Hotel Explora in Torres del Paine National Park

Our peculiar characteristic is that we are connoisseurs of our own land in the south of South America. We believe that for any trip, the importance is to combine human experience with respect for nature. We strive for the delight of discovering remote places.
On the shores of Lago Pehoé, and inmersed in a privileged environment, Explora built the Hotel Salto Chico, architecturally one of the most remarkable in South America. It was conceived as a center of explorations, and accordingly equipped. There are choices for everyone, couples or families, groups or singles.

We are concerned of the details…
For example, our bed linen was selected in Barcelona, tapestries from New York, chinaware from England, and the wicker furniture from Chimbarongo. All of our furniture is hand made with different types of the finest local woods. The hotel facilities include fax, telephone, radio and television receiving international channels. For outside recreation there are facilities for open air jacuzzis, saunas, swimming pool and of course our own dock, an all the comforts of an hotel at the highest level.

Guests of explora may participate freely in the wide range of explorations we have developed. Everyday there are five different options chosen according to the weather and the wishes of our guests: by van, horseback, on foot, in launch or on mountan bike, always with the help of our selected guides, the wonders of nature are within reach.

All year round…

The Hotel is open all year round. The Park can be visited throughout the year. There is a surprising variety of panoramas in the Patagonia during the 52 weeks of the year. In winter, the pumas and other fauna descend from the mountain tops, making it possible to appreciate them in all of their majesty. It is also a delight to gather around the fire with the horse handlers, or dip into the outdoors jacuzzis, and contemplate the splender of snow. In the spring, an inmense variety of flowers covers the fields as new guanacos join the approachable flock. Summers is warm and radiant. In the fall, the Park and its trees turn red and copper color, offering a seductive scenery to the photographer.