Customer Reviews

Considering this was a late add on to a long planned leg of our trip, it was way beyond expectation - Atacama is stunningly beautiful, but what probably brought it so much to life was our guide. Very hard to pinpoint one specific high point, as there were many; camping in our guides favourite secret spots he'd discovered, the Milky Way in all its glory, giant cacti, a range of other plants and animals, geysers, caves, a skillfully swift acclimatisation programme enabling a 5600m summit within 3 days, the list goes on.

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 highlight of the trip was the clouds opening up during the O-route from Seron to Dickson and being able to see the Southern Patagonia Ice Field in all its glory

Singular Lodge was an excellent place to stay. A very unique place with excellent food and service

I am a penguin liver so for me the highlights were our visits to the penguin colonies at San Lorenzo and Punta Tombo. I also really enjoyed my ice hike on Perito Moreno Glacier and the Laguna de Los Tres hike. The views from Laguna de Los Tres was the most beautiful landscape I have ever seen. For me, the most magical moment was sitting on the beach at San Lorenzo penguin colony with no one else around for at least an hour. The peace and quiet really helped us feel at one with nature. We sat and watched the penguins. A baby chick came up and rested his head in my husband’s lap. Sea lions were swimming along the shore and the penguins all ran up and surrounded us as they fled the shore. It was fantastic!!!!

Amazing! Every single thing about it was phenomenal. Every day was better than the last and you see every possibly imagine view.

Landscapes and hiking were the highlights, very happy with all the people in my Swoop Group.

Expansive undeveloped territory, beautiful scenery.

Every 5 minutes we had a completely different view. You could have a cloud a gale force winds hitting a mountain top from one side, but clear blue skies on the other. The people we met who had also booked through Dittmar made the trip particularly brilliant.

Highlight for us as we are avid hikers was Laguna de los Tres. The entire trail is scenic and the view from the top is otherworldly. A common reply from friends we sent photos to was "that doesn't look real" and they were right. The landscape is so dramatic at times that it seems unnatural...surreal. One surprising thing for us was how much we wore the buffs that Swoop sent before the trip. When we got them we thought they were strange and so thin that they would be of little use. We were wrong. We used them almost every day and they have become our new favorite piece of gear!

Peter and Swoope travel planned a fantastic trip. Everything went smoothly. The Ventus Australis cruise was terrific. The Singular Hotel was way beyond my expectations and explora Patagonia was a model of hospitality.

Our trip was excellent. The highlight for Kate was kayaking down the Serrano river. For Rahul, the best thing was the hike to the base of the towers. The landscape was one-of-a-kind. On top of that, we hit the jackpot with our group, and everybody was a pleasure to be around.

Amazing! It's a land of immense beauty, I've seen nothing like this. We saw Fitz Roy in the best weather possible and it takes your breath away. Grueling hike to the base of the towers in Torres del Paine brings a magical moment of first seeing them in the clearing in the clouds and staying in full view.

Really enjoyed Patagonia Camp and Yurt 17! Torres del Paine is a unique place and the weather mostly cooperated!

At every turn and twist of the road there was something beautiful to look at. There was more wildlife than I had anticipated. The Torres themselves were the most spectacular.

Walking on the Viedma glacier in the shadow of Cerro Torre was great. Warmer than expected. The other travelers I met were wonderful. The day and a night in Candellario Mancilla on the shore of Lago O 'higgens was magnificent.

Highlight was the Grey Glacier Long hiking days Astonishing landscapes Great team

The trip was an adventure and to see such beautiful scenery was breathtaking. The people of Patagonia were extremely friendly and helpful and without question getting up close and personal with a Glacier was a truly memorable moment. The shear scale of nature in the raw is a beautiful thing to see

Highlight: its hard to pin point what my highlight was because everyday was absolutely incredible. But if i had to pick our day and night (we got stuck in the park!) was amazing. The scenery, the people and the whole experience is something I will always remember! The Landscapes were unreal and beautiful. I felt like I was in a dream. the views were not to be believed. We saw foxes, birds and thankful I never saw the infamous Puma. We loved each and every person we met - the tour guides, drivers, people on the trips and tours and the random people we met along the way. I have already started telling people it was the most amazing trip Ive been on!! we had one huge surprise. we missed the boat back to the entrance of the park so we ended up sleeping in a tent in a refugio that night. it only made our trip more memorable! the most magical moment was watching the sunset in the park the night we slept there.

Great scenery, people, food (and weather, lucky for us!)