Puma tracking tours. A trip committed to watch and photograph Puma (Mountain Lion or Cougar) in the remote and stunning Patagonian wilderness of Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park and the adjacent Ranch Laguna Amarga.

Far South Expeditions as an entirely local Chile-based tour operator have been conducting puma trips here for more than 20 years; join our expert local naturalist guides and puma trackers, in the best place in the world for watching this magnificent and inspiring predator of the Andes.

Frequently praised by visitors as one of the most beautiful and majestic wild places in the planet, declared as the World’s 8th natural wonder, Torres del Paine National Park is a remote refuge of life where wildlife is normally quite tame and it’s not rare to see relaxed and inquisitive guanacos, foxes and other animals at close quarters; seeing the lone hunter that dwells in the vast and barren hills, the mighty Puma, is something else.

Puma tracking tours. This expedition has been geared to seek out, contemplate and photograph this big and elegant cat in one the wildest places throughout its entire range in the American Continent. We have pioneered puma tours here in Patagonia, and have always worked by our strict environmental ethos and in permanent contact with the park authorities and ranchers, as the wildlife welfare is our first and foremost concern.

At the ranch Estancia Laguna Amarga, we are one of the few selected operators to work inside this property and search for puma along the grounds of this magnificent private area, adjacent to the park and now, entirely committed to Puma conservation. Estancia Laguna Amarga is where we devote most of our efforts to look and photograph Patagonian Pumas.

Patagonian pumas, especially around Torres del Paine, are the largest race of the species in the Americas. With an uncommon higher density rate, this national Park and surroundings have become the most sought-after places to watch and photograph wild pumas on Earth. This is mainly due to the stable growing of Guanaco populations in the Patagonian steppes, and the protection that Puma has been granted in the past years.

Join us on this quest, to discover the wildlife of Torres del Paine and one of its most secretive and yet most awe-inspiring inhabitants. puma tracking tours

Detailed Itinerary here.

Day 1 • Meeting at Punta Arenas or Puerto Natales, Chile – Transfer to Cerro Castillo (5 nights)

Days 2 to 5 • Four full days of puma tracking at Laguna Amarga Ranch, including 8 field sessions – one in the morning and one in the evening – Exploring Torres del Paine.

Day 6 • Torres del Paine – Drive back to Puerto Natales or Punta Arenas

• A trip conceived to maximize the chances of seeing and photograph puma (mountain lion) in the wild.

• Puma tracking activities carried out from dawn to dusk; there will be a break in the middle of the day when the cats are resting.

• We have the assistance of a 4×4 vehicle which is a great asset to optimize our field time in the ranch, while looking and photographing puma.

• This trip will be led by an experienced naturalist guide plus one of our puma trackers.

• In-depth wildlife and natural history exploration of Torres del Paine National Park, UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve

• An interesting array of mammals and birds restricted to the Southern Andes and Patagonia.

Read also trip details about our Pumas, Penguins & Whales trip, the Ultimate Wildlife Safari in Patagonia.