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CL03 · Chile · Patagonia Trek

Torres del Paine Trek

Puerto Natales · Torres del Paine
Duration
8 Days · 7 Nights
The route
Puerto Natales · Torres del Paine
Style
The Towers and the 'W' circuit
Best season
October – April · best
What you're tracking

What you'll see

Black-necked swan
Black-necked swan
On the fjord.
Andean condor
Andean condor
Over the hills.
Chilean flamingo
Chilean flamingo
On the wetlands.
Puma
Tracked across the steppe.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Arrive Puerto Natales

Arrive Puerto Natales

The journey begins.

Arrive in Puerto Natales, met and transferred to your accommodation. Puerto Natales is where the Torres del Paine adventure begins, on the shore of the Last Hope fjord.

02Puerto Natales

Puerto Natales

A full day in the field.

A fjord boat trip to the glaciers before the park.

03Puerto Natales → Torres del Paine National Park

To Torres del Paine National Park

On to the next.

Transfer to Torres del Paine National Park. Track wild pumas across the steppe, with guanacos and condors. Trek to the base of the granite Towers.

04Torres del Paine National Park

Torres del Paine National Park

A full day in the field.

Trek to the base of the granite Towers. Explore the park's lakes, glaciers and viewpoints. Torres del Paine has become the world's best place to see and photograph wild pumas, thanks to its protected guanaco herds.

05Torres del Paine National Park

Torres del Paine National Park

A full day in the field.

Explore the park's lakes, glaciers and viewpoints. A full day of Patagonian wildlife and scenery, pumas and guanacos.

06Torres del Paine National Park

Torres del Paine National Park

A full day in the field.

A full day of Patagonian wildlife and scenery, pumas and guanacos. A leg of the 'W' trek beneath the massif.

07Torres del Paine National Park

Torres del Paine National Park

A full day in the field.

A leg of the 'W' trek beneath the massif.

08Depart Torres del Paine National Park

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in Torres del Paine National Park — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.

When to travel

The season changes what you see.

October – April

Peak season

The Patagonian summer — the main trekking season for the park.

April – September

Good season

Quieter winter, with puma-tracking trips to the park.

Destinations

Where this journey goes

Wildlife you may see
Birds Puma

Make it yours.

Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.

Field notes, now and then.

Where to go · When to go · Wildlife in season

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