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| 5 Days / 4 Nights |
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| 2 passengers USD $ 1.395 |
| 3-4 passengers USD $ 1.195 |
| 5-6 passengers USD $ 1.095 |
| 7-8 passengers USD $ 995 |
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Day 1 Early morning we will start from Puerto Natales, taking a private transfer along an unpaved road heading to Torres Del Paine National Park and the administration area. From here we start a 6 hours hike to the shore of the Pehoe Lake where we are going to spend the night in the warmth and shelter of a modern Mountain Lodge (Refugio) on the Shore of Pehoe Lake. On the way we follow the Grey River and have a picnic lunch in this pristine area.
(2 hours by private transfer, 6 hours walk) (BL-D) (Night in Refugio Paine Grande)
Day 2 We will begin early morning with our hike to the Grey Glacier. Initially ascending 200mts up a winding narrow path leading us to Laguna Negra, a place where we will observe the first glimpses of the South Patagonia Ice Field with its many unclimbed mountains. We will advance through forests and rivers, with possible sightings of spectacle and flying steamer ducks, up to the glacier view point. We will have lunch at this place to see, if we are lucky enough, ice calving from the huge glacier wall. We will then return, following the same path, with views of Cordon Olguín and Paine Grande, to reach the same Refugio on the Shore of Pehoé Lake to spend our second overnight.
(8 hours hike, 22KM) (B-BL-D) (Night in Refugio Paine Grande)
Day 3 We will start our day with a 2-hour walk going around the southwest side of Paine Grande, the highest peak in the Park, through native forests of Chilean fire bush and evergreen beech (Nothofagus Bethuloides), up to the hanging bridge over the French River for our first glimpses of the hanging glacier. Then we will ascend (300 M) for one hour through a surreal Japanese garden landscape, crossing beech forests, to reach the French valley viewpoint gifting us with a magnificent view of both mountains and lakes. We will lunch here with good possibilities of seeing avalanches from the hanging glacier or simply observe the west side of the Cuernos (2600 M), Espada (2400 M) and Fortaleza (2800 M). Our way back will be the same until we reach the entrance of the valley where we will hike back to the Pehoe Lake to spend the last night in the Paine Lodge.
(6 hours hike, 17KM) (B-BL-D) (Night at Refugio Paine Grande)
Day 4 Early in the morning, we start our hike back to the administration area. From the administration we take our transfer all the way to the Torres area, the road cross almost all the park, with excellent pictures opportunities of the Paine Mountain, waterfalls, lakes and wildlife. We spend the night in a comfortable lodge, at the foot of the trail to the famous towers.
(5 hours hike, 1.5 hour by transfer) (B-BL-D) (Night at Refugio las Torres)
Day 5 From the Hotel las Torres we begin hiking towards the base of the Towers lookout point following the Ascensio River before entering the Ascensio Valley. Our walk will be uphill for one hour, stopping to observe the first glimpses of the valley and panoramic views of the Lake Nordenskjold. During the following 2 hours, we’ll walk through unbelievable forests of tall deciduous beech and waterfalls, and then continue ascending through a huge terminal moraine up to a photographic viewpoint (900m); surrounded by three giant granite towers (2850m) and a lagoon with slurry waters resulting from glacial erosion. We will stop here for lunch, taking our time to enjoy this astonishing scenery, before our descent returning along the same path back to the hotel where we will take our private transfer and return to Puerto Natales.
(8 hours hike, 16 KM, 2 hours private transfer) (B-BL)
REGARDING THE SCHEDULE
The schedules indicated above are subject to change due to weather conditions or unexpected circumstances beyond our control, but we will try our best to keep them unaltered
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| Mountain Lodge (Refugio) Paine Grande |
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All mountain lodges used by us for our trips are located in strategic places in the park and with fantastic views. There are 6 beds to each room (bunk-bed style) and have shared bathrooms with hot water.
Paine Grande is a large and modern refugio set on the banks of the Lake Pehoe, including internet connection and full service bar. It’s the jump off point for the catamaran crossing Lake Pehoe and the walks to the French and Grey Valleys part of the "W" and "Circuit" hikes.
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| Mountain Lodge (Refugio) Torres Central & North |
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All mountain lodges used by us for our trips are located in strategic places in the park and with fantastic views. There are 6 beds to each room (bunk-bed style) and have shared bathrooms with hot water.
The Mountain lodges of Torres Central and North are two comfortable refugios located at the base of the hike to the Towers lookout and part of the “W” and “Circuit” walks. They are within walking distance to the Hotel Spa at Las Torres for a variety of services including massage and saunas.
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| INCLUDED |
-All the private transportation indicated in the schedule -Entrance fee to Torres del Paine National Park -Four nights lodging in mountain lodges (Refugios) (Comfortable rooms with 6 beds and shared bathroom) -Sleeping bags and liners (when is possible we include a bed with sheets, blankets and a pillow) -All meals indicated in the schedule (B: breakfast, BL: box lunch, D: dinner) -Guide/driver (English-Spanish languages)
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| NO INCLUDED |
-Any additional nights -Medical expenses -Insurance of any kind -Personal expenses -Alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks besides the once include in the menus. -Gratuities for Guide/driver
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The weather in Patagonia in an important factor that must b e taken into account. The maximum temperature in summer is 20 C° and it drops to below 0° in winter. The windchill factor sometimes makes the ambient temperature drop 6 or 7 degrees. The temperature of the water is normally between 4 and 5 degrees Celsius.
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| Aventura na Neve! |
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Nossa experiencia com a Chile Nativo não poderia ser sido melhor.
Optamos por ir ao Parque Nacional de Torres del Paine no inverno por ser uma época diferente e com um visual que não temos aqui no Brasil.
Fizemos nossa viagem em um periodo de pouca frequencia no parque e nos deparamos com diversas dificuldades, desde a preparação e escolha dos materiais e equipamentos necessarios até, durante a trilha, que estava com muita neve e que dificultava nosso deslocamento. Mas com a experiencia e o conhecimento que a empresa possui da região, além de toda a atençao que recebemos do Gonzalo, passamos por tudo com muita tranquilidade e pudemos aproveitar o passeio ao maximo, sem sustos e sem problemas.
Tivemos a sorte de ter o proprio Gonzalo como guia, e que, na minha opinião, foi fundamental para nossa total satisfação.
Todos os detalhes foram muito bem preparados, começando pela personalização do passeio, nosso transporte de El Calafate até a divisa com o Chile, os lanches durante as trilhas e a nossa estadia nos hoteis.
É uma região com uma beleza incrivel, e o visual de inverno nos fez ter mais certeza de que vamos voltar e fazer tudo de novo.
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| Janderson Taguchi |
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| Agosto, 2008 |
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| Inverno nas Torres del Paine |
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Percorrer Torres del Paine no inverno foi uma experiência incrível. A vista era arrasadora para qualquer lado que olhássemos... Por perto árvores repletas de neve, a frente o sol refletindo os cristais gelados, mais longe montanhas com relevo inusitado, as luzes do inverno austral, enfim, tudo muito diferente do mundo daqui! Se já não fosse perfeito assim, quando uma nevasca passava por nosso caminho ou quando a trilha era invisível sob a neve, a experiência do Gonzalo, nosso guia, tornava tudo mais seguro e confortável... com suas "frutas glaceadas" e sopas quentinhas. Sem dúvida, vou lembrar pra sempre com muito carinho dessa viagem, e que venham as próximas!
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| Marília Piccinini da Carvalhinha |
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| Julio 2008 |
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| Honeymoon in Winter |
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A trip of a lifetime -- with huge thanks to Gonzalo, Rebecca, and Pato! We enjoyed all the food -- trail mix, soups, coffee with Bailey's, avocado, home-baked bread, and smoked salmon. We liked Gonzalo's suggestions for our challenging trekking routes; he was also looking out to make sure our activities were safe given daylight and weather conditions. We really appreciated the 'extras', such as the maps we received, the trekking poles he brought for us, the drop-in visit to Explora, the visit to the Chile Nativo office in Puerto Natales, and the Chile Nativo DVD! Pato was a great driver and we are glad that he was able to join us for some of our hikes.
Gonzalo was a fantastic guide -- very energetic, knowledgeable, and his passion for Patagonia was evident throughout our entire tour! We also appreciated that he contacted us on the day we arrived from Punta Arenas.
Your care and thoughtfulness in designing an itinerary that maximized our experience in Torres del Paine was the reason we decided to choose Chile Nativo. After a fantastic tour, you have proven to us that you were the best choice!
We did compare the cost of a winter trek with some other operators; Chile Nativo was more expensive but we knew that we were paying more for a better experience with you, so in the end, your price was very reasonable. After our trip, we are certain that the little extra that we spent for Chile Nativo was totally worth it! We would recommend you to all of our friends and will be posting positive comments on some websites such as TripAdvisor, etc.
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| Rory Baksh |
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| june 2008 |
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