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Tierra del Fuego - 7 days & 7 nights Horse Safari
Arrival Details
All travelers must arrive in Santiago (at the latest) on the day before a domestic flight on Day 1. It may be possible to check straight through to Punta Arenas Airport from Santiago International Airport. Normally easiest to break the journey in Santiago
DAY ONE //
The itinerary starts with your arrival at the airport in Patagonia. From the airport, you will be privately transferred on a car & boat journey from Punta Arenas airport. Eventually you will see people awaiting you on a remote beach where you have a short walk along the sand to your house.
Potentially a short ride, walk or explore around locally on this first afternoon.
Overnight Accommodations: Traditional Pioneer House (simple but cosy).
DAY TWO
Day ride to visit a remote gaucho's house; and explore the forest trails and coastline ( and hope to see dolphins playing in the kelp, and penguins in the water).
Lunch with the gaucho.
Overnight Accommodations: Traditional Pioneer House (simple but cosy).
DAY THREE
7 hour trail ride exploring the forest and climbing up a river valley to the Karukinka Private Park (completely wild). Passing through beautiful coihue forests, passing around peat bogs with its unique flowers ... lots of bird and wildlife, including guanaco.
Overnight Accommodations: Tented Fly Camp 1
DAY FOUR
After a hearty cooked breakfast, coffees, teas ... the horses will be brought from there grazing spots, saddled up & on to our next Tented fly camp 2.
Overnight Accommodations: Tented Fly Camp 1
DAY FIVE
Ride back through the mountains back to the coast to our house on the beach. Asado waiting!
Overnight Accommodations: Traditional Pioneer House (simple but cosy).
DAY SIX
Optional morning and afternoon rides up in the forest - back for lunch.
Fishing, walking, stand up paddle or relaxing ...
Overnight Accommodations: Traditional Pioneer House (simple but cosy).
DAY SEVEN
A tranquil morning - and mid moring picked up by the boat to return to Punta Arenas.
Overnight Accommodations: Hotel
DAY EIGHT //
Transfer to airport for flight to Santiago.
Operated by Bagual Horse Safaris
WHAT TO EXPECT
STAY in a simple but comfy, cosy original wilderness house, right on the beach - home base with log fires - with 2 nights overnighting in mountain fly camps. Guide, resident horseman, conservation specialist managing the private park transition, chef, house help and firelighting throughout stay.
SEALIFE is in abundance, dolphins hunting in the sea kelp forest daily, penguin colonies, sea lions, marine birdlife ... very unique experience here in this protected environment on the chilean side. 3 old wild farms bought by someone in the process of being converting to a private park for environmental protection reasons.
RIDE through incredibly wild country. Uniquely next to the coast with the mountains towering behind in ancient forests teeming with wildlife.
EXPERIENCE something authentic, well away from any tourism. Enjoy guided walking & fishing; standup paddling on the laguna or on the coast, wild swimming to ...
ENJOY getting well away from things & to be in an authentic home environment, only our guests, no other tourists or riding groups.
FLORA is extremely diverse in this unique climate. Extensive nothofagus dombeyi forests (Coihue), plants and flowers - a fine canopy hosting a variety bird, mammal and insect life.
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