Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the cost of the holiday package?
A:The cost of this holiday pack is AUD $ 2,038.77, *approx package price.
Q: Any additional costs that we will have to pay for? (e.g. Drinking water, extra meals or flights)
A: This package only include meals when camping which allows travelers to taste a large variety of dishes when they are in the cities, it does not include the cost of airfares to the Santiago as well as the return airfare to the starting point of the tour.
Q: What activities are included in the itinerary
A: This holiday pack includes many activities including visiting many different Glacier Parks such as the Colgante Glacier, Cueva de las MAnos, Los Glaciaries National Park, Moreno Glacier, Tierrra del Fuego National Park as well as del Paine National Park; another special activity is wine tasting which will take place in Salto del Laja.
Q: what the weather will be like while we are there? what is a suitable time of year to travel?
A: Chile is a country with many different climatic zones as it stretches 4,025 km from north to south. Southern Chile is rainy all year while snow in high altitude ares, while the coastal southern area have rarely too cold winters and pleasantly cool summers. Climate in Argentina also differs between north and south where the south is usually cold. The peak travel months to Chile and Argentina are from December to March, during the summer.
Chile's summer:Temperature may be high during the day, however, temperature will drop to around 20 degrees
Argentina's summer: Cool and dry (southern Argentina) with strong wind
Q: Transport and Accommodation included in the package?
A: Ferry and overland Vehicle are transportatations included in the package while Bush camp (no facilities - 4 nts), camping (with facilities - 12 nts), hostel (1 nt), hotel (4 nts) & overnight ferry (1 nt) are the accommodation included in the package.
Q: what are "Culture Shock" rating and "Physical Rating"?
A: Culture Shock Rating 
(Difference in culture that you may experience)
Travelers will be seeing different signs of poverty with little access to services while the food is quite different from Australia
Chilean food is influenced by the Spanish cuisine as well as other European cuisines where seafood plays a big role.
Argentine food is a combination of Mediterranean cuisine with their local culture. Argentine diets are very high in protein
as beef is the most popular meat.
Travelers should try to respect local culture and traditions in order to make their trip more enjoyable.
Physical Rating (Difficulty of physical activity & fitness requirement)
Travelers will be involved in moderate physical activity which may required a good level of fitness.
Q: Any similar travel plans offered by Tucan Travel? Which company offers better value for money and includes more in the itinerary?
A: Tucan Travel offers a travel plan to Argentina, Chile and Antarctica for 20 days which cost is not announced on the website. Which may confuse travelers. Activities included in the Tucan Travel travelling plan are less than the ones included in Intrepid travel. But from previous knowledge Tucan Travel offers less activities in their itinerary for less money. Therefore it is better to travel with us as we provide a trip with more interesting activities at a reasonable price not found anywhere else. For more information, please visit: http://www.tucantravel.com/tour/prices/fire-and-ice/pfi2.
