Top Patagonia Budget Trips & Packages In 2025/2026

Highlights

• Discover Torres del Paine National Park, including a hike to the base of the Towers of Paine
• See amazing glaciers in Los Glaciares National Park with an optional boat trip at Moreno Glacier
• Marvel at the stunning granite peaks of Fitzroy Massif and Cerro Torre
• Travel to the southernmost city in the world, Ushuaia
• Experience the vast, wind-blown expanses of the Patagonia Steppe

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• Visit the unique and colourful Pacific Coast city of Valparaiso
• Take excursions to the Atacama salt flats, altiplano lagoons and El Tatio geysers
• Enjoy the sunset over the Valley of the Moon in the Atacama Desert
• Embark on city tours in cosmopolitan Santiago, German-influenced Puerto Varas, and the fish market of Puerto Montt
• See the Petrohue Falls, enjoy a boat cruise on Lago Todos los Santos, and walk at Osorno Volcano

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• Trek among the stunning granite peaks of Torres del Paine National Park and the Fitzroy Massif
• Spend four nights inside Torres Del Paine National Park to do the W Trek
• Visit Perito Moreno Glacier and watch huge icebergs calve from the glacier into Lake Argentino
• Experience funky El Chalten, the trekking and climbing capital of Argentina

Highlights

• Witness Argentina’s Perito Moreno Glacier and listen to the symphony of thundering ice cracking along the 30 km-long expanse of electric blue. This is one of the few glaciers left that isn’t shrinking!
• Spend three days camped among the peaks of Chilean Patagonia – a great opportunity for a true digital detox. Sleep under an untouched sky and witness vast, ever-changing landscapes by day.
• Trek past the most beautiful waterfalls and glaciers of Torres del Paine National Park and spot wildlife like guanacos, flamingos, foxes and rhea birds along the way.
• Explore Laguna Esmeralda – arguably the best hike in Tierra del Fuego National Park. Near Ushuaia (The End of the World), this is the nation’s only park with an ocean coastline.
• Begin and end your trip with time in bustling Buenos Aires – the perfect place to reconnect with the urban world after a remote adventure in the wild. Try local Argentinian food, dance the tango and hit the nightlife!

Highlights

• Trek the full loop around the Cordillera del Paine of wild Patagonia, completing the less-travelled O circuit. On this route, you’ll enjoy a greater sense of adventure, as fewer trekkers follow this trail.
• Recharge with overnight stays in Torres del Paine Refugios – inviting backcountry huts or lodges with beds, kitchens, dining rooms and bathrooms. Spend two nights camping in premier tents, with only the star-studded sky above you.
• Opt to climb the Grey Glacier with an expert team of guides who will teach you how to use the ice axes and crampons needed in this landscape. Observe crevasses, rivers, lagoons and tunnels in different tones of blue.
• Hike through the raw landscape of Torres del Paine National Park – a designated UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve and keep your eye out for Andean condors and guanacos.
• Explore Lake Grey and its ice floes from the water with an optional kayaking experience – and paddle past electric blue icebergs backdropped by snow-capped peaks.

Highlights

• Walk Patagonia's best trails, among mighty Andean peaks, glaciers and soaring condors
• Complete the famous W Trek over four days in Torres Del Paine National Park
• Stay in El Chalten, the trekking and climbing capital of Argentina
• Visit Perito Moreno Glacier and watch huge icebergs calve from the glacier into Lake Argentino
• Trek among the stunning granite peaks of the Fitzroy region

Highlights

• Discover the best of Chile: otherworldly desert, magical lakes, and the Patagonian peaks
• Explore diverse and beautiful landscapes, including the salt flats, altiplano lagoons and El Tatio geysers
• Enjoy sunset at the Valley of the Moon in the Atacama Desert – a beautiful time to visit
• Visit Patagonia and the granite towers of Torres del Paine National Park
• Experience the majesty of the Lake District on boat and by foot

Highlights

• Start with a bang in Buenos Aires, with a walking tour and tango class to make the most of your limited time in the capital.
• Explore the incredible Laguna de los Tres through thick woodlands, over streams and past granite spires to the famed blue lagoon at the foot of Mount Fitz Roy.
• Listen to the thunder as cracks form in the spectacular wall of ice that is Perito Moreno Glacier. This massive, blue-hued natural wonder is constantly breaking and reforming.
• Hike past the most beautiful waterfalls and glaciers of Torres del Paine National Park with your guide, and spot wildlife like guanacos and rhea birds along the way.
• Let someone else take care of the permits and accommodation so you can focus on soaking up the views with new friends – trekking is what small group travel was made for!