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The most memorable part of our vacation was camping in Mt Fitz Roy National Park; it was so beautiful and the walking was excellent. We had some really good mountain guides; lots of fun.
(more)...we were blown away by the Iguazu Falls which were just amazing! Also spending my birthday on a schooner, with bubbly and cake provided by the operator, was a lovely surprise, and I felt very spoilt!
(more)Amazing vacation. Very varied and interesting with a good mix of people of all ages and nationalities. We saw all of the top sights in the area and good trips were organised e.g. horse riding.
(more)Each part was equally memorable as they offered a unique experience from other elements of the vacation. It benefited local people in that tourism is a form of job creation, whether for a hotelier, chef, waiter, tour guide, driver etc and must benefit local economies. (more)Riding and nature varied and impressive and all the time fascinating. Pleasant, friendly atmosphere. In general the most inspiring, exiting and well organized experience we have ever tried. (more)The highlight was trekking with the most amazing mountain backdrop for several days, in Torres del Paine, culminating in the climb up to Las Torres themselves; there just aren't the words to do this place justice. (more)Our great group & superb guides. First site of the mountains from lake pehoe & climbing to the torres were the most memorable. (more)We invite every traveler who books a vacation via us to send in a review. Because we don't run the vacations they're completely independent and unedited... remember to read between the lines though, as two people on the same vacation can have different views!
Geographical Magazine Editor Carolyn Fry and photographer Alex Benwell travelled to Argentina to visit a new museum that is telling the story of Patagonia's multicultural people. "A few treasured possessions were all they could take. One hundred and fifty three Welsh men, women and children packed up clothes, furniture, books and letters and boarded the tea clipper Mimosa in Liverpool docks. The families sought a new life in a place with enough land for everyone and where theirchildren could grow up learning Welsh culture and language, not English. Exactly two months later, after a gruelling Atlantic journey, they arrived on the eastern coast of Argentina. When they disembarked, in the harsh winter chill of 1865, one woman gave birth to a daughter on the beach. The land at which the settlers arrived was a wild, empty place, where rugged mountain ranges encircled wide, wind-swept plains. Today, the region is still sparsely populated; just under two million people live in 673,000 square kilometres, but there is a sense of order to the place. The solid-looking homesteads that dot the plains are bordered by neat rows of upright Lombardy poplar trees, planted to keep out the wind. Distances between settlements are long, but the major roads are well tarmacked. Although the first settlers faced hunger, hardship and loneliness, their legacy is a society that has learned to live comfortably with the harsh terrain."
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