- TO THE PENINSULA OF LAGO DE GREY. Easy. Duration:
half a day. Itinerary: Depart from Salto Chico. MINIVAN: Río Paine,
Guardería Lago de Grey. ON FOOT: Suspension bridge over Río
Pingo. Península of Lago de Grey. Return. Attractions: Hike through
mature forests of Lenga. View of the magnificent Glaciar de Grey. Icebergs
next to the beach.
- TO THE GLACIAR DE GREY. Difficult, Duration: one day.
Picnic. Itinerary: Depart from Salto Chico. MOTORBOAT: Lago Pehoé.
ON FOOT: Refugio Pehoé, Glaciar de Grey vista point of Campos de
Hielo Sur, Refugio de Grey. Return. Attractions: Beautiful views of Glaciar
de Grey and of Macizo Paine Grande. Icebergs. Walk through forests, rivers
and brooks. Great vista-points. Notes: The possibility of crossing by motorboat
is always dependent on the weather.
- TO LAS ALTURAS DEL TORO. Medium. Duration: half a
day. Snack. Itinerary: Depart from Salto Chico. MINIVAN: Quebrada La Feria.
Alturas del Lago del Toro, Weber Bridge. Return. Attractions: Mature Lenga
Forests, lagoons, unforgettable view of the enormous Lago del Toro with
its deep blue color, emerald waters of Río Paine and golden plains
of the valley of Río Serrano. Condors.
- EXCURSION TO THE NORTH OF THE PARK, WITH STOP AT LAGUNA
AZUL, AND BARBECUE AT THE QUINCHO. Easy. Duration: one day. Lunch: Magallanes-Style
barbecue of lamb and vegetables. Itinerary: Depart from Salto Chico. MINIVAN:
Waterfalls of Río Paine, Guardería Laguna Amarga, Laguna
Azul, Río de Las Chinas, Quincho explora. Short tour through the
area. Return. Attractions: Easy and enjoyable exploration, plus the delicious
barbecue. Along the way it is possible to observe a variety of fauna: guanacos,
rheas, condors, foxes, ducks, geese, etc. Waterfalls of Río Paine.
- TO MIRADOR DE NORDENSKJÖLD. Easy. Duration: half
a day. Snack. Itinerary: Depart from Salto Chico. MINIVAN: Refugio Pudeto.
ON FOOT: Shores of Lago Pehoé, Salto Grande, Lago Nordenskjöld,
Mirador Nordenskjöld. Return. Attractions: Great views of the spray
and roar of the falls of Salto Grande. Breathtaking view of all of Valle
del Francés, Macizo del Paine Grande, Cuernos del Paine. Close-up
views of guanacos and condors. Notes: Strong wind.
- TO MIRADOR DEL TORO. Easy. Duration: half a day. Snack.
Itinerary: Depart from Salto Chico. MINIVAN: Shores of Río Paine.
ON FOOT: Walk up-hill to Mirador del Toro. Down-hill to Posada Río
Serrano, Park's administrative headquarters. Attractions: Interesting and
complete scientific information about the geography, geology, fauna and
flora of the Park presented by CONAF park rangers. Observation of birds,
local fauna and characteristic elements of the regional aquatic flora.
View of Lago Toro, Río Serrano and Río Grey flanked by large
mountains such as Cerro Ferrier, Cerro Donoso and others.
- THROUGH LAS CORNISAS. Medium. Duration: half a day.
Snack. Itinerary: ON FOOT: Depart from Salto Chico, Cerros del Sud-Este,
Mirador de los Cóndores, Cornisas, Mirador Alto Conaf, Quebrada
La Feria. Return. Attractions: During the winter, flocks of guanacos can
be found along the path, all along the way there are views of the southeast
section of the Park, including Lago Pehoé, Lago Nordenskjöld,
Cuernos del Paine, Valle del Francés and different lakes. Pass by
the nesting areas of the condors, and walk by the Cornisas to Mirador Alto
which drops to Quebrada La Feria, remarkable for its small lakes and forests.
- TO THE GLACIAR DEL VALLE DEL FRANCES. Medium. Duration:
one day. Picnic. Itinerary: Depart from Salto Chico. MOTORBOAT: Lago Pehoé,
Refugio Pehoé. ON FOOT: Lago Skottsberg, Valle del Francés,
Italian camp-site, Mirador del Glaciar. Return. Attractions: Valle del
Francés is one of the favorite places in the Park, penetrating into
the Cordillera del Paine. Marvelous view of the Cuernos del Paine, the
Macizo Paine Grande (3,050 m), the Cerro Paine Grande, the Glaciar del
Francés, the Lago Nordenskjöld and numerous other lakes and
lagoons. Note: The possibility of crossing by motorboat is always dependent
on the weather.
- TO THE BASE OF TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK. Difficult.
Duration: one day. Picnic. Itinerary: Depart from Salto Chico. MINIVAN:
Río Paine, Guardería Laguna Amarga, Estancia Cerro Paine,
Cerro Almirante Nieto. ON FOOT: Valle del Río Ascencio, Chilean
camp-site, forests, Torres camp-site, vista point from the Lake towards
the Torres del Paine. Return. Attractions: One of the most complete and
challenging explorations that one can do in the park. Habitat for many
animals and birds: lakes of many colors. View of the imposing Almirante
Nieto (2,640 m), and Lago Nordenskjöld, Laguna Amarga and Río
Paine. Century old Lenga forests, and the best view of the famous Torres
del Paine. Note: This exploration demands an important degree of physical
effort.
- ARCHEOLOGICAL HIKE BETWEEN GUARDERIA SARMIENTO AND
GUARDERIA LAGUNA AMARGA. Easy. Duration: half a day. Itinerary: Depart
from Salto Chico. MINIVAN: Guardería Lago Sarmiento. ON FOOT: Along
the northern limits of the Park. Primitive paintings. Guardería
Laguna Amarga. Return. Attractions: The exploration allows wide overview
of landscape. Primitive paintings of the Tehuelches, native inhabitants
of the region, can be observed on the rocks wall. Abundance of guanacos,
and the expectation for a visit from the puma. Note: Normally offered before
the Quincho barbecue.
- TO LAGO SARMIENTO. Easy. Duration: half a day. Snack.
Itinerary: Depart from Salto Chico. MINIVAN: Lago Pehoé, Lago Nordenskjöld.
ON FOOT: Lago Sarmiento shores. Return. Attractions: Bizarre lime formations
on the shore, and, during the winter, guanaco flocks on the way.
- TO LAGUNA AZUL. Medium. Duration: half a day. Snack.
Itinerary: Depart from Salto Chico. MINIVAN: Guardería Laguna Amarga,
Cascada Paine, Laguna Azul. ON FOOT: Laguna Azul shores, Torres del Paine
vista-point. Attractions: relaxed contemplation of lenga and ñirre
forests, views of the Torres del Paine and Laguna Azul. Notes: Normally
offered before or after the Quincho barbecue.
- TO LAGUNA LA CAL-SARMIENTO. Medium. Duration : one
day. Picnic. Itinerary : on foot : depart from Salto Chico, laguna La Cal,
Paso Las Buitreras (rocky outcrop where condors rest), Lago Sarmiento and
Sarmiento Chico. Attractions : Initially passing through spectacular native
woodlands the trails arrives at Laguna La Cal. Surrounded by hill, and
rugged rocks home to condors (Las Buitreras) this is often a place to experience
the patagonian winds. An abundance of laggons give way to a wide variety
of aquactic birds. Spectacular views of the Cuernos del Paine. Terminanting
along the shores of Lago Sarmiento.
- ALONG RIO PINGO. Easy. Duration: Half a day. Snack.
Itinerary: Depart from Salto Chico. MINIVAN: Río Paine, Guardería
Lago Grey. ON FOOT : Río Pingo, RefugioPingo, Chorrillo de los Salmones.
Return.
- HORSE BACK RIDING
- TO REFUGIO PEHOE. Medium. Duration: half a day. Snack,
Itinerary: Depart from Salto Chico. MINIVAN: Corrales (Parks Administrative
Office). On HORSEBACK: Las Carretas camp-site, Río Grey, Refugio
Pehoé. Return. MOTORBOAT: Across Lago Pehoé. Attractions:
Spectacular view of Macizo del Paine and Lago Pehoé. Notes: The
possibility of crossing by motorboat is always dependent on the weather.
This exploration requires basic horseback riding experience.
- TO MIRADOR GREY. Difficult. Duration: one day. Picnic.
Itinerary: Depart from Salto Chico. MINIVAN: Corrales (Park's Administrative
Office). ON HORSEBACK: Las Carretas camp-site, Río Grey, Refugio
Pehoé, up-hill half and hour to a Lago Grey's vista-point where
you see all the glaciers. Also a panoramic view of cordillera de Paine,
Los Andes, el campo de hielo and el Lago Pehoé. Return.
- ON THE QUINCHO. Medium. Duration: half a day. Snack.
Itinerary: Depart from Salto Chico. MINIVAN: Guardería Laguna Amarga,
Cascada Paine, Laguna Azul, Quincho explora. On Horseback: Río de
Las Chinas, ñirre and lenga forests, return to the Quincho. Attractions:
Spectacular view of Sierra Baguales, Torres del Paine, Río de Las
Chinas. Note: Normally offered immediately before or after Quincho barbecue.
- 2 DE ENERO. Duration: one day. Picnic. Itinerary:
Depart from Salto Chico. MINIVAN: Guardería Laguna Amarga, Paine
waterfall, Laguna Azul, Quincho explora. ON ORSEBACK: Río de las
Chinas, ñirre and lenga forests, up-hill half and hour to a Lago
Grey's vista-point where you see all the glaciers. Also a panoramic view
of Cordillera de Paine, Los Andes, campo de hielo and Lago Pehoé.
Return.
- TO MIRADOR DONOSO. Medium. Duration : one day with
lunch of half day with snack. Itinerary : Depart from Salto Chico. Minivan
: Stables (Park Administration centre). On Horseback : bridge accross Rio
Grey, Pampa Esmeralda,a Laguna Los Chorros, reading towards the base of
Cerro Donoso. Attractions : A varied trail which weaves in and out of Magellanic
woodlands and pass the open pampas. Spectacular views of Cerro Donoso through
a virgin landscape in one of the least explored areas of the park.
- TO RIO SERRANO. Easy. Duration: half a day. Snack.
Itinerary: Depart from Salto Chico. MINIVAN: Corrales (Park's Administrative
Office). ON HORSEBACK: Río Serrano, Pampa Serrano (Patagonia steppe).
Return.
- LAGUNA LINDA. Easy. Duration: Half a day. Snack. Itinerary:
Depart from Salto Chico. MINIVAN: Corrales (Park's Administrative Office).
ON HORSEBACK: Laguna Negra, Laguna Linda, Pampa administración.
Return.
- PASO LA FERIA. Médium. Duration: one day. Picnic.
Itinerary: Depart from Salto Chico. MINIVAN: Corrales (Park's Administrative
Office). ON HORSEBACK: Quebrada La Feria, Las Buitreras, Lago Sarmiento.
Return.
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