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David returned in November 2014 from a W Trek<\/a> in Torres del Paine<\/a>. Here he tells us about his experiences on the trip and in booking with Swoop and our partners in Chile.<\/p>\n

\u2018Thanks a lot for all your support. It was very helpful.\u2019<\/i><\/p>\n

How were Swoop Patagonia<\/i>? \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

I really\u00a0appreciated your services. Despite the differences in our time zone,\u00a0you guys never made me wait for an answer and that is a fundamental point for me.\u00a0You guys did a great job.<\/p>\n

It might be helpful to inform people about other services such as porters. I\u2019ve met people that, like me, did not know the services of porters. I did not need one but few friends over there were willing to pay for one.<\/p>\n

I would (and in fact did)\u00a0recommend you for my friends. You guys delivered everything it was\u00a0promised.<\/p>\n

\"morais<\/p>\n

How were our partners who ran the 5 day W Trek<\/a> in Chile?<\/b><\/p>\n

Swoop’s Chilean partners were also very nice, and very good at giving us the necessary info.\u00a0We only had a little\u00a0hiccup which was one email\u00a0unanswered for a week. Later Gonzalo\u00a0apologised and explained that he was out of town.<\/p>\n

I definitely enjoyed the itinerary. The\u00a0way the trip was split\u00a0allowed us to get used to the trails and at the end we were walking at easy.<\/p>\n

The guide was the highlight of our trip. He was very funny and knowledgeable. Each time we were approaching a Refugio he would go\u00a0faster so that when we arrived there our\u00a0\u2018check in\u2019 was taken care of. He always made sure that we were safe and\u00a0comfortable without ever being\u00a0patronising.<\/p>\n

I guess if I was to change anything I would have liked to stay longer in each refugio, since there are so many\u00a0beautiful things to see, especially around the\u00a0\u2018Cuernos\u2019. But in terms of the itinerary\u00a0itself I would not change anything.<\/p>\n

\"morais<\/a><\/p>\n

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Did you manage to visit anywhere else in Chile or Argentina?<\/b><\/p>\n

I only had time to visit Punta Arenas<\/a>, but I was equally impressed by its history.<\/p>\n

What was the highlight of your trip?<\/b><\/p>\n

Hard to say\u2026 I guess having met so many amazing people and walked through that beautiful landscape made for incredible memories. It would be unfair to pick a single moment.<\/p>\n

\"morais<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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