Torres del Paine and Antarctica Fly Cruise
My husband and I traveled to Patagonia and Antarctica for an epic three-week adventure to celebrate our 20-year anniversary. We visited Ecocamp Patagonia, and then flew from Punta Arenas south to King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. Here we boarded the newly christened Sylvia Earle and cruised around the Antarctic Peninsula and Weddell Sea with Aurora Expeditions. While it wasn't our official last continent, visiting the '7th continent' was so mesmerizing. Getting to explore in such a vast and silence landscape where our footprint is so light is a truly humbling experience.
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Arrive to Puerto Natales
Jan 08, 2024
Today we fly from Santiago to Puerto Natales where we drove to the Ecocamp office and waited for an hour or two exploring the town until the group transfer from Punta Arenas arrived. Once they did, we set out for a nice lunch at a nearby restaurant before driving two hours the rest of the way to Torres del Paine via the Laguna Amarga entrance to the park. We spot flamingos on the way in! We settle into Ecocamp and explore the property this evening.
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- Monika Sundem
- Antarctica, Torres del Paine, Traveler Stories, Staff Blog, EcoCamp, Antarctica Peninsula, Deception Island Antarctica, Paradise Bay Antarctica
- Arrive to Puerto Natales
- Torres del Paine Explorations
- Transfer to Punta Arenas, and Fly Antarctica
- Hydruga Rocks & Graham Passage
- Paradise Harbor & Culverville Island
- Lemaire Channel & Port Lockroy
- Mikkelsen Harbor & Spert Island
- On to the Weddell Sea
- Brown Bluffs & James Ross Island
- Whaler's Bay at Deception Island
- Half Moon Caye & Greenwich Island
- How to Pack for Antarctica?
