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Torres del Paine "W" Circuit
10 Days / 9 Nights

This spectacular trek offers to us the very best of Paine. We visit its 3 main valleys: Ascensio river valley (Towers), French valley (Paine Grande and Horns) and Grey lake and glacier valley.
Mountains, lakes, glaciers, forests and a rich flora and fauna make this trek a classic of Southern Patagonia. All lovers of outdoors will love this trip.

Day 1 - El Calafate Airport / Calafate
We welcome you at Calafate airport and transfer to town to check in at your hostel. You get the rest of the day to enjoy the town and later you have your welcome dinner.
Lodging in a Hostel double or triple room with private bathroom.
Meals we provide: Dinner

Day 2 - El Calafate / Torres del Paine
Early start for a 6 hs drive to our camp in Paine. We drive across the steppe, still following by parts the legendary route 40, to get around Sierra de los Baguales, an impressive range in between Calafate and Paine. We cross the Argentinean Chilean border at Cancha Carrera/ Cerro Castillo. After the border crossing, we start our final sprint to Paine National Park, World Heritage by the UNESCO (United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization). Approaching the Park, we start to see the different mountains that feature the area: Paine Grande, the Horns, Admiral Nieto and the Towers. We enter the Park by Porteria Laguna Amarga. A rich wildlife: guanacos, lesser rheas, condors and all types of wetland and buzzard birds, will be available for our eyes and cameras.
Lodging in Full Camp at Las Torres in double tent (area with sanitary services)
Meals we provide: Breakfast, box lunch and dinner.

Day 3 - Paine Towers – Ascensio River Valley
From pour camp, we cross the Ascensio river hanging bridge and hike a steep one hour slope, to get inside the Ascensio river valley, a narrow “V” shape alpine valley coming from inside the Paine massif. A gentle downhill leads us to Refugio Chileno, a cozy and comfortable mountain lodge, which can be a good turnaround point for those not willing to make a full day hike. We then walk in a gentle slope along the river side and inside beech forest. A final climb on moraine take us to the Towers viewpoint: a glacier origin lagoon and the three towers rising vertically 1000 mts from the glacier. The lack of breath will be either because the climb and the sight!!!! We go back to our camp on the same way we came. Walking time: 7 to 8 hs.
Lodging in Full Camp at Las Torres in double tent (area with sanitary services)
Meals we provide: Breakfast, box lunch and dinner.

Day 4 - Las Torres / Paso Cuernos
Today we start a 2 days traverse from Las Torres to Refugio Pehoe Full Camp, with one night at Refugio Los Cuernos. The so called “Nordenskjöld lake traverse” or “Traverse of the Horns”. We take in our packs the necessary items for this 2 days trek, which are personal items, some spare clothing and our sleeping bag. The walk goes along lake Nordenskjöld and at the foot of Admiral Nieto and the Horns. We stay in Refugio Los Cuernos this night.
Lodging at Refugio Los Cuernos with shared room and bathroom
Meals we provide: Breakfast, box lunch and dinner.


Day 5 - French valley – Refugio Pehoé
After an early start, we walk to the Italian Camp, gate to the French valley, with splendid views of the south east Himalayan style face of Paine Grande and the Horns. We hike up valley to the upper viewpoints, at the entrance of a unique cirque surrounded by granite spires that feature the high valley: Hoja (Blade), Máscara (Mask), Espada (Sword), Catedral (Cathedral), Aleta de Tiburón (Shark Fin) and the magnificent Fortaleza (The Fortress). Back to Italian camp, we head to lake Skkotberg and finally to lake Pehoe, where our Full Camp is waiting together with the rest of our luggage.
Lodging at Refugio Pehoe Full Camp in double tent (area with sanitary services)
Meals we provide: Breakfast, box lunch, dinner.

Day 6 - Lake & Glacier Grey viewpoints
Lake Grey trail leads from Pehoe Valley across ridges to reach Grey valley. This magnificent valley flows down somewhat of 60 km from the Patagonian Ice field, featuring the huge glacier calving down in the grey colour lake. Our trail skirts the lake, going up and down the westerns slopes of Paine Grande, offering some of the most impressive sights of the Park. From the high sections of the trail, many different viewpoints allow us to see the south end of the lake where the blue icebergs gather, the mountains rising far in the distance above glaciers Grey and Tyndall, and of course lake and glacier Grey. The trail reaches a close up point to the front of the glacier. We come back along the same trail, crossing bogs, shrub lands and forest. In the evening we take the boat to cross lake Pehoe back to Pudeto and get back to our Camping Pehoe Full Camp.
Time to walk 8 hs. To the half way viewpoints, round way from our camp, 4 to 5 hs.
Lodging at Refugio Pehoe Full Camp in double tent (area with sanitary services)
Meals we provide: Breakfast, box lunch, dinner.

Day 7 - Pehoe Lake boat trip / Salto Grande / Camping Pehoe
Morning at leisure in our camp to get some relax after the trek. By noon we take the boat across lake Pehoe to Port Pudeto. Short drive to our Full Camp at Camping Pehoe. After lunch, we visit Salto Grande and the Nordenskjöld trail, leading to the lake and with full views of the French valley from this side of the Park.
Lodging at Camping Pehoe Full Camp in double tent (area with sanitary services)
Meals we provide: Breakfast, box lunch, dinner.

Day 8 - Grey Lake / Camping Pehoe
We visit the western section of the Park. A short and gentle hike in lake Grey south shore and a steep uphill to Cerro Ferrier viewpoint to get our final views of this splendid National Park.
Lodging at Camping Pehoe Full Camp in double tent (area with sanitary services)
Meals we provide: Breakfast, box lunch, dinner.

Day 9 - Torres del Paine / El Calafate
We leave early in the morning our camp and get back to the border to re-enter Argentina and drive back to El Calafate. Upon arrival to El Calafate you will be met by our local representative and transferred to you hostel. The rest of the day is at your own to visit town.
Lodging in a Hostel double or triple room with private bathroom.
Meals we provide: Breakfast

Day 10 - El Calafate / El Calafate Airport
Alter breakfast we transfer to El Calafate airport where our services ends.
Meals we provide: Breakfast.

*** End Of Our Services ***

Season: October to April
Departures 2012-2013: Saturday
Oct 16 to Oct 25; Oct 30 to Nov 8; Nov 13 to Nov 22; Nov 27 to Dec 6;
Dec 11 to Dec 20; Dec 25,2012 to Jan 3,2013; Jan 8 to Jan 17;
Jan 22 to Jan 31; Feb 5 to Feb 14; Feb 19 to Feb 28; Mar 5 to Mar 14;
Mar 19 to Mar 28; Apr 2 to Apr 11.
Group Size :
Minimum 3 passengers

2012 Prices per person: $2504

Tour includes:
- Bilingual tour leader (Spanish – English)
- Mountain guide
- 2 nights lodging in a hostel room with private bathroom
- 6 nights lodging in Full Camp
- 1 night lodging in a mountain refuge
- Transportation El Calafate – Torres del Paine National Park – El Calafate and all transfers inside the National Park.
- During the trip we combine private and regular buses.
- Boat trip across lake Pehoe.
- 9 breakfasts, 7 lunch box and 7 dinners.
Not included :

- The Intense Trekking tours don't include sleeping bag or Sleeping mattress
- National Parks fees
- Life and medical insurance
- Drinks
- Tips
- Air tickets and airport taxes
- Services not detailed in the program

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