If Antarctica trip has to be postponed for someday, because of bad weather conditions. You will first get to know better the most southern part of South America
DAY 1 :
Back to Punta Arenas and another continent you will depart for another seaworthy place called Puerto Natales. The city was founded in 1911 on a gently sloping point on the inlet of Ultima Esperanza. After your check-in at the Martin Gusinde hotel you will have a strengthening lunch at the hotel restaurant before you leave for Mildon cave. In 1896 the scientific world was fascinated by the discovery in this cave of the skin, bones and other parts of an extinct animal, the milodon (Mylodon Darwini). Scientists originally believed the remains to be fresh, indicating that the animal still existed. But later test proved that the remains were thousands of years old. The milodon, a very large herbivore, is believed to have died out at the end of the Pleistocene era. Aside from the cave and its historical and scientific importance, the region has lovely landscapes because it is a transition area between the steppe and the region's forest. Afterwards you can explore the beautiful Torres del Paine National Park
This national park covers 181.000 hectares on the Seno de Ultima Esperanza (Last Hope Inlet). The park is located 150 kilometers from Puerto Natales. There are many hiking paths that cross widely differing types of terrain, such as pampas and thick Magellanic forests, and run along lakes with huge glaciers and icebergs. The park is surrounded by huge, craggy mountains, including the famous Cuernos del Paine (Paine Horns). There are seven guard stations in the park, the largest being the Administrative Center. Hikes, camping, mountain climbing, fishing and horseback riding excursions can be arranged from these sites. There are refugios throughout the park for overnight accommodations. For dinner you will return to the hotel
DAY 2 :
After breakfast in the hotel you will be taken to the Hosteria Las Torres lodge by a chartered minibus. You will be given a lunch box and after your check in leave straight away to the glacier on Grey Lake and its just stunning surrounding landscape. In addition you will experience the exceptional fauna of this region, animals, living wild just among the people. We enjoy the fantastic vista on the Paine Grande Peak and Grey Lake with numerous giant icebergs, drifting across the water. After all this nature excitement you will be taken back to the for a relaxing dinner at the lodge on the edge of the mountain and an outstanding view within the Torres del Paine National Park, meeting people that live in this beautiful place for all their life.
DAY 3 :
After a breakfast in the beautiful lodge you may enjoy your last day in the pureness of the nature. After lunch you will return to Punta Arenas for another night in the Jose Nogueira hotel, overworking all the impressions and experience you have made.
DAY 4 :
You will enjoy another day of absolutely free choice in Punta Arenas, whether you end on the cultural, relaxing or active path, meeting for lunch and dinner at the nicest places the city has.
| 
