Payments

Due Dates for Payments

The non-refundable $1000 deposit guarantees your space. The 2nd installment of $3599 is due on February 1, 2024 and the balance of $4200 is due on May 1, 2024. The private room supplement of $1499 will be added to the final balance.

Cancellation by our guests

The cancellation charges are as follows.

Cancellations received before May 2, 2025 are subject to a penalty of 50% of the total cost of the trip.
Cancellations received after May 2, 2025 will forfeit the entire cost of the trip.

If a trip is cancelled by HBM

When a tour is cancelled in the case of force majeure, the Tour Participant will receive a refund minus any funds that we are unable to recover from any supplier.

Passport & Visas

Your passport must have at least 4 blank pages and be valid for at least 6 months BEYOND the end of the trip.

As of May 2023, there is no charge for visas to Argentina, Brazil, or Chile for Americans. If you have questions about your national, please drop us a line.

Vaccines & Staying Healthy Abroad

Vaccines

No vaccines are required to enter our destinations, but we highly encourage you to work with your local travel clinic or the travel department of your local health department (often a much cheaper option).

Please see the CDC’s general advice for:

Please see the NHS’s general advice for:

As you can see in the CDC and NHS recommendations above, the Yellow Fever vaccine is recommended for Iguazu Falls (although proof of vaccination is not required to enter any country on this itinerary).

What about malaria?

Both the CDC and NHS sites indicate malaria is no to low risk on this itinerary (the only “low risk” area being Iguazu Falls).

Temperatures & Suggested Packing List

This journey between the rainforest and Tierra del Fuego understandably runs the gamut of weather conditions, with highs in the 90s at Iguazu Falls and lows in the 40s in Patagonia, with humid conditions in Iguazu Falls and characteristic wind in Patagonia.

Springtime, when we will be there, has cold nights and mornings 30/40 and warm days 50/70. We’ll provide a packing list well before the journey, but the gist of it is “layers, layers, layers!”

Please note that this journey requires soft-sided luggage in order to fit inside the vehicles in Patagonia.

Food in Patagonia: Included Meals & Dietary Preferences

Almost all dietary needs can be met on this trip, but we request that you email me if you have any severe allergies so that we can discuss your options.

What Meals Are Included on This Journey

Every breakfast is included from the first day at Melia Hotel in Iguazu Falls, Argentina
About 5 lunches are included (which includes 1 boxed lunch at Perito Moreno Glacier)
About 4 dinners are included

Note: all meals are not included on this trip. This is because there is a wide range of variety and prices available for all meals, and we did not want to dictate your budget or your tastes. We wanted to allow greater variety to account for allergies, preferences, and appetites.

Eating out in Iguazu and Patagonia is very easy; every restaurant takes credit cards. We will always have restaurant and dish recommendations for you!

Count on lunches being between $5-15 and dinners between $10-25+. However, if you wish to partake in the famous King crab in Ushuaia, bank on $50/person on average. The exception for these prices is one dinner and one lunch in Torres del Paine, Chile inside the park, where lunch will be ~$20 and dinner is $40 at the hotel (and includes a glass of wine).

Vegetarianism, Veganism, and Celiac in Patagonia

Argentina is famous for its steaks and Patagonia for its lamb, and the South Americans’ love of meat cannot be overstated. However, it is possible to eat vegetarian on this journey, but know that most vegetarian dishes do include wheat and/or cheese (think: empanadas, pizza, pasta, sandwiches). Because of that, this journey may be difficult for vegans who are also gluten intolerant. Celiacs who eat meat will find plenty to eat.

Please know that all soup bases and beans will most likely be cooked with some animal products (stock, lard, etc), unless you are at a dedicated vegetarian restaurant.

We’d be happy to field any specific questions you have about your dietary needs on this journey.

About our Hotels

Each of these hotels was carefully chosen for their comfort, location, and amenities. They each have their own private bathrooms, heat (or air conditioning at Iguazu Falls), and hotels have wifi access, although it may be stronger in common areas (lobby, restaurants, etc). In more remote places such as El Chalten and Torres del Paine, please expect the wifi to be very slow.

Here is a list of all of our reserved hotels:

Iguazu Falls, Argentina: Gran Melia
Ushuaia, Argentina: Alto Andino
El Chalten, Argentina: Chalten Suites
El Calafate, Argentina: Sierra Nevada
Torres del Paine, Chile: Hosteria Pehoe

About your International Flights (Arrival and Departure Timing)

ARRIVAL

We’ll begin our journey together November 2 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, a convenient and easy city to fly into from almost anywhere. Your hotel night on November 2nd is included on this journey.

DEPARTURE

The trip comes to an end on November 16th when we fly from Puerto Natales, Chile to Santiago, Chile in the evening. This is the only available flight and arrives in Santiago close to midnight on the 16th. You may wish to spend the night at the Holiday Inn at the Santiago Airport before your flight home.