Category: Stories & Inspiration

Reviews

Kim’s Review of Patagonia: Torres del Paine & Chalten

Kim visited Torres del Paine national park in December. She has kindly shared her experience in the park which gives you a real idea of what trekking is like. Kim went self-guided, and spent 4 days visiting the park before heading over the border to El Chalten. I allowed four days for the whole trip.  […]

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Hotels Reviews

Hotel in Bariloche: Las Marianas

Tim and Carla spent their honeymoon in Argentina and Chile mixing Buenos Aires luxury with skiing and exploring in Bariloche. They’ve been kind enough to share some of their experiences on the Swoop blog. This second post is about a lovely little friendly hotel that they stayed at in the alpine town of Bariloche, in […]

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Hotels Reviews

Hotel in El Chalten: La Aldea, customer review

Tim and Carla spent their honeymoon in Argentina and Chile mixing Buenos Aires luxury with trekking the W Circuit of Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia. They’ve been kind enough to share some of their experiences on the Swoop blog. This second post is about a relaxing and comfortable hotel they used at the […]

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Reviews

Review of Hiking and Kayaking in Torres del Paine

  We speak to Tim about his trip to Patagonia and Atacama. He talks kayaking, hot springs and hiking. What did you think of Patagonia and how was your guide?The W-trek was very good and the guide, Julieta, was excellent. The accommodation was all very good and the hot tub at the Los Cuernos cabins […]

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Reviews

Review of Patagonia, Santiago and Torres del Paine

We speak to Jon who spent a day in Santiago before flying down to Patagonia to trek the Full Circuit of Paine and mountain bike for 12 days in November.       What did you think of Santiago and what did you do there? I had a day stop over in Santiago so decided […]

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Hotels Reviews

Hotel in Iguazu: La Aldea de Selva, customer review

Tim and Carla spent their honeymoon in Argentina and Chile mixing Buenos Aires luxury with trekking the W Circuit of Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia. They’ve been kind enough to share some of their experiences on the Swoop blog. This second post is about a lodge and spa hotel they used on the […]

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Hotels Reviews

Hotel Buenos Aires: Legado Mitico, customer review

Tim and Carla spent their honeymoon in Argentina and Chile mixing Buenos Aires luxury with some great adventures in Patagonia. They’ve been kind enough to share some of their experiences on the Swoop blog. This first one is about a fantastic hotel they used in Buenos Aires called Legado Mitico. After a long flight from […]

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Reviews Things to do

Eco Camp Patagonia

I think so far this has to be the most exciting place I’ve stayed at in Patagonia and the most unusual. It’s located at the start of the W Circuit in the national park and from Puerto Natales it takes about 2.5 hours to get there. It’s elevated above the other hotels and refugios in […]

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