November Reviews

In terms of the sights and the people, Patagonia was wonderful. The landscapes were larger than life, and even with photos, it was not possible to really capture the entire scope of what we saw. You just have to be there! We liked this aspect about it. We also met people on the trail who we’ve now connected with back at home. It was awesome to have made friends who have shared in such a unique and wonderful experience with us.

Highlight - our tour guide Pelin and the French Valley hike People - we're quite diverse and all very nice Tell Family - it was perfectly curated with the least amount of stress possible

Our trip was GREAT! Some of the biggest highlights were the Towers in Torres del Paine, Mirador Britannico in the French Valley, Perito Moreno glacier, and the hike to Laguno de los Tres in Los Glaciares near El Chalten. Oh, and how could I forget the Zodiac boat ride and "glamping" at the Serrano campsite... that was awesome! I have already begun to tell my family and friends, basically the moment I touched down! I was surprised at how full the schedule was... I expected day hikes and then time to rest, but they were full, good days, and that was wonderful! We had some fantastic guides, and the landscapes were grander than I thought. More glaciers than I could have imagined! We didn't see a puma, but saw so much other wildlife, and at every turn, which was really great.

There were so many highlights that it is difficult to pick one. We experienced it all. From the 10 hour hike in freezing rain, gale level wind, and no view to days of perfection weather (so lucky) and stunning views every minute of every hiking hour. The bicolor majestic cuernos (horns), the glassy turquoise surface of the Nordenskold lake, the 360 degree amphitheater view in the Frances Valley, the wild orchids of Patagonia, and the bluest of blue Gray Glacier. One day, we even experienced the famed four seasons Patagonian day. My magic moment? Las Torres....the gleaming granite towers of Paine sheathing straight to the Patagonian skies from the pit of volcanic hell. After a very steep climb, I turned the corner and the scenery took my breath away. My heart stilled. No human could have conceived or imagined such beauty. Pictures are one dimensional and emotionally limited. I can now understand why Las Torres have been a life time dream of hikers and mountain climbers the world over. It is here that heavens and earth syphonically merged to create a beauty that will forever endure.

Travel arrangements worked surprisingly well, despite airline strikes. Hike to Laguna de los Tres was probably the highlight, but all locations had there own highlights. In Ushuaia the boat trip on the Beagle Channel, with visit to Penguin Island was good, and hike in Tierra del Fuego was a good start/introduction to the mountain scenery. Loved the vibe in El Chalten, the two hikes we did, in fact could have done with another day there. Torres del Paine also had similar stunning scenery, we even saw a puma. Our one disappointment was the quality of the food in the expensive Hotel Torres, possibly the worst meals we had in Patagonia (Mi Rancho in EL Calafate was the best). Out times in the cities of BA and Santiago were not so interesting, but then not why we went.

The people were SO friendly, the scenery was wonderful, Superb. The horses were forward moving, sure footed putting you at ease to enjoy the surroundings. The Mary and her team at Senderos Patagonia we’re brilliant. Can’t extol their virtues enough 👍😄

The entire 7-day trek around the O-Circuit was amazing. Our small group of 6 people were all of similar age and fitness levels. Our guides and porters were friendly and knowledgable.

The tour guide was exceptional. The views and hikes were perfectly matched to our ability (we felt stretched but not impossible) and interests (he best views!). We loved our group of people.

Many highlights, but possibly the strange highlight of being woken in the French campsite by thunderous roars from the glacier in the French Valley before trekking to the viewpoint to watch the ice falling. Landscapes spectacular, birds and flowers lovely. People friendly (especially away from the crowded trek on day 1) I’ll tell family and friends that it’s a trek worth doing. Most magical moment... getting to the viewpoint on day 1.

The impressive glaciers Stunning mountains Cuernos, and Cerro and plenty of wildlife and birds. Also as it was spring colourful flowers. People all very friendly, and helpful. Have already told friends and family what s great place it is to visit. It was all magical especially in the quiet first thing in the morning

1) glaciers and Pine Grande. 2) landscapes won’t too extremely on W track, wildlife was awesome flowers, trees, animals lakes and so on. 3) everybody was friendly and nice. 4) I’ve already told everyone who asked me about my journey that they have to try it. 5) The beauty of nature. 6) Then we saw condors.

Difficult to say as it was all good but having s meal in the settlers house in El Chalten was pretty special

Meeting and interacting with the Chilean people. Experiencing the wildness of the country. Reveling in the vast unspoiled back country. And so much more.

Trekking in Torres del Paine in Chile. I was impressed by the beauty of this national park, by our local guide Tomas who genuinely loves his job and by our tour leader Daniele who did everything to make our holidays interesting, enjoyable and stressless.

Seeing Fitz Roy for the first time. Zodiak to our "glamping" site and then seeing the view of Torre del Paine, not a cloud in the sky. It was breathtaking and such a great day.

Kayaking on the glacial lake!

Hiking the O Circuit was challenging but immensely rewarding. Days 3, 5 and 7 had the most spectacular landscapes. Argentinian Patagonia was equally beautiful.

Sorry, it can’t be just one - Horse riding at the ranch, driving tour of TDP, the walks, the view!

Wow, It's incredibly hard to pick just one moment. We were so lucky to have a great guide and crew, fantastic weather. Just to mention something I'll say the hike to catch the sunrise hitting the towers. It was the last day, the sun only partly came out but we sat there in all of our puffy clothes, inside our sleeping bags for a few hours and it was a great end to a super trip

Reaching the base of the Towers on a bad weather day and having the sun come out just as we arrived at the moraine lake