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TRAIL-BLAZING ACROSS PATAGONIA
As part of Journey Latin America's 30th anniversary in 2010, our two founding directors, Chris Parrott and Brian Williams, will be escorting two unique tours in South America, attempting to recapture the style of journeys when they were originally leading them back in the early 1980s...
Brian will put his Welsh lingo into practice and share his love of the great outdoors on this Trail-blazing through Patagonia, taking the lesser trodden paths across the windswept steppes. Chris will be dusting off his hammock and machete to lead the Trail-blazing through the Guyanas, a highly adventurous journey with a large amount of the unknown and unexpected.
Summary of nights: 19 days, 16 nights
27th October - 14th November 2010
Buenos Aires 2; Trelew 2; Bus 1; Esquel 2; Futaleufu 1; Coyhaique 1; Puerto Bertrand 2; Ferry 2; Chiloé 2; Santiago 1.
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Experience the Welsh culture in Argentina
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Visit the Punta Tombo penguin colony, with thousands of Magellanic inhabitants
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Travel through the Patagonian steppes on board La Trochita, the 'Old Patagonia Express' steam train
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Journey down the stunning ‘Carretera Austral’, Chile’s highway through the country’s remote XI region
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Navigate through fjords and islets to the island of Chiloé
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Explore the contrasting cosmopolitan cities of Buenos Aires and Santiago.
Holiday itinerary
Day 1 Fly to Buenos Aires
Days 2, 3 Explore, including a city tour and optional tango show
Day 4 Fly south to Trelew, the capital of Welsh Patagonia
Days 5,6 Excursions to Punta Tombo penguin colony, Peninsula Valdés (whale watching if still present) and Welsh tea houses. Overnight bus to Esquel
Day 7 Journey on board the Patagonia Express ‘La Trochita'
Day 8 Day at leisure in Esquel
Day 9 Cross into Chile to the town of Futaleufu. Optional white water rafting
Days 10-12 Journey down the Carretera Austral, exploring the Queulat glacier, Capillas de Marmol and breathtaking scenery.
Days 13 -15 Ferry to Chiloé (36hrs)- enjoy the scenery of glaciers, fjords and islets
Day 16 Explore the idyllic island full of myth and tradition
Day 17 Drive to Puerto Montt and fly to Santiago
Day 18 Depart, arriving UK day 19.
Tour profile
Transport: 2 flights (2hrs each); 5 scenic land journeys (10hrs longest) 1 train journey (3.5hrs); 1 ferry (36hrs).
Accommodation: Simple hotels, guesthouses and family homes, reclining seats on board the ferry.
Meals: Breakfast daily, except days 14,15.
Included excursions: walking tour of Buenos Aires; welsh tea house, Punta Tombo penguin colony, Trelew; the Old Patagonia Express, Esquel; Queulat glacier, boat trip to Capillas de Marmol, Carretera Austral; Chiloé villages and penguin colony; walking tour of Santiago.
Time to spare?
If you are looking to combine the lesser explored Patagonia with the popular highlights, this tour dovetails with our Nandu (3-week) and Charito (2-week) Journeys which visit Torres del Paine national park, Mt Fitzroy and Perito Moreno glacier. |  The hanging Queulat glacier on the Carretera Austral
 La Trochita, the 'Old Patagonian Express' is a narrow gauge railway just 750mm wide (Photo: Pablo Maloberti)
 The Carretera Austral is a remote road winding its way through dramatic mountain scenery and rural communities(Photo: Alejandro Medina)
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