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Become a Patagonian Gaucho with these horse riding trips.

Posted on: 31st January 2014 Last updated on: 23rd October 2015 Written by: Luke Errington
A unique way to experience Patagonia is on horseback , you’ll see the sights of Patagonia from the viewpoint of a gaucho and have a truly one of a kind experience.
We have a number of great horse riding trips throughout February,March and April.
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Swoop Patagonia News 4th December 2013

Posted on: 4th December 2013 Last updated on: 23rd October 2015 Written by: Luke Errington
The festive month of December is upon us and here at Swoop we have some fantastic trips and deals available that you can treat yourself to in the new year. Last Minute trips: Looking for an adventure in January? We…
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Life after the W Circuit

Posted on: 7th February 2011 Last updated on: 7th February 2011 Written by: Luke Errington
A few of the people who contact Swoop have visited Patagonia before and are looking to go back and explore it further. After all, a region that spans 1,000 miles North to South and 1 million square kilometres, with landscapes…
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Matty’s trip to the Atacama Desert – ‘Arid, beauty, unearthly’

Posted on: 10th December 2010 Last updated on: 10th December 2010 Written by: Charlotte Brown
First Name: Matty Age: 37 Occupation: Academic researcher Which operator did you go with or did you organise it yourself?  I organized my trip from Santiago to San Pedro de Atacama myself. If you had a local guide, what was…
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Isla de Chiloé, Chile

Posted on: 3rd December 2010 Last updated on: 3rd December 2010 Written by: Lexi Brown
When Darwin visited Chiloé in 1835, he described the island as “the border of Christianity”, both in the geographical and spiritual sense. The brilliant researcher was marveled by the co-habitation achieved between Mapuche Indians and the Spanish conquerors over three…
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Bear Grylls in Patagonia

Posted on: 4th November 2010 Last updated on: 20th March 2020 Written by: Lexi Brown
Grylls parachutes into Patagonia, the southernmost tip of South America, where he first encounters a vast ice field, then forages in a beech forest, wades through a frozen bog and swims through icy water. Next Grylls skins a hare, scales a cliff, tracks a puma, drinks…
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An Englishman in Patagonia: book review

In ‘An Englishman in Patagonia’, John Pilkington beautifully details his eight-month backpacking trip, south from Santiago, winding his way along the Andes, through the heart of Patagonia to the end of the world in Ushuaia, before heading back up the…
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Sophisticated Simplicity Hidden in the Lake District

On my recce trip of the Patagonian Lake District in the spring of 2016, I discovered a few hidden gems nestled in the heart of the Patagonian Lake District. This one, a four drive north of Bariloche, was perched on…
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To guide, or not to guide…

Many of our customers visit Patagonia to enjoy the extensive variety of hiking trails in Torres del Paine, Los Glaciares, Tierra del Fuego and further north towards the Lake District. They will often ask us “why should I use a…
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An Idyllic Kayak Trip from Puerto Aysén

My mission during my recce of Patagonia in spring 2016 was to delve into Chile’s little-known region of Aysén. I tracked condors, mountain biked in remote national parks and took to the water multiple times to see sights only accessible by boat…
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Double the adventure for Nor & Cindy: 5 weeks in Patagonia and Antarctica

A handful of Swoop’s customers choose to venture to both Patagonia and the Antarctic on the same trip. Swoop only specialises in these two destinations and so is perfectly placed to offer the dream trip to someone looking for a…
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