2005 - Chile
This was the first time I had ventured to South America.
As such I wanted a holiday with scenery, good food and wine and a bit of adventure/excitement thrown in.
Pura Aventura , based in Brighton, provided all that and a lot more.
The trip comprised of....
1) Fly from the UK to Santiago, Chile, via Madrid, Spain
2) Fly to the Atacama region in the north of Chile
3) Spend 6 days walking/biking through the Atacama desert/High Altiplano
4) Fly to Santiago for a 2-day stay including a visit to Underraga Vineyard
5) Fly to Puerto Natales in the far south of Chile
6) Boat to Largo Grey and onto a disembark at the Grey Glacier
7) A 5 day trek through the Torres Del Paine National Park
8) Fly back to Santiago, for a bit of shopping, then back to the UK via Madrid
PLUSSES - there were many - the geothermal region in the Atacama and climbing to 18,500ft up a dormant volcano - wonderful scenery
Santiago - a beautiful city though it does have demon bus drivers!
Torres Del Paine - more mountains, waterfalls, glaciers, lakes - a bit like Switzerland or Canadian Rockies with a Latin American twist
This was the first time I had ventured to South America.
As such I wanted a holiday with scenery, good food and wine and a bit of adventure/excitement thrown in.
Pura Aventura , based in Brighton, provided all that and a lot more.
The trip comprised of....
1) Fly from the UK to Santiago, Chile, via Madrid, Spain
2) Fly to the Atacama region in the north of Chile
3) Spend 6 days walking/biking through the Atacama desert/High Altiplano
4) Fly to Santiago for a 2-day stay including a visit to Underraga Vineyard
5) Fly to Puerto Natales in the far south of Chile
6) Boat to Largo Grey and onto a disembark at the Grey Glacier
7) A 5 day trek through the Torres Del Paine National Park
8) Fly back to Santiago, for a bit of shopping, then back to the UK via Madrid
PLUSSES - there were many - the geothermal region in the Atacama and climbing to 18,500ft up a dormant volcano - wonderful scenery
Santiago - a beautiful city though it does have demon bus drivers!
Torres Del Paine - more mountains, waterfalls, glaciers, lakes - a bit like Switzerland or Canadian Rockies with a Latin American twist
Here are a selection of images of the Atacama and Southern Chile. Just click on a thumbnail to bring up the full sized image
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