Paine a different way

Highlights

This trip aims at walk the most spectacular valleys in the park in a different way, putting a special attention of the flora and fauna of the place, giving all the time for photographic opportunities, we will visit Grey Valley, Frances Valley and Asencio Valley in the lock out of the towers, from here we will get deep in the Paine massive to visit and sleep in the Silencio Valley, this wonderful valley is visited only by climbers and mountaineers that want to climb the towers. On top of that we will sail amongst icebergs, board a zodiac that will take us down Serrano River to go out of the park in a different way.

Details of the Expedition:

• Trekking, Sail on the sea and lakes, Zodiac trip on a river.
• Length: 6 days/ 6 nights
• Hotel: 2 nights
• Camping: 4 nights
• Level of difficulty: Easy to moderate, it does not need previous experience
• Place: Southern Patagonia, Torres del Paine
• Meeting Point: Airport in Punta Arenas
• End of Trip: Puerto Natales
• Dates: Scheduled trips for March 27th, April 10th, April 23rd. If these dates do not suit you, you can organize your Special Date Trip from November to April (See Calendar).
• Group Size: 2 to 8 people max.

Included:

• All meals from day 1 to day 6, including wine and appetizers
• All land and water transportation
• 6 nights Lodging
• All camping gear (GPS, UHF Radios, handy, satellite phone, maps, aerial photographs, tents for two, Therma Rest mattresses, kitchen tent, shade, first aid kit and more)
• Bilingual Guide (Spanish-English) accredited by Wilderness First Response. Wide experience in mountaineering and trips in patagonia.
• A Cook with a balanced diet in mind that will please the taste of the traveler and who has some vegetarian specialties.
• Book Collection about the trips which will help you enrich the experience and increase your knowledge of the places.
• Talks about minimal impact, land navigation, flora and fauna. The aim is to reinforce or to acquire basic knowledge to visit wild areas and enjoy outdoor life. Voluntary attendance.

Not Included:           

• Air Trips, insurance, personal equipment, tips or any other service not mentioned in this program.

• Sleeping bag rental, edited video of the expedition or photo set.

We will walk the traditional W of Torres del Paine Park in a different, non traditional way but still reaching the best known valleys in the park. We will take every opportunity to explore and understand nature in this remote land watching the rich flora and fauna and taking our time to photograph this wonderful corner of the world. On top of that we will sail amongst icebergs and go down a river by a Zodiac.

Day by Day:

• Day 1 Airport in Punta Arenas/ Camping Torres del Paine
  We gather at the meeting point and drive direct to the Torres del Paine National Park, we will have dinner and sleep in out organized camp.

• Day 2 Camping Torres/Torres lock out/Japanese Camp
  We will walk for 3 hours along the narrow Asencio valley to get to the moraine that will lead us to the towers viewpoint. We will have lunch in this extraordinary scenery, we will go down to Asencio valley and then go deep into it till Japanese Camp where our supported team will set camp, you can enjoy a place visited only by climbers and mountaineers.

• Day 3 Japanese Camp/Silencio Valley/Camping las Torres
  We will go up Silencio Valley which goes deep into El Paine range, we will have a spectacular view of the towers from the north east, as well as of Escudo and Fortaleza mountains. We will go though this valley which is little visited by tourism, later on we will return to the skirts of the towers where we will spend the night at our organized camp.

• Day 4 Las Torres/Pehoe/Frances Valley
  We will drive in our mini bus to Refugio Pudeto, here we will take the Catamaran and sail to Pehoe Camp, from here We will take a round trip to Valle del Frances (16 km, 350 mt climb), we will go past nice beautiful forests and lakes. Once at the hanging bridge over El Francés River we will have our first sight of the glacier. From this point we will climb some 300 mts to have an overview of the valley and we will be able to see all the granite walls that surround it. When we get back to camp we will enjoy the delicious Miralejos food.

• Day 5 Pehoe/Grey Valley/Cabañas Las Torres
  We will walk for about 5 hours to get to glacier Grey lock out. On our way we will go through a forest, pass by nice lakes and we will have amazing views of the southern ice camp and Paine Grande, the highest mountain in the park, 3.050 meters. Once in Grey lake we will board a ship that will take us amongst icebergs, after 1.5 hours of sail we will take our mini bus that will take us to the welcoming Las Cabañas del Paine to expend the night there.

• Day 6 Cabañas Las Torres/Rio Serrano/Puerto Natales
  To day will be the last day of the trip, we will exit the park by a zodiac that will take us down the Serrano river that is going to link us to the Seno Ultima Esperanza in the sea, here we will walk for 20 minutes to have a lock of the Serrano Glacier, later on we will board the Cutter 21 De Mayo to sail by the sea for 3 hours to Puerto Natales, where we will leave you at Aquaterra Hotel.

• Optional day 6
  To day we will walk for a path that not many tourist go, in the way we will pass next to same lakes and forest, after 4 hours we will get to estancia Hosteria Lazo where its host welcome us, we will have a Magallanic lamb barbecue as traditional in the area, good wine and vegetarian food for those who do not eat meat. Letter on we will drive in our mini bus to Puerto Natales where we will leave you at Aquaterra Hotel.
  

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The traditional W in a different way