Category: Stories & Inspiration

All of us at Swoop were very sad to hear the news this morning that Doug Tompkins had died in a kayaking accident on Lago General Carrera in Aysen. Our thoughts are with his family and friends. In October this year, I was lucky enough to meet Doug and hear him talk about his conservation […]

Amber and Mark give us detailed feedback from their recent trip to Chiloe Island and Torres del Paine, some great tips for people planning on a similar itinerary.

Charles and Eva talk about their recent trip to Patagonia and give their tips for other people planning a trip.

Steve and Annie recently came back from Patagonia where they did a hike called Dagostino among other activities. Read their advice for other travellers planning on doing a similar kind of trip.

Eddie returned from Patagonia where he was fortunate enough to see 45 whales on a cruise, here he talks about his experience booking with swoop and Patagonia’s sights.

Tony came back from spending almost a month in Patagonia traveling through some extraordinary landscape on the way. Here he gives us his thoughts on his time in the region.

There are two main eco yurt camps in Torres del Paine: Patagonia Camp and EcoCamp. On the face of it, the two are very alike, in that they both provide yurt/ dome accommodation from where you can explore the national park on day excursions of your choice.

There are a few subtle differences however that are useful to know before making a decision, in order to make sure you to get what you want out of your trip. Hopefully the below will help you to decide which one is for you…

Peter recently came back from a winter W trek, here he tells us about his experiences with Swoop, our partners and the trek itself.