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Program: 7 Day Getaway Ride
Activity Level: Easy Active
This seven day horse ride combines excellent riding opportunities on well schooled horses, comfortable accommodations and history with the magnificent Torres del Paine National Park that offers open pampas, wooded valleys and breathtaking views of the towering mountains, turquoise lakes and rolling glaciers.
Day 1: Arrival Puerto Bories
We will pick you up from Punta Arenas airport and transfer you to Puerto Bories, which is situated on the banks of the Ultima Esperanza sound. Bories was once the largest exporting plant for wool in the world and has now been transformed into a quiet settlement that has spectacular views of the sea, surrounding mountains and Balmaceda glacier. Lunch will be at Ruben’s a traditional traveler inn along the route. Throughout the journey we will be able to appreciate the vast open pampas and wildlife. During the evening you'll have the opportunity to go for a short horse ride or view the local museum before enjoying a traditional Patagonia barbecue at the guest house.
Day 2: Puerto Consuelo - Milodon Cave
Early morning we will take a transfer to Estancia Puerto Consuelo, which is the first estancia in the Ultima Esperanza region and situated on the banks of fjords Eberhard. After meeting the horses that will be carrying us for the next couple of days we will set off across the estancia to the Milodon cave. After stopping to view the cave we carry on our ride to Laguna Sofia, through ancient Lenga forests and open valleys stopping for lunch on the way. From Laguna Sofia we continue through wood and farm land until we reach the traveler’s in Tres Pasos where we’ll spend the night (Tres Pasos was made famous by the noble prize winner Gabriela Mistral who wrote prize winning poetry remembering this location).
Day 3: Torres del Paine
From Tres Pasos we ride to the small farming settlement Cerro Castillo. We will ride through lush valleys and around lagoons, if the wind is low we shall ride up the mountain path to where we will have breathtaking views of the National Park, Torres del Paine. We will arrive early in the afternoon to Cerro Castillo where we will have lunch at the estancia “Cerro Castillo”, now converted into a comfortable hotel. After a short tour of the small town and its rodeo ring we will travel by jeep to Estancia Erro Guido, situated on the edge of the park. We will spend the evening in this beautifully Estancia that offers views of the famous granite towers, the Towers of Paine.
Day 4: Torres del Paine
Today the ride will take us from Laguna Amarga across the park to Rio Serrano. The day´s ride will be long, but we’ll have some of the most spectacular views from this part of the trip. We will enter at Laguna Amarga and from here cross diverse terrains from open pampa to wooded Lenga valleys, through streams and along steep mountain paths. The wildlife will be in abundance Guanaco herds will be easy to photograph, foxes will follow our path, Nandu will greet us and an array of birds will make it a bird lover’s paradise. We arrive at the park´s administration center in the late afternoon, where we will be able to view on the map the vast expanse of the park after this short break we will take the jeep (5 min) to our destination for the night, the Cabanas del Paine by the Serrano river. These cabanas have a privileged view of the horns.
Day 5: Glacier Grey
From the cabanas we will head across the open pampa to Grey glacier arriving there for lunch on the beach overlooking Lake Grey and the glacier. The evening will be spent back at the cabanas after an exhilarating days ride.
Day 6: Rio Serrano
We return to Puerto Natales by boat down the Ultima Esperanza fjord. First we will take a zodiac boat to view several beautiful waterfalls before stopping to view Serrano glacier. Lunch will be eaten at the Estancia Perales on the bank side of the Ultima Esperanza. On arrival to Puerto Natales you’ll be transferred (5 min) to Puerto Bories for your farewell evening meal.
Day 7: Departure
In the morning you’ll have a chance to view Puerto Natales before transferring to Punta Arenas.
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The steps for finalizing your reservation are as follows:
1. Email info@dittmaradventures.com with the following information:
- Your complete name
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- Your date of birth
- The trip that you have chosen
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