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Martin J

Exceptional guide and trip organiser.

In my experience Maria of Patagonia Trails is an exceptional guide and trip organiser. She is equally adept at guiding small groups on one or multi-day excursions as she is at planning bespoke itineraries to suit any requirements. For me she organise

Davehilton2022

Days riding in stunning scenery

One of those days that I will remember for a lifetime. Ride was through stunning scenery with Gaucho on amazing surefooted horses with Maria as our expert knowledgeable guide.A wonderful experience

Sarah P

Horseback ride near Frutillar

I enjoyed my afternoon horseback riding with Maria and Klaus. Maria picked me up from my hotel in Puerto Varas and took me out to Klauss farm for a ride through the meadows of the farm and into the forest to enjoy the local nature. They told me about

Kathy H

Lake District- Osorno Petrohue Falls Puerto Varas

Maria was wonderful very informative accommodating to our requests. I would highly recommend her for a private tour

helen02186

Maria is a terrific guide

Maria was incredibly flexible and responsive to our last minute request for a low key guided hike. She selected a perfect walk with terrific views and provided an extensive history and geology of the Calbucco Volcano that erupted in 2015. We thorough

Cindy M

Patagonia El Chalten Fitzroy Glacier NP - W Trek

Maria Abud guide of Patagonia Trails planned and organized a multi-city trekking experience in Argentina and Chile for my partner and I. We trekked in El Chalten to Fitzroy toured Glacier NP and did the famous W trek in Torres del Paine NP. This was

Susan L

Highlight of Puerto Varas

Maria was fantastic. She was very flexible and modified the tour to meet our needs and the hike was perfect in every way. Maria picked us up at our hotel and we drove about an hour to get to a hiking area where we could view the Calbucar volcano that

Allen Shifley

Shore excursion to Frutillar Puerto Varas

Maria gave us an excellent tour which was devoted to our specific interests. She altered her original plan to provide us with a real feel for life in Puerto Montt. We found her English to be excellent which allowed us to develop a more nuanced unders

Bill Burd

Shore Excursion Petrohue Falls Volcan Osorno

Maria did a great job dealing with 6 very different people. She was knowledgeable helpful and on the mark. Her love of the area was evident and her willingness to share impressive. If you are looking for a guide with technical as well as common know

Elliot Birnbaum

Alerce Andino

Wonderful day spent with Maria in the Alerce Andino National park today. She is a knowledgable intelligent guide who made our day far more enjoyable than it would have been on our own. As a naturalist she provided lots of information about the park t

Angela M.

Puerto-Montt-Chile

Maria was very friendly and adapted the tour to suit our interests. We did a walk to the pier and crossed to Tenglo island. We then saw local housing and the activities of the local residents. We then hiked up the hill and saw excellent views over th

Antonella Crimi

Patagonia Trails

My boyfriend and I went on a hike in the Alerce Andino Nacional Park with Maria. She was just amazing making sure we kept a good pace but also explaining us all things about plants and animals we were encountering on our way. It was like being...