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Patagonia Wildlife & Pumas

El Calafate · Torres del Paine National Park · Punta Arenas
Duration
12 Days · 11 Nights
The route
El Calafate · Torres del Paine National Park · Punta Arenas
Style
Glaciers, pumas and the Magellan coast
Best season
October – April · best
The route

11 nights, 3 stops — glaciers, pumas and the magellan coast.

El Calafate → Torres del Paine National Park → Punta Arenas.

Round trip · returns to El Calafate

El CalafateTorres del PainePunta Arenas
What you're tracking

What you'll see

Andean condor
Over the steppe.
Guanaco
On the Patagonian steppe.
Patagonian grey fox
Near the lake.
Chilean flamingo
On Lake Argentino.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Arrive El Calafate

Arrive El Calafate

The journey begins.

Arrive in El Calafate, met and transferred to your accommodation. Perito Moreno is one of the few advancing glaciers on earth — and watching it calve is unforgettable.

02El Calafate

El Calafate

A full day in the field.

A glacier boat trip and the Perito Moreno boardwalks. Stand before the calving Perito Moreno glacier, then cruise the icebergs.

03El Calafate

El Calafate

A full day in the field.

An ice trek across Perito Moreno, then the lakeshore steppe. Glaciers by boat and boardwalk, with Patagonian steppe wildlife.

04El Calafate → 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.

05Torres 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.

06Torres 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.

07Torres 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.

08Torres del Paine National Park

Torres del Paine National Park

A full day in the field.

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

09Torres del Paine National Park → Punta Arenas

To Punta Arenas

On to the next.

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

10Punta Arenas

Punta Arenas

A full day in the field.

Explore the Strait of Magellan and the city's history. Penguins and history before the drive to Torres del Paine. Punta Arenas pairs Patagonian history on the Strait of Magellan with a vast penguin colony offshore.

11Punta Arenas

Punta Arenas

A full day in the field.

Penguins and history before the drive to Torres del Paine.

12Depart Punta Arenas

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in Punta Arenas — 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 — long days and the best glacier access.

November – March

Peak season

Peak season, with mild weather and full boat schedules.

Wildlife you may see
Birds 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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