Responsible tourism in Patagonia
Patagonia isn’t just the end of the world; it is many worlds. Our job is just to keep its shining status of being totally out of this world.
Our Patagonia Holidays
Small group adventure holiday to Patagonia
Explore the spectacular wilderness and mountains of Patagonia
Chile and Argentina tour
Santiago, Lake District, Patagonia, Glaciers & Buenos Aires
Highlights of Patagonia holiday
10 day adventure through the Highlights of Patagonia.
Patagonian adventure holiday
Explore the highlights of Argentine and Chilean Patagonia
Patagonia tailor made tour, self guided
Self-guided holiday in stunning Patagonian mountains.
Chile highlights tour, 10 days
10-days: Santiago, Atacama, Patagonia & Torres del Paine
Patagonia tailor made holiday, 14 days
Be awed by beautiful Patagonian wilderness on this trip
Patagonia luxury adventure holiday
Luxury hotels and adventure in Patagonia
Patagonia trekking tour
Natural beauty, dramatic vistas and cosmopolitan cities.
Patagonian holiday
Explore the mountain scenery of Chilean & Argentine Patagonia
Tour of Patagonia, El Calafate & Torres del Paine
Patagonia's best - Torres del Paine and Perito Moreno Glacier.
Rio Futaleufu rafting holiday in Chile
Raft deep canyons and pristine wilderness of Patagonia
Chile adventure holiday
Chile's best: the Atacama Desert, Lake District and Patagonia
Patagonia trekking holiday, Patagonia Eco-camp
Camp & trek Los Glaciares & T. del Paine Parks, Patagonia
Patagonian adventure holiday in Chile and Argentina
Discover stunning Patagonia
Paine and Fitz Roy trek, trekking holiday
Spectacular Andes scenery from glacial lakes to towering granite peaks
Chile tailor made holiday, north to south
Highlights of Chile in wine country, Atacama, and Patagonia
Patagonia trekking holiday
Trek on the Patagonia Ice Cap, a stunning expedition.
Patagonia trekking holiday, Fitzroy and Paine
Dramatic scenery and the trekking world-renowned
Patagonia 12 day tour, Torres to Buenos Aires
Stunning journey to the end of the world
Chile and Argentina overland tour
Experience the real wilderness of Argentina and Chile
Patagonia family holiday, glacial lakes and mountains
Discover true wilderness on this adventurous family holiday
Patagonia self-drive holiday
10 days - Torres del Paine, Calafate & Perito Moreno
Chile & Patagonia holiday
Explore Chile's stunning landscapes & vibrant culture
Adventure holiday in Patagonia with Iguazu Falls
Explore cities, national parks, glaciers and mountain ranges
Small group tours to Chile
From tip to toe - desert to glaciers - travel Chile
Wildlife holiday in Chile
Epic 6 day extension Puma tracking and trekking in Patagonia
Highlights of Patagonia walking holiday
Enjoy the natural beauty of El Calafate, Chalten and Ushuaia
Argentina private tour with self drive
Sand dunes, glaciers, waterfalls and wine in Argentina
W circuit tour in Torres del Paine, Chile
-Discover the famous W trek in 4 days full of adventure
People & culture
Patagonia for sale
Quite simply, money is at the root of the issue here, and only by generating income from untouched land – including that within the national parks – will the unregulated sale of land appear less appealing to the government. Explore the parks. Pay your entrance fee. Visit local communities. Stay with gauchos on traditional ranches. Empowering local people to create livelihoods from the sustainable use of their lands will give them a bigger voice against the billionaire entrepreneurs and multinationals – and everyone who visits and speaks with them is able to go out and tell their stories, raising awareness of this modern tale of colonisation.
Don’t complain too much about the high prices in Patagonia: it is very remote so supplies have to be shipped in. Many regions also have a short tourist season, meaning that people need to spread their profits, so tourists need to shift their mindset a little when travelling to the tip. Remote and rugged comes at a cost
Read more in the Huffington Post and New Internationalist.
There are guides, and then there are good guides
Do try and hire a local guide. There are a lot on offer, but you want to ensure that they are well qualified if you are going on a demanding hike. UIAGM-IFMGA-IVBV Mountain Guides is the highest international recognition awarded to mountain guides all around the world – however, there aren’t many of them. In Argentina, the local guiding qualification is AAGM Mountain Guides (Argentine Association of Mountain Guides) and in Chile, check out AGAM (National Association of High Mountain Guides).If you can’t get hold of a guide’s qualifications, ask a lot of questions. What training do the guides have? Do they have records of any accidents? How long have they been guiding? What is their medical expertise? It is also worth asking for references and testimonials and following these up via social media if possible.
It is extraordinary to see that the majority of guides in Patagonia are not local but brought in from abroad especially for your trip. However, this may be due to a lack of qualified guides so, if this is the case, ask if they partner with local providers as co-guides.