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The 10 Best Day Trips from in Puerto Natales, Magallanes Region
Proximity to the stunning Torres del Paine National Park makes Puerto Natales a gateway to adventure. It’s the best place to stock up on supplies and get your gear in order before you hop a two-hour bus ride to the park. This is an area for nature lovers, with plenty of opportunities for hiking, horseback riding, sailing and exploring.
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1. Private Tour: Torres del Paine National Park and Milodon Cave with Lunch
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
Venture from Puerto Natales to Torres del Paine National Park on a full day private tour for breathtaking glaciers, waterfalls and lakes. Lunch is included and your Local guide is on hand to point out various plants and animals typical of the Lakes District, as well as answer any questions you may have.
Inclusions: Driver/guide, Lunch, Local taxes
Exclusions: Gratuities
2. Boat navigation to Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers from Puerto Natales
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
This is a boat trip through Last Hope Sound towards Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, to visit the Balmaceda and Serrano glaciers. We will see not just these icy giants but also local flora and fauna along the way.
Inclusions: Professional guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)
Exclusions: Gratuities, Entrance fees to National Parks (at most $30)
Reviewed By Cheryl B
Go with a good appetite, so many variety of meats, take just a little so you can make it to the end! Loved the lamb, filet mignon, garlic beef the best. Even saved room for dessert and left feeling very satisfied
3. Puerto Natales Escapada
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
If you have only a few days to visit Torres del Paine, this program is perfect to you.
Inclusions: Transfer Punta Arenas airport/Bus Station (Private without guide), Transfer Bus station/Hotel (Private without guide), Full Day Torres del Paine First Class (regular), Local Guide english/Spanish day 2, Transfer Hotel/Bus Station (private without guide), Accommodation in Casa Patagonia
Exclusions: Flight tickets, Meals not mentioned, Guide not mentioned, Milodon and Torres del Paine entrance fees., Breakfast, Gratuities
Reviewed By 818pen
The tour itself was pretty good. The guide was knowledgeable with adequate English. The park is the must see & best approached from a stay in Puerto Natales.. We were picked up just after 7am but since we were back by 4, surely you could make the start & finish an hour later, rather than getting started so early. Secondly it's absurd to run a tour to the Milodon caves & the National park without including the admissions - what would you do if someone didn't have the 25,000 pesos to get into the National park? Leave them at the gate?. Be honest, passengers should have the Chilean equivalent of about $42 each US in cash to fully participate in this tour. We would still have taken the tour - but we wouldn't have been worrying whether we has enough cash left for dinner.
4. Full Day Torres del Paine & Milodon
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Book your tour to discover Torres del Paine National Park in 1 day! It will bring you the Milodon caves, to ones of the best views of Torres del Paine and to a walk into the Grey Lake sector.
Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Professional guide, Air-conditioned vehicle
Exclusions: Food and drinks
Reviewed By altheachan
As a junior hiker, I thought it was quite hard to hike around 11 km to 20 km each day within the scheduled time. However, under the good weather condition, I was able to finish the whole itinerary, and I thought it was worthy to do so without any regret! The scenery along the route is very unique and awesome, it is worthwhile to try hard to finish it! The weather can be very different even in one day: sunshine in the morning, wind and cloud in the afternoon and rain at night, so it is very important to wear in layers. Also, a pair of waterproof and comfortable hiking shoes or boots is a must for this hiking tour.
5. Trekking Torres Del Paine from Puerto Natales
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Discover the stunning National Park Torres del Paine and the wonders found there. This tour will allow you to explore paths and trails to reach a hidden lagoon, from where we will observe the stunning towers. Our excursion will show us the Amarga Lagoon and the Ascencio Valley, where we will began our hike.
Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Air-conditioned vehicle, Professional guide, Trekking Sticks
Exclusions: Food and drinks
Reviewed By altheachan
As a junior hiker, I thought it was quite hard to hike around 11 km to 20 km each day within the scheduled time. However, under the good weather condition, I was able to finish the whole itinerary, and I thought it was worthy to do so without any regret! The scenery along the route is very unique and awesome, it is worthwhile to try hard to finish it! The weather can be very different even in one day: sunshine in the morning, wind and cloud in the afternoon and rain at night, so it is very important to wear in layers. Also, a pair of waterproof and comfortable hiking shoes or boots is a must for this hiking tour.
6. Full day tour Torres del Paine
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
The Full day tour Torres del Paine is a good way to explore different areas of the park without having to make great physical efforts, we visit the viewpoints Mirador Lago Sarmiento, Mirador a la Laguna Amarga where you can see the Torres del Paine and the Mirador al Lago Noderhold. You’ll also see the Casadas Salto Grande, the Lengas forest and Lake Pehoé. Once you get to the park you’ll walk 5 kilometers in total with only little unevenness, so it’s a tour suitable for all types of travelers. On the way back to Puerto Natales you’ll make a stop to see the Milodon cave. The minibus with which you will move through the park contains 15 seats.
Inclusions: Transport in private minibus, Bilingual guide, First aid kit
Exclusions: Entrance to Torres del Paine National Park (between 11.000 - 25.000 CLP / 15 USD - 35 USD), Entrance to the Milodon Cave Natural Monument (8.000 CLP/ 11 USD), Food (you can buy a lunch box at the campsite for 12 USD/ unit)
7. Trekking Base Torres
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
Torres del Paine National Park is one of the most important protected wildlife areas in Chile. It was created on May 13, 1959.. Unesco declared it a biosphere reserve on April 28, 1978. Knowing this Massif is a challenge for those who are trekking lovers, a unique experience to walk between the paths of a beautiful Mountain, discovering all its charms, until reaching the Grand Prix , see the Towers in all their splendor and captive, take a photo with them, which each tourist takes as a souvenir of the goal of their journey through the Chilean Patagonia.
Inclusions: Canes, Air-conditioned vehicle
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8. Full Day Torres Del Paine First Class
Overall Ratings
4.8 based on 28 reviews
Enjoy a Full Day Tour seeing Flora, Fauna, Rivers, Lakes, Glaciers and Waterfalls. A wonderful sightseeing of beautiful landscapes created by nature.
Inclusions: Shared Transportation, Tour Guide English/Spanish, Snack on Board (water, chocolate, cerealbar, salty Snack), Seat Ensurance, Hotel in Puerto Natales pickup and drop-off
Exclusions: Lunch, Gratuities, entrance fees
Reviewed By theodorem600
Great day, our guide was excellent and the transfer service made the day worry free. Bear in mind, however, that there is a $25000 Chilean peso entry fee to the National Park.
9. Puerto Natales: Balmaceda and Serrano Glacier navigation
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4.6 based on 17 reviews
Visiting this glacier is admiring a majestic place almost untouched by man and it s only possible to get across the Ultima Esperanza Gulf. It is the Balmaceda Mount at an altitude of 2.035 mts, one the areas of the Bernardo O higgins National Park and it s part of the Andes range. Once the coast is passed around , the ship gets closer to the sea wolves reserve in order to finally get the mount.
Inclusions: Coffee and/or Tea, Whiskey appetizer with glacier ice., Hike in Laguna Serrano. Guide.
Exclusions: Food and drinks, unless specified, Gratuities
Reviewed By L8738FOsofiac
We took this tour last year. The guide doesn’t speak English at all, and keep repeating the same information over and over. They also don’t let you move and ask you to be next to them all the time. Amazing place but awful guide
10. Full-Day Torres del Paine Mountains Advanced Hike
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4.6 based on 16 reviews
Embark on a 14-hour advanced hike with a friendly and professional guide to one of Patagonia's most amazing adventures. Spend a day trekking to the base of the Paine Towers. Hike to the granite pillars of Torres del Paine National Park that dominate the surrounding landscape, which are incredibly mesmerizing and surreal in shape and form. Travel worry-free on this small-group tour that is limited to 7 participants per guide for more immediate attention to each individual guest. This tour includes lunch, hotel pickup and drop-off, as well as radio and satellite communication for emergencies.
Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off (Puerto Natales), Day backpack, Trekking poles, Boxed Lunch, Radio Communication for emergencies, Transportation (Hyundai H1, Ford E350, or Ford Transit), Professional guide (Wilderness First Responder certified, English & Spanish bilingual)
Exclusions: Tips for guides, Park entrance fee (approx $33 USD), Breakfast
Reviewed By Syed U
Almost 10 days of trekking close to 100 miles in this pristine land, taking hundreds of pictures, still didn't seem to do justice to this amazing place! Our legs may have been tired, but we didn't notice. Saw awe-inspiring rock towers reaching into the clouds, turquoise and deep blue colored lakes, and glaciers bigger in area than a city. We experienced all 4 seasons in a single day - incl. winds that could knock you off your feet if you're not careful. Drinking fresh (unfiltered) water from the streams never felt better. Not to forget the unique flora and fauna incl. the Lama-like guanacos and the Andean condors soaring from the cliffs. Must give credit to Chiletour for organizing everything so smoothly as well as the Chilean & Argentinian governments on preserving this place so well. Chiletour made a rather complicated itinerary and logistics seem simple. It was an absolute pleasure to get to know Ricci and to stay at the Garden Domes in Puerto Natales - gorgeous views, great food, comfortable cabins, yet simple, peaceful and remote. The tiny houses (designed and built by Ricci) just outside of Torres del Paine National Park are a class of their own. Compact yet very comfortable and modern, these trailer houses are very strategically placed with a view of the 3 famous towers. While it is magical to hold a 20,000 year old chunk of ice in your hands, you cannot help but feel sad that these glaciers may be gone the next time you visit this place. Scientists say the southern Patagonian Ice Fields are melting away at some of the highest rates on the planet. So my advice would be to visit this place sooner rather than later.
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