View allThe W trek was amazing - saw some fantastic scenery and wildlife and the glaciers were excellent!!
Sarah, traveled in March
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- Hi Travel Argentina
- Hiking & Trekking
- Epic trails and breathtaking landscapes await
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Self-guided
- Independent exploration, backed by expert advice and support
- Guided in English, Spanish
- Group Size 1 - 4
- Age range 18 to 70
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Explore the Perito Moreno Glacier
- Trek to the Base Torres Lookout
- Hike around Mount Almirante Nieto
- View the Grey Glacier from the lookout
- Cross Lake Pehoé by ferry
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Calafate
- Day 2 Calafate
- Day 3 Puerto Natales
- Day 4 Puerto Natales – Torres del Paine (Regular Bus).
- Day 5 Trekking Refugio Torre Central – Refugio Domo Frances (5 - 6 hours, 11 Km).
- Day 6 Trekking to Francés Valley (10 - 11 hours, 25.3 Km).
- Day 7 Refugio Frances – Paine Grande - Trekking to Grey Glacier Lookout (8 - 9 hours, 22 Km). Pudeto - Puerto Natales
- Day 8 Puerto Natales – Punta Arenas Airport
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Guide
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Adventure Type
- Group AdventuresJoin a group and forge lifelong friendships.What to expect
- Group of 4 travelers max.
- Fast booking confirmation
- Carefully planned itineraries
- Travel with like-minded people
- Personalized AdventuresCustomize an existing itinerary or create your own.What to expect
- Choose your preferred dates and duration
- Upgrade your accommodation
- Customize the itineraries
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Operated by
Hi Travel Argentina
Number of tours
90
Age Range
18 to 99 years old
Response time
9 hours
Response rate
100%
HI Travel specializes in budget-friendly, independent tours across Argentina,...
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- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodExcellent
- Sarah· March 16th, 2020The trip was excellent! Everything went smoothly and ran on time. Everyone we dealt with were super helpful, especially Belen - thank you! The W trek was amazing - saw some fantastic scenery and wildlife and the glaciers were excellent!!Show more
Hi Travel Argentina commented on this reviewDear Sarah, thanks for your kind words and we are really glad that you enjoyed your trip. Yeah, W Trek is lovely, something one must do at least once, right? Thanks again for trusting us and all the best! Belen
Trip date: March 2020 - Krishna· January 7th, 2020Tour radar provided excellent service from planning to providing the needed documents from the beginning. They were readily available for all the questions via their portal and also available via WhatsApp chat on the tour. They are great service and good value for money.Show moreHi Travel Argentina commented on this reviewThank you so much Krishna for choosing us! We hope to see you again in another route!Trip date: December 2019
- SSunitaMitter· December 22nd, 2019We have booked your offer from Germany with sta travel in Mannheim. And we were really disappointed. We have paied approx. 900,00 Euro/person which is quite expensive compared to what we booked while we travelled through Argentina organized by ourselves! What went wrong? Both accomodations (El Calafate and Ushuaia) are suitable for young travellers and worth max. 30,00 Euro/night. Los pioneros in El Calafate have been raided by a school class which partied the whole night. They moved us to their hotel but there the rooms are very audible. The heating is managed centrally therefore it was very cold the first two nights. Los cormoranes in Ushuaia is definitely in a poor overall condition. The adjoining properties are filled up with rubbish and junk. The rooms are very audible. The bidet wasn't usable without notice. If you travel with a suitcase this hostel is not the place to be! Unfortunately even the tours weren't very well organized: we had different times scheduled and told by itinerary and reception. We had to buy our own food for both tours although for the Tour to Torres El Paine you could have booked even specialized food in advance. Than the worst: the booked buses are the normal onces! You could have booked them also by yourselves for the same price. You have to organize your shuttle from the hostel/hotel to the central bus station (El Calafate-Rio Gallegos-Ushuaia) in the night at 02.30 a.m. completely by yourself. We were not picked up by the local travel agency in Ushuaia. Therefore we had to organize also this shuttle from central bus station Ushuaia to Los cormoranes by ourselves. The booked tour the next day had also two different scheduled starting times. The promised shuttle service to Ushuaia airport was also a failure because they weren't able to bring us to the airport later than 06.30 a.m. althoug our flight started at 2.00 p.m.. Summarizing you have no advantage to let the whole tour be booked by HiTravel Argentina! You can get more out of your paied money if you book the complete tour by yourself. What a waste of money and energy!Show moreHi Travel Argentina commented on this reviewDear Sunita, thanks for your comments. We can see that you did not enjoy your trip but seeing what you have written down it seems that this tour was not the right one for you. From the first moment in your home country agency (because you did not book... Show moreTrip date: October 2019
- AQAisha· October 12th, 2019HI travel were very helpful with answering any questions I had and when I didn't have my bus ticket on the last morning they sorted it out. The arrangements with transport and accommodation were good. Going to the briefing before the trek was helpful and The Singing Lamb was an excellent hostel. The Refugio central was very good but I found Domo Frances and Refugio Paine Grande cold. The path to Mirador Británico was dangerous due to snow covering the signs and should have been closed by park or signs cleared. The trek was independent.Show moreHi Travel Argentina commented on this reviewDear Aisha, thanks very much for taking your time and writing this review! For us it was great to be there for you and we hope you have great memories from the W Trek. All the best! Hi Travel TeamTrip date: September 2019
What our customers ask about this tour
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Hannah
Asked on January 30th, 2025I was wondering if you could let me know on which starting dates end of March other people have already booked the tour. I will travel alone so it would be great to have other people in the group.
Hi Travel ArgentinaOperator•Written January 2025Our tours are independent, we dont have group departures. We can help you through whatsapp during the tour.
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Jamie
Asked on August 16th, 2024Do you think it is a good plan? Can you help to arrange such a trip?
- Hi Travel ArgentinaOperator•Written August 2024
We can arrange something like this. Let me know if this works.
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Larry
Asked on February 3rd, 2024can we leave our luggage in Puerto Natales and pick it up after the W Trek?
- Hi Travel ArgentinaOperator•Written February 2024
Correct, it's not included but you can leave part of you luggage in the accomodation.
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Gloria
Asked on December 5th, 2023How many miles of hiking would this be over 9 days?
- Hi Travel ArgentinaOperator•Written December 2023
During the W trek you'll hike 71 km approximatly but during the Perito Moreno tour it depends on the trails you take. It's not a hike(perito moreno tour), just a walking tour.
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Anne
Asked on March 14th, 2023Are sleeping bags provided in texts?
- Hi Travel ArgentinaOperator•Written March 2023
Tent option includes the Tent, a mattress and a very good sleeping bag.
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Andrea
Asked on March 11th, 2023I'm 75; is there a possibility I could do the tour?
- Hi Travel ArgentinaOperator•Written March 2023
Yes, you can take it. It just depend on how fit your are and how used you are to this type of trekkings. If you consider you will be able to take the tour, we'll glad to help you with the reservations.
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Lucy
Asked on March 2nd, 2023Me and my friend would love to do this trip we are students from the UK and were wondering if there was any discount or deal when booking it for two people?
- Hi Travel ArgentinaOperator•Written March 2023
We can't offer discounts. Tourradar normally has some discount vouchers, maybe you can check with them.
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Rick
Asked on April 11th, 2022Can you provide exact details about the hiking length and elevation gain?
- Hi Travel ArgentinaOperator•Written April 2022
Be prepared to endure long (but beautiful) walks. Distances are about the following: Day 2 from Sector Central to Base Torres and return: 28 km or about 9 hours. Day 3 from Sector Central to Refugio Frances: 24 km or about 7-8 hours. Day 4 from Refugio Frances to Paine Grande via mirador Frances and mirador Britanico: 20 km or about 8 to 9 hours. Day 5 you may walk 12-14 km or about 5-6 hours. Regarding elevation gain, there is low difference between refugios. Maximum elevation around 1000 masl.
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Tanya
Asked on March 12th, 2022How is food provided during the W trek? Is there a concessionaire at the hostels, or tent areas that provides it? For supplies, is it correct to assume I provide my own sleeping bag and mattress? How full are the hostels or tents on the W trek? Do I need to be concerned about finding a place to sleep? Can you, or should you, bring a tarp or small tent in case all the lodging has been taken? I'm a solo traveler. Do you arrange to include me with another group, or do you just setup my itinerary and send me on my way?
- Hi Travel ArgentinaOperator•Written March 2022
During the W trek you will have full board (breakfast, lunch box, dinner). Yes, there is a concessionaire. The tent option includes the tent, mattress and a sleeping bag. There is no need to take your own stuff and carry them during the treks. If you are a solo traveller, you'll receive single tent. Tent option is only single or double. At the refugio you will be sharing rooms like in a hostel dorm. During the W trek you'll have the 4 nights included (refugio or tent option). Our tours are independent this means you'll be meeting people during the day tours but there is not a group where you can join during all your trip. For the W trek, most of the times they usually meet people and if they share the rhythm to walk, they start taking their tracks together.
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Melissa
Asked on January 9th, 2022Wondering how this works if we land in Argentina and then leave from Chile? Been doing some research and currently it seems like tourists aren't allowed the cross the borders with out a 24 hr PCR test on either side of the boarder, which adds up to a possible additional 48 hrs upon arrival and departure. How is your company handling that, or getting around it? Or is the trip unable to be booked at this time, due to this constraint?
- Hi Travel ArgentinaOperator•Written January 2022
Yes, there have been complications. The border between El Calafate and Puerto Natales was supposed to be open for tourists from the 3rd January on, but it is not working yet, so we are all expecting news about it. On the date you want to do the trek, it is supposed to be open, but these Covid times we cant suppose much. What we have done with many customers in order not to risk, is to avoid combining countries. Either doing the W Trek or Visiting Argentina.
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