{"id":197030,"date":"2015-02-26T17:06:55","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T17:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.swoop-patagonia.co.uk\/?p=197030"},"modified":"2015-10-23T13:32:46","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T12:32:46","slug":"hiking-beaten-track-torres-del-paine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/hiking-beaten-track-torres-del-paine\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking Off the Beaten Track in Torres del Paine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\">Ben returned in January from a trip to <a title=\"Torres del Paine\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/torres-del-paine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Torres del Paine<\/a>, during which he did some <a title=\"OTBT Hiking TdP\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/torres-del-paine-beaten-track\/\" target=\"_blank\">hiking &#8216;off the beaten track&#8217;<\/a>, followed by a <a title=\"Kayaking TdP\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/torres-del-paine\/kayaking\/\" target=\"_blank\">kayaking trip<\/a>. Here he tells us a little about his experiences on the trip and in booking with Swoop and our partners\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>\u2018The trip was simply amazing. Thanks for organizing and taking care of us. Your help was outstanding and I could not have asked for more.\u2019<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4140.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-197046\" alt=\"IMG_4140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4140.png\" width=\"399\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>How was your experience of planning and arranging your trip with Swoop Patagonia?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4295.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-197047 alignleft\" alt=\"IMG_4295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4295.png\" width=\"239\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a>Your service was great, very personal, quick and wonderful.\u00a0Thanks for taking the time to talk us through several options and for convincing us to adjust our initial plan.<\/p>\n<p>Your help was outstanding and I could not have asked for more.\u00a0I would definitely recommend you.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-197048 alignright\" alt=\"IMG_4263\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4263.png\" width=\"239\" height=\"160\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>How were Swoop\u2019s partners in Torres\u00a0<\/b><b>del Paine?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Swoop\u2019s partners were always great, everything was arranged for and the whole trip was an experience. The whole trip was well planned, exciting but also allowed for flexibility, and the guides were a lot of fun. Overall they are great guys over there.<\/p>\n<p><b>What was the highlight of your trip?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The highlight of the trip was definitely hiking off the beaten path, spending nights in the middle of nowhere.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_3899.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-197049 alignleft\" alt=\"IMG_3899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_3899.png\" width=\"239\" height=\"160\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4268.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-197050 alignleft\" alt=\"IMG_4268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4268.png\" width=\"239\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben returned in January from a trip to Torres del Paine, during which he did some hiking &#8216;off the beaten track&#8217;, followed by a kayaking trip. 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