Guided Classic W Circuit (5 days)

Program for season 2021-2022:

• For Chileans and foreign residents in Chile: CLP$ 919,000 per person.

*Because it is a shared tour, this is confirmed with a minimum of 2 people.

Supplements

• Christmas and New Year: In case your booking considers the night of December 24^th or 31^st in the program, the price per person will include a supplement of CLP$ 18,000.

1. Select the departure date from the calendar.
2. Select the number of people.
3. Click on "Add to cart".
4. Pay the full price of the tour online.

• Transport:
  • Round-trip transport by bus from Puerto Natales to the Torres del Paine National Park.
  • Connecting shuttle from the reception of Amarga Lagoon to the Welcome Center.
  • Catamaran from the Pehoé Area to Pudeto.
• Accommodations in refugios, in shared bedrooms (include sleeping bag):
  • 1^st night in Refugio Central.
  • 2^nd night in Refugio El Chileno (or Refugio Torre Central, depending on availability).
  • 3^rd night in Refugio Los Cuernos (or Francés Domes, depending on availability).
  • 4^th night in Refugio Paine Grande.
• Meals:
  • Breakfast (coffee, tea, milk, bread, eggs, jam, juice, and fruit).
  • Box lunch (cold sandwich, cereal bar, chocolate bar, dried fruits, and fruit).
  • Dinner (menu of the day with first and second course, dessert, and fruit).
• Stainless steel bottle.
• Towel.
• Bilingual guide (Spanish and English).
• Entrance ticket to the Torres del Paine National Park.

• Porter (from CLP$ 140,000 per day, per every 15 kg or 33 lb).
• Health insurance.
• Medical care in case of an accident.
• Evacuation assistance because of bad weather or reasons of force majeure.
• Travel insurance that covers accidents and cancellations because of reasons of force majeure.
• Drinks.
• Tips (optional).

• A 40-liter backpack to bring all the things you will use during the circuit.
• A 25-liter backpack for full day treks to the Base of Torres del Paine and French Valley (you can leave your big backpack in El Chileno and Italiano camps, and then pick it up on the way back).
• Waterproof jacket and pants (Gore-Tex or similar).
• Fleece clothing (Polartec or similar).
• Thermal clothing (base layer).
• Short and long-sleeved t-shirts.
• Hiking shoes.
• Plenty of batteries (there are no electrical sockets to charge batteries).
• Earplugs.
• Flip-flops (for showers and resting).
• Flashlight.
• Lock.
• Winter hat and gloves for the cold.
• Cap to protect yourself from the sun.
• Sunscreen.
• Ziploc bags (to store garbage).
• Trekking poles.
• Travel insurance that covers accidents and cancellations because of reasons of force majeure.

• Minimum age required of 14 years old to make the activity.
• Not allowed for pregnant women.

Start: Day 1 at 2:30 am in the Puerto Natales Bus Station.
End: Day 5 at 10:00 in the Puerto Natales Bus Station.

Day 1: Transport to the Torres del Paine National Park. We will gather in our meeting point, where we will take the bus at 2:30 pm, in which we will go to the park in a two and a half hours trip. In the afternoon we will arrive at the Refugio Torre Central, place where we will have our dinner and be able to rest for the next day, and make the guided Classic W Circuit.

Day 2: Las Torres Base Trek (19.5 km or 12.1 miles, 8 to 10 hours). Early in the morning, after breakfast, we will begin the trek towards the Las Torres Base lookout. We will have views of the Almirante Nieto Mountain while we walk by the pampa until crossing the Asencio River, so then we go to the Vientos Pass. Here we will have privileged amazing views of the road that we just walked, and the surrounding rivers. After that, we will continue to the Refugio El Chileno, from where we will enter to a Patagonian forest, in which we will identify different vegetable and animal species. When we get to the moraine, we will begin the most difficult part of the day, because we will have to climb by a rocky track to reach the lookout point. In the Base, besides enjoying the view of the Torres del Paine, if the weather allows it, we will have time for resting and having lunch, before returning to our accommodations, the same that the night before.

Day 3: El Chileno Campsite – Los Cuernos Campsite (13.5 km or 8.3 miles, 5 to 7 hours). This day will be less demanding that the day before, because the gap travelled is significantly lower. We will follow the route by the northern side of the Nordenskjöld Lake, with another perspective of the Almirante Nieto Mountain, and amazing views of the lake. While we move forward, we will have the explanations of our guide about the flora and fauna, besides the information about glaciers and the lake itself. The accommodations will be in the Refugio Los Cuernos or Francés Domes, depending on availability.

Day 4: Francés Valley Trek (20.5 km or 12.7 miles, 8 to 10 hours). During this day, we will have access to what is considered as one of the best views of the Torres del Paine National Park. We will go over the Francés Valley, beginning a trek until reaching the Italiano Campsite. From this place, we will go up in the middle of a Patagonian forest until reaching the Francés Lookout that gives us overwhelming images of the circuit that we just have made. From this place, we will see the mountains around the valley and we can continue to the Británico Lookout. In our way back, we will pass again by the Italiano Campsite, and go to the Refugio Paine Grande, where we will spend our last night of tour.

Day 5: Grey Lake Area – Puerto Natales (22 km or 13.6 miles, 8 to 10 hours). We will leave very early, so we can get as close as possible to the Grey Glacier. We will walk by the side of the Grey Lake, passing by the first lookout, so we can reach the Refugio Grey, from where we can have close views of the glacier and the icebergs. After that, we will go back by the same path to the Refugio Paine Grande, to board the 6:30 pm catamaran, in which we will cross the Pehoé Lake and have views of the Paine Grande Mountain and the Cuernos del Paine from the water, before reaching Pudeto, where we will take the transport back to Puerto Natales.

Changes for personal reasons

• You will be able to reschedule without any cost or cancel with full refund until 31 days before the beginning of the program.
• With less than 31 days before the beginning of the program, it will not be possible to make changes, cancellations nor any refund.

Changes for reasons related to COVID-19

• In the event of you cannot travel for reasons related to COVID-19, which implies the closure of borders; cancellation of land and/or air transport; contagion by COVID-19 (presenting the proper medical certificate that proves it); quarantine in Torres del Paine city and/or Torres del Paine National Park closure, your will be able to reschedule your booking to make your trip until April 2022. There will be no refund because of the reasons previously identified.

Changes for reasons of force majeure

• There will be no refund because of accidents, road closures, natural disasters, demonstrations, strikes or any other case of force majeure not related to COVID-19 produced before or during the program that make impossible making part or the whole program. In case one or several of these things happen, the local supplier will give a letter to be presented with the insurance company of the traveler, so we recommend you taking out a travel insurance that covers accidents and cancelations for reasons of force majeure.