Day 1, Arrival/Santiago

Arrival to Chile. Meet our representative at the Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport and transfer to our hotel in the heart of Santiago. If you arrive early this day, make sure to get out and stroll around the neighborhood surrounding the hotel. The vibrant and very safe business district is a pleasant place to have a coffee or do a little shopping.

Day 2, Puerto Natales

After an early breakfast, we head to the airport for our flight  to the charming town of Puerto Natales to explore the city a bit and then settle in at our beautiful hotel. Dinner is on your own this evening as there are a number of restaurants close to our hotel.

 

Day 3, Puerto Natales

 

This morning we explore nearby lakes and caves for photography and enjoy a great lunch in town. We spend the afternoon photographing birds and landscapes near the waterfront. We return to our hotel in the evening with time to grab dinner on our own and to relax and download photos.

 

Day 4, To Torres del Paine

 

After breakfast we hop in our private bus and travel to the famed Torres del Paine National Park. We stop along the way for a great lunch and landscape photography en route. We arrive in the early evening with time to check in and have dinner.

 

Day 5, Torres del Paine

 

This morning we shoot the sunrise right from our hotel and then have breakfast before heading out on our first Patagonian adventure. We'll take the morning to explore another nearby lake that offers us stunning mountain views. We return to our hotel for lunch and a bit of a rest before heading out to the Torres del Paine National Park for an area that offers us great views of the soaring mountain peaks. We can work with wide angle this afternoon but also with telephoto zooms for graphic compositions and time lapse. Throughout the day, our local guides will be on the lookout for pumas! We return to our hotel for dinner this evening.

 

Day 6, Torres del Paine

 

We leave very early this morning for sunrise over the stunning Laguna Amarga that offers a beautiful view of the famed Torres. We return to our lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, we head out right on the hotel grounds for sunset and night shots of the lake and the towering mountains of the national park by moonlight. Again, throughout the day, we will be on the lookout for puma.

 

Day 7, Torres del Paine

 

We visit the Sarmiento Lake overview for sunrise this morning and will keep a lookout for herds of guanaco to use as foregrounds for our scenic photography. We'll also be on the watch throughout the day for more pumas!

 

Day 8, Torres del Paine

 

We enjoy sunrise this morning from a different overlook near our hotel that offers beautiful possibilities for reflections. After breakfast at our hotel, we check out and depart for another section of the park that offers beautiful views. We have lunch at a very nice restaurant right on Lake Grey and then enjoy an amazing 3 hour boat ride to shoot blue icebergs and a glacier field set below the towering peaks of the Paine. It's awesome! We enjoy dinner at our new hotel after this amazing day!

 

Day 9, Torres del Paine

 

Today we take the entire day to explore a different side of the Torres del Paine National Park, focusing on river views, fall foliage, mule deer, and a number of different birds including the Megallanic Woodpecker.

 

Day 10, Patagonia/Santiago

 

Today we enjoy our last breakfast at our beautiful mountain hotel before heading back to the airport for our flight to Santiago. We stop en route for a farewell lunch at a great coffee shop/bakery/restaurant near the Argentinian border. We arrive to our city hotel in the early evening and have time to relax and pack for our departures tomorrow. We have included a room service dinner this evening for everyone in case you are tired after the journey and/or if you depart early the following morning.

 

Day 11, Airport

 

Private transfer to the airport for your flight home.