Chile and Argentina's Patagonia region, at the southernmost tip of the continent, is truly one of the world's final frontiers, home to a diverse population of indigenous peoples, resilient fishing settlements, and breathtaking natural treasures. commercial real estate
Chileans and Argentines make up the majority of visitors to Patagonia. It's now possible to view both from a unique vantage point, thanks to a new tour that combines pure adventure with absolute luxury.
Quasar Expeditions, a well-known Ecuadorean travel agency, is joining up with Jeep for an eight-day tour of this untamed region. Torres del Paine National Park, Los Glaciares National Park, and the massive Perito Moreno Glacier will all be within driving distance of your 4x4 because of this. As for the hotels, you'll find that "adventure" and "luxury" are not mutually exclusive.
Puerto Natales, Chile, will be your starting point for your tour. You'll be greeted by a member of the Quasar staff and given the keys to your new 2013 Jeep® Wrangler Rubicon. An external GPS Ranger® acts as a virtual tour guide for the vehicle, pointing out places of interest and ensuring that the pre-programmed hotels and destinations are reached each day. When accompanied by a guide, you have the option of driving yourself, letting the guide drive, or going it alone without a guide.
Day walks, catamaran rides, and bird-watching in the sub-Arctic are all possibilities. You'll relax at night at opulent hotels, where the food, wine, and spa treatments are top-notch. The journeys are short, lasting anywhere from an hour to three and a half hours.
Singular Patagonia Hotel, a 100-year-old cold storage plant converted into a 57-room luxury hideaway on the banks of the Fjord of Last Hope in Chile, is where the voyage begins. Eat guanaco and conger eel and drink pisco sours before you go to bed to get a taste of the native food.
From there, your group will journey through Argentina's Patagonian Pampa to Hosteria Helsingfors, a rural resort in the far north. Two days could be spent horseback riding or hiking to a glacier-fed azure lagoon on the edge of a glacier across from the majestic Mt. Fitz Roy.
Arrive to Eolo Lodge, an authentic Argentine estancia near El Calafate, the next day after visiting the Perito Glacier and the "Iceberg Channel."
In Torres del Paine National Park, you'll see ice-blue glaciers and jagged, pointed mountains rising out of the mist. The Patagonia Resort is Chile's first luxury tented camp, located on the shores of Toro Lake.
To reach the Paine Grande Massif's hanging glaciers, hike up the French Valley the following day. We're having roasted Patagonia lamb the gaucho (cowboy) way for dinner. We'll spend the next day driving around the park, where we'll witness Chilean flamingos, black-faced Ibis, and the Torres del Paine Mountains, which take their name from the area's three highest peaks. We'll eat lunch by the shore of a turquoise lagoon.
This is how the early explorers saw Patagonia. However, you can pull it off in a way no one expected.