Itinerary
- Day 1
Puerto Natales
You'll arrive at Puerto Natales airport and get picked up, then have time to either rest at your accommodation or wander around town before the evening orientation meeting. After gear gets distributed and you meet the group, there's a first dinner celebration to kick things off.
- Meals
- Dinner (First Patagonia dinner celebration)
Included Activities
- Orientation meeting and gear issuance
- First Patagonia dinner
Optional Activities
- Explore Puerto Natales town
- Day 2
Puerto Natales to Torres del Paine National Park
Head out for the drive to Torres del Paine National Park and stop at Mirador Lago Toro where you'll learn about the park's natural and cultural history. From there, you hike from the lake down to Rio Serrano lodge, taking in Patagonian landscapes the whole way.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Trail lunch prepared by guide), Dinner
Included Activities
- Drive to Mirador Lago Toro
- Guide overview of natural and cultural history
- Hike to Rio Serrano lodge (9.3 mi / 15 km, 5-6 hours trekking)
Landmarks/POIs Torres del Paine Mirador Lago Toro Rio Serrano - Day 3
Torres del Paine National Park
This is an early start for the day's main hike to the Torres del Paine rock spires, which is the park's most popular trek. You'll walk through Lenga forest, pass Refugio Chileno, cross glacial moraine, and finally reach a turquoise glacial lake with those iconic granite towers rising up in front of you.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Scrumptious breakfast), Lunch (Trail lunch with water and snacks at Refugio Chileno), Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek to Ascencio Valley with Ascencio River views
- Break at Refugio Chileno
- Hike through Lenga forest
- Traverse glacial moraine
- Visit Torres del Paine rock spires with turquoise glacial lake views
Landmarks/POIs Torres del Paine Ascencio Valley Ascencio River Refugio Chileno - Day 4
Torres del Paine National Park
Start with morning kayaking on Grey Lake where you'll paddle among floating icebergs from Grey Glacier (depending on weather). After that, there's an optional hike to Two Glacier Look Out Point if you want views of both Grey and Tyndall Glaciers, or you can relax back at the lodge.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Kayaking on Pingo River with icebergs from Grey Glacier (weather permitting)
Optional Activities
- Hike to Two Glacier Look Out Point (5 mi / 8.1 km, 3-4 hours, elevation gain/loss 2780 ft / 847 m)
- Relax at lodge
Landmarks/POIs Grey Lake Grey Glacier Tyndall Glacier Pingo River - Day 5
Torres del Paine National Park
You'll transfer to Pudeto and take a catamaran across Lake Pehoe to reach French Valley, one of the park's most scenic valleys. The trek through the valley gives you potential glacier calving views, granite walls, and spires before the catamaran takes you back to Villa Serrano.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast with breathtaking views of the Paine Massif), Lunch (Trail lunch), Dinner
Included Activities
- Transfer to Pudeto
- Catamaran crossing of Lake Pehoe
- Trek through French Valley (up to 13 mi / 20.9 km, 7-9 hours, elevation gain/loss up to 2953 ft / 900 m)
- Hike to viewpoint for mountain vistas
- Catamaran return to Villa Serrano
Landmarks/POIs Lake Pehoe French Valley Paine Massif - Day 6
Torres del Paine National Park to Puerto Natales
A 2.5-hour boat tour on the Grey III catamaran gets you close to Grey Glacier and mountain views. If you want, grab an optional Chilean pisco sour made with glacial ice, then have lunch near the boat harbor. On the drive back, you'll stop at Milodon Cave Natural Reserve to explore the caves and learn about early human settlements from 12,500 years BC, finishing with a final celebratory dinner in Puerto Natales.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch near boat harbor), Dinner (Final celebratory dinner in Puerto Natales)
Included Activities
- Grey III catamaran boat tour (2.5 hours) with Grey Glacier views
- Lunch near boat harbor
- Visit Milodon Cave Natural Reserve
- Explore caves and learn about Holocene era settlements
- Final celebratory dinner in Puerto Natales
Optional Activities
- Chilean pisco sour with glacial ice on catamaran
Landmarks/POIs Grey Glacier Milodon Cave Natural Reserve Last Hope Fjord - Day 7
Puerto Natales
After final breakfast, you'll head to the shuttle transfer that takes you to the Puerto Natales airport.
- Meals
- Breakfast
