Seven-Day Self-Guided W Trek Adventure in Torres del Paine National Park

Discover Torres del Paine National Park

This is a unique experience to Discover Torres del Paine National Park! Get to know this place full of pure nature and dream landscapes. Enjoy breathtaking landscapes with mountains, rivers, valleys, lakes and glaciers, all in one place in this program of 7 days!

Itinerary:

Day 1:

Reception at Punta Arenas Airport (we recommend you take the first flight to Punta Arenas, arriving before 12:00 pm) and transfer to the local terminal to take the regular bus heading the city of Puerto Natales. Duration: 3 hours. Arrive in the city. Transfer from bus terminal to hotel. Overnight @ 4* Hotel in Puerto Natales

Day 2:

The journey begins in Puerto Natales, where the bus will leave to Torres del Paine from our meeting point at 2:30 pm. The ride lasts more than two hours; however, it will stop briefly in Cerro Castillo. You will arrive at the reception of the park in Laguna Amarga at 4:30 pm. Here you will board the shuttle that will take you to the Refugio Torre Central. Dinner and accommodation @ Torre Central in Torres del Paine National Park.

Day 3:

The day will begin with a trek to Refugio El Chileno. On the road, you will enjoy the beauty of the surrounding lakes and the hanging glacier of Almirante Nieto Mount, at more than 2,600 m a. s. l. When you arrive at the refugio, you can leave your bags and recover energy to go on with a 2 hours trek heading to one of the most spectacular places in the National Park: the Mirador Base Torres. Accommodation with full board at Refugio El Chileno (or the Torre Central according to the availability).

Day 4:

The trek goes on surrounding the Paine Massif, walking by the base of the Almirante Nieto Mount. When you leave the Refugio El Chileno, you will go over for 1,5 hour to get to the Atajo, track towards Los Cuernos. In the route, you will see the local flora, the Nordenskjöld Lake and the hanging glaciers. After 4 or 5 hours walk, you will reach your destination, Los Cuernos, where you can take the best photographs. Accommodation with full board at Refugio Los Cuernos.

Day 5:

During this journey, you will have to hike 25 km, so we recommend you to begin the trip at 8:00 am. The first part you will make a soft trek, having a beautiful view of the Nordenskjöld Lake. The first stop will be in the Campamento Italiano. Here it will start a 1,5 hours ascent by the French River Valley heading to the French Glacier Viewpoint. We recommend you to contact the Forest National Organization (CONAF by its Spanish acronym) staff to leave your bags and continue the route just with the essential things (water, warm clothes and food). The journey continues to the Británico Viewpoint, where you will see the most impressive scenarios of the whole national park: Paine Grande, Catedral, Aleta de Tiburón and Cuerno Norte. The return is through the same track to the Campamento Italiano and then towards the Pehoé lake, where is the Refugio Paine Grande- Accommodation with full board at Refugio Paine Grande.

Day 6:

After 4 days of going over the Chilean wonders, you will get to the last day of the program. During this day’s trip you can visit the Glacier Grey Viewpoint. To go to the first viewpoint, you have to do a 1,5 hours hike, and there you will be able to see the final destination. You will have to go on with the trek for almost 2 hours heading to the Mirador Principal (Main Viewpoint). There you will have an amazing view. After the effort, you just have to enjoy the magnitude of the Glacier Grey, Cordón Olguín and Témpanos. To go back you can take the same track to the Pehoé area. There you will have to present yourself before 6:30 pm, time in which the catamaran will sail to get you to Pudeto area through the Pehoé Lake. In this last place, there will be a vehicle to take you to Puerto Natales. You will be in the Puerto Natales Bus Station around 10:00 pm. Overnight @ 4* Hotel in Puerto Natales

Day 7:

At the agreed time, transfer to take the regular bus heading to Punta Arenas Airport, in a 3 hour trip.

Inclusions

• Dinner
• Lunch
• Breakfast
• 2-Nights accommodation in Puerto Natales in a 4* Hotel
• 4-Nights accommodation at Refugios
• Admission fee to Torres del Paine National Park
• Bus Punta Arenas - Puerto Natales - Punta Arenas
• Bus to Torres del Paine + Transfer to Porteria Laguna Amarga
• Lake Pehoe Ferry (crossing from Paine Grande sector to Pudeto)

Exclusions

• Air tickets and airport taxes
• Travel Insurance
• Local guides during W Trek

This is a unique experience to Discover Torres del Paine National Park! Get to know this place full of pure nature and dream landscapes. Enjoy breathtaking landscapes with mountains, rivers, valleys, lakes and glaciers, all in one place in this program of 7 days!

• Not wheelchair accessible
• Not stroller accessible
• Not suitable for pets
• Infants must not sit on laps
• Not recommended for people with back problems
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for people with heart conditions