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Amber and Mark give us some wonderful\u00a0feedback from their trip to Chiloe Island<\/a>, Torres del Paine<\/a>, and Los Glaciares<\/a> in March 2015, as well as\u00a0some great tips for people considering\u00a0a similar itinerary.<\/p>\n

Amber and Mark’s Itinerary<\/strong>
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After arriving in Santiago, Amber and Mark flew to Puerto Montt and onto the island of Chiloe<\/a>, where they enjoyed a scenic drive through The Bay of Caulin- A fantastic spot to see local and migratory birds. Whilst in Chiloe they stayed at the homestay of La Casita del Mar<\/a> and enjoyed two days of trekking and sea kayaking in the Bay of Ancud. An early morning transfer took them to Puerto Montt airport where they flew to Punta Arenas and then took a bus for the rest of the journey to Puerto Natales<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After a night at\u00a0the Hotel Indigo<\/a>, they embarked on a self guided W trek in Torres del Paine,<\/a> staying in various cabin’s, Refugio’s and Hotels<\/a>. Their self guided trek took them to some of the most impressive sights that Torres del Paine<\/a> has to offer – The famous towers, Lago Noredenskjold<\/a>, the French Valley<\/a> and the Grey Glacier<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the last few days of their trip they enjoyed a guided excursion to the Perito Moreno glacier<\/a> \u00a0before taking some self guided\u00a0day hikes<\/a> to\u00a0Laguna Torre, Laguna de los tres and Loma del Pliegue Tumbado from El Chalten.<\/p>\n

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Amber & Mark’s Feedback<\/strong><\/p>\n

How was your time in Chiloe?<\/em><\/p>\n

Swoop’s partners in Chiloe were\u00a0amazing, Britt\u00a0made us two delicious meals (so similar to how I cook that it was wonderfully comforting) and was a gracious host. They were appropriately attentive and kind. Our kayak day was perfect and Jack gave great tips on where to go. The dogs were amazing. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

James was a great guide, he was super knowledgeable and clearly passionate about Chile. I would not have guessed that he had only recently moved to Chiloe from Santiago. In hindsight, we probably would have preferred a little less time with a guide, as it\u00a0felt a little more\u00a0scheduled that perhaps we would have liked.<\/p>\n

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How did you enjoy your time in Torres del Paine?\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Laura and Carlos, Swoop’s partners\u00a0in Torres del Paine were great. They were super helpful when someone stole our bus tickets at Punta Arenas. I would have been helpful to have had more detailed\u00a0instructions on where to get the bus as I think had we been waiting in the right place,\u00a0we would have been there to get our tickets before someone else took them.<\/p>\n

Laura was also super gracious when we missed our bus to Calafate (the time had been changed to 7am from 8am which she told us on the first day and updated on our voucher but we didn’t update it on our itinerary and we had a very late night the night before due to Grey II being cancelled). She picked us up at the bus station, dropped us at a great coffee shop, and kept our bags for the day.<\/p>\n

We had a few complications with the\u00a0Grey II boat as it was cancelled last minute and\u00a0we ended up having to hike 3 hours to Grey, then 40 mins round trip to the glacier, and then 3 hours back to Paine Grande to wait 3 hours for the catamaran across Pehoe instead. It was unavoidable but frustrating\u00a0as we weren’t mentally prepared for it.<\/p>\n

The refugios<\/a> were great. Food was a plenty. It was great overall!<\/p>\n

In Puerto Natales<\/a>, I would recommend staying at the same hotel before and after the W trek for ease. Both the Indigo and Altiplanico were great hotels.<\/p>\n

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How did you enjoy your time in El Calafate and El Chalten?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

El Calafate was good. The Perito Moreno glacier<\/a> was amazing. We took the 3 hour trip, but 3 felt that 2 hours would have been plenty of time.<\/p>\n

Swoop’s partner Zoe was nice when we arrived in El Chalten and helpful in adjusting our schedule after our\u00a0delay in leaving Puerto Natales.<\/p>\n

The hotel Senderos<\/a> was great. The food there was the best we had…on the whole trip! We really liked the Cervercia. We thought La Taperia was overrated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s\u00a0some more information from Swoop’s Harriet on places to eat\u00a0in Chalten<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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