This safari is ideal for those willing to experience and get to know about our vast, desolate, wild and beautiful Patagonia. We will spend long hours in our van driving along the gravel, arid Patagonian roads. As well, it serves as a more relaxed way to get from Bariloche to Calafate or vice versa instead of taking the long traditional bus rides.Más info.

> Whales Road 4 days
This safari is special for people who wish to visit the Patagonic Coast and its animal life. We can watch observe and enjoy the changes in the scenery from the mountains of the Andes to the Argentine Sea, travelling along the endless patagonic steppe. We will see penguins, whales and, if we are lucky, sea lions and elepahnt seals.More info.

> End of the World 18 days
This safari will drive through the most scenic and wildest areas of the National Parks in the Southern Patagonia region of Argentina and Chile. During the 18 days, we will go from The Andes to the Atlantic coast, see Fitz Roy Mountain, Torres del Paine N.P., and Perito Moreno Glacier. Wildlife will include condors, whales, penguins and sea lions. We will also explore ancient Indian caves. We will cross the 'Estrecho de Magallanes' to continue the drive down to Ushuaia, known as "the city at the end of the world". Más info.

> Tour Information

. Departure
Your tour departs from the youth hostel described in the itinerary. You will need to get to the Hostel on your own. The tour will begin with an orientation meeting the night before at the hostel. It is recommended that you book both the night before and the night after the tour. You should come to the meeting with your bags packed, ready to depart. Your tour leader will collect the money for the food kitty as well as your vouchers at that time.

. Tour leaders
All tour leaders know the area extremely well and are fully-trained and licensed drivers. Tour leaders are there to assist you with anything you need. To ensure that you gain the most from your trip, all tours are conducted in Spanish, but all our trek liders speak English.

. Accommodation
Accommodation varies greatly. You will spend a few nights in Youth Hostels (only if it is schedule in itinerary), comfortable dormitory style accommodation and the remaining nights will be spent in the National Parks, where facilities may be limited, or even non-existent. No camping experience is needed. In some cases will spend a night in a "Estancias". We use clean, well-situated campsites and most of them have showers and flush toilets. For your comfort we recommend that you bring both a sleeping mat and a winter sleeping bag rated to -15 degrees (C) due to the low temperature we have at night. First night and last night are not included in the safari.

. Transportation
You will be transported in comfortable vans, carrying a maximum of 15 passengers plus the tour leader. Vehicles are equipped with stereo systems and, due to the temperate climate, there is no air-conditioning required. Your luggage will be carried on the roofrack. A first aid kit is carried at all times for your safety. We request that you 'travel light'. To help you do this, the hostel will offers a storage room for luggage. Typical passengers are between 20 and 35 years old. Minimum age is 18 years old. This creates a young, go-for-it attitude that we expect all passengers to share. Older passengers who are wish to join us on that basis are welcome.
Insurance
You must be insured for personal health care. We also strongly recommend that you insure your baggage.

. Food
Except the Route 40 & Whales Road (where everybody is responsable of his own food), on our tours you will enjoy three meals a day. We operate a food kitty system. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will covered by food kitty, and all passengers will be expected to share in the cooking, cleaning, and shopping. There will be occasional group meals in local restaurants and the cost of these will not be included in the food kitty.

. Trekking
Most of the walking is on fairly well defined tracks. There are occasional river crossings steeping from stone to stone, or across logs. There are no technical climbing skills required. Most groups like to spread out over the trail, stopping for photographs, resting, bird watching or just ambling and taking time out to absorb the lovely surroundings. The only thing we ask you to remember is not to get too far ahead of, or behind, the main party and to keep your guide within view. The evenings are often one of the most enjoyable parts of the day. After a relaxing dinner, people like to sit around, talking, playing cards, reading or just relaxing.

. Conservation
It has always been our motto that "we take only photographs, leave only footprints, and kill only time" therefore we are committed to the conservation of the areas we visit. We try to limit our effect on them. We ask that all trekkers thoughtfully dispose of batteries, wrappers and toilet paper by burying or burning or placing them in the proper receptacles. It is also a good idea to carry a small plastic bag during the trekking day and put any refuse, candy wrappers, tissues etc. in the bag. Usually in Summer during the day we have up to 30 C and at night it drops to 10 C.

. What to bring?
This is what we suggest to bring:
- Three t-shirt / A sweater / Hiking shoes and sandals / A pair of jeans and a water proof trousers
- Three pair of socks and underwear / Swimming suit / Sun glasses / A water proof jacket / towel
- Drinking water bottle/Sleeping bag (if you do not have one, you can rent it with us) / Sleeping pad / Sun block /Cassette tapes