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Argentina & Chile - Southern Patagonia incl. Torres del Paine NP

© Magellanic Plover by Dusan Brinkhuizen
Argentina & Chile - Southern Patagonia incl. Torres del Paine NP 2025

02 Nov 2025 - 12 Nov 2025 (11 days)

USD10,795 - 3 Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Robert Wilcox

Pricing notes : Argentina is experiencing significant hyperinflation making accurate pricing impossible, tour prices may thus change further

Tour price (Per person): USD10,795 * GBP8,616 * EUR10,379 * AUD17,298

Single Supplement: USD2,600 * GBP2,075 * EUR2,500 * AUD4,166

Argentina & Chile - Southern Patagonia incl. Torres del Paine NP 2026

01 Nov 2026 - 11 Nov 2026 (11 days)

USD9,400 - Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Forrest Rowland

Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated and dates may change* **Argentina is experiencing significant hyperinflation making accurate price estimation impossible**

Tour price (Per person): USD9,400 * GBP7,503 * EUR9,038 * AUD15,063

Our tour through Argentina’s Southern Patagonia takes us on an amazing adventure through the southern portion of this incredible continent in search of the unique Magellanic Plover at Laguna Nímez, the rare White-bellied Seedsnipe of northern Tierra del Fuego, and the charismatic Magellanic Woodpecker.

Our journey begins in Los Glaciares National Park, famous in birding circles for its population of the impressive Andean Condors, uncommon Bronze-winged Duck, Chilean Flicker and the strange Rufous-tailed Plantcutter. Crossing the border into Chile, we spend a few days at possibly the most scenically impressive site on a tour of grand vistas - Torres del Paine. Aside from being a staggeringly spectacular stretch of mountains - quite possibly the most attractive scenery of all the Andes - Torres del Paine National Park also happens to be one of the best places in the world to see the mighty Puma. Next, we travel to the Punta Arenas, exploring the most southern continental locations for their plethora of rare and endemic species, both by road and ferry. As the tour draws to a close, we will be searching for birds in the dramatic and fabled landscapes of Tierra del Fuego. Here a visit to Tierra del Fuego National Park could produce Austral Pygmy Owl, White-throated Treerunner and the fantastic Magellanic Woodpecker. In the Beagle Channel, we hope for Magellanic Diving Petrel, Fuegian Steamer Duck and White-throated Caracara, while in the Paso Garibaldi area we search for the rare White-bellied Seedsnipe. This tour covers the most essential sites in the southern portion of Argentina and gives a splendid overview of the breath-taking scenery, mind-blowing birding and excellent mammal viewing that this exceptional part of the world has to offer.

Top Birds

Magellanic Plover; Austral Rail; Chilean Flicker; Thorn-tailed Rayadito; Magellanic Woodpecker; Fire-eyed Diucon; White-throated Treerunner; Magellanic Tapaculo; Flying & Fuegian Steamer Ducks; Upland, Kelp & Ashy-headed Geese; Austral Parakeet; Yellow-bridled Finch; Black-chinned Siskin; Magellanic Oystercatcher; Rufous-tailed Plantcutter; Patagonian Sierra Finch; Patagonian Yellow Finch; Chocolate-vented Tyrant; White-bellied & Least Seedsnipe; Andean Condor; Lesser Rhea; White-throated Caracara; Austral Canastero; Patagonian Mockingbird; Black-faced Ibis; Austral Pygmy Owl; Dark-bellied Cinclodes; Dark-faced, Cinnamon-bellied & Ochre-naped Ground Tyrants; Austral Blackbird; Chilean Swallow.

Top Mammals

Puma; Patagonian Huemul; Guanaco; Humboldt’s Hog-nosed Skunk; Large Hairy Armadillo; Culpeo; South American Grey Fox.

Habitats Covered

Patagonian steppe, Magellanic subpolar forests, Patagonian High Plateau, mountains, glaciers, lakes, rivers, Atlantic Ocean

Expected Climate

Cold to very cold, strong winds can be expected at times

Max Group Size

8 with 1 Rockjumper leader

Tour Pace & Walking

Comfortable. Suitable for most birding / wildlife interest levels.

Accommodation

Comfortable.

Ease of Birding

Mostly easy, with many species provide decent visuals in open conditions. Some low-density targets.

Other Attractions

spectacular scenery – Torres del Paine, Martial Glacier, Los Glaciares NP, Estancia Harberton, Beagle Channel, pristine & little-explored wilderness

Photographic Opportunities

Good to good+. Some species distant, and bright light can be challenging. Hummingbird feeders at some sites.

What our clients say about us

Peter Kaestner
GL & CL, Argentina 2022

Peter Kaestner was an excellent guide, combining outstanding bird-finding and identification abilities, capable and efficient logistical planning, and strong social and interpersonal skills. One especially commendable feature of Peter's bird guiding is his limiting of playback to the minimum needed for the bird to come out and be seen by the whole group (rather than for optimal photos or prolonged views), thereby minimizing disturbance to what are often localized or threatened bird species. We hope that other Rockjumper guides will adopt Peter's approach.

Peter Kaestner
SG, Argentina 2022

Peter Kaestner was completely committed to getting every bird possible on both tours. He was sensitive to all the needs of the participants and worked tirelessly on what could have been potentially serious limitations to the logistics. Getting the chauffeur/vehicle company to recognize the needs of a birding tour was difficult. And because of lack of flexibility in overtime use of the driver and deviations from an original itinerary, Peter had to work hard to make sure we had opportunities for every bird regardless. He was uncommonly successful in achieving these results.

Peter Kaestner
LE, Argentina 2022

It was an honor and a pleasure to travel with Peter Kaestner, an uncommonly quiet but knowledgeable, dedicated, focused, transparent, kind and caring individual, with a sense of humor and a willingness to take the group's wants and needs into account when issues arose. The whole tour was a rich and rewarding experience!

Robert Wilcox
JW, Argentina 2022

Bobby Wilcox was a very capable and congenial leader. Our group consisted of birders of all levels of expertise. Bobby did his very best to make certain everyone got the opportunities they needed to have a very positive experience.

Peter Kaestner
FO, Argentina 2022

Peter is an excellent guide! He’s very friendly and did an excellent job is solving an problem that came along. PLU, He knows the birds well and would help us key in on the differences. I will go with him again! Pablo was our local guide and did a phenomenal job as well.

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