PATAGONIA: THE LAKES DISTRICT Patagonia is a land of legend. 46 RYDERWALKER.COM  |  888.586.8365 SOUTH AMERICA T his diverse land covers some 400,000 square miles. In geographical terms Argentine Patagonia is roughly the size of Texas, blessed with vast steppe grasslands, a rugged and beautiful Atlantic coastline, endless foothills and forests of indigenous trees, lakes and rivers of seemingly infinite colors of blue, and the massive volcanoes and peaks of the mighty Andean cordillera. Chilean Patagonia by contrast is quite different. This is a land of verdant green foliage and fauna, labyrinthian fjords and stoic volcanoes rising from the lowlands. As vast as Patagonia is, we will begin our tour discovering the mountain trails, refugios and lakes of what is known as the “Lakes District” and the towns tucked in along the infamous Ruta 40 before venturing over the frontier into Chile where we will explore towering volcanoes and the strikingly blue lakes of Lago Llanquihue and Todos Los Santos. DETAILS • 9 nights, 10 days •  9 nights in charming inns and superior four star hotels. • Breakfast and dinner daily. • Gateways: Arrival, Bariloche, Argentina. Departure, Puerto Montt, Chile. GUIDED TOUR* February 19 – 28 Price: $5,920 (single +$785) Minimum of four people required to run this tour. PRIVATE GUIDED* Late December – Mid March Call for pricing. PHOTOS; HENNER DAMKE©-ADOBESTOCK.COM, BILL YATES©, EILEEN BURNS©