We spent 18 days spent exploring the Lake District, Torres del Paine and Tierra del Fuego. Chile has a lot to offer from top to bottom and we just scratched the surface in Patagonia while we were there. With boat rides that showed us all the glaciers and icebergs that Chile has to offer. I would love another opportunity to return and continue our adventure.
There's something to be said for getting off the beaten path. And I'm a person naturally attracted to the unknown, the untrammeled, the undiscovered. So when someone turned me on to a little-known private reserve deep in the Lakes District, I had to go check it out. Haven't heard of Huilo Huilo? Neither had I.
The rainforest of the northern Lakes District of Chile reminds me a bit of Olympic National Park in western Washington. Big mountains, big trees, volcanoes everywhere, and hundreds upon hundreds of lakes. It's an impressive landscape. Over the course of 4 days at Huilo Huilo, we snowshoed on the Mocho Volcano, caught fish in a private lagoon nestled in the mountains, hiked along the Rio Fuy, drank excellent beer at the on-site brewery, zip-lined above the valley floor, and ate some of the best food of our entire trip.
Adventure Life planned a stunner of a trip for our family ONCE AGAIN! This is our 7th trip with Adventure Life. We chose the Chile North to South adventure with add-ons of Magdalena Island to see the penguins; Las Torres hotel in Patagonia; Calafate, Argentina to see the Perito Moreno glacier and finally, Buenos Aires. We were active every day! Biking in vineyards, trekking at 14,000 ft above sea level and seeing vicuña and vizcacha everywhere after having almost the entire El Tatio geyser park to ourselves, an evening tour viewing the stars and galaxies in the Atacama Desert, River Rafting and hiking between volcanoes and glacial lakes in the mountain lake region of Peurto Varas, hiking the French Valley, Las Torres and riding horses in Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia, walking on the glacier and drinking glacial water and hearing those thunderous booms of ice calving at Perito Moreno in Calafate, Argentina and biking 30 miles through Buenos Aires to the suburbs where we kayaked the Tigre River Delta. So much fun!! I even wore my adult children out!!
Heather Spanbauer
2 months ago
We were referred by a satisfied client and the booking of the trip was everything we wanted to do, and they listened to the types of hotels, sightseeing, etc. we wanted to do.
Jan S
2 months ago
Rapa Nui was on my bucket list for a long time so I worried that it would not meet my expectations. Our tour could not have been better. Our guide was knowledgeable and professional with an understanding of the island that made it come alive. I would and have recommended this trip to everyone that will listen.
elisa wright
3 months ago
Mary Curry is the BEST! I have worked with her for multiple family trips for over 10 years, and she is responsive, works within your preferences and budget, has great suggestions and has personal travel experience at many of the locations. We prefer active family vacations and Adventure Life and Mary Curry make sure that is what we get!