Finally, we were en route to Explora Patagonia – one of the most anticipated highlights of our trip. A 5 star resort set in the middle of the Torres del Paine national park – one of the most untouched areas of deep Patagonia. It seemed like the perfect blend of adventure and pure pampering. The only question was would it live up to our expectations?
And the answer, quite simply, was yes. In fact, I’d say it even crept a bit past our expectations.
Our driver to the Chilean border, Patric, was extremely nice. By coincidence, he is a professional guide as well, so his English was perfect and he pointed out interesting wildlife spottings along the way, including hares, guanacas, reas and even pink flamingos! The journey was not a short one – about a 4 hour car ride to the first border and then a short journey in no-man’s-land – a very strange 10km stretch where we were neither in Argentina nor Chile – until we reached Chile
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| Straddling the border... |
We arrived a bit early, but the Explora van was already there waiting so we rendezvoused in a coffee shop while the others arrived at the border. From that moment onwards, we were taken under the Explora wing…
