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TORRES DEL PAINE CIRCUIT

FROM SEPTEMBER  TO APRIL
ASK FOR WINTER EXPEDITION
Duration: 10 Days / 9 nights

This is the most extensive trek that we can do in Torres del Paine National Park: This path surrounds completely the Paine mountain range. Here we can find all the micro climates and observed the changes that bring in the landscape (Glaciers, flora and fauna), 160 km (100 miles) of impressive trekking among the Paine Mountain Range.

Ask for custom trip cost, mail: andes@andesmountain.cl


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  SEASON 2012-2013
   
TRIP Paine Circuit (10d)
1 August 19 - 28 (2012)
2 September 14 - 23 (2012)
3 October 8 - 7 (2012)
4 November 4 - 13 (2012)
5 November 18 - 26 (2012)
6 November 26 - Dec. 5 (2012)
7 December 16 - 25 (2012)
8 December 25 - Jan 3 (2012-13)
9 January 2 - 11 (2013)
10 January 14 - 23 (2013)
11 Fabruary 4 - 13 (2013)
12 February 24 - March 5 (2013)
13 March 9 - 18 (2013)
14 March 30 - April 8 (2013)

Day 1: Arrival to Punta Arenas.

Arrival at Punta Arenas. Our guide will await you at Punta Arenas airport or pick you up in Punta Arenas city. Transfer to Puerto Natales in private vehicle (*), three-hour drive through the Patagonian pampa. Visit Seno Otway Penguins colony. Lodging in Puerto Natales. Meeting and discuss trip program. Dinner not included.

Book any flight that arrives before 20:00pm at Punta Arenas airport (Chile). We recommend to arrive between 12:00pm to 15:00pm
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 (8-9 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 after 4 hours trek. Set up our tents. 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 Cuernos refuge.
Day 9: Cuernos - Las Torres trek. Drive to Puerto Natales.
Breakfast in the morning. Trek towards Las Torres area and complete all circumnavigation to Paine Mountain range. This path goes besides Nordeskjold lake corssing sevaral creeks and ups and dawn along the path. At Torres, our transfer wait for us and drive to Puerto Natales. Hotel. Dinner not included.

Day 10: Puerto Natales – Punta Arenas airport.
Brealfast. Pprivate transfer to Punta Arenas airport our town.

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Service includes:

 · Trekking Guide
· Cookman
· Porter for carry common equipment and food
· Two hotel nights in Puerto Natales with breakfast (Double room). Single supplement for single room USD$ 100.
· 6 nights of camping in Torres del Paine (tent)
· 1 night in Cuernos refuge
· Private terrestrial transportation from airport to Torres del Paine
· Torres del Paine entrance fee
· Seno Otway entrance fee
· All meals during the trek (breakfast, box lunch and dinner)
· Radio communication UHF and VHF
· Firs aid kit
· Mountain tents
· Mattress
· Dinner tent with tables and chairs
· Cooking gear
 		ervice does not include:

· Flight to Santiago and internal flight to Punta Arenas, Chile
· All personal trekking equipment
· Accident and rescue insurance
· Cash for extra expenses
· Sleeping bag
. Dinner and extra meals in Puerto Natales
. Extra meals during the day treks
· Porter for carry personal gear for clients (if you need a personal porter ask us, us$ 120 per day)


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