News
SITUATION IN THE TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK #2
December 2011
(Friday December 30, 2011. 10:00am) - We inform you that due to on-going winds of over 70 kilometers (45 miles) per hour, the fire in the Torres del Paine National Park has still not been controlled and is now affecting 5,000 hectares (12,500 acres) of the park.
Due to the scale of this unfortunate emergency, the authorities have taken the decision to completely close the Torres del Paine Park to visitors for the next few days.
As a result of this situation, Hotel Salto Chico, explora Patagonia, located in the center of the park, is now completely closed. Yesterday afternoon all of our travelers and staff were evacuated in an orderly, calm way, and are now staying in hotels in Puerto Natales and Punta Arenas. We have therefore had to cancel the arrival of travelers who were scheduled to arrive at explora Patagonia on Monday January 2, 2012.
Bookings for later dates (from January 6 onwards) are also canceled until further notice.
At the moment, the situation with the fire is uncertain and neither explora nor the government authorities responsible for the Park can predict how this situation will develop over the coming days.
Faced with this situation which is completely beyond our control and responsibility as a company, we ask you to postpone your journey to explora Patagonia and reschedule it at a later date in one of our two other destinations: explora Atacama or explora Rapa Nui or on one of our travesías or nomadic journeys. For assistance with your new travel plans, please call a member of our reservations team on (56 2) 3952800 or write to us at reserve@explora.com.
We would like to thank you for your understanding and support in this challenging time.
Sincerely,
explora team
