Photo by: Cathy & Gordon Illg
Location: Patagonia
PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR
Patagonia and PumaLand
- Patagonia in March is a photographer’s dream, with the beginning of fall foliage making for spectacular reflections in the surrounding lakes.
- Six days with photographing Pumas in a Private reserve in Patagonia, Chile.
- This is prime time for viewing and photographing the cubs with their mothers.
- Maximum ten participants, to get the most out of your photographic locations.
- Photograph Torres del Paine National Park ~ a world famous collection of granite spires, glaciers and lakes.
- Lodge is located just outside the Torres del Paine National Park, not far from where the Puma’s roam.
- Led by tour guides and professional photographers, and local naturalist guide. Cathy & Gordon Illg.
Region
Latin America and Caribbean
Destination
Patagonia &/or Falkland Islands
Dates
March 1-9, 2024
Duration
8 days
$9195
per person, double occupancy*
*U.S. dollars based upon minimum of 8 participants. There is a small group surcharge of $400 if 6-7 participants. We try to accommodate travelers who request single accommodations, as well as travelers who are looking for a roommate. If a single room is requested (subject to availability), or if we are unable to find a suitable roommate, there is a single room surcharge of $545.
Tour Overview
Cathy & Gordon Illg invite you to join them on this amazing journey of what we like to call PumaLand in Patagonia, Chile. Photograph this vast land, a vaguely defined geographic region, Patagonia encompasses the southern tip of South America, including Chile and Argentina. Travel to Santiago and on to Punta Arenas, Chile.
The Puma (Mountain Lion or Cougar) can be seen in nine million...
Cathy & Gordon Illg invite you to join them on this amazing journey of what we like to call PumaLand in Patagonia, Chile. Photograph this vast land, a vaguely defined geographic region, Patagonia encompasses the southern tip of South America, including Chile and Argentina. Travel to Santiago and on to Punta Arenas, Chile.
The Puma (Mountain Lion or Cougar) can be seen in nine million square kilometers of terrain, from Punta Arenas Chile, north to the southern border of Alaska, the greatest latitudinal range of any terrestrial mammal on Earth. PumaLand is the one place where travelers can see Pumas in the wild on 92% of days, and normally for hours each day: 25,000 acres of open, rolling hills on the eastern edge of the Torres del Paine National Park and on the adjacent, private reserve.
These cats are visible thanks to decades of protection from hunting combined with a high density of their favorite prey, Guanacos and hares. Your local guides are able to track and safely showcase these graceful but powerful top predators. In addition, you may photograph Andean Condors, Darwin’s Rheas, Chilean Flamingos, foxes, Black necked swans, geese and many other bird species all within the stunning views of the Torres del Paine towers. The landscape photography is famous around the world.
Local guides provide wonderful tours for everyone, but above all they are great trackers. Expert guides enthusiastically undergo rigorous training about habitats, ecology, birds, trees, plants, animals and insects, in order provide guests with an incomparable wildlife experience. They are equipped with the most advanced communications and scoping equipment to ensure that daily discoveries are quickly available to all our guests. Every day they work round the clock to make sure that clients get to see and photograph the world’s greatest animals, up close in safety and comfort.
What to Expect
This tour is designed to be a photo tour, and, as such, we must be flexible in our scheduling. Much of what we do, and when we do it, will depend upon the wildlife, weather, and the light. In the event that changes may occur, we will need to be flexible, which will also allow us to take advantage of new photographic opportunities.
All our accommodations will be clean and comfortable, with private toilet and shower/bath. The hotels have been chosen for their proximity to prime photographic locations. At Torres del Paine, the lodge is simple, with amazing views. It is an easy drive to the Puma conservation, started by the Goic Family. Sheep ranchers by trade, they stopped shooting Pumas many years ago. At any one time there are on average 13 adult Pumas and 12 cubs living and hunting on the ranch.
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