Highlights Kayak to the remote Tyndall Glacier which sees few visitors Stop at one of Patagonia's more remote estancias and see gauchos living off the land and maybe share some of their customs Camp next to the jewel-like Laguna Azul Journey by catamaran across Last Hope Sound

Guide itinerary
Day 1 Today, we will meet our guide at the Serrano River base camp for an early start. After a lecture on safety and technique we will load our luggage and associated equipment onto our kayaks. Then we will board our two-man sea kayaks and start our downriver float into this virgin wilderness. Cameras will need to be kept handy as we enjoy beautiful views of the distant snow capped mountains and the variety of bird life that inhabits these shores. The towering Paine massif will accompany us for the greater part of the morning. In the afternoon we will paddle 'up stream' to enter Tyndall river heading towards its headwaters at Tyndall lake. Our goal is a beautiful campsite on the lake in a wild setting. Night camping in pristine wilderness (or under the stars if you prefer).
Day 2 After a wholesome breakfast, we will once again board our sea kayaks and head up towards the glacier itself. This is a short but fairly strenuous leg that gets us into what we feel to be one of the most stunning sites/experiences in all of Patagonia. An up close view of a towering valley glacier that reaches 60 feet high in some spots. This remote spot is supremely beautiful and visitors are extremely rare enabling us to enjoy the spectacle all by ourselves. We will get a chance to hike up to the glacier if the weather is cooperating and enjoy a whisky with some thousand year old Patagonian ice. Afterwards we will head back downriver and paddle to the Serrano rivermouth where it enters Last Hope Sound. After a long day of paddling, we will enjoy the comforts of a hot shower, fireside meal and comfy beds in the Hotel Monte Balmaceda set in a remote spot just under the Serrano Glacier and beautiful Balmaceda Mountain.
Day 3 After this morning's breakfast, we enter the sea for our short saltwater crossing of the Sound before entering Rio Azul. Paddling upriver we enter a pristine region filled with old growth forests, streams and waterfalls ending up finally in the spectacular Lago Azul. Set just under the mountains that mark the end of the Patagonian Ice cap this very remote and lonely spot is remarkable in its isolated beauty. We make camp at the far end of the valley on the shores of Lago Azul.
Day 4 After breakfast we hop in our kayaks for a peaceful paddle to the Bellavista River. Here we leave our kayaks behind and start our overland adventure hiking towards Balmaceda Glacier. This is the southernmost glacier in the area that spills down from the Patagonian Ice cap and we make camp just in the shadows of the glacier. Tonight we will dine and sleep with the sounds of calving icebergs echoing across the valley.
Day 5 A full day hike in this remote valley takes us along the base of Balmaceda Glacier and around the back of the mountain with the same name. Our destination is a reunion with the Serrano River where we paddled a few days before. We will make camp at an estancia situated on the river and maintaining its old ways in this very remote location. A visit to a very special character who has lived in this area for many years complements the day's adventure followed by a riverside lamb asado at our final campsite.
Day 6 After our final camp breakfast, we will whizz downriver in zodiacs to reunite with our kayaks. The setting for lunch will be alongside a lake containing countless icebergs fed by the Serrano Glacier. After lunch we will have an opportunity to take our kayaks into the melt water lake fed by the glacier spending the afternoon amongst floating icebergs in a very special setting not soon forgotten (weather dependent). Late afternoon we will be boarding a modern catamaran for a comfy ride back across Last Hope Sound to the quayside at Puerto Natales. On arrival in this interesting waterside town, clients can continue on to their hotel or onward transfer.