Patagonia Botanical Tour

After our arrival, we will explore some localities south of Punta Arenas and along the coast of the Straits of Magellan, a truly interesting experience as we will discover several species present in the wet shrubbery and deciduous forests. Visit to Laguna Parrillar Nature Reserve.

Overnight at Hotel Diego de Almagro or similar, Punta Arenas. (Lunch)(Guide).

Exploration of peat bogs and deciduous and evergreen Nothofagus forests. We will go in search of truly botanical targets such as Sundew, Drosera uniflora, Geum parviflorum, Sea Cabbage, Senecio candidans and the endangered and local King’s Orchid, Gavilea kingii. We will appreciate this highly restricted assemblage of species, praised by truly “botanical” souls.

Overnight at Weskar Lodge or similar, Puerto Natales. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)(Guide).

After our arrival to Puerto Natales we will drive though the vast Patagonian steppes and look for a great array of plants endemic to this dry region of Patagonia as well as surrounding regions of southern Argentina and the Falkland Islands.

Overnight at Weskar Lodge or similar, Puerto Natales. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)(Guide).

Our first encounter with this stunning place will lead us to find striking species such as various Lady’s Slippers in genus Calceolaria including C. biflora and the striking C. uniflora. We will visit low-growing patches of Antarctic Beech, Nothofagus antarctica and arid sectors with the presence of the endemic shrub Paramela, Adesmia boronioides. We will find a very interesting array of species.

Overnight at Hotel Serrano or similar, Torres del Paine (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)(Guide).

Along this journey we will discover highly representative species of the Patagonian steppes. We will try to find, among several others, the tiny Patagonian Alstroemeria, Alstroemeria patagonica or the conspicuous Oxalis, Oxalis enneaphylla, both having a very restricted range. Along this hike we might also enjoy the abundance of wildlife including Andean Condor, camel-like Guanaco and Southern Grey Fox.

Overnight at Hotel Serrano or similar, Torres del Paine. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)(Guide).

Today we will travel across vegetation formations with the highest plant diversity of the whole region of Magallanes, in southern Chile. This is the Pre-Andean Mesophytic Scrub. Extensive shrubby areas hold stunning species such as the Chilean Fire-Bush, Embothrium coccineum or the fragrant Escallonia, Escallonia rubra. Here we will be delighted in trying to find the most beautiful array of orchids of the region including Chloraea magellanica, Codonorchis lessonii and Gavilea littoralis. The grandeur of the scenery around this vegetation community will make this day one of the most sublime of our whole expedition to this magnificent Biosphere Reserve.

Overnight at Hotel Diego de Almagro or similar, Punta Arenas. (Breakfast, Lunch)(Guide).

End of the trip after breakfast. Connecting flight to Santiago de Chile for extensions or flight back home. (Breakfast).

You Choose the Date! (Available from October through March). Ask for rates.

The trip price includes: All accommodations, meals and guide services as stated in the itinerary, private ground transportation during the tour, and park entrance fees.
Single supplement will be added if single accommodations are requested.
The trip price excludes: Domestic flights (Santiago – Punta Arenas – Santiago or other route), tipping, travel insurance, entrance tax to Chile, excess baggage charges, private excursions, à la carte dishes, snacks, drinks, laundry, telephone calls and anything else of a purely personal nature.

Domestic flights Santiago (SCL) – Punta Arenas (PUQ) – Santiago | Duration of the flight: 3-4 hours.