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Luckily, there's a solution. T.U Elite—a bespoke travel agency that specialises in more unusual globetrotting requests—created an exclusive eight-day Puma observation experience, led by the world's foremost tracking experts who have previously guided expeditions for National Geographic and the BBC.

Clients rising at six in the morning embarked on eight hours of tracking, hiking, and watching the sunrise over snow-capped mountains, until the cubs in the above photograph were spotted. Over the course of the eight day trip, clients observed four more puma families and were able to watch safely as the cats hunted, played, and guarded a newborn litter. 

In Patagonia, arguably the most famous travelogue written about the country, was authored by Bruce Chatwin over 40 years ago, but his writings still largely hold true today. Particularly his motto: 'Travel doesn't merely broaden the mind. It makes the mind.'

For Chatwin, Patagonia was a haven set apart from the usual travel packages of tour buses and beach resorts, and provided a way of re-examining our relationship with wildlife and untamed landscapes.Thankfully, Patagonia doesn't seem to have changed much in the past four decades, and remains a gorgeous terrain filled with unforgettable experiences.

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