Pre-cruise Land Adventure Chilean Patagonia

Planned Itinerary Pre-Cruise Land Adventure

Our pre-cruise Land Adventure allows you to explore even more of your destinations before sailing with Hurtigruten.

Discover the lakes, glaciers and snow-covered mountains of Chilean Patagonia, using Puerto Natales as your base. This Land Adventure tour starts in Santiago and ends at the pier in Punta Arenas.

Day 1: Santiago/Punta Arenas/Puerto Natales

Start the tour with a morning transfer from your hotel to the airport and a flight to Punta Arenas, followed by an approximately 3-hour drive (including lunch box) through Patagonia’s rugged steppe. Experience the chance to see Magellan ostriches and with a little luck, some lonely condors tracing circles in the sky. After arriving at your hotel in Puerto Natales, the rest of the day is at your leisure followed by dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Puerto Natales/Torres del Paine

An early start takes you on a full-day excursion to Torres del Paine National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage biosphere. See herds of sheep and native guanacos, with the rugged snow-capped Torres del Paine mountains towering in the background. We visit the amazing Torres del Paine from one end to the other by van, passing different lookout points. At Lake Grey, you can see huge icebergs along the shore and even Grey Glacier in the distance. Return to Puerto Natales in the evening for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Puerto Natales /Ultima Esperanza Fjord

A three-hour cruise by motorboat from Puerto Natales to Ultima Esperanza Fjord takes you through stunning Patagonian scenery to the 1,000-year-old Balmaceda Glacier, home to cormorants and sea lions. A short walk takes you to the foot of Serrano Glacier, surrounded by snow-capped peaks and walls of ice. We then return to Puerto Natales, where the rest of the day is at your leisure. Dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Puerto Natales/Punta Arenas

Enjoy the landscape passing by during your three-hour transfer back to the pier in Punta Arenas in time for embarkation in the afternoon.

Please note that due to changing conditions, the order of sights may vary.

Tour available on the following expedition cruises: 

• Exploration of Antarctica, Chilean Fjords and Falklands (Itinerary 1) (AMANT2023-2026 and AMANT2021)
• Exploration of Antarctica, Chilean Fjords and Falklands (Itinerary 2) (AMANT2102-2104)
• Discovery of Antarctica, Chilean Fjords and Patagonia (AMANT2105)

Practical Information

• This tour is available as pre-cruise Land Adventure in combination with cruises starting in Punta Arenas.
  Includes walking on uneven terrain and is not suitable for guests with limited mobility.
• Minimum number of participants: 4
  If the minimum number of participants is not reached, we reserve the right to cancel the trip up until 6 weeks before departure.
• Tour dates: November 2-5, 2020 | November 18-21, 2020 | December 4-7, 2020 | December 20-23, 2020 | January 5-8, 2021 | January 24, 2021 | February 8-11, 2021 | February 26-March 1, 2021 | March 16-19, 2021 
• Price includes: Transfer hotel to airport in Santiago de Chile; cabin class flight from Santiago de Chile to Punta Arenas, incl. current taxes and charges; transfer with English-speaking driver from Punta Arenas airport to Puerto Natales, and to pier in Punta Arenas; 3 overnights at hotel in Puerto Natales, incl. full board and beverages with the meals; two full-day excursions led by an English-speaking guide; use of spa, heated swimming pool and hot tubs.
  
  The overnight in Santiago before the start of this tour is part of your Antarctica cruise. All excursions are subject to weather conditions.
  
  NOTE: The costs for the unused charter flight from Santiago de Chile to Punta Arenas is already deducted from the tour price.
• Not included: Drinks outside the included meals, gratuities.
• Tour Booking Code: PUQPRE