{"id":195116,"date":"2013-11-28T13:38:15","date_gmt":"2013-11-28T13:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.swoop-patagonia.co.uk\/?p=195116"},"modified":"2015-10-23T13:33:04","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T12:33:04","slug":"2-days-kayaking-in-torres-del-paine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/2-days-kayaking-in-torres-del-paine\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Days Kayaking in Torres del Paine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\">Ainsley &amp; his friends returned just a few days ago from two days<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/torres-del-paine\/kayaking\/\"> Kayaking in\u00a0Torres del Paine <\/a>National Park along the Rio Serrano after a self guided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/w-trek-torres-del-paine-page\/\">W Trek<\/a>. Here Ainsley tells us about their trip\u2026<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><i>\u2018We had such a wonderful trip\u2019<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Ainsley-8-e1385718012625.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-195148\" alt=\"Ainsley 8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Ainsley-8-e1385718012625-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><\/i><b>What were the highlights of your trip to Torres del Paine overall?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Staying at Torres Central after days of hiking and camping in tents. \u00a0<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Making it to the Torres lookout. \u00a0<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Taking in the colours of Patagonia.<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Kayaking down the Rio Serrano. \u00a0<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What were the highlights of the Kayaking trip in particular?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0<\/i><i style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Laughing together about all of the mishaps of our inexperience. \u00a0<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Sharing a delicious meal with the guides before heading back home.\u00a0<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Ainsley-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-195147\" alt=\"Ainsley 7\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Ainsley-7-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>What did you think of our Kayaking partners in Torres del Paine?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>They did a wonderful job, being patient with us inexperienced kayakers and feeding us well after we&#8217;d eaten trail mix for days out on The W. \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>We loved going down the river and getting to see the glacier up close. \u00a0And riding German&#8217;s boat to the secluded hostel for a nice meal (with wine and pisco sour) overlooking the glacier was wonderful too! \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>What advice \/ recommendations would you give to other travellers?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>As far as tips for future kayakers goes, I feel like the guides took good care of us, and we did well even though none of us had much kayaking experience. I will say sunscreen was important, and bug spray would have been nice. \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>How did Swoop do?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Swoop did a good job pairing us up with great kayaking partners in Torres del Paine, who took over and promptly answered many questions about the trip and Patagonia in general. \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Ainsley-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-195146\" alt=\"Ainsley 6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Ainsley-6-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"625\" height=\"625\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ainsley &amp; his friends returned just a few days ago from two days Kayaking in\u00a0Torres del Paine National Park along the Rio Serrano after a self guided W Trek. 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