Southern Patagonia, Trekking and Fjords (19 Days) From *2.885 USD*

Arrival to El Calafate Airport. Transfer to El Chalten. Check in at selected accommodation. If arriving by bus, bus from El Calafate to El Chalten.

Free day to discover the self guided treks of the Glaciers Nationl Park, north section. From the village you can take a series of marked trails that will lead you to the Laguna de los Tres, to the base of Mount Fitz Roy or to Cerro Torre. Beautiful, easy and you can trek as much as you want.

Free day to try self guided hikes.

Check out, walk to the bus station to take the 8 am bus to El Calafate. Arrival at 11 am. Go to the hotel or hostel and check in. Free afternoon

Be ready to be picked up to visit famous Perito Moreno Glacier

Check out, go to the bus station to take the 7 or 8 am bus to Puerto Natales. Arrival at about 1 to 2 pm. Go to your accommodation on your own and check in. Between 6 and 7 pm, to be advised, briefing at the W Trek offices to get important information about the National Park

Puerto Natales – Torres del Paine (Regular Bus).

Find your own way to the bus station. Registration time at Rodoviario (Bus Station): 2pm.

Departure: 2.30pm. / Arrival to Portería Laguna Amarga: 4.30pm.

Transfer in a regular bus from Puerto Natales to Torres del Paine. The journey lasts approximately 2 hours (112 Km.), passing through Cerro Castillo (a small border town situated along the route to the park and 54 Km. from Puerto Natales).

Upon arrival to Laguna Amarga, all travelers must get off of the bus and visit the CONAF Administration Office where they will follow all necessary paperwok to enter the park; the park entrance fee is included in the cost of the program. Having finished the paperwork, travelers will board the transfer vehicles that belong to Transportes Las Torres and which will take them to the sector surrounding the Cerro Paine Ranch and then on to The Welcome Centre of their first accommodation site.

NIGHT 1 of W-Trek: Refugio Torre Central.

Trekking Base Torres Lookout (7 – 8 hours, 13 Km).

Recommended time to begin the trek: 9am

The first stage includes an ascent for about 1,5 hours, with beautiful views of the surrounding lakes and Mount Almirante Nieto’s hanging glacier (2.670 m.a.s.l.), until arriving to Refugio El Chileno.  From here, and for about an hour, you will cross a millennium-old forest of lenga trees before arriving to the base of the “Morrena”. At this point, you will ascend for about 45 minutes in order to arrive to one of the site’s most magnificent areas, "Base Torres Lookout", from where the imposing Torre Sur (2.850 m a.s.l.), Torre Central (2.800 m a.s.l.), Torre Norte (2.600 m a.s.l.), Nido de Condor and Glacier Torre can all be appreciated.

Level of difficulty: High.

NIGHT 2 of W-Trek: Refugio Torre Central

Trekking Refugio  Central – Refugio Los Cuernos or Domo Frances (5 - 6 hours, 11 Km).

Recommended time to begin the trek: 9am

A moderate trek around the Macizo Paine, circling the base of Mount Almirante Nieto. After half an hour’s walk, you will arrive to a path  that continues towards Refugio Los Cuernos. Along the journey you can take pictures in the incredible sites of Lake Nordenskjöld, the hanging glaciers and local flora, including the “ciruelillo” or “notro” trees, which delight in displaying their characteristic red flowers from December onwards. 

After a four or five-hour walk, you will arrive to the area entitled Los Cuernos, which is considered by many as one of the most welcoming spots along the entire circuit. After that, Domo Frances is waiting for you.

Level of difficulty: Medium.

NIGHT 3 of W-Trek: Refugio Frances or Los Cuernos.

Trekking to Francés Valley / Paine Grande (11 - 12 hours, 25.3 Km).

Recommended time to begin the trek: 8am

The first two hours are fairly light with views of Lake Nordenskjöld until arriving to “Camp Italiano”. At this point, we recommend that you contact CONAF staff and make arrangements for leaving backpacks at the camp before beginning the ascent with just a small rucksack containing water, food and warm clothing. The climb begins from the valley of River Francés and continues all the way up to the Francés Glacier Lookout (1.5 hrs). From there, the climb continues along the path until arriving to the area called “Británico” and the “Británico Lookout”, which offers one of the national park’s most impressive landscape views. The peaks that can be appreciated from this lookout are Paine Grande, Catedral, Hoja, Máscara, Espada, Aleta de Tiburón and Cuerno Norte. The return trek follows the same path down to “Camp Italiano” and then onwards to the sector known as Pehoé, where Paine Grande shelter is located.

Level of difficulty: High.

NIGHT 4 of W-Trek: Paine Grande Lodge.

Trekking to Grey Glacier Lookout (8 - 9 hours, 22 Km).Torres del Paine - Puerto Natales

Recommended time to begin the trek: 9am

Roundtrip to the Grey Glacier Lookout. After about one and a half hours the traveler will reach the first lookout, where it’s possible to observe the glacier at a distance. From there, the traveler will follow a path that circles the west bank of Lake Grey. After about one and a half / two hours the traveler will reach the main lookout with spectacular views of Grey Glacier, Cordón Olguín and the ice floes. The return journey follows the same path, arriving to the sector known as Pehoé. At the pier you will board a ferry and take a trip across Lake Pehoé, disembarking at the sector known as Pudeto from which point a transfer will be waiting to take customers back to Puerto Natales. You have to make your way from the bus station to your accommodation in Puerto Natales

Level of difficulty: Medium.

Ferry Itinerary PM / AM:

-Registration time at the pier: 6.00pm/ Departure: 6.30pm/ Approximate arrival time to Rodoviario Natales: 10pm.

-It is possible that due to physical and climate conditions you prefer to return on the first ferry. In this instance, the walk will only reach the first lookout (three hours approximate roundtrip). If taking advantage of this option, registration time at the pier is: 11am/ Departure: 11.30am/ Approximate arrival time to Rodoviario Natales: 4.30pm.

-It’s important that on this day you effectively calculate walking times in order to be on time for the ferry departures.

-When walking to the glacier, backpacks can be safely left at Paine Grande Lodge 

Check out, go on your own to board the Navimag ferry the night before it set sails. Check in at the Navimag between 8 and 9 pm on Monday. Before that, free day in Puerto Natales.

Note: Port tax not included (10 USD)

Day 1 of Navimag: Puerto Natales - Angostura White - Santa Maria Channel

During check-in, Navimag staff will take your luggage into custody, which each
passenger must pick up when boarding. 
Once on board, crew members will give passengers a welcome talk along with
some information for safe and entertaining navigation, to later set sail through
the Patagonian Fjords towards the city of Puerto Montt.

The vessel first enters the unión sound and then arrives at the narrowest pas of the route, the Angostura White (only 80 meters wide) to sail through the Santa Maria Channel 

NOTE: Navimag departs only on Tuesdays

Day 2 of Navimag: Puerto Eden - Cotopaxi

The vessel first enters the Unión sound and then arrives at the narrowest pas of the route, the Angostura White (only 80 meters wide) to sail through the Santa Maria Channel 
The ferry sails through Morla Vicuña, Escobar Doxrud, Sobenes, Union Pass, Colingwood Strait, Farquar, Sarmiento and other channels and passes. It also passes by the charming town of Puerto Eden, where the last remaining population of Kaweskar Indigenous people in Chile lives. The town is located in Wellington Island, one of the largest in the country and part of the Bernardo de O´Higgins National Park.
The vessel continues north, passing through the English Narrows, a slim pass that allows one ship to navigate it at a time.  Then into the Messier Channel, come to the cargo ship Captain Leonidas, stranded there since the 70´s on a semi submerged islet called Bajo Cotopaxi. It is currently used as a navigation lighthouse and reference point for sailors. 

Day 3 of Navimag: Gulf of Sorrows - Open Sea - Moraleda Channel

In the afternoon, the ferry starts open sea navigation in the area of the Gulf of Sorrows. This journey lasts approximately 12 hours in good weather. Here, it is possible to see Humpback, Minke and Blue whales (depending on the season and the weather). At dawn, the captain will assess the meteorological information received, data on the tidal currents of the channel and the location of the moon and the sun as guiding references. According to this, he will decide the most adequate route to continue the voyage. Alternative ways to open sea sailing are:
1-Puluche Channel     
2-Ninualak Channel
3-Other channels depending on the visibility, traffic and crossing other vessels

The first option available is to sail through the Pulluche Channel known for its exuberant vegetation (lush lengas and cypress forests). Travelers could  watch dolphins, sea lions and wild birds if the weather is fine. Then the ferry enters the Chacabuco and then Errazuriz Channels. Finally, the ferry enters the Moraleda Channel, a place of transit of famous navigators and canoeists of the Chonos and Chiloe archipelago.

Day 4 of Navimag: Puerto Montt

In your voyage north, the ferry sails the gulf of Corcovado, then the Apiao Channel, the gulf of Ancud and the Reloncavi sound, arriving at the final destination, Puerto Montt, in the morning. 
IMPORTANT: dates and schedule are estimates and must be confirmed within 48 hours before departure   
Arrival to Puerto Montt. Go on your own to your accommodation in Puerto Varas. Check in and free day 

Breakfast and pick up for the Osorno Volcano and Petrohue Tour. 

You will walk along the shore of Lake Llanquihue enjoying incredible views of the snow-capped Osorno and Calbuco volcanoes and you will arrive at Ensenada to start the ascent to Volcan Osorno Ski and Mountain Center, located at 1.240 meters high. There, we will have some time to enjoy the landscape, take pictures and to appreciate breathtaking panoramic views of the volcanoes summits with their glaciers and of the Calbuco, of Lake Llanquihue and of the Pacific Ocean.

The next stop will be the Vicente Perez Rosales National Park and Petrohué, located on the shore of Todos los Santos Lake, taking a soft walk on its paths surrounded by ever-green forests. Then you will go to the Saltos del Rio Petrohué, one of the most beautiful places of this region, where the river jumps amidst big masses of hard crystallized lava that highlight its turquoise colored waters. Afterwards, you will have the transfer back to hotel in Puerto Varas.

*Note: this tour is NOT an ascent to the peak of the Osorno Volcano

Free to relax or to take additional tours

Check out. Regular transfer to Puerto Montt Airport. End of adventure.