Wanderlust UK – September 2019

DiscoverthewondersofPatagoniaona

23-dayoverlandadventurewithDragoman

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O

ver 1 millionsqkm

ofglacialjords,rugged

steppe,vibrantcities

andsnow-dustedmountains

combinetomakeup

adventurousPatagonia,

sprawlingacrossmostof

southernChileandArgentina.

Nowyoucanexplorethisepic,

wildlycontrastingdestinationfor

yourself,asDragomanaregiving

readersthechancetowintwo

placesontheir23-dayBackroads

ofPatagoniatour.

Atwo-countryodyssey

You’llbegininSantiago,Chile’s

culture-ladencapital,tosample

culinarydelightsandworld-class

livemusic.Sipwineinthenearby

vineyardsofSanJavier,before

plungingintoadventureinthe

ChileanLakeDistrict,where

volcanoclimbing,canyoning,

horseriding,hotspringsoaking

andraftingawait.

Next,experiencetherawnature

oftheCarreteraAustral,admiring

thehangingglacierpiledonthe

mountains,itsicywaterssloshing

overthesides.Rumblesouth

alongRoute 40 intoglistening

LosGlaciaresNationalPark,

whereyoucanhikearound

MountFitzRoy’sspire-likepeaks,

beforecraningatthethickwallof

iceoftheboat-dwaringPerito

MorenoGlacier.

Spendthenextfournights

campingunderthestarsinthe

world-famousTorresdelPaine

NationalPark.Laceupyourhiking

bootsfortheWTrek–an80km

challengerewardedwithviewsof

cascadingwaterfalls,mountain-

relectinglakesandtheiconic

clusterofnature’sown skyscrapers

thatgavetheparkits name.

Asyoureachthe southern tip of

SouthAmerica,you’ll venture to

TierradelFuego,the most remote

partofPatagoniato explore

swampsandunkempt forests,

seekingoutsealions and king

penguins.Ajourney to ‘the city at

theendoftheworld’, the port

townofUshuaiamakes for a itting

inishtothisunforgettable trip.

ThePatagonia pros

Dragomanarethe acknowledged

mastersofoverland adventures

withover 40 years of experience,

providingtripsranging from

ninedaystoanincredible 235

daysontheroad,and covering

55 countriesacross Africa, Asia,

andtheAmericas.

Theypridethemselves on

gettingo—thebeaten track to

discovertherealcountry, the

localsandtheculture – and

therearefewplaces that can

o—eranexperience quite as

immersiveasPatagonia,

wherethenational parks,

iconicpeaksandshimmering

lakesofChileandArgentina

aretheperfectdestination for

youtoembarkonan overland

adventureofyourown.

A TRIP

RG INA & CHILE

WORTH OVER £5,500

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For more information, visit dragoman.com or call 01728 861133

Howtowin

Dragoman are o ering two

places on their 23-day

group tour through

Argentina and Chile,

including a £500 voucher

for your lights. For a

chance to win, just answer

the following question:

In which year was the

Torres del Paine National

Park established?

(a) 1919 (b) 1939 (c) 1959

To enter and for full terms and

conditions and data policies,

go to wanderlust.co.uk/

competitions or send your

answer to the Wanderlust o™ ice

(p. 9); state ‘more info’ if you

want to be contacted by

Wanderlust and Dragoman

Overseas Travel Ltd. The closing

date is 4 September 2019.