W TREK INVERNAL EN TORRES DEL PAINE (5 DÍAS)

Your private transfer will pick you up early in the morning and drive you to Torres del Paine National Park’s administration area, where our first hike will begin.

This is a 6-hour hike along Las Carretas trail to the shores of Pehoe Lake, tucked at the base of the Paine Massif.

The Grey River will accompany us along the way and we’ll have a picnic lunch before arriving at our Refugio for the night, Paine Grande.

Once there, you’ll settle into your dorm before meeting again for dinner.

*Chile Nativo Transfers allow us to continue our commitment to sustainability by minimizing our carbon footprint whenever possible. For this reason, there could be instances when a transfer in or out of the park is shared among other Chile Nativo clients who have the same start or finish date for their program. We will try our best to communicate these instances when a shared transfer will be shared with other Chile Nativo clients.

Today our destination is Grey Glacier: a stirringly beautiful ice giant ending abruptly in the glacial lake of the same name. We’ll set out early, ascending 200 meters through the winding path that takes us to Laguna Negra.

Here, we’ll see sections of the massive Southern Patagonian Ice Field, a geological phenomenon that still guards many unexplored sections.

You’ll continue on to Grey Glacier’s lookout point, passing forests and rivers, with possible sightings of the spectacled and flying steamer ducks that call them home.

Almorzaremos en el mirador con el gigantesco glaciar Grey a nuestros pies, y tal vez tengamos la suerte de ver el hielo partiéndose de sus enormes paredes hacia las heladas aguas.

We return along the same path, accompanied by views of Paine Grande and the muscled granite walls of Cordon Olguín, to our Refugio where we’ll spend a second night.

Today’s hike is a challenging trek to heart of the Paine massif. Our destination, the French Valley, is a spectacular natural basin surrounded by peaks and hanging glaciers.

After breakfast we’ll set off on a 2-hour hike through firebush and beech forests to the suspension bridge over the French River.

At the entrance to the Valley – a glacial moraine – you’ll scramble over huge boulders and catch the first sight of the hanging glacier atop the valley.

Desde este punto, ascenderá durante una hora a través de un paisaje de jardín japonés de ensueño antes de llegar al mirador del Valle Francés La Plateau.

Your reward is a heart-stirring bird’s eye view of granite peaks and hanging glaciers.

To one side, the French Glacier and Paine Grande (3050 m); while to the other, La Espada, La Hoja, La Máscara and the main and north “horns” of Los Cuernos arch upwards.

En la parte superior del Valle, el Cerro Catedral y el Cerro Fortaleza se ciernen como torreones sobre el paisaje.

We’ll have lunch at the viewpoint, surrounded by these imposing peaks and open skies, then return to our Refugio via the same route for our final night there.

This hike is demanding and many parts of the trail are steep. This trek is a minimum of 8 hours along challenging, rugged mountainous terrains. This trek is suitable for travelers with a strong physical stamina.

After enjoying breakfast with our last views of the Paine Grande mountain, we’ll hike back along the Las Carretas trail, allowing for plenty of opportunities for picturesque wintery photos of Torres del Paine’s landscapes.

Our transfer awaits at the trail’s end – taking us to the Serrano Village area to our accommodation for the evening, Konkashken Cabins.

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In the morning, we take a transfer to Las Torres area to begin our hike to the three Towers base.

The trail takes us through beech forests and past views of glaciers and waterfalls until we reach a gigantic terminal moraine (the ridge formed at a glacier’s end point).

We’ll ascend this boulder-strewn moraine and be rewarded by the arresting sight of the three Towers themselves. At this lookout point 900 meters above sea level, we’ll rest, take photos and have lunch.

Our descent is along the same path, then on to Estancia Las Torres where we’ll board our return transfer to Puerto Natales.

This hike is demanding and many parts of the trail are steep. This trek is a minimum of 8 hours along challenging, rugged mountainous terrains. This trek is suitable for travelers with a strong physical stamina.

*Chile Nativo Transfers allow us to continue our commitment to sustainability by minimizing our carbon footprint whenever possible. For this reason, there could be instances when a transfer in or out of the park is shared among other Chile Nativo clients who have the same start or finish date for their program. We will try our best to communicate these instances when a shared transfer will be shared with other Chile Nativo clients.