Price · Founder Edition 2027
Twelve days in the inner reach of Aysén Fjord, where no road leads. For six people — not fifteen.
This isn't the price of a product. It's the price of four decisions we couldn't have made any other way.
Most expeditions justify price with features ("12 days, 3 fjords, meals, guide"). This expedition has four principles the price flows directly from. Each principle is a decision — and every decision has a cost.
Decision
I don't bring more people than the place can hold. Six, not fifteen.
What it means for the price
A smaller group means a higher per-person cost. Boat, captain, permits, logistics — these cost roughly the same for six as they do for fifteen. That's why the expedition costs what it costs. It's also why the fjord still looks the way it does. Lower prices are only reachable by packing more people in. That's the moment Torres del Paine was lost. We don't let it happen here.
Decision
Before I bring anyone in, I've been there myself — multiple times, on my own dime.
What it means for the price
Scouting trips. Finding the local captain, testing routines, testing logistics, building trust with fishermen and host families. Purchasing and transporting equipment (satellite comms, AED, medical kit). This work and the founder's time for the first edition aren't line items in your budget — but they're really paid for, just not by you. It's my stake in making sure you're calm in Chile. Plan B means a different Plan A, not improvisation.
Decision
For you. For the place. For the people who live there and stay long after we leave.
What it means for the price
You don't pay a brand margin. You pay the community. The larger part of the money goes directly into Chile — to the local captain, to fishermen, to the families who host us. A fixed amount goes into a community contribution to the families you'll meet. This isn't a CSR program for the deck. It's operational reality: without the locals this expedition wouldn't exist, and they stay with the project long after we've left.
Decision
It's not about defeating the place. It's about leaving it different.
What it means for the price
No assembly line. The price can't be lowered by running three cohorts back-to-back — that's exactly what would kill the reason you went. An expedition isn't manufactured; it's prepared for six specific people who first make it through a call, then a selection, and only then onto the boat. That ritual costs something — and the floor on that cost is lower than the ceiling.
If I lowered the price, I would have to break one of those principles. That's why it's fixed.
Not a single dollar from Founder Edition 2027 goes back into a Prague bank account as profit. You won't find exact budget breakdowns on this page — instead, here's where your money physically goes and whose hands receive it.
The local captain and boat. The single largest line item. The daily rate goes directly to the Chilean captain who has known this fjord for decades, and without whom none of us get into the inner reach. It isn't a tourist boat. It's his boat.
Ground logistics. Two 4×4 SUVs for twelve days. Domestic Santiago–Balmaceda flight. Permits, CONAF national-park fees, expedition insurance. Food in the field. Fuel, safety gear, backup comms.
Host families and the local community. Accommodation with local families, meals cooked by them, relationships built on the ground in person. Plus a direct community contribution — a fixed amount from every participant goes into a fund for the families we work with and the ones you'll meet during the expedition.
Rainforest cabin fund. The remainder of the money — effectively the margin that would, anywhere else, go into a founder's pocket — flows into a fund to build a cabin on my plot inside the fjord. Later project phase. It isn't a tourist cabin. It's a base for future student expeditions and a space for local families and their children. Construction and fund status will be publicly reported.
In the first edition, the founder takes nothing for himself.
International flights, time in the field, scouting trips, equipment like AED and satellite comms — that's all my stake in Founder Edition 2027. That's why it's called Founder Edition. You're not buying the cheapest version of a future product. You're seeding something that until now didn't exist.
Founder Edition
$4,800
per person
= $400/day all in
Q1 2027 · six spots
Standard price
$5,800
per person
= $483/day
From 2nd edition onwards
The $1,000 difference isn't a discount. It's a one-time gift from the founder to the first six — it covers what in later editions will be absorbed into the operational part of the price: the founder's international flights, safety equipment (AED, satellite comms, expanded medical kit), and the project's operational overhead.
Founder Edition 2027 exists because the first six are stepping into something that hasn't been tested by others. The reward is a lower price — and the fact that their names stay attached to this project permanently.
From the second edition it doesn't scale that way. That's OK — and you want it that way. It means the project is sustainable and keeps running.
Travel insurance: Mandatory. Must cover remote environments, boat activities, and potential medical evacuation in the Aysén region.
Step 1
Application + call
Non-binding application, followed by a 15-minute call. Not everyone is accepted — this is a selection, not a reservation.
Step 2
30% deposit
Once your participation is confirmed, a 30% deposit is due. Your spot is locked in.
Step 3
Balance 60 days before
The remaining 70% is due 60 days before departure. After that: briefings and preparation.
Cancellation up to 90 days — full deposit refund.
If you cancel more than 90 days before the expedition, you get the full deposit back. If you cancel closer to departure, part of the deposit is already committed with local partners (boat, accommodation) — the exact terms go out when we confirm your participation.
You're paying for this
For the layer of Patagonia you can't reach from the Carretera — physically or otherwise.
For six people being six, not fifteen.
For money that stays in Chile and builds something there that outlasts you.
For a founder who is there the whole time — and vouches for you by name.
You're not paying for this
Wi-Fi and a hotel breakfast. This isn't a resort.
A certificate that you've been to Patagonia. This doesn't share well as a Torres del Paine photo.
A package from a catalog. This is a decision, not a product.
The word "premium." You won't find it on this page.
This expedition lands at roughly $400 per day, all-in. For context:
Luxury Patagonia lodges (Explora, Tierra, Awasi, Quasar) — $600 to $900 per day. Higher comfort, more guests, mainstream destinations. Torres del Paine, cruise ships, wine lodges.
Organized group adventures (Swoop, Chimu, G Adventures) — $300 to $500 per day. Lower price tag, but 12–20 people, fixed itinerary, the familiar Patagonia highlights.
Self-organized (rental car + self-camping) — cheaper, but you can't get into the inner reach of Aysén Fjord from the Carretera without a local captain. That place is off the common tourist map.
Founder Edition 2027 — $400 per day. Six people. Inner Aysén Fjord. Local captain. Founder on board. Money stays in Chile.
Can the price be lowered if I bring two or three people?
No. The price is fixed per person, and that's a deliberate choice — higher occupancy subsidizes lower, the group is always 3–6 people. There's no "volume discount" here.
Can I pay in EUR or CZK?
Yes. USD is the reference currency (because most costs are in USD and CLP in Chile), but payment is possible in EUR or CZK at the reference rate on the invoice date. Full details go out on confirmation.
What does "the founder takes nothing" actually mean?
For Founder Edition 2027, I personally cover the international flights, safety equipment (AED, satellite comms, medical kit), and the time spent on scouting trips out of my own pocket. The money you pay stays in Chile — local logistics, captain, community, cabin fund. From the second edition onwards, the founder's operational costs are absorbed into the $5,800 price. That's why the difference is $1,000.
I have more questions.
Full FAQ is on the dedicated page — fitness, weather, safety, insurance, visas. Or reach out directly on WhatsApp: +420 722 288 191.
The application is non-binding. Within 72 hours I'll come back with a proposed time for a 15-minute introductory call. That's what decides, not the form.
Full deposit refund up to 90 days before the expedition.