Trekking Patagonia Torres del Paine
Itinerary
This trekking tour encompasses some of southern
Chile's most stunning scenery, featuring Torres del Paine National
Park.
Joining the tour
On booking, you will be sent the following
information: name and address of hotel, advice on being met, and
any additional information you require. Please Note: If
circumstances dictate, certain details, such as overnight stops,
may vary from those shown in the day-by-day itinerary below.
Day 1
Our guide will meet you at Punta Arenas airport.
Transfer to Puerto Natales, a three-hour drive through the
Patagonian pampa. Overnight stay at Puerto Natales - dinner, slide
show and briefing meeting.
Day 2
Transfer by vehicle to Torres del Paine National
Park. Two-hour journey through ranch country crossing the
Patagonian pampa. Arrival at Torres del Paine. Trek to the base of
The Towers (7 hours roundtrip, 16 km), a spectacular hike to view
the three pink granite towers that make the park famous. Overnight
stay with dinner at Refugio Chileno, situated in the Ascencio
Valley.
Day 3
Trekking along Lake Nordenskjold, below the
hanging glaciers of Mount Admiral Nieto, to the base of Los Cuernos
(5 hours, 11 km). Lodging and dinner at Refugio Los Cuernos.
Day 4
Trekking up French Valley (6 hours round trip).
Hanging glaciers and an amphitheatre of granite walls and spires
surrounds this valley, the most beautiful in the park and unique in
the world. Afterward, we will trek to the extraordinary turquoise
Lake Pehoe (2 hours). Total 24 km, overnight stay with dinner at
Refugio Paine Grande.
Day 5
Trekking along enchanting Lake Grey (3-4 hours 11
km) with magnificent views of Glacier Grey and floating icebergs.
Visit the glacier lookout point and to the lakeshore for close up
views of vibrant-blue icebergs (Paine is a Tehuelche Indian word
for "blue"). Free afternoon for relaxing. In the evening, we will
meet to plan a walk on Glacier Grey the following day. Overnight
stay and dinner at Camp Grey.
Day 6
After breakfast, we board the Grey II boat and
spend 2 hours navigating in this magical lake surrounded by ice
bergs. Next, we transfer from Hosteria Grey to Camp Pehoe Ruta and
trek to the Mirador del Condor lookout where you can take in the
spectacular view of the whole Paine mountain Range, and Laguna
Honda, Sarmiento and Verde.
We continue trekking to Quebrada la Feria, crossing an ancient
Lenga Forest, where our van will be waiting at Weber bridge. We
transfer by the new road to Puerto Natales, dinner at Pez Glaciar
restaurant (included) and to our hotel.
Day 7
Transfer to Punta Arenas airport, with a stop at
the Seno Otway penguin reserve. End of trip.
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trekking patagonia
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Ref: Blue Paine – Trekking in Paine National Park
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