Patagonia Holidays

Staying in Puerto Natales affords fantastic views of the region, but to get the best experience you need to head into the protected areas. Much of the land here is designated as a reserve or national park, and in order to preserve its beauty for years to come the activities available are usually designed to leave the greenest footprint on the landscape. Explore on foot and the many hundreds of kilometres of trekking routes open up to you, where every twist of the footpath or ascent of a hill brings a stunning new vista to immortalise in your photographs. Horse riding is how the locals get around with ease, and you too can saddle up and ride alongside the Chilean cowboys, known as ‘huasos’. 

A highlight of any of our Patagonia holidays is spending time uncovering the natural beauty of the Torres del Paine. Perhaps Chile’s best-known national park, the twisted granite columns that give the park its name – the actual ‘torres’ – can be reached on a few hours’ drive from Punta Arenas or Puerto Natales. However, it’s not just the granite edifice that delights, but also its vivid blue glaciers, crystal-clear lakes and enormous plains where the only sound is the wind riffling through the grasses. Here you can also take a boat trip across Lago Grey to the glacier of the same name, or venture out into Last Hope Sound, where many streams and cascades tumble down the lush cliffs into the inlet.