Patagonia Puma Photography Tour I

Itinerary

Sunday, April 6 (L, D)

Arrive at Puerto Natales Airport (airport code PNT). We recommend booking this flight to remain with the group for transfers:

Depart SCL (Santiago) at 9:00 am
Arrive at PNT at 1:19 pm
LATAM Flight LA 1 (3 hours, 19 minutes)

If you need extra nights pre- or post-trip in Santiago, we recommend booking at the Holiday Inn Santiago Terminal which is just across from the SCL domestic terminal. We can help you with booking any extra nights if needed; please contact us.

Our local guide will meet us at the airport, and we’ll have a group lunch in Puerto Natales. Our luggage will be taken to our lodge, Hotel Las Torres Patagonia, where we will stay for six nights. This afternoon we will head straight to the Torres del Paine National Park region to explore before check-in.

Torres del Paine National Park was designated as a World Biosphere Reserve in 1978 due to its magnificent natural beauty. The Park boasts breathtaking views of snow-capped mountain peaks, crystal-clear lakes, cascading waterfalls, and vibrant turquoise glaciers that blend seamlessly into stunning landscapes. Sunrises and sunsets create a beautiful mix of pink and orange hues, leaving an unforgettable impression and providing perfect opportunities for capturing vivid landscape photographs.

We’ll gather for dinner and a briefing to be prepared for our upcoming adventure.

Monday, April 7 – Friday, April 11 (B, L, D)

Over the next five days, we will concentrate on puma photography, but you will also be taken in by the breathtaking mountain scenery of the Torres del Paine region.

Keep an eye out for South American gray foxes, guanacos, armadillos, and other wildlife. This schedule is more general and less detailed than most of our tours. We need flexibility to adjust our plans based on weather, recommendations from our local guide, and the findings from our puma tracker.

Each morning, our expert tracker will be on the lookout for pumas to increase our sighting opportunities. We should be prepared for a variety of viewing possibilities. Every day will be different with activity levels. We may see a cat for only minutes before it’s on the move, and we will follow it by road or by foot. Other sightings might be more relaxed if the cats are taking a nap or possibly feeding on a carcass. We will be on the lookout for mom and her playful cubs. Midday, we will have a picnic lunch in a nearby area where we can look for other wildlife and enjoy the scenic landscapes and then return in the afternoon to the pumas. We will be in prime puma territory.

This Estancia (private ranch) is full of rolling, grassy hills. and sporadic rock outcroppings. The pumas like to rest among the rocks, and the surrounding scenery is beautiful.

We hope to have beautiful sunsets in the evenings at around 6:30 pm on our way back to the hotel, where we can take some time to relax, talk about our day together, have dinner, and get a good night’s sleep.

Saturday, April 12 (B, L)

After breakfast, we’ll check out and take a little time to explore areas of the Torres del Paine region that we haven’t seen yet and then drive to Puerto Natales for lunch. Depart Puerto Natales today; we recommend booking this flight to remain with the group for transfers:

Depart PNT at 1:55 pm
Arrive at SCL (Santiago) at 3:55 pm
LATAM Flight LA 2 (3 hours)

Depart SCL at 6:55 pm or later for your flight home.