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ushuaia to santiago ideas jan 2010

hi all,,im travelling to south america in jan 2010 for 2 months and looking for some ideas

14 years ago, October 22nd 2009 No: 1 Msg: #90368 Delete Edit

nialltwist
niall gillick

N Posts: 7

hi ,,i will fly into buenos aires on the 27th of dec 2010 and stay here till day after new years,,my friend will travel to iguazu and beyound for two weeks and we will met again in santiago on th 20th of jan...

i plan to fly to ushuaia and make my way up to santiago,,with only 20 days id like to max my travel options,,there is so many ways to get up to santiago and visiting all these great places to,,

any sugestions would be great,,im really flexible bus ,,train,,motorbike,,boat etc
on my list id love to see some really good parks ,,glaciers,,penguin collonys ,,some hiking extreme sports etc,,i will travel this part alone so if anyone would like to meet up no worries,,im 33 male from dublin easy going ,am a chef and love to travel..
when i get to santiago i will try get to mendoza and the a tour with gap the azctama crossing into bolivia la paz ,,lake titic and onto the amozon and then fly out of lima..cant wait
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14 years ago, October 23rd 2009 No: 2 Msg: #90479 Delete Edit

JanaZ
Jana Zamecnik

N Posts: 10

Tierra del Fuego, Beagle Channel boat ride are likely already on your itinerary. I suggest you take a bus/boat to Punta Arenas from where you can visit Otway penguin colony. Then head for Puerto Natales to visit Torres del Paine NP. From there you can head for El Calafate and El Chalten to visit Perito Moreno Glacier and Glacier NP with Cerro Fitzroy (a lot of hiking there). Take another bus Peninsula Valdes to visit sea lions, sra wolves, more penguins, whales and sea birds. From there you can travel on bus towards Andes and Chilean Lake District. If you run out of time you can take an overnight bus to Santiago. You will get to see a lot of beautiful sites. Make sure you take photos and make notes or you will not be able to recall all you have seen. Your trip from Santiago sound also very full and interesting. I hope you can sleep well in high altitudes - you will be likely sleeping in altitude of well above 3,500 m quite a few nights ;-)! Reply to this

14 years ago, October 23rd 2009 No: 3 Msg: #90519 Delete Edit

Tinktinie
Nelieta

N Posts: 11

I can highly recommend El Calafate and El Chalten. Check the bus services as they do not run frequently. Happy travelling :-) Reply to this

14 years ago, October 24th 2009 No: 4 Msg: #90548 Delete Edit

nialltwist
niall gillick

N Posts: 7

thanks guys,,i think ill saty a few days in ushuaia then make my way to rio gal or port arenas thn on to calfate ,,the m glacier ,,then torres de paine and head back to port natales from here there ooks to be good cruise ships tp port montt,,then up to validies and on to santiago ,,im gona try do all this by land and sea!!!!!!! Reply to this

14 years ago, October 26th 2009 No: 5 Msg: #90775 Delete Edit

ElAustraliano
Paul Morrison

B Posts: 308

You can get a very comfortable boat from Ushuaia or Puerto Arenas to Puerto Montt ,Chile, for around US$500.I didn't do this but have heard so many wonderful stories of this trip I wish I had and will definately do it next time I'm in this part of the world.I didn't do it becouse the Chaitan Volcano was errupting and I decided to spend my time trying to get to the area.I was stopped by police and turned around every way I tried.I then met some people I knew from Ushuaia and they told me you could see it from the boat clear as. Reply to this