Torres del Paine in 3 Days from Puerto Natales

Three days for the whole park: by vehicle, on foot and on the water. It is the three-day itinerary our travellers repeat the most, and all three days run from the same base in Puerto Natales.

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The Full Day covers by vehicle what you could not reach on foot in a week: Lake Sarmiento, Laguna Amarga, the Cuernos del Paine seen from Nordenskjöld, Salto Grande, the iceberg beach on Grey Lake and the Milodon Cave. It is the day that gives you the scale of the park.

The trek to the Base of the Towers is what no vehicle can give you: 22 kilometres and around nine hours up to the viewpoint you have seen in every photograph. It is demanding — medium-high difficulty — and that is why it goes on day two, once you know the park and know what you are climbing to see.

The Grey Lake navigation is the only way to stand in front of the glacier. You sail among icebergs up to the ice wall, and from the water the size of the Grey makes a different kind of sense.

They run on separate days, from the same base in Puerto Natales. You never move your bags.

The park by vehicle, with a guide · separately 55.000 · 62 reviews ★ 5,0

The full itinerary, hour by hour

• 08:00 – 08:30 hrs.: Pick-up of passengers at their respective accommodations in Puerto Natales.
• 08:30 hrs.: Departure to Torres del Paine.
• 09:30 hrs.: First stop in Cerro Castillo to use the bathrooms or shop at the cafeteria.
• 10:00 hrs.: Lake Sarmiento Viewpoint: First panoramic view of the Paine Mountain Range.
• 10:40 hrs: Laguna Amarga: Entrance to the Torres del Paine National Park. Ticket validation and view of the Torres del Paine.
• 11:20 hrs: Nordenskjöld Lake Viewpoint: View of the Paine Mountain Range, Cuernos del Paine, Monte Almirante Nieto and Paine Grande.
• 11:40 hrs: Lake Pehoé: Viewpoint to observe the Salto Grande and walk to the viewpoint with a view of the Cuernos del Paine (weather permitting).
• 12:50 hrs: Pehoé Lake Viewpoint: View of the Island with the Pehoé Hostel and the Paine Mountain Range.
• 13:00 hrs.: Continuation of the trip along the banks of the Paine River and crossing the bridge over the Weber River.
• 13:30 to 14:30 hrs.: Grey Lake:  Lunch time and 1-hour walk to the beach to observe icebergs (subject to changes due to weather or CONAF).
• 15:00 hrs.: Return to the Administrative Headquarters of the National Park. Lago del Toro Viewpoint: View of the Grey Glacier, the Paine mountain range and Lago del Toro.
• 15:40 hrs: Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument: Visit to the audiovisual room and the cavern with the replica of the Milodon.
• 17:30 hrs: Arrival in Puerto Natales and transfer to accommodation.

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The hike to the Base of the Towers · separately 85.000 · 30 reviews ★ 5,0

The full itinerary, hour by hour

We start our tour at 6:15 am, when our transfer picks up the travelers in the following accommodations in Puerto Natales, starting the trip to Torres del Paine National Park.

Inside the trip, the temporary stops to see the landscape, this varies according to the amount of travelers who plow the route to the Towers Base. The obligatory stop is in the Portería de Laguna Amarga, where you can see the wonderful view of the famous Torres del Paine, next to this view you can appreciate the beautiful Laguna Amarga

Continue with the transfer approximately 10 minutes more to reach the beginning of the walk in the sector of the Hotel Las Torres. The Trekking to Mirador de las Torres lasts approximately 4 hours. On the way we will pass through the Chilean Refuge and then an intermediate point between the Las Torres Refuge.

At this point the final climb lasts approximately 40 minutes, until you reach the Las Torres base where you can observe the famous lake and Torres glacier, Monte Almirante Nieto, Cordón Oggioni, the biodiversity characteristic of the area, and above all, the Torres del Paine.

After a reasonable time in La Base, we will return by the same path until arriving at the sector of Hostería Las Torres, where the transfer will take you back to Puerto Natales.

It is recommended to go up with a bottle of water (you can go from the springs that are on the way), a snack (cereal bar, almonds, nuts). The trekking sticks are not essential, but they are a great help for those who are not accustomed to this type of hiking.

The climb is about 9 km. approximately (18 km between up and down) and is of medium-high difficulty.

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The navigation to the glacier face · separately 120.000

The full itinerary, hour by hour

The package includes the navigation — ticket, guide, insurance and the drink with millenary ice — and the round-trip transfer from your accommodation in Puerto Natales. It is about a three-hour drive each way.

The timing depends on which departure is available that day:

• 1st navigation — pick-up between 6:00 and 6:30, catamaran departs at 10:00, back in Puerto Natales at 16:30.
• 2nd navigation — pick-up between 9:00 and 9:30, departure at 13:00, back in Puerto Natales at 19:30.

Confirmed when you book, subject to availability. The navigation itself lasts around 3 hours.

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Day 1 · Torres del Paine Day Tour from Puerto Natales

Day 2 · Full Day Hike to Base Las Torres

Day 3 · Grey Glacier Navigation

Prices per person, in Chilean pesos. You save 10.000 and you do not have to book twice.

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