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Hiking In A Thin Country
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A A group trekking holiday in Patagonia and the Lake District |
Ref: EX-TAW
17 days
from £2399 (minimum 1 passengers)
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Destination:
Chile
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Exploring Chile from top to bottom: Atacama Desert, Santiago, the Lake District and Patagonia
Chile is a thin country, long and narrow, famous for its unparalleled range of geographical regions. A renowned travel guide once referred to Chile as a 'long narrow string bean of a country' and at almost 4000km long and no more than 190km wide, indeed it is. This trip has been designed for walkers who want to explore the main regions of this diverse country. In the north there is the Atacama Desert, the most arid in the world and cradle of ancestral indigenous cultures. In the centre, around Santiago, are fertile valleys with vineyards producing their delicious wines. In the south there is the Lake District, the Switzerland of South America, which seems more Alpine than Andean with dramatic peaks and lakes, and indented with beautiful fjords. Finally, in the extreme south, is Patagonia, the 'uttermost part of the earth', a land of lakes, mountains, glaciers and immense solitude.
Trip Profile:
8 daywalks; altitude maximum 1700m, average 1000m. Grade B
Group & Staff
Min 6, max 16, plus guides and appropriate local staff.
Accommodation
14 nights hotels.
Food
7 breakfast and 7 lunches included.
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Day 1 | Depart London. | Day 2 | Arrive Santiago; city tour.
| Day 3 | Fly to Temuco, transfer to Pucon.
| Day 4 | Full-day Huerquehue hike, optional white-water rafting or Villarica Volcano climb | Day 5 | Public bus to Puerto Varas | Day 6 | Day-walk in the Perez Rosales N. P. at the Osorno Volcano.
| Day 7 | Day-walk in the Alerce Andino N. P., return to Puerto Varas.
| Day 8 | Transfer to Puerto Montt airport, flight to Punta Arenas. Transfer to Puerto Natales; optional visit to penguin colony.
| Day 9 | Walking in the Torres del Paine N. P.
| Day 10 | More walking in Torres del Paine; transfer back to Puerto Natales.
| Day 11 | Transfer to Punta Arenas airport, fly to Santiago.
| Day 12 | Flight to Calama, transfer to San Pedro; afternoon visit to Moon Valley.
| Day 13 | Full-day Altiplano lagoons (Meniques and Miscanti) and salt lake Salar de Atacama.
| Day 14 | Morning at El Tatio geyser, afternoon visit museum at San Pedro.
| Day 15 | Transfer to Calama, visit copper mine Chuquicamata, afternoon flight back to Santiago
| Day 16 | Morning at leisure in Santiago, optional visit to Concha y Toro vineyard. Depart. | Day 17 | Arrive London. |
Departures Between | Price from | 17 Dec 04 | *£2399 | 18 Feb 05 | *£2235 | | *Prices subject to confirmation |
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FLIGHT INCLUSIVE PRICE
Local payment US$170 (approx. £110)
Optional single supplement £200
Insurance £77
WHAT THE PRICE INCLUDES
In all the items below, “included” means either in the price or in a specified “local payment”.
Flights
The prices include flights from a UK airport to the destination airport and back, UK departure tax, all necessary domestic flights on the trip itinerary and all airport transfers. If you do not need our group flights, please ask for the “land only” prices. If you book at the “land only” price, international flights and related airport transfers are not included, but domestic flights generally are, except where tickets for these have to be issued in conjunction with your international ticket.
Accommodation
This is included in the price. If you’re camping, we provide sturdy two-person tents and all necessary communal camping and cooking gear, so you will just need to bring a sleeping bag and, on most trips, a sleeping mat.
Single rooms or tents
Our prices are based on twin share accommodation. If you book your own (many people do), we arrange for you to share with a person of the same sex. We do not charge a single supplement except on extensions. Where it is operationally possible to do so, we offer an optional single supplement in the price list. On some trips it is not possible to do so, we offer an optional single supplement in the price list. On some trips it is not possible to guarantee single accommodation for the whole tour; where this is the case further information and prices can be found in the Trip Notes. If you would like a single room or tent on a particular holiday you should contact the office for details. Where we are unable to guarantee single accommodation you may be able to arrange and pay for it locally. If you are a smoker we ask you not to smoke in your room or tent if sharing. Please note on certain trips single accommodation is not available due to local operational conditions.
Food
Meal plans vary according to area and circumstances: for every trip, details of what is included are shown in the Food section of each trip, and in the Trip Notes.
Transport
All necessary transport during the trip is included, whether private or public.
Sightseeing
Included wherever it is part of the itinerary (as stated in the Trip Notes). There are usually optional trips too.
Staff
On all trips we provide a leader or local representative, assisted by local guides, drivers and any other staff as appropriate. Leaders usually meet the group locally.
Permits, taxes, and entrance fees
We include in the cost of the holiday or in the stated local payment all necessary local permits, taxes, and entrance fees to National Parks or sites that are part of the itinerary, except for the Kilimajaro Government Tax, Mustang and Galapagos taxes.
NOT INCLUDED
Any meals and other food not included in the meal plan, visas, vaccinations, travel insurance, foreign airport taxes where not included in the price of the ticket, sleeping bags and other personal equipment, sleeping mats on most camping trips, entrance to historical sites if not specified in the Trip Notes, extra optional excursions and any personal expenditure such as laundry, drinks and tips.
This holiday is operated by Exodus Travels Ltd. ATOL 2582.
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Hiking In A Thin Country
A A group trekking holiday in Patagonia and the Lake District
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