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If you have a few days and want to know the best places of Torres del Paine in winter, this is the perfect program for you! We will take you on a complete tour of the park and then make the famous path that leads to the viewpoint of the 3 towers: Central, Monzino and Dagostini. Includes accommodation.
Day 1: Punta Arenas - Puerto Natales
What you will visit:
- 1 Puerto Natales
- 2 Punta Arenas
Depending on your flight, we will coordinate your arrival with one of the regular bus schedules that make the trip from the Punta Arenas airport to Puerto Natales. This day is completely free for you to do what you want, the night is included in Costaustralis Hotel.
Day 2: Torres del Paine Panoramic Tour
What you will visit:
- 1 Torres del Paine National Park
- 2 Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument
After a delicious breakfast at the hotel, we will pick you up at 08:00 am to begin our trip to Torres del Paine National Park.
The tour begins with the impressive Cueva del Milodon, a Natural Monument formed by three caves and a rocky conglomerate called "Silla del Diablo". We will make a short walk to the cave. We will continue along the new access road to the Torres del Paine National Park with views of the Laguna Sofia, the Cordillera Prat, the Porteño Lake, the Cerro Mesa, the Toro Lake, the Sierra del Toro and the Sierra Ballena. Then, if the weather permits, we will have views of the Gray Glacier, the Macizo del Paine and the Lago del Toro. A couple of Kilometers later it is possible to observe the Cuernos del Paine.
We will continue to the sector of Gray Lake, where we will make a pleasant walk along the shore of Gray Lake that will take us to the viewpoint of Peninsula Gray. We will make a stop to have lunch in a local restaurant in the sector where everyone has lunch on their own. After lunch we resume the route to go to Salto Grande where we can admire the fall of water from Lake Nordenskjold. Later we will arrive at the Laguna Amarga sector and we will be able to visit the Paine waterfall, where the waters of the Paine river arrive.
We will return to Puerto Natales in the afternoon to leave you again at the Costaustralis Hostel.
Day 3: Base Torres Trekking
What you will visit:
- 1 Torres del Paine National Park
- 2 Base Torres viewpoint
After breakfast we will leave very early from the hotel, around 07:00 am, in the direction of the Las Torres sector. We will arrive at Estancia Cerro Paine, starting point of the trail, beginning of our trek.
We take the road in the direction of the Ascencio Valley by a zigzag of marked slope of an hour and then continue 45 more min to reach the Chilean refuge on the opposite bank of the Ascencio River, in the shade of a forest of lengas, with moderate slope , crossing several slopes that fall from the Admiral Nieto. After an hour and 10 minutes from the Chilean campsite, at 700 meters above sea level, you reach the foot of the moraine that gives access to the viewpoint. From this point, the trail increases its slope and about 30 min later we reach the eastern end of the lagoon, from where you have a wonderful view of the three towers (Central, Monzino, Dagostini) and Peineta and Nido de Cóndores hills .
We will take advantage of this viewpoint to enjoy our box lunch, rest and take photographs we will take the same path to return to our starting point. We will be back in Puerto Natales in the afternoon to leave you again at the hotel.
Day 4: Puerto Natales - Punta Arenas
What you will visit:
- 1 Puerto Natales
- 2 Punta Arenas
After breakfast at the Hotel Costaustralis we will take you to the Rodoviario in time to take your bus to Punta Arenas. The schedules will depend on your flight itinerary.
- 3 nights accommodation in Costaustralis Hotel, private room with buffet breakfast
- Regular excursions with bilingual guide.
- Torres del Paine National Park Tickets
- Box lunch (day 3)
- Private transfer in and out of the Bus Station to Costaustralis Hotel.
- Regular bus ticket Puerto Natales to Punta Arenas.
- Health insurance
- Tips
- Meals not mentioned
- Lunch in Panoramic FD (day 2), direct payment in restaurant.
- Air tickets
Recommendations
Don't forget to bring:
- Clothing: trekking shoes, first coat, waterproof pants, parka, windbreaker, gloves, hat, buff, shower shoes, clothing for shelter.
- Accessories: trekking poles, sunglasses, water bottle, sun block, dry bag, padlock.
Arrive at Punta Arenas on AM flights and depart on PM flights
The daylight hours in winter are shorter so the itineraries are conditioned by daylight.
Trekking not recommended for children under 14 years.