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Complete O Trek

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The O trek in Torres del Paine National Parki is a classic in the trekking world. This will take you on an adventure in one of America's most amazing parks. You will no doubt come across landscapes as well as a wildlife and plants that you have never seen before.

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Itinerary

Day 1: Puerto Natales - Torres del Paine National Park - Serron camping
Day 2: Serron camping - Dickson refuge
Day 3: Dickson refuge - Los Perros camping
Day 4: Los Perros camping - Grey refuge - Torres del Paine National Park
Day 5: Grey refuge - Lodge Paine Grande - Grey refuge
Day 6: Lodge Paine Grande - Los Cuernos refuge - Lodge Paine Grande
Day 7: Los Cuernos refuge - Torres refuges - Los Cuernos refuge
Day 8: Torres refuges - Mirador Las Torres - Torres refuges
Day 9: Puerto Natales

TRAVEL BOOK

Day 1: Puerto Natales - Torres del Paine National Park - Serron camping

Transfer in a private vehicle from Puerto Natales to Torres del Paine National Park.

We will leave Puerto Natales in the morning heading to the park and the Laguna Amarga where you'll pay the entry fees of the park. We begin the trek cruising the Río Paine to reach the Paine waterfall. The show begins with the first view of the Paine towers. We will arrive in the Puesto Serón camp later in the day.
Camping overnight.
Walking time: 4-5h. Distance : 20km.
english speaking guide
Night at Seron Camp (full-board).
Included : private transport, guide expenses, guide (hiking), room & breakfast, dinner, box lunch
Included opts : english speaking guide

Day 2: Serron camping - Dickson refuge

We'll start the day walking around lagoons where we will meet some ducks. Step by step, we will discover the Dickson Lake walking along the river. We will finally arrive in the Dickson refuge on the lake side.
Camping (grocery store available).

Walking time : 4-5½h. Distance : 18.5km. Height difference: + 300m/- 300m.
Included : guide expenses, guide (hiking), room & breakfast, dinner, box lunch
Included opts : english speaking guide

Day 3: Dickson refuge - Los Perros camping

We are now behind the towers. Later, we will reach a forest of coigues and lengas on a orchidea-covered floor. It is common to see ice blocks coming down into the river. We will be able to see a waterfall before arriving near the Perros Glaciar.
Camping (Grocery store on spot).

Walking time: 3-4h. Distance : 9km. Height difference: + 400m.

Tent to rent.
Included : guide expenses, guide (hiking), equipment rental
Included opts : english speaking guide

Day 4: Los Perros camping - Grey refuge - Torres del Paine National Park

We keep walking further south to a little canyon we will have to cross with ropes and metalic stairs. We're passing near the Grey Glaciar.
Befor the end of the day, we'll arrive at the Grey refuge.
Camping overnight.

Walking time: 3-4h. Distance: 10km. Height difference: -500m.

Overnight in a tent. Remote exposed campsite just below the John Gardner Pass. This is a Conaf-run campsite and it is free.
Included : guide expenses, guide (hiking), dinner, box lunch, breakfast
Included opts : english speaking guide

Day 5: Grey refuge - Lodge Paine Grande - Grey refuge

In the morning, you head south to Lake Pehoé. At first, the path is quite flat, but after a few minutes you walk up a narrow and very rocky track. The view on the left is impressive, the peaks of the Paine Grande Massif appear: the Main Cumbre (3,050m), the Central Cumbre (2,730m), and the Bariloche Cumbre (2,600m). On your right, the show is not bad either: icebergs floating along the water and, behind you, a final view on the Grey Glacier in all its splendor. You then continue down to the Lodge Paine Grande.

Distance: 11km. Walking Time: 4h. Height difference: + 220m/- 150m.
Night at the Grey Refuge (full-board).
Included : guide expenses, guide (hiking), room & breakfast, dinner, box lunch
Included opts : english speaking guide

Day 6: Lodge Paine Grande - Los Cuernos refuge - Lodge Paine Grande

Heading east this morning, you climb a short easy slope, bordering Lake Skottsberg, named after the explorer who traveled the area in 1908. Then you reach the river "Río Francés" which marks the beginning of the "French Valley". You arrive at Camp Italiano after 1:30 walk. After taking time to rest and have lunch, you continue to go up north to the British Camp. It takes 3 hours from the Italian camp to the British camp. Back at the Italian Camp you continue east, bordering Lake Nordenskjöld this time, facing the "Cuernos del Paine", all the way to the refuge Los Cuernos.

Distance: 23km, Walking Time: 8-9h, Slope: + 350m / - 280m
Night at the Lodge Paine Grande Refuge.
Included : guide expenses, guide (hiking), room & breakfast, dinner, box lunch
Included opts : english speaking guide

Day 7: Los Cuernos refuge - Torres refuges

You continue east, still bordering the Lake Nordenskjold on 14 km, the track is almost flat. After 3 ½ -4 hours you finally arrive in the area of the Hosteria Las Torres and several refuges.

Distance: 12km, Walking Time: 4.30h, Slope: + 175m / - 140m
Included : guide expenses, guide (hiking)
Included opts : english speaking guide

Day 8: Torres refuges - Mirador Las Torres - Torres refuges

Today you will ascend to the base of the Towers, the nicest point of the W circuit. From the Las Torres area you will continue to Chilean Camp, from where you can reach the base of the towers, in a 2h hike. It's an ascent on a very steep moraine, with rocks becoming larger and larger, to finally reach the most important spot: the Towers of Paine. It takes you 2h to go back down on the same track.

Distance: 18km, Walking Time: 7h, Slope: + 990m / - 990m

Night at the Refugio Torre Central (full-board).
Included : guide expenses, guide (hiking), room & breakfast, dinner, box lunch
Included opts : english speaking guide

Day 9: Puerto Natales

Transfer in a private vehicle from Torres del Paine National Park to Puerto Natales.
Included : guide expenses, guide (hiking), private transport
Included opts : english speaking guide

Camping Seron Serron camping

Level : 1*
Included : room & breakfast, dinner, box lunch

The Fantastico Sur refuges are located in strategic places throughout the W track in Torres del Paine. They provide bed, shower, food and comfort for the one day or several day-travellers. They offer spaces to set up your tent, if you like camping better.

Camping Perros Dickson refuge

Level : 1*
Included : room & breakfast, dinner, box lunch

LODGE PAINE GRANDE: The Paine Grande Area is located at the heart of Torres del Paine National Park and is considered as the base camp. The Lodge can hold 100 people in 22 bedrooms with 3 and 2 bunks each. These rooms have a lovely view to Pehoé lake, the heights of Paine Grande, Valle del Francés and the east face of Cuernos del Paine. Each one of them has comfortable bunks and drawers to put away gear. However, they have a custody service and a safety box to keep valuable belongings. The toilets are on the first and second floor and have wash basins, toilets and hot water showers, separated for men and women. We like: the view to the Paine and its different components.
SHELTER GREY: Located at the entrance of Torres del Paine National Park (Lago Grey side), the Grey Shelter welcomes you for your first or last night in the park, ready to help you charge your batteries. The common area is its biggest asset. big windows and fireplace, comfortable couches. it mixes up perfectly modernity and rusticity. The dorms and bathrooms are to share.
SHELTER DICKSON: The Shelter Dickson offers 27 beds in comfortable bedrooms on the first and second floor. The bathrooms are on the first floor, they are shared but separated for men and women and have toilets, wash basins and hot water showers.The Shelter has a restaurant service for basic meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner). It is also possible to ask for box lunches for those who are planning on trekking during the day or just enjoy a nice cup of hot coffee, beverages as well as tasty sandwichs.