TORRES DEL PAINE TREKKING
Torres
del Paine National Park is a Chilean National Park
comprising mountains, glaciers, lakes and rivers. The landscape of the park
is dominated by the Paine massif, which is an eastern spur of the Andes
located on the east side of the Grey Glacier, rising dramatically above the
Patagonian steppe. Small valleys separate the spectacular granite spires and
mountains of the massif.
ITINERARY
Day 1. Buenos Aires
Arrival and transfer to your hotel.
Day 2. El Calafate Airport – Calafate (BD)
Transfer to the airport for the flight to El Calafate.
At 7 pm the group will meet at the Hostal del Glaciar Libertador. Lodge at
Hostel Room with private bathroom.
Day 3. El Calafate – Torres Del Paine (BD)
We depart from El Calafate, to the legendary 40 Route.
About 3 hours later, we will arrive to the border between Argentina and
Chile. Finally we arrive to the Torres del Paine National Park by Amarga
Lagoon and our
Full Camp at Camping Las Torres. Lodging in Full Camp at Camping Las Torres
double base.
Day 4. Torres –Ascensio River Valley(BLD)
This day is dedicated to one of the most amazing treks of
the Park; the trail towards the Paine’s Towers. After breakfast we cross a
hanging bridge and trek along the border of Ascencio River to Las Torres
Base Camp. We return the same way.
Day 5. Las Torres –Los Cuernos Refuge (BLD)
Today we start the two days Nordenskjold crossing, that
leads us to the Full Camp at Refugio Pehoe, with one night spent at Los
Cuernos Refuge.
We walk by the Nordenskjold lake north shore for about
three hours to Los Cuernos Refuge.
Day 6. Valle Frances – Pehoe Refuge (BLD)
We start our trek early in the morning, arriving another
two hours later at the start of the Frances Valley. It’s a beautiful valley
descending from the massif to the Nordenskjold Lake, outflanked by the
imposing Paine Grande Mount, (3050 meters height) on the west side. We
return, descending the valley until we reach the Skottberg Lake , and arrive
at our Full Camp at Refugio Pehoe. Today we shall trek for a good 9hrs.
Lodging in Full Camp at Refugio Pehoe double base.
Day 7. Grey Glacier Valley– Pehoe Refuge (BLD)
Another unforgettable day dedicated to the Grey Glacier,
with a surface area of 300 square kilometers of and over 25 kilometers in
length. The Glacier produces enormous amounts of blue icebergs that sail
over the lake. Lodging in Full Camp at Refugio Pehoe double base.
Day 8. Pehoe Lake -Navigation - Salto Grande - Camping
Pehoe (BLD)
In the afternoon, we cross Pehoe Lake on a catamaran
towards Pudeto, where we continue by land to our Full Camp located at
Camping Pehoe. Lodging in Full Camp at Camping Pehoe double base.
Day 9. Grey Lake - Camping Pehoe (BLD)
We use this day to visit the west side of the park.
Lodging in Full Camp at Camping Pehoe double base
Day 10.Torres Del Paine – Puerto Natales - El Calafate
(B)
In the morning we start our transfer from Torres Del
Paine to Puerto Natales, and later reenter Argentina. We board the bus at
Puerto Natales and arrive to El Calafate from where we will be transferred
to the hostel.
Day 11. El Calafate – Ushuaia (B)
After breakfast we transfer to El Calafate Airport for the flight to Ushuaia
and transfer to Hotel.
Day 12. Ushuaia – Tierra Del Fuego (B)
After
breakfast, full day’s excursion to Tierra del Fuego National Park for some
trekking and kayaking. Return to your hotel.
Day 13. Tierra Del Fuego (B)
Excursion to Lagos for an Off Road adventure, in a 4x4
vehicle to visit both the Fagnano and Escondido Lakes.
Day 14. Tierra Del Fuego – Ushuaia (B)
After breakfast, a boat navigation in the Beagle Channel
before transferring to the airport for the return flight to Buenos Aires.
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