What to visit in Patagonia
Torres del Paine is a national park in Chilean Patagonia, famous for its natural beauty: mountains, glaciers, turquoise lakes, and abundant wildlife.
The Grey Glacier is part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field and is one of the major attractions within Torres del Paine National Park.
Balmaceda and Serrano are two glaciers in the Bernardo O’Higgins National Park, accessed by sailing through the Última Esperanza fjord from Puerto Natales.
The Los Pingüinos Natural Monument protects one of the largest and most accessible colonies of Magellanic penguins in Chile, located in the Strait of Magellan opposite Punta Arenas.
The Marble Chapels and Cathedral are mineral formations sculpted over centuries by the waves in General Carrera Lake, creating cavities and columns in blue and gray tones.
The Exploradores Glacier, in Laguna San Rafael National Park (Aysén Region), offers a memorable ice-walking experience across the Northern Ice Field.
Queulat contains Valdivian rainforest, milky rivers, and the famous Hanging Glacier: a glacier suspended above a cliff that pours waterfalls into an emerald-green lagoon.
Cerro Castillo is a national park with jagged peaks, lenga forests, and turquoise lagoons, home to the huemul and challenging trekking routes.
Patagonia National Park (the union of Jeinimeni, Tamango, and Chacabuco Valley) is a rewilding and conservation project restoring steppes, wetlands, and mountains for native fauna such as guanacos and raptors.
Pumalín Douglas Tompkins National Park is a vast park located in Chilean Patagonia, spanning parts of the Los Lagos and Aysén regions.
Laguna San Rafael National Park, located in the Aysén Region, is famous for its San Rafael Glacier, part of the Northern Ice Field.
Río Simpson National Reserve protects a river valley enclosed by temperate forests and viewpoints, famous for fly fishing and the photogenic Cascade La Virgen.