Name: South American Odyssey with Peru
Brand: Globus
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Price: 8069 USD
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Rating: 4.7 (1 reviews)

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Puerto Varas Tour & Trip Reviews | Travelstride

What an experience. I had a fantastic trip and appreciated having a local experienced guide. This I believe is a must here in South America Accommodation was good quality with good facilities and wifi What’s app was very helpful to me and the group. Would recommend other groups do the same. Very handy for sharing information Thank you Andres and Peregrine for a great holiday and experiences

Peregrine Adventures

Patagonia Explorer

This is a fantastic quick introduction to the highlights of Argentina and Brazil through their 2 most famous cities plus Iguazu Falls. However, the tour guide Carla was the one who really made the trip memorable through her enthusiasm, great organisation (offering lots of ideas on what to do in free time, plus where to eat meals not included in itinerary) and ensuring everyone in group had their particular interests catered to (whether this was museums, art, sport, shopping etc).

Say Hueque

Exodus Travels

Qwerty Travel Argentina

Chimu Adventures

Tangol Tours

SmarTours

Tauck

Grand Circle Travel

Titan Travel

Road Scholar

Gate 1 Travel

Audley Travel

We just returned from a wonderful trip to Patagonia and Iguazu Falls. We worked with Qwerty to plan an amazing trip to Patagonia. Constance Abad was very helpful and patient with us promptly answering our many questions. We researched where we wanted to go then discussed it with her over a phone call and multiple emails/messages. She inquired about what we look for in our travels and offered great suggestions based on our interests and her extensive knowledge of the area. She then booked all our domestic flights, hotels, transfers, excursions so we did not have to worry about any logistics. We spent a total of 23 days in the following cities: Buenos Aires (Argentina), Colonia(Uruguay), Iguazu (Brazil), Iguazu(AR), Ushuia(AR), El Calafate(AR), El Chalten(AR), Puerto Natales(Chile), Punta Arena(Chile), Santigao (Chile). Her planning was impeccable.  All drivers showed up promptly on time or alerted us ahead of time of any potential delays (a rare occurence). They all spoke english or had a guide who did. Loved all the planned excursions (bilingual) . All went according to plan except for weather. Visibility was low in a couple of picturesque places unfortunately, but weather in Patagonia is unpredictable at best. We did luck out with nice weather for most of the trip. I highly recommend Qwerty and independent travel. I think it is much better than traveling with the same group on a long trip as (1) you get to customize the trip into exactly what you want to see, (2) you meet a lot of interesting people as you join a different group on every new excursions. I suggest building in a free day or two in each city to visit last minute places/restaurants others might recommend to you that were not on your list. We enjoyed our free time hiking or visiting places we found last minutes or taking an optional excursion we booked on our own or asked Qwerty to book for us last minute. Constance has a wide network of partners all over South America and can make things happen quickly. She was truly wonderful. It was a great feeling to know that we have someone we could contact any time for questions or help during our trip. I feel this is very important when visiting a foreign country especially when you don't speak the language. All in all: amazing trip, amazing planning, amazing memories...

Amazing 23 days in Argentina and Chile including 2 half days in Uruguay and Brazil

Exploring Argentine & Chilean Patagonia in 15 days

We worked with Qwerty travel to use the 15 day Patagonia tour but customize it.   Constance, our agent, was great at listening to what we wanted and modifying the trip.   We did not travel in a group but met many people doing the various tours along the way.   This gave us greater freedom to explore on our own.   The organization was good - at every airport, bus terminal, hotel there was someone to meet us and guide us to the next destination.   It was a treat to be treated like VIP.   We chose the top level of hotels and all but one of the 5 hotels had a spa and workout room.   Breakfast was always included and always good.   If you want the flexibility of helping design your trip I would strongly recommend you use Qwerty Argentina.   If you find one of their tours perfect as described even better.   In either case I don’t believe you will be traveling with a group.

This trip surpassed my previous Exodus bike trips by a country mile.  The 
scenery was truly outstanding, the cycling manageable while challenging and 
it was organised and supported in the most exceptional way by the local team. 
  I could not recommend it too highly.
You never grew tired of the outstanding views of volcanoes, dotted amongst 
the most extraordinary lakes and dramatic scenery.  Some of the off-road 
ascents were tough, especially with gravel interleaved with stones and in the 
heat, but the challenge was inspiring and the pace was comfortably pitched 
accommodate a diverse group.  We did the trip in January 2018; the weather 
was exceptional (many days about 20-25 degrees, although it did get hot (over 
35 degrees) on a few days.  I don't believe a single person on our trip (15 
of us in all) found it anything other than exceptional.


Our day to day leaders had a maturity and confidence that worked wonderfully 
for our group.  They were continually thinking about the support for the 
group, and when issues arose, as they inevitably do, they addressed them 
quickly and efficiently.  The back-up team with van, coffee stops, hotel 
support etc was also first class.


Rest days can be that if you want but there are so many opportunities to try 
other activities.  We tried kayaking one day and climbed an active volcano on 
the other.  Both excellently delivered by local guides who provided all the 
kit, advice and support you need.


A few of our days included long stretches on tarmac road with a bit of 
traffic, more so than I expected, but this was not a big problem.  The few 
transit legs in the van gave us the opportunity to experience the best parts 
of the route.  And some of the hotels were truly outstanding, including Porto 
Blest and the eco-lodge north of Pucon.

Cycling the Lake District of Chile & Argentina

If you enjoy your scenery,and a good variation in your cycling ( mix of road 
and off-road ) then this trip is for you. It is quite challenging in 
parts,but is well within the abilities of a reasonably fit and competent 
cyclist ( I am 67 years old but reasonably fit,and I managed without much 
difficulty,although generally at back end of a very fit  group of good 
cyclists ! ). We were exceptionally fortunate with the 
weather-dry,sunny,warm-unusual in an area noted for rainfall.
Difficult to pick only one-but the first of anything generally sticks in your 
mind,so I will go for the first day in Puerto Varas where the views of 
Volcano Osorno and distant Tronador are quite stunning.


Yal was a really nice and likeable guy,and seemed quite efficient. His 
communication skills though were somewhat lacking,and most of the briefings 
were delivered by his very able assistant German,also a very likeable and 
helpful guy.The disappointment though was that there no commentary or 
information provided on the history,culture,economy etc of the areas visited.


I took insect repellant but didn't need it ( mosquitoes non-existent here at 
this time of year ( November ) so this would be worth checking before you 
leave.
Be prepared for rapidly changing weather-fortunately for us it was sunshine 
all the way,but we were always prepared for the possibility of rain.
The final day ( Friday ) was spent at the eco lodge in Conguillo National 
Park-if you are not on group flight bear in mind this is a long way from 
Temuco ( a taxi costs in the region US $ 110 ).
Tap water is apparently safe to drink throughout the trip-I drank it with no 
ill effects as did many others in the group.


Our group size was 16,with a good international mix-everyone got on really 
well right from the start with plenty of humour throughout,so we were 
fortunate with that as well as the weather.
It was a hugely enjoyable and memorable holiday,with scenery to take your 
breath away ( from snow-clad mountains and volcanoes to emerald reflecting 
lakes to majestic rivers ) .
If you are thinking about it-I'd say go for it.

A Memorable and Hugely Enjoyable Experience

Amazing scenery, excellent organisation and logistics. Superb guidance and 
information. A really interesting part of the world to visit and made me 
hungry for more.
Seeing a condor,traversing  fjord like lakes with snow capped volcanoes as a 
back drop. Cycling into the lava fields of Conguillo National Park and 
walking in the monkey puzzle fores.


Excellent. Very good knowledge of the area, geography, social history, fauna 
etc. Good sense of humour and very encouraging when cycling was more 
challenging.


The rides are short but hilly and it is worth doing a bit of training!

The snow-clad volcanoes and emerald lakes of the Andes mountains.
Gravel tracks, black lava fields and ancient forests of monkey puzzle trees.
Crossing the Andes by bike: not once but twice!


Tai and his younger brother Yal worked tirelessly to support the group. They 
gave a clear briefing on each day's itinerary and generated Stava maps to 
show the route. On the road they shepherded us through the traffic and 
managed to control both those keenest to reach our destination and those more 
content to just enjoy the scenery and walk the hills.
They coped very well with the inevitable problems which occurred: our 
punctures; occasional falls; late transfers; variable accommodation; wet 
weather; etc, etc.
They were always ready to chat with the group and explain about the local 
people, their history and culture .


The trip notes are not always updated and itineraries may well change.
Our mountain bikes were very good but with limited space for carrying spare 
kit or a camera. Although the support vehicle was close at hand, you might 
consider a ruck-sac or handlebar bag useful.
Research beforehand. More options are available for your free days than may 
be advertised. We really enjoyed excursions to Mount Tronador from Bariloche 
and later to Huerquehue National Park from Pucon.
Take a good camera with a wide angle lens as the landscapes are stunning. And 
it also pays to get up early for the dawn light.
Breakfasts are sometimes meagre but expect your waistline to expand: portions 
for lunch and dinner are huge!
ATM's in Argentina restrict you to 4,000 ARS and cost a lot to use. Santander 
Rio have branches in all the towns we visited. If you have an account, it 
gives you a much better rate.
Spend a few days in Buenos Aires if you have the chance. It's pretty safe and 
easy to get around. There's some lovely Art Nouveau architecture,  a lively 
café-culture, craft markets at the weekend, fine Opera and bookshops, tango 
dinner dances and lots of urban art. We would recommend a 5-hour cycle trip: 
Hidden Graffiti And Urban Art Tour.


If the weather is fine, as it fortunately was for us, cycling in Argentina 
and Chile is a joy. Traffic is generally respectful and the distances covered 
are easily manageable in the time. Where the trip notes describe parts of the 
route as gravel, be prepared for some pretty rough going. In places it was 
safer to walk. But the best is saved for last:  the Parque Nacional 
Conguillío - with black lava field and forests of monkey-puzzle trees under 
the brooding Llaima Volcano.

Puerto Varas Tour & Trip Reviews

I had a fantastic trip

Really made the trip memorable