In 1981 it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, the national park, created in 1937, is the second largest in Argentina. Its name refers to the giant ice cap in the Andes range that feeds 47 large glaciers, of which only 13 flow towards the Atlantic Ocean

Breakfast Lunch Dinner DAY 12 - MARCH 07 - 2013: EL CALAFATE - TORRES DEL PAINE After breakfast, we will continue out trip to the andean area, to arrive to the Argentina/Chile border. After a small snack in the custom, we will continue in direction to another wonderful attraction in Patagonia: Torres del Paine National Park. Check-in Hosteria Rio Serrano. 2 nights of accommodation with breakfast TORRES DEL PAINE DAY 13 - MARCH 08 - 2013: TORRES DEL PAINE NAT PARK Breakfast

Lunch

After breakfast, we will start our visit to the park.

This national park covers 181.000 hectares on the Seno de Ultima Esperanza (Last Hope Inlet). The park is located 150 kilometers from Puerto Natales.

The Cordillera del Paine is the centerpiece of the park. It lies in a transition area between the Magellanic subpolar forests and the Patagonian Steppes. The park is located 112 km (70 mi) north of Puerto Natales and 312 km (194 mi) north of Punta Arenas. the north in Argentine territory.

There are many hiking paths that cross widely differing types of terrain, such as pampas and thick Magellanic forests, and run along lakes with huge glaciers and icebergs. The park is surrounded by huge, craggy mountains, including the famous Cuernos del Paine (Paine Horns).

Torres del Paine National Park was declared Reservation of the Biosphere and it`s an scenario of natural beauty. The most important places to visit are Laguna Amarga (Bitter lagoon) from where you will be been able to appreciate the imposing Torres del Paine, Lago Sarmiento (Sarmiento Lake), Lago Nordenskjöld (Nordenskjöld Lake), Lago Pehoe (Pehoe Lake), Salto Chico (Small Waterfall), Salto Grande (Big Waterfall), Lake and Glacier Grey (Grey Glacier and Lake) and the Administrative Office of CONAF in Río Serrano (Serrano River).

PERITO MORENO GLACIER

DAY 7 - DECEMBER 06- 2012: BUENOS AIRES - BARILOCHE After breakfast, free time until transfer to Jorge Newbery local airport to take flight to San Carlos de Bariloche.

Arrival to Bariloche and transfer to our hotel: The Cacique Inacayal. 2 nights of accommodation with breakfast. After check-in and a time to rest, we will start a tour called Circuito Chico (Small Circuit), to visit the area, and enjoy nature of the lakes and forest of the surroundings.

The "Circuito Chico" is a 62-km round trip around Bariloche.

Through this well-known circuit, visitors may get to the most representative scenes of the mountain range landscape and the main commercial and recreational spots in this wonderful southern city, known worldwide. During the first part of the tour, the urban architecture of this City in Río Negro may be

itinerary In Grey Lake a short walk will be made by the beach to appreciate the floating floes of ice and to the bottom to sight Grey Glacier. From any point of the Park you will see Cuernos del Paine. During the journey for the park will become diverse stops to get off the vehicle and to make some short walks to be able to enjoy the landscapes and the surrounding fauna. Lunch is included. Return to our hotel. Overnight.

CUERNOS DEL PAINE - TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK

Dinner Breakfast Lunch DAY 14 - MARCH 09 - 2013: TORRES DEL PAINE - PUNTA ARENAS After breakfast, we will leave Torres del Paine National Park, to visit two interesting attractions in the area: Milodon Cave, and Magdalena Island Penguin Reserve.

Again in the road, to the south of the country, we will make a stop in Milod贸n Cave Natural Monument, an interesting historical and archaeological place distant 25 kms of Puerto Natales. After having taken a small step for the history and of traveling some more kilometers, we will arrive to Punta Arenas.

We will continue to one of the paradises of birds watchers. The Magdalena Island, together with Marta small island, make up the natural monument Los PingĂźinos, natural habitat of more than 120,000 Magellan penguins and one of the biggest southern penguins colony of Chile.

The trip to the island is a real spectacle. Two hours sailing through the Strait of Magellan where it is possible to have astonishing panoramic PUNTA ARENAS views of Punta Arenas, Tierra del Fuego plains and oilfields of Cabo Negro or Laredo Bay. All this to reach to this place located 35 km Located on the north shore of the from the city of Punta Arenas and immersed in the strait itself.

Strait of Magellan, Punta Arenas was Once there, the landscape is even more beautiful, and penguins, originally established in 1848 as a tiny cormorants and sea wolfs, among others, are the main characters. penal colony. During the remainder of During one hour, you'll see thousands of penguins and nests in a the 1800's Punta Arenas grew in size walk through the trails that go from the coast to the top of the and importance due to the increasing island, where there is a lighthouse that houses the Environmental maritime traffic and trade destined Interpretation Center with the history of the strait and the fauna of to the the west coast of both the area. The island has rangers who take care of the ecosystem and South and North America. guide visitors if required. At all times, the group will be accompanied by a local guide. Please, help us preserve the environment without throwing wastes and avoiding disturbing birds. The use of flashes is prohibited. There are no stores in the place.

Check in Hotel Cabo de Hornos in Punta Arenas. 1 night of accommodation with breakfast Breakfast DAY 15 - MARCH 10 - 2013: PUNTA ARENAS - SANTIAGO After breakfast, we will be transferred to the airport to take flight to Santiago de Chile.

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SANTIAGO Santiago, formally Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile and the center of its largest conurbation. It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of 520 m (1,706.04 ft) above mean sea level. Although Santiago is the capital, the National Congress of Chile meets in the coastal town of ValparaĂ­so, 120 km to the west.

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