Puerto Natales Trip Overview
Explore the three main valleys of Torres del Paine National park and marvel at the majestic scenery on this 3-day tour departing from Puerto Natales.
This is the fastest way to visit the best of this breath-taking National Park!
On this tour, you will sail across Pehoe Lake, hike the French Valley, hike the less visited Pingo Valley, which is wonderful for the Huemul deer, navigate to the front wall of Glacier Grey and hike to the lookout point of the towers. You will sleep in a Riverside camp located at the shores of the Serrano River in domes of 4 meters diameter each (for 2 people) with 2 double inflatable mattresses. We have hot tubs, which are exclusive for our guests used to relax after our outdoor activities and we use a Mountain Hardwear domo-dining tent and a kitchen tent with our own chef. There are 2 shared male and 2 shared female bathrooms on site with hot water (from 8am to 8pm), with electricity for device charging and an area with grill for barbecues and for campfire.
Additional Info
Duration: 3 days
Starts: Puerto Natales, Chile
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Puerto Natales, Magallanes Region, Chile
Explore the three main valleys of Torres del Paine National park and marvel at the majestic scenery on this 3-day tour departing from Puerto Natales.
This is the fastest way to visit the best of this breath-taking National Park!
On this tour, you will sail across Pehoe Lake, hike the French Valley, hike the less visited Pingo Valley, which is wonderful for the Huemul deer, navigate to the front wall of Glacier Grey and hike to the lookout point of the towers. You will sleep in a Riverside camp located at the shores of the Serrano River in domes of 4 meters diameter each (for 2 people) with 2 double inflatable mattresses. We have hot tubs, which are exclusive for our guests used to relax after our outdoor activities and we use a Mountain Hardwear domo-dining tent and a kitchen tent with our own chef. There are 2 shared male and 2 shared female bathrooms on site with hot water (from 8am to 8pm), with electricity for device charging and an area with grill for barbecues and for campfire.
Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer from Puerto Natales to Pehoe Lake– Round trip hike to French Valley
Stop At: Puerto Natales, Natales, Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica, Chile
You will be picked up from your hotel in Puerto Natales around 7:00am to start your tour.
Our transfer takes us along an unpaved road heading to Torres Del Paine. When entering the Park, we will have excellent picture taking opportunities of guanacos (llama family) and Grey foxes, driving alongside lagoons frequented by Chilean flamencos and black-necked swans.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Torres Del Paine National Park, Torres del Paine National Park Chile
We will take a short transfer to the Pehoe pier and take a catamaran across the Pehoe Lake.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Mirador Valle del Francés, Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica, Chile
From here we commence our out and back trek to the French Valley. We will start going around the southwest side of Paine Grande, the highest summit in the Park, through native forests of fire bush and evergreen beech (Nothofagus Bethuloides), up to the hanging bridge over the French River to observe the first glimpses of the hanging glacier. Then we will ascend (300m) for one hour amidst a surreal Japanese garden landscape, crossing beech forests, to reach a viewpoint, gifting us with magnificent panoramic views, where we enjoy a good lunch.
Our way back will be through the same track, taking the catamaran again to meet the transfer to Riverside Domes, spending our first night in the Domes.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch: Box Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Riverside Domes – at the shores of the Serrano River in domes for 2 person capacity, with 2 double inflatable mattresses
Day 2: Hike to Pingo Valley – Glacier Grey Navigation
Stop At: Torres Del Paine National Park, Torres del Paine National Park Chile
Early in the morning we start our day by going to the Pingo Valley for a walk to the “Cascada los Salmones” where we’ll stop to take in the view before returning back along the same trail, with a chance to find the elusive Huemul (Andean Deer).
We enjoy a picnic lunch at the shore of the Pingo River and in the afternoon we start our adventure to the Glacier Grey by boat. In order to get to the boat we will walk through a mature beech forest where we might observe woodpeckers.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Glacier Grey, Puerto Natales Chile
We will navigate about one hour through icebergs of different tones of blue up to the Grey glacier, where we will stay for a while in front of the glacier in the hope of seeing icebergs calve. Our return journey offers views of Paine Grande with its impressive ice mushrooms. We will drive to the Serrano River area where we will stay in our Domes, enjoying a gourmet dinner.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch: Box Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Riverside Domes
Day 3: Transfer to Torres Del Paine – Round trip hike to Las Torres lookout point- Transfer back to Puerto Natales
Stop At: Torres Del Paine National Park, Torres del Paine National Park Chile
We will start our last day with a Transfer to Las Torres area, where we start the trekking to the base of the Towers, following the Ascencio River to enter the Ascencio Valley.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: MIrador Las Torres, Torres del Paine National Park Chile
Our walk will be uphill for one hour before stopping to observe the first glimpses of the valley surrounded by unbelievable beech forests (Nothofagus family), glaciers and waterfalls. We’ll continue through the valley for another hour and a half before ascending a huge terminal moraine to a lookout (900 M), excellent for picture taking. This amazing view will be accompanied by lunch to add to the enjoyment.
After being awed by the towers we’ll start our descent, following the same path back to the transfer.
Duration: 9 hours
Stop At: Puerto Natales, Natales, Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica, Chile
We will take the private transfer back to Natales.
The schedules indicated above are subject to change due to weather conditions or unexpected circumstances beyond our control, but we will try our best to keep them unaltered.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch: Box Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
