The 'W' trek

Puerto Natales

You are met off your flight to Punta Arenas and driven north across the Magellan steppe to the small town of Puerto Natales by Last Hope Sound. You stay overnight in the town.

You are picked up from your hotel for the drive north into Torres del Paine NP and up to a mountain refuge where you spend your first night in the park ready for the start of your trek.

Las Torres

A spectacular day on the park’s most famous trail. Start with a tough upwards hike on broken ground carrying your pack. As the trail levels you check-in your pack at El Chileno refuge. With your daypack walk by a mountain river, cross a bridge into a magical forested area, rising again across a difficult boulder field to crest a ridge to find the immense Towers facing you across a lagoon. Rest and revive before the return to overnight at El Chileno.

El Chileno to Los Cuernos

This moderate trek ending at Los Cuernos Refuge is one of the most scenic and varied on the route, with fantastic views throughout over Lake Nordenskjöld and of hanging glaciers.

The French Valley

A strolling start to Camp Italiano, leave your pack and continue with a daypack as you climb into the French Valley, with its hanging glaciers and spectacular look-outs at Frances Glacier and Britanico. Collect your pack on the return and continue to Paine Grande Lodge at the end of a long and beautiful day.

Glacier Grey

Trek all the way to the look out in front of Glacier Grey–one of the most impressive glaciers in this part of Patagonia. There are great views around the halfway mark, then another 1½h to the most spectacular views of the glacier, Cordón Olguín and ice floes on the lake. Return to take a ferry across Lake Pehoé where you are met and driven back to Puerto Natales to stay the night.

You are taken to catch the bus to Punta Arenas to stay the night before moving on to your next destination.