{"id":197276,"date":"2015-04-09T16:32:58","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T15:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.swoop-patagonia.co.uk\/?p=197276"},"modified":"2015-10-23T13:32:44","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T12:32:44","slug":"ellens-excursions-torres-del-paine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/ellens-excursions-torres-del-paine\/","title":{"rendered":"Ellen&#8217;s Excursions in Torres del Paine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ellen returned in April 2015 from a stay at an eco friendly camp in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/torres-del-paine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Torres del Paine<\/a> from which she took various excursions into the National Park. Here she tells us about her experiences on the trip and in booking with Swoop and our partners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>The experience was fantastic and I would recommend it to all. \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>How was your experience of booking with Swoop and our partners?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It was great. I asked a million questions prior to committing and I received complete and timely answers.<\/p>\n<p><b>How were your guides?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Carlos was our guide and he was wonderful.<\/p>\n<p><b>What did you think of the excursions?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>They were fantastic, we did the trek to the base of the Towers after being on a flight for 28 hours and it was extremely challenging for me but Carlos made sure that I finished.<\/p>\n<p>The second day we did the excursion to the lake and it was wonderful.<\/p>\n<p><b>What did you think of the eco friendly camp?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>We loved the accommodations, the camaraderie, and the helpfulness of the staff.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>I would love to come back and do the complete W-trek and spend more time.\u00a0 Thanks for a memorable experience.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ellen returned in April 2015 from a stay at an eco friendly camp in Torres del Paine from which she took various excursions into the National Park. 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