Patagonia: South America Travel Insights

At Quasar Expeditions, every journey begins with a question. What’s out there? Who will we meet? How will this place change us? One question we hear most often from curious guests is: Where does the name “Quasar” come from? The name “Quasar” sparks curiosity—and that’s…

Here’s a secret about Patagonia. You can get a front-row seat on all the rugged beauty of Torres del Paine, iceberg-dotted Grey Lake, grand Perito Moreno Glacier, and more, with no strenuous hiking or scaling any mountain peaks. Really. This is just one of the…

In the far south of Chile, where the Andes meet the windswept plains of Patagonia, lies Torres del Paine National Park, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and one of the most spectacular photography destinations in the world. Granite spires rise dramatically from glacial valleys, turquoise lakes…

“I know that if I had been on my own—even trying hard, even being smart about it—I would not have seen any pumas.” That was travel journalist Karen Catchpole reflecting on her Private Puma Tracking Safari with Quasar in Patagonia, where she spent her days…

In the southern reaches of Argentine Patagonia, where the vast Patagonian steppe meets the jagged spine of the Andes, there’s a place where the past still shapes the present. Estancia Nibepo Aike, set deep within the wild heart of Los Glaciares National Park, offers a…

At Quasar Expeditions, we believe that travel at its best feels like coming home—only to a place you’ve never been. It’s that sense of awe when you stand on the rim of a volcano or lock eyes with a sea lion underwater. But we’ve always…