Puerto Natales Trip Overview
Discover the breathtaking beauty of ‘Torres del Paine National Park’. Have your camera on hand as you enjoy a moderate-difficulty hike that joins two of the four accesses that the National Park has (Porteria Lago Sarmiento and Laguna Amarga). Experience a little known and very attractive perspective for wildlife observation. Its landscape environment is undoubtedly a worthy place to explore.
You will hike with a side view of the imposing Sarmiento Lake, visit cave-paintings and Blanquillos Lagoon which is nesting and feeding area of different species of birds. Enjoy the outstanding views of Paine Waterfall and have lunch with a frontal view towards the granite towers. Get close to Cañadón Macho, where is possible to discover the beautiful fauna of Patagonia, animals such as Guanacos or Ñandues, Gray Fox, Condor, among others.
Don’t miss this extraordinary and unique place and make a postcard to never be forgotten!
Additional Info
Duration: 7 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Puerto Natales, Chile
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> Hiking & Camping
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What to Expect When Visiting Puerto Natales, Magallanes Region, Chile
Discover the breathtaking beauty of ‘Torres del Paine National Park’. Have your camera on hand as you enjoy a moderate-difficulty hike that joins two of the four accesses that the National Park has (Porteria Lago Sarmiento and Laguna Amarga). Experience a little known and very attractive perspective for wildlife observation. Its landscape environment is undoubtedly a worthy place to explore.
You will hike with a side view of the imposing Sarmiento Lake, visit cave-paintings and Blanquillos Lagoon which is nesting and feeding area of different species of birds. Enjoy the outstanding views of Paine Waterfall and have lunch with a frontal view towards the granite towers. Get close to Cañadón Macho, where is possible to discover the beautiful fauna of Patagonia, animals such as Guanacos or Ñandues, Gray Fox, Condor, among others.
Don’t miss this extraordinary and unique place and make a postcard to never be forgotten!
Itinerary
Start with the morning transfer from Puerto Natales.
At the moment of entering the park through the Lago Sarmiento gate, you will begin the path with a side view of the imposing Sarmiento Lake, the usual hunting area for the region’s largest predator, the Puma. Species that finds here its main source of food, the Guanaco.
After an hour of walking, you’ll learn little more about the local history visiting a series of cave paintings with a date that exceeds 6,000 years old, frequented by one of the first populations that arrived in Patagonia. The activity continues in the direction to Laguna Blanquillos, nesting and feeding area of different species of endemic birds of Patagonia, always with a frontal view towards the Paine mountain range.
The path continues for about 2 hours untill you arrive at ‘Laguna Amarga’ entry (stop for restrooms). You will go by vehicle to the ‘Paine Waterfall’. Take your time to admire this place and to enjoy the box lunch with a frontal view towards the granite towers. Next up, at Cañadón Macho, is possible to observe large groups of guanacos that live with species such as the Ñandú, Gray Fox, Condor, among others.
Return to Puerto Natales.
Stop At:
• Puerto Natales, Puerto Natales, Magallanes Region
• Torres Del Paine National Park, Torres del Paine National Park Chile
• Lago Sarmiento, Ruta Y-150, Torres del Paine National Park Chile
• Cordillera Paine Mountain Range, Magallanes y la Antarctica Chilean Region, Torres del Paine National Park Chile
