SA Luxury Expeditions
Patagonia
Patagonia
The most dramatic of all South America’s landscapes, Patagonia is a massive expanse of wilderness covering the southern tip of the continent. Blue glaciers, icy fjords, barren steppes, and jagged mountains cover the region, daring you to face the elements.
 
 

Patagonia Tours - Our Popular Picks

A place for the truly adventurous, Patagonia is an isolated expanses of highland steppes, freezing fjords, and massive glaciers. Sheep out number humans in this wild frontier where you can ride like a gaucho, trek across the Perito Moreno Glacier, or take in the scenery at Torres del Paine National Park. Our following South America tour packages include a visit to Patagonia:


torres del paine lodge
5 Day Torres del Paine Lodge from $1,880
4 nights at a luxury Torres del Paine lodge.
patagonia estancia
5 Day Patagonia Estancia from $1,980
2 nights in El Calafate, 2 nights at a Patagonia estancia.
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6 Day Patagonia Tour from $1,250
2 nights in Puerto Natales (Chile), 3 nights in El Calafate (Argentina).
santiago south america
11 Day Southern Circuit from $2,250
3 nights in Santiago, 1 night in Puerto Natales, 3 nights in El Calafate, 3 nights in Buenos Aires.

Patagonia Travel Attractions

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Torres del Paine Park
Covering 181,000 hectares and part of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve System, Torres del Paine is one of South America’s most popular parks. Its famous granite pillars and glacial lakes are enjoyed by trekkers and Patagonia lodge loungers alike.



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Perito Moreno Glacier
One of Glacier Park’s 47 glaciers, the Perito Moreno covers 100 square miles and boasts an impressive ice depth of 558 feet. Trek across its tricky terrain or admire its 200-foot face from the deck of a Patagonia cruise boat.



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El Calafate
The most popular Patagonian city for launching expeditions to visit the Perito Moreno Glacier and to remote estancias, El Calafate mixes outback ruggedness with city comforts along the shores of Largo Argentino.




ABOUT PATAGONIA


Patagonia encompasses the southern portion of South America, covering the bottom thirds of Chile and Argentina. Though the region is most famous for its icy mountains and blue glaciers, Patagonia is primarily a semiarid plateau, similar in appearance to the Australian Outback. It is this vast expanse of wilderness, highlighted by jagged white peaks and crisscrossed by iceberg-filled fjords, that makes Patagonia such a place of majesty.

Patagonia Basics

Size -- Over 54,6800 square miles.
Location -- Southern third of Chile and Argentina, down to Tierra del Fuego.
Highlights -- Moreno Glacier, Torres del Paine National Park, fjord cruise, estancia visit.
Weather -- 40s-60s in summer, 20s-50s in the winter. Weather can be unpredictable and windy.

Patagonia Blog Posts

The SA Luxury Expeditions team has traveled throughout South America, intimately experiencing this diverse and exciting part of the world. Here are some of our recent blog posts about our experiences traveling in and around Patagonia.