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We know Patagonia. We have lived there, worked there, travelled there. Let us help you create your dream holiday. If you are visiting for the first time, we have 2-3 week itineraries focused on the iconic highlights. For others, especially those visiting for the second time, we’ve designed highly personalised itineraries to the most remote and off-the-beaten track corners of the region.

Highlights of Chile and Argentina

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What Our Customers Think of Tailor-made tours to Patagonia

We had a great time. The trips were well planned and when a couple of niggles did happen, and they were minor, they were on site to resolve quickly. Read the full review

Travelled: March 2023

Chris Gibbs - UK

We met lots of really nice people. Swoop made this easy. Read the full review

Travelled: March 2023

Jane Cortéville - USA

Swoop is a great group to start the voyage and help plan a very personalized trip. Read the full review

Travelled: March 2023

Zeah Venitelli - USA

Great hotel choices. We planned the days on our own but your tips were very helpful. Read the full review

Travelled: February 2023

Janice Linehan -

The activities we did with Swoop providers were part of an extended trip in Chile. Every day we have spent in Chile (and a bit in Argentina) either with a Swoop activity or traveling on our own has been fun and enjoyable. We have met many great people - locals as well as other travelers. Read the full review

Travelled: February 2023

David Epstein - USA

The itinerary was detailed, thorough and well thought through. You took into consideration all of our interests to provide a variety of experiences/adventures. The accommodations and community partners you arranged were reliable and professional. Read the full review

Travelled: February 2023

April Belbeck - Canada

Very professional and easy to coordinate with. Everything went super smooth, from booking to finishing the hike. Read the full review

Travelled: February 2023

Jenna Leblanc - Canada

Well organized trip planning process. You delivered a seamless adventure, as planned. Excellent guides. Provided helpful advice for rest of our trip planning. Allows for customizable adventures. Read the full review

Travelled: February 2023

Sarah Lulloff - USA

Swoop were very organised and accommodating. We booked the trip at short notice and they were really helpful. Read the full review

Travelled: February 2023

Sara Wynne - UK

Excellent choices for each of our stays. Great drivers and guides. Solid plan for diverse activities. Read the full review

Travelled: February 2023

Nate Link - USA

Great lodgings, absolutely wonderful guides, planned activities mostly were well tailored to our wishes. Read the full review

Travelled: February 2023

Lisa Maneval - USA

Get a private guide to make the experience much richer and more enjoyable. Read the full review

Travelled: February 2023

Donnis Hobson - USA

Our back packing trip in Aysen Region in the pristine remoteness of Cerro Castillio and Patagonia Nacionale prior to arriving in Torres del Paine set the stage brilliantly and Patagonia Camp and Torres del Paine were perfect capstones to an overall 'Life Changing' trip to Patagonia. Read the full review

Travelled: February 2023

Nicholas Omirly - USA

The most valuable quality of a tour operator to me is if the representatives have been to the destination and have personally seen the properties they are suggesting. I was a travel agent, so I know the value of experiencing a place and the properties first hand. Read the full review

Travelled: February 2023

Leanne Lockhart - USA

So lovely to have the itinerary all organised, someone to pick you up, someone who knew where they were going. I felt that our likes and were really taken into account. Read the full review

Travelled: January 2023

Joy Soar - UK

All accommodations were excellent. All transfers perfectly coordinated. All guides above average. Read the full review

Travelled: January 2023

Ira Fishman - USA

Great organization. Read the full review

Travelled: January 2023

James Rex - USA

We loved having a private guide and trying everything! Read the full review

Travelled: January 2023

Kelly Rehrauer - USA

We were very impressed by the level of care from not only our guides and hotel hosts, but also the drivers and transport vehicles. It was our first time to Patagonia and using Swoop so we did not know what we were about to experience. It could so easily have been confusing, but it all worked smoothly. Read the full review

Travelled: December 2022

Laura Silvestri - USA

The SWOOP team was excellent. Everything worked extremely smoothly. Communication during the trip was excellent. the guides were fun to be with. Pick ups and drop offs worked flawlessly. Read the full review

Travelled: December 2022

Peter Margolis - USA

Without doubt, best holiday ever! I have no idea how you managed to cram so many activities into 12 days. Everything worked like clockwork. Every transfer arrived on time and they even had our bus tickets ready for us in El Calafate bus station when we arrived for our journey to Puerto Natales! Read the full review

Travelled: December 2022

Hugh Mulcahy - Ireland

There were 7 of us traveling for Christmas which was not a small undertaking. Swoop made this trip perfect. Every transport was exactly on time and the guides were amazing. Read the full review

Travelled: December 2022

Suzanne Leffew - USA

We really got a great feel for Patagonia. My kids said this was a trip of a lifetime. Thanks to Swoop it went very smoothly!!! Read the full review

Travelled: December 2022

Suzanne Leffew - USA

Your planning made the trip exceptional. Read the full review

Travelled: December 2022

Brad Hutto - USA

Everyone was terrific. I would absolutely recommend Swoop for anyone wanting the perfect trip. Read the full review

Travelled: December 2022

Nancy Findlay - USA

A complicated set of itineraries, bus border crossing and three hour late night drive all worked seamlessly. It was a tiring agenda, but doable even at our age. (Early sixties) Demanding physically for sure, with several 16 mile days. Read the full review

Travelled: December 2022

Bill Fraser-Harris - USA

The team was fantastic to deal with. Because of the pandemic, planning/organizing this trip took forever but everyone we dealt with at Swoop was patient, not pushy, responsive and clearly very good at their jobs. Thanks for everything!! Read the full review

Travelled: November 2022

Leigh Herbert - USA

The breathtaking scenery in Patagonia, both Argentina and Chile, was almost unreal. Read the full review

Travelled: November 2022

Peter Williams - UK

Using Swoop Patagonia was the smartest thing we did preparing for the trip. They handled everything perfectly and the few hiccups along the way (self induced or covid related) were remedied smartly. Their on the ground agents in Chile were incredibly helpful and eager. We would not have had the same wonderful trip without the aid of Swoop. We just could not have planned and executed the same with our limited knowledge of Patagonia travel. Read the full review

Travelled: January 2022

John Russell - USA

The entire trip was seamless. Your suggestions were fabulous. I enjoyed every aspect of this trip. Accommodations were great, transfers were without issue and your insights were on point. The pace of the trip was just right. Thank you for your attention to detail, your great communication throughout the process. One of our top 3 adventures of a lifetime! Read the full review

Travelled: January 2020

Kathy Murphy - United States Of America

Swoop's service was great. Having a specialist made the planning so easy, and we found that the trip was very well designed for our family. The only thing I would have done differently, if it were possible, is to fly into Puerto Natales instead of Punta Arenas, greatly shortening the drive to Patagonia. But I understand that those flights are hard to come by. Read the full review

Travelled: December 2018

Sally Keller - United States Of America

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Exceptional travel company. We had a very detailed itinerary, covering two countries in 24 Days. We did not have one problem and could never have planned this on our own. The accommodations, guides, transportation was spot on! Any and all concerns were treated promptly prior to our arrival to South America.

Travelled: October 2017

Bob - USA

Our itinerary was excellent. All the guides gave us lots of information and the transfers were punctual and professional.

Travelled: September 2017

Esther - Australia

The service was impeccable. The team always responded in a timely manner to my questions/concerns and had good suggestions. The itinerary was totally the right one for me.

Travelled: December 2016

Katherine -

We had the time of our lives and we really put very little effort into the research. We relied totally on you, and we were not let down. I can't thank you enough.

Travelled: February 2016

Claire & Richard -

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We are independent travelers and I'm used to booking everything myself, but when it came to Patagonia I got overwhelmed with all of the possibilities, so I would highly recommend Swoop to anyone!

Travelled: January 2016

Heidi -

We could not believe how smoothly things went given the complexity of the trip. We were particularly amazed when, having been dropped in Puerto Montt at 7am without a soul around, a bus appeared from nowhere and we were all checked on for our trip to Bariloche!

Travelled: November 2015

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Tailor-made Trips: FAQs

  • I normally arrange my trips myself, is a tailor-made holiday really for me?

    Patagonia isn’t your average destination. It’s vast and often difficult to navigate, so we help even the most seasoned of travellers. We’ll create your itinerary together, by listening to what you want to see and do and using our extensive knowledge and experience to present you with suitable options and maybe suggest a few things you’d never even thought of. You’ll still make all the decisions and your trip will be completely tailored to you, so it'll be just as if you’d pieced it together yourself, but much easier!

  • Is a tailor-made holiday expensive?

    Not if you don’t want it to be. We can work with your budget to create an efficient route, minimising wasted time and money, but still getting you to those dream places and adding frills whenever you want them - like a few nights in a luxury lodge at the end of a camping trip.

  • Where do I start? Do I have to pick an itinerary that I like the look of?

    You can either choose an itinerary that you like the look of or, because we know Patagonia inside out, we can start from scratch. We’ll talk about your ideas and dreams for your trip and take it from there. If you already have an itinerary in mind we can use that as a starting point, but we’re equally comfortable with - and excited by - a blank sheet of paper.

  • Will you meet me in Patagonia?

    We’d love to, but we’ll be busy helping other people plan their Patagonian adventures! You’ll be in safe hands with our trusted partners, carefully chosen for their knowledge and experience. We’ll be on hand to help if you need us, 24 hours a day.

Why Swoop

We’ve got our feet on the ground

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Impartial advice and a bespoke service to make your trip perfect.

Deep Roots in Patagonia

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We are former guides, tour leaders, outdoor enthusiasts & adventurers.

For The Ends Of The Earth

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Swoop is proud to be B Corp Certified as we know sustainability is more than our carbon footprint (but we’re reducing that too).

We’re With You At Every Step

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We’ll make sure you have the adventure of a lifetime.

Ready to plan your Tailor-made Adventure?

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Listen

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We'll spend some time listening to your aspirations, then discuss the kind of experience that might suit you.

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Match

Match

Next we'll discuss the options, shortlist the best trips for you and present you our impartial recommendations.

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Reserve

Reserve

We'll place a 24 hour hold on your preferred option - without obligation - whilst we talk through the details.

Get in touch today to talk about your dreams for your trip. Whether it’s a 2-week or 2-month adventure, you’re travelling independently or in a big group, you want to see Patagonia in comfort or discover challenging hikes, we’d love to help.

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