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Patagonia Wildlife Photography

Punta Arenas · Torres del Paine
Duration
9 Days · 8 Nights
The route
Punta Arenas · Torres del Paine
Style
Pumas and the Paine massif for the camera
Best season
October – April · best
What you're tracking

What you'll see

Magellanic penguin
Magellanic penguin
On Magdalena Island.
South American sea lion
South American sea lion
On the strait.
Commerson's dolphin
Commerson's dolphin
In the strait waters.
Puma
Tracked across the steppe.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Arrive Punta Arenas

Arrive Punta Arenas

The journey begins.

Arrive in Punta Arenas, met and transferred to your accommodation. Punta Arenas pairs Patagonian history on the Strait of Magellan with a vast penguin colony offshore.

02Punta Arenas

Punta Arenas

A full day in the field.

Explore the Strait of Magellan and the city's history. A boat trip to the Magdalena Island penguins, plus the historic city.

03Punta Arenas → Torres del Paine National Park

To Torres del Paine National Park

On to the next.

Transfer to Torres del Paine National Park. Track wild pumas across the steppe, with guanacos and condors. Trek to the base of the granite Towers.

04Torres del Paine National Park

Torres del Paine National Park

A full day in the field.

Trek to the base of the granite Towers. Explore the park's lakes, glaciers and viewpoints. Torres del Paine has become the world's best place to see and photograph wild pumas, thanks to its protected guanaco herds.

05Torres del Paine National Park

Torres del Paine National Park

A full day in the field.

Explore the park's lakes, glaciers and viewpoints. A full day of Patagonian wildlife and scenery, pumas and guanacos.

06Torres del Paine National Park

Torres del Paine National Park

A full day in the field.

A full day of Patagonian wildlife and scenery, pumas and guanacos. A leg of the 'W' trek beneath the massif.

07Torres del Paine National Park

Torres del Paine National Park

A full day in the field.

A leg of the 'W' trek beneath the massif.

08Torres del Paine National Park

Torres del Paine National Park

A full day in the field.

Track wild pumas across the steppe, with guanacos and condors.

09Depart Torres del Paine National Park

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in Torres del Paine National Park — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.

When to travel

The season changes what you see.

October – April

Peak season

The Patagonian summer — penguin season and the main park window.

November – March

Peak season

Peak season, with the penguin colonies active on Magdalena.

Destinations

Where this journey goes

Wildlife you may see
Penguin Puma

Make it yours.

Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.

Field notes, now and then.

Where to go · When to go · Wildlife in season

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