Circuit around Paine Mountain Range
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Torres
del Paine National Park Circuit around Paine Mountain Range |
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| Day 1: | Arrival
to
Punta
Arenas. Arrival in the morning to city of Punta Arenas where our guide will await you. Transfer to Puerto Natales in private vehicle, three-hour drive through Patagonian pampa. Lodging in Puerto Natales. Dinner and meeting to discuss trip program. Dinner.    |
| Day 2: | Puerto
Natales - Torres
del Paine National park Leave Puerto Natales in the morning in our private vehicle in direction to Torres del Paine National Park. This two-hour journey through ranch country. Arrival at Torres del Paine and immediate hike to Torres lookout. Back to Torres camp. Snack and dinner. Note: During all our expedition it is including the breakfast, one trail food during the long walks and dinner.    |
| Day 3: | Camp
Serón. Breakfast in the morning. Beginning our trek around the Paine Mountain range. We shoulder our packs and our camp gear will be carried by horses and/or porters. There are approximately 4 hours until Serón camp at the borders of Paine river, walking by past beautiful beech forests. Set up our camp. Snack and dinner.   |
| Day 4: | Camp
Dickson. Breakfast. Leave in the morning towards the camp Dickson, next to the lake of the same name, with incredible views of peaks along the Chile-Argentina border and Paine Mountain Range. This trek has a length of approximately 4 hours. When arriving at our camp, we will be able to descry the south continental ice cap for the first time. Lodging in refuge. Snack and dinner.  |
| Day 5: | Perros
Camp. In this day we will initiate the path through one of the most beautiful places of this excursion. Impressive forest of Lengas and Coigues we will be able to contemplate along of this 4-5 hours of length, to finally conclude with a spectacular view of the Perros Glacier calving directly into the small lake. Camp. Snack and dinner.  |
| Day 6: | Camp Grey. This is the longest walking days of the circuit (8-10 hours), that has one of the best views of the Park. We gradually climb to tree line then continue on to John Garner pass (easy). Here there are awe-inspiring views of enormous Grey Glacier coming down of the southern ice sheet. From here we descend to tree line and continue traversing above massive Grey Glacier, which fills the valley with heavily creased ice. We continue on to camp near Lake Grey, where the Grey Glacier calves into the lake. Our camp will be ready at our arrival. Snack and dinner.  |
| Day 7: | Camp
Pehoé. After restful morning we leave in the afternoon toward Lake Pehoe. Trekking with beautiful views of the Lake Grey and his icebergs along the way. Arrival at our camp at Pehoe Lake. Snack and dinner.  |
| Day 8: | Pehoe -
French
Valley - Cuernos. Breakfast. Day start with 3 hours walk until camp Italiano, place for entrance at French Valley. Here we will leave our big packs and continue light toward French Valley lookout. Here we contemplate one of the most dramatic peaks in patagonia like Cuernos, Espada, Hoja, Mascara, Paine Grande, Aleta de Tiburón, Catedral and more. Return to Camp Italiano and continue to Cuernos camp for another 3 hours. Snack and dinner. Here we will sleep at Refuge Curernos (depending of availability).  |
| Day 9: | Cuernos -
Las Torres -
Puerto
Natales. Breakfast in the morning. Trek towards Las Torres area and complete all circumnavigation at Paine Mountain range. This path goes besides Nordeskjold lake. Transfer to Puerto Natales. Hotel.  |
| Day 10: | Puerto
Natales – Punta
Arenas airport. private transfer to Punta Arenas airport. |
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