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Trek Paine W

Duration		Departures 2008-09		Season
7 Days 6 Nights		Each Friday from October to April Next Departures:17/10, 24/10, 31/10, 07/11, 14/11, 21/11, 28/11, 05/12, 12/12. Departure guaranteed - Private departures available.		Austral Spring-Summer.

Group size		Physical and technical level		Rates
from 2 to 15 people.		intermediate physical level. Moderate trekking.		- From 550 Euros. - From 819 USD.

ITINERARY

Day 1
Reception at El Calafate Airport. Guides´ introduction and briefing. Accomodation in a hostel or hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner.

Day 2
El Calafate – Torres del Paine
We depart early in the morning (around 7 am) from El Calafate to Torres del Paine through the spectacular landscape of the Patagonia steppe. Choiques (Patagonian ostriches) and flamingos are very common in this area. After almost 4 hours, we reach the Argentina-Chile border and cross The Andes through the “Paso Cancha Carrera” (pass) . We continue until we reach the Torres del Paine National Park, declared World Heritage by UNESCO due to its unique wildlife and magnificent scenery. We arrive at Camping Pehoe Full Camp after a 6-hour drive.
In the afternoon we will visit several panoramic viewpoints of the Nordenskjöld Lake and the “Cuernos del Paine” (Paine Horns), to finally arrive to our Camp. Duration of the journey: 6 hs approx.
Accomodation in Full Camp Camping Pehoe double or single base (area with bathroom facilities)
Included meals: breakfast, lunchbox, dinner.

Day 3
Las Torres – Ascensio River Valley
We spend the day gloriuosly trekking one of the most spectacular and classical trails in the park: the Torres Trail. After breakfast the bus will leave us at the trail start in Las Torres area. We cross a suspended bridge and trek the slopes of the Almirante Nieto Mount, bordering the Ascencio River. After one hour climb we enter the valley and reach Chileno Refuge. From there the trail leads us through the woods in the midst of unbelievable landscapes, to Las Torres base camp. There we wait until the weather conditions are adequate as to climb Las Torres. We trek one hour more to reach Las Torres Viewpoint, an amazing natural amphitheater at the bottom of the vertical granite towers (2800 m asl). We return by the same trail. It’s a total 7-hour trek.
Accomodation in Full Camp Camping Pehoe double or single base (area with bathroom facilities)
Included meals: breakfast, lunchbox and dinner.

Day 4
Pehoe Lake Navigation, Del Francés Valley
Early in the morning, boarding at puerto Pudeto we sailing 45 minutes across Pehoe Lake to reach the Pehoe Refuge area. We walk from there up to Del Francés Valley. It’s a beautiful mountain valley descending from the middle of the massif toward the Nordenskjold Lake. Flanked by The Horns to the East and by the impressive Paine Grande (3050 meters/10006 ft) to the West. We ascend the valley up to the upper viewpoints located in a natural amphitheater surrounded by some of the most wonderful needles and walls of the massif: Cuernos, Espada, Máscara, Hoja, Aleta de Tiburón, Catedral, and Paine Grande. The forest and the suspended glaciers that cause continuous ice and snowfalls, give this walk an unique atmosphere. We go down the same trail and turn West rounding Skottberg Lake until we arrive back to our Camp for the night. It’s a total 7-hour trek.
Accomodation in Full Camp Pehoe Refuge double or single base (area with bathroom facilities)

Day 5
Lake Grey trail leads across ridges from Pehoe Valley to Grey valley. This magnificent valley flows down some 60 km from the Patagonian Icefield, featuring the huge glacier calving down into the grey colored 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 go back along the same trail, crossing bogs, shrublands and forests. In the evening we take the boat to cross lake Pehoe and then to our accommodation in Puerto Natales, a picturesque fishermen town located on the shores of the Ultima Esperanza (Last Hope) fiord.
Walking Time 8 hs. To the half-way viewpoints, a round way from our camp: 4 to 5 hs.
Lodging at Hostel room with shared bathroom in Puerto Natales.
Alternative: Hosteria or Inn, double or single rooms with private bathroom.
Included meals: Breakfast, lunchbox.

Day 6
Puerto Natales – El Calafate
We leave early in the morning, as our fellow travellers are going South in a long drive today and we are 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 free to visit the town.
Lodging in a Hostel room with shared bathroom.
Alternative: Hosteria or Inn, double or single room with private bathroom.
Meals provided: Breakfast.

Day 7
Transfer airport.
Included meals: Breakfast.

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