A symphony of windswept fjords and calving glaciers entangled in the jagged tail of the Andes Mountains, the southern wilds of Chile and Argentina earntheir reputation as the last great wilderness on Earth. Journey between cosmopolitan Buenos Aires and Santiago into Patagonia and the legendary Tierradel Fuego archipelago, on a private, independent journey tailored to suit you by our experts. Expect walks with local guides, thrilling wildlifeencounters, horseback rides and cruises, always taking the road less travelled but ending each day in the region’s most show-stoppinghotels.
Sail the Beagle Channel to see thousands of Magellanic penguins at the wild, southernmost tip of the Americas
Stay in some of the most epic wilderness hotels on the planet
Encounter up close Patagonia’s awe-inspiring and ever-calving Perito Moreno Glacier, one of the world’s last expandingglaciers
Explore the rich ecosystem of Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park, trekking among ancient forests and sapphire lakes home to rare Andeanspecies
Dance and eat your way around two of Latin America’s most vibrant capitals, Buenos Aires and Santiago, with A&K’s in-the-knowlocal guides
Few cities can match the unbridled energy of Buenos Aires. Sun-bleached boulevards, cutting-edge restaurants and sultry dancehalls set the stage for afestive expression of Argentine identity. It is a city of neighborhoods, each with its own distinct charm. La Boca, bright with kaleidoscopic houses andfootball culture; elegant Recoleta and buzzy Palermo, both packed with independent stores and bars; while the historic streets of San Telmo houseantiques shops, Parisian-style cafes and tango parlors.
The world’s southernmost city is a true frontier. Beyond its neat streets and waterfront restaurants stretches the dramatic wilderness ofTierra del Fuego, at the very tip of the Americas, where serrated massifs tower above native forests and glaciers calve into fjords in a maze of islands,populated mainly by penguins and sea lions.
Once a remote sheep ranch clinging to the edge of the vast Lake Argentino, the pretty town of El Calafate today throngs with adventurers looking to launchthemselves into Los Glaciares National Park. This is a place for hearty outdoor adventures on an epic scale: horse-riding across wild landscapes, hikingacross ice fields and awe-inspiring glaciers, sailing across glacial lakes.
The Chileans have a word reserved to describe the country’s untamed south: indómita. Nobody can truly claim dominion over Patagonia, theyclaim – not the rugged gaucho cowboys found in and around the main adventure hub of Puerto Natales nor the hikers that flock to nearby Torresdel Paine National Park. Sculpted by violent tectonic forces and the ravages of the last ice age, this is a land of soaring granite spires and fairy-taleforests of twisted, lichen-daubed trees.
Encircled by snow-capped peaks, Santiago is known for its colonial charm and historic landmarks, but surprises with its fresh air of modernity, withvibrant neighborhoods buzzing with cutting-edge restaurants and bars. At the heart of the old town lies the grand Plaza de Armas and the presidentialpalace of La Moneda, both central to Santiago’s story of conquest, dictatorship and revolution.
