Adventure Travel Ratings: Aventuras Patagonicas - National Geographic Adventure Magazine

Best Adventure Travel Companies {On Earth}

Overall Score

89.93

Rating Criteria Scores

Overall89.93

Quality of Service89.00

Sustainability84.00

Spirit of Adventure91.00

Education89.00

Client Satisfaction96.67

Price$$

Outfitter's Primary Activity

Hiking/Trekking

Outfitter's Other Activities

Hiking/Trekking
Mountaineering/Climbing
Skiing/Snowboarding

Aventuras Patagonicas

Owner Rodrigo Mujica personally greets every client of his 20-year-old international mountaineering outfit. Mujica, a 31-year climbing veteran with first ascents on three continents, leads a roster of trips in Antarctica, Alaska, and Europe, but his specialty is challenging technical climbs in South America, where he has summitted Aconcagua 28 times. His team of guides is equally experienced and they rely on high-tech gear, including pulse oximeters that monitor clients' oxygen-saturation levels. The one "easy" trip is trekking in Patagonia.

New in 2009

Name:Chilean Andes Heli-ski
Destination:Chile
Duration:8 days
Price:$9,200

Website

www.patagonicas.com

Countries Visited

Latin America:Argentina, Chile

Photograph courtesy of Aventuras Patagonicas

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