# 707 - TORRES DEL PAINE "W" TREKKING - 10 DAYS TOUR

ITINERARY DAY BY DAY:

Day 1 El Calafate Airport – Calafate
We receive you at El Calafate Airport from there you are transferred to El Calafate City,
where at 7 pm the group meet by first time at the Hostal del Glaciar Libertador, at Del Libertador
587, El Calafate. You meet your guide, and you enjoy a dinner with you adventure partners while
chatting on the program details for tomorrow
Lodge at Hostel Room with private bathroom
Meals Included: dinner

Day 2 El Calafate – Torres del Paine
We depart from El Calafate, until reach with legendary 40 Route, where we turn toward the south for 70 kilometers of rubble way. About 3 hours later we arrive to the border between Argentina and Chile (Cancha Carrera- Cerro Castillo Pass). Before complete the custom procedure, we continue for 2 hours more driving on a well maintained rubble way, now with the Torres Massif in our landscape.
We stop a couple of times to take panoramic pictures and to observe bunches of “guanacos”. Finally we arrive to the Torres del Paine National Park by Amarga Lagoon. It’s a total of 6 hours transfer, until our
Full Camp at Camping Las Torres.
Lodging in Full Camp at Camping Las Torres double base (area with sanitarium services)
Meals Included: dinner

Day 3 Torres –Ascensio River Valley
This day is dedicated to one of the most classical and amazing treks of the Park: the trail toward the Paine’s Towers. After breakfast we cross a hanging bridge and remount the Almirante Nieto Mount path, going on the border of Ascencio River. After one hour we go into the valley, until arrive to Chileno Refuge.
The trail slopes down into an impressive forest where you get unforgettable landscapes. We reach Las Torres Base Camp where the mountaineers wait, sometimes for months, the appropriate weather conditions to climb the Torres Viewpoint, an amazing natural amphitheater at the bottom of the vertical granite towers that reach 2800 meters height. We return by the same way. It’s a total 7-hour trek.
Lodging in Full Camp at Camping Las Torres double base (area with sanitarium services)
Included meals: breakfast, lunch box and dinner.

Day 4 Las Torres –Los Cuernos Refuge
Today we start the two days Nordenskjold crossing, that lead us to the Full Camp at Refugio Pehoe, with one night spent at Los Cuernos Refuge.
Before breakfast we prepare our backpack with only the needed for the next two days traverse: some clothes, the box lunch and the camera. We pack the rest of the luggage that will be transfer by our bus to the Refugio Pehoe Full Camp, where we’ll find it again.
We walk by the Nordenskjold lake north shore. Three hours later we will be arriving to Los Cuernos Refuge.
Lodging in a Full Camp at Los Cuernos Refuge area
Included meals: breakfast, lunch box and dinner.

Day 5 Valle Frances – Pehoe Refuge
We start our trek early in the morning, arriving two hours later at the start of the Frances Valley. It’s a beautiful valley descending from the massif to the Nordenskjold Lake, outflanked by the imposing Paine Grande Mount, (3050 meters height) on the west side. We remount the valley until the upper viewpoints, surrounded by the most impressive peaks of the massif: Cuernos, Espada, Mascara, Hoja, Aleta de Tiburon, Catedral, and Paine Grande. The forest and the suspended Glaciers producing continuous ice and snow fallings give a spectacular frame to this walk.
We return descending the valley until reach the Skottberg Lake, and arriving at our Full Camp at Refugio Pehoe at the end of the day, where our luggage will be waiting for us. We trek 9 hours this demanding day.
Lodging in Full Camp at Refugio Pehoe double base (area with sanitarium services)
Included meals: breakfast, lunch box and dinner.

Day 6 Grey Glacier Valley – Pehoe Refuge
Another unforgettable day dedicated to the Grey Glacier, impressive Glacier 300 square kilometers of surface (115 square miles), 25 kilometers long (16 miles). It overflows from the Continental Ice Field falling into Grey Lake. The Glacier produce enormous amount of blue icebergs that sail over the lake pushed by the wind toward the south, given the characteristic feature to this lake.
The trail leads us to a wonderful viewpoint where we can appreciate the whole lake, the glacier and the mountains that emerge from the west of the Ice Field.
Two more hours walking and we arrive to another viewpoint just in front of the Glacier.
All the trek is develop between Andean bush and lengas forest, at the shadow of the ice blocks that drape the Paine Grande Mount. We walk this day about 8 hours with ups and downs. This day is exigent as the last one.
Lodging in Full Camp at Refugio Pehoe double base (area with sanitarium services)
Included meals: breakfast, lunch box and dinner.

Day 7 Pehoe Lake Navigation - Salto Grande - Camping Pehoe
We have breakfast later than usual to recover from the last two-day efforts. In the afternoon, with our luggage packed, we cross Pehoe Lake on a catamaran towards Pudeto, where we continue by land transportation to our Full Camp located at Camping Pehoe.
After lunch at Campsite we visit Salto Grande and walk a 45 minutes trails to get the Nordenskjold Lake beaches, where we have a wonderful view of the entire path we have walked the days before.
Lodging in Full Camp at Camping Pehoe double base (area with sanitarium services)
Included meals: breakfast, lunch box and dinner.

Day 8 Grey Lake - Camping Pehoe
We use this day to visit the west side of the Park. We pass an easy trail by the Grey Lake south shore, plenty of icebergs, and ascending to the Ferrier viewpoint with wide landscapes over the entire Park.
Lodging in Full Camp at Camping Pehoe double base (area with sanitarium services)
Included meals: breakfast, lunch box and dinner.

Day 9 Torres del Paine – Puerto Natales - El Calafate
In the morning we start our land transfer from Torres del Paine to Puerto Natales, where we visit and enjoy the city.
Then we continue being transfered by regular bus crossing the border to reenter Argentina. Our guide will say us goodbye when we board the Bus at Puerto Natales. We arrive to El Calafate at the end of this day where another person will be waiting for us and transfer us to the Hostel.
Lodge at Hostel Room with private bathroom
Meals Included: breakfast

Day 10 El Calafate - El Calafate Airport
After breakfast we transfer to El Calafate Airport where we end our services.
Meals Included: breakfast


SERVICE DETAILS

Included Services

Bilingual Spanish-English Mountain Guides during all the program’s activities.
Land Transfer El Calafate –Torres del Paine – El Calafate and the local transfers into the Park.
Pehoe Lake catamaran crossing navigation.
8 breakfast, 6 lunch box and 8 dinners as detailed in the chart below.
Accommodation as detailed in the following chart.


Security
The trip doesn't include medical assistance. The guides will carry a basic first-aid kit along the walks and VHF communication equipment for any emergency that could take place.

Transports
Transports will be done combining private and regular services.

More Explanations
Camino Abierto will be in charge of the transfer of the whole camp material.
Camino Abierto retains the right to change the itinerary or to suspend some of the activities when some climatic cause or other cause of any other nature justifies it in favor of the security of each member of the group.
To participate in these trips you need previous experience in camp.

Meeting Point
The Meeting Point for the Group on Day 1 is at 7 pm at the Hostal del Lago Libertador, Del Libertador 587, El Calafate. This Meeting Point can be modified and will be confirmed when confirming the booking for the passenger.

Cartage Service. Carrying equipment and luggage.
We provide the Cartage Service carrying the passengers personal luggage and sleeping bags, with the exception of the trek before and after Los Cuernos refuge, were each passenger will carry their own sleeping bag, or decide to rent one at the refuge.
The passengers carry a daily light pack (raincoat, box lunch, water, sunglasses, camera). We carry 15 kg of luggage for each passenger, in the same way as the equipment is transported.

Is this tour for me?
To get the most out of this tour you should be in good physical condition.
We have classified this trek as intense. Previous technical skills on trekking are not necessary, because this program is not technically difficult. We trek approximately six to nine hours on same days, at gentle pace, with intermediate stops. The treks involve several ascents and descents (some long and steep). Previous experience of walking and camping in remote areas would be beneficial, because we use extensively camp sites.

Altitude
We do not go above 1500 meters/4920 ft. In fact it’s one of the strong points of this trip, you can trek wonderful mountains trails without have to reach high altitude. Nevertheless, the strong winds which periodically affect Patagonia during the summer months can make walking much more strenuous.

Important

Do not forget your personal documents necessaries to pass the international border between Argentina and Chile (passport).
It’s forbidden to cross the border with fresh meals as fruits, meat, prosciutto, etc.

Services Not Included
Entrance ticket to Torres del Paine National Park
Medical and Life Insurance
Tips
Air flight tickets and Airport fees and taxes
Services not detailed in the program

END OF OUR SERVICES

This is a modular package. You can combine this tour with another # 200 series tour.
Or just contact us to require a personalized quotation.

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