Customer Reviews

I did enjoy the trip, though I was surprised by the group I was with. From conversations before I booked I did expect to be the youngest but for the average group age to be 40-50. On my group the average was 60+. Luckily some members were up for the more physical treks so I didn’t think my time was impacted by that. I was, however, roomed with a woman who was 70+ and we did not make the best roommates due to our age difference. Not enjoyung the rooming situation did negatively impact my trip.

The panoramic view that I shared with my wife at the top of a bluff that our guide took us to. The hike and resulting view was not a highly advertised hike, but instead was a little climbed area that our guide knew about. Both the hike and view were amazing.

Staying in explora in el Chaltén and going on the Laguna de Los tres hike

Too many! Lunch at a glacier watching an avalanche, celebrating my birthday and my best friends birthday with a specially made cake by the Serrano camp staff, getting about a foot away a wild Guanaco, our talks with our amazing guide Anne. Too many to name.

Great adventure and experience. My fav part was site of FItz Roy after a hiking Laguna de los Tres.

Hiking with my husband and our wonderful guides and groups. It was some of the most amazing and hardest hiking I've ever done. I would not change a thing. When we rounded the corner to see The Towers I was speechless. So much beauty every single day. My cup overfloweth!

Visit to Cape Horn

The trip was great. Highlight was our night in bader valley because we were ‘alone’ of course with our guide and porter and the trek up there was challenging so we felt incredibly accomplished once we arrived and got to imenjly amazing views and waterfalls. Second best day was the last 10 minutes of the towers climb. You’re so exhausted and you know your close and then you get to the top and the view is jaw dropping. We also LOVED the domes frances for sleeping after 3 nights camping it felt like heaven!!

Hike with Diego in *Patagonia National Park Piedra Clavada, Cuevas de las Manos/Valle Lunar November 7

My highlight was the trek on day one, to Grey Lake. I think this is because it was the first day, so everything was very 'Wow'. Landscapes amazing, wildlife good - saw some birds and little lizards. The people I met were great, very friendly, energetic and happy. I will tell my family and friends to go. I was surprised the weather was so good - only one morning with a bit of rain and snow. I think a 'magical moment' was kayaking on Grey Lake and getting up close to icebergs and the glacier.

Walking over the John Gardner pass and looking down at the glaciers and the southern ice field.

Every moment of this journey was memorable! Of course reaching Refugio Grey and completing the "W" was a great moment. Every step of the W trek is beautiful. The physical challenge is rewarding. Meeting our guide and learning from him about Patagonia was really so important. Staying at the refugios allowed us to meet people from all over the world who shared our love for this pristine place on our planet.

Hikes in Torres del Paine were both incredible.

Hiking through the French Valley and being surrounded by the mountains and glaciers. It was also not very busy there, it felt more peaceful and we were able to sit and have a quiet lunch.

There were too many memorable moments to list. However, I will say that being able to see the pristine nature of the valleys and the rivers was inspiring and troubling. It was troubling when we thought about how much was at risk in terms of losing it like so many other wilderness areas. We felt very lucky to have been able to see the untouched beauty of nature there. I would also say that our stay at Cathy's island was quite enjoyable. A very nice way to end our trip and another beautiful location that is unspoiled. Of course, the fact that we were able to do this as a family made the trip inspirational and we are very thankful to Cathy for accommodating the novice nature of our riding abilities in such a safe manner. The support for the rides was fantastic and were the horses.

The trip was great. The highlight of the Swoop portion was definitely Easter Island.

Standing with our small group at Laguna Amarga Ranch as a pregnant puma walked very close to us! Being able to observe pumas as they played, chewed on guanacho bones, "eeked" to call their cubs and teach them to hunt.

Hard question. We have two: in front of Grey glaciar and when we finally reached the Mirador frances after French valley trekking

Experiencing the Condor glacier from a zodiac.

I'll list two items: 1. Completing the Torres del Paine hike. This was a push for Debbie and I and we were very lucky with the weather. The whole day, all aspects were stunning but that combined with the effort involved yielded a sense of real accomplishment at the end of the day. 2. As a sailor, seeing Cape Horn. Even though we couldn't disembark with the wind howling 50 knots, to me this didn't matter. Cape Horn lived up to it's reputation and that was for me almost better!