Torres del Paine Winter Adventure - 5 - $1,695
Trip Summary and Itinerary Map
Day 1: Arrive in Torres del Paine; Hike to Lake Pehoé
Day 2: Hike to Glacier Grey
Day 3: Hike to the French Valley
Day 4: Hike via Las Carretas Trail; Transfer to Serrano Area
Day 5: Hike to Las Torres (The Towers) viewpoint; Transfer to Puerto Natales
Start from Puerto Natales and end at Puerto Natales
Landmarks visited on Torres del Paine Winter Adventure
Operator's Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive in Torres del Paine; Hike to Lake Pehoé
Your private transfer will pick you up early in the morning from your hotel in Puerto Natales and drive you to Torres del Paine National Park’s administration area, where our first hike will begin.
This is a 6hr hike along Las Carretas trail to the shores of Lake Pehoé, tucked at the base of the Paine Massif. The Grey River will accompany us along the way and we’ll have a picnic lunch before arriving at our Refugio.
Once there, you’ll settle into your dorm before meeting again for dinner.
Transfer duration: 2hrs
Length of hike: 6hrs, 16km
Meals: Picnic lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Refugio Paine Grande
Day 2: Hike to Glacier Grey
Today, our destination is Glacier Grey: a stirringly beautiful ice giantending abruptly in the glacial lake of the same name. We’ll set out early, ascending 200 metres on the winding path that takes us to Laguna Negra.
Here, we’ll see sections of the massive Southern Patagonian Ice Field, a geological phenomenon that still guards many unexplored sections. You’ll continue on to Grey Glacier’s lookout point, passing forests and rivers, with possible sightings of the spectacled and flying steamer ducks that call them home.
We’ll have lunch at the lookout with the mammoth Glacier Grey at our feet, and might be lucky enough to catch sight of ice calving from its huge walls into the freezing waters.
We return along the same path, accompanied by views of Paine Grande and the muscled granite walls of Cordon Olguín, to our Refugio where we’ll spend a second night.
Length of hike: 8hrs, 22km
Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Refugio Paine Grande
Day 3: Hike to the French Valley
Today’s hike is a challenging trek to the heart of the Paine massif. Our destination, the French Valley, is a spectacular natural basin surrounded by peaks and hanging glaciers.
After breakfast we’ll set off on a 2-hour hike through firebush and beech forests to the suspension bridge over the French River. At the entrance to the French Valley – a glacial moraine – you’ll scramble over huge boulders and catch the first sight of the hanging glacier atop the valley.
From this point, you’ll ascend for an hour through a dreamlike Japanese garden landscape before arriving at the French Valley viewpoint (the 'Plateau'). Your reward is a heart-stirring bird’s eye view of granite peaks and hanging glaciers. To one side, the French Glacier and Paine Grande (3,050m); while to the other, La Espada, La Hoja, La Máscara and the main and north 'horns' of Los Cuernos arch upwards. In the upper section of the Valley, Cerro Catedral and Cerro Fortaleza loom like turrets above the landscape.
We’ll have lunch at the viewpoint, surrounded by these imposing peaks and open skies, then return to our Refugio via the same route for our final night there.
Length of hike: 7-8hrs, 18km
Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Refugio Paine Grande
Day 4: Hike via Las Carretas Trail; Transfer to Serrano Area
Today we’ll make our way across the park, hiking the Las Carretas Trail to the park’s administration area. Here, we take our transfer to Rio Serrano where we’ll stay the night in a cosy cabin located in the Rio Serrano Sector.
Transfer duration: 10mins
Length of hike: 5-6hrs, 16km
Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Refugio Vista Paine
Day 5: Hike to Las Torres viewpoint; Transfer to Puerto Natales
In the morning, we take a transfer to Las Torres area to begin our hike to the three Towers base. The trail takes us through incredible deciduous beech forests, with views of glaciers and waterfalls.
Our journey continues as we ascend a huge terminal moraine up to the Las Torres (The Towers) viewpoint (900m) with excellent photo opportunities. From here we will be surrounded by three giant granite towers (2,850m) and a lagoon fed by waters from glacial erosion. We will enjoy lunch in front of this breathtaking scenery.
We will then descend, following the same path down to the estancia Las Torres, located at the mountain's plateau, where we will take a transfer back to Puerto Natales.
Transfer duration: 1.5hrs
Length of hike: 8-10hrs, 22km
Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch

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Torres del Paine Winter Adventure
Prices, Departures and Inclusions
Please note this trip is not operating during the 2022 season.
You may be interested in our Winter Highlights of Torres del Paine trip.
Additional Notes
Joining & departure instructions –
Please arrive in Puerto Natales on the afternoon before for your trip
starts for your group briefing. It is also recommended that you plan to
stay in Puerto Natales when you finish your trek. If you would like help booking your pre/post-trek arrangements please just let us know.
Group size – Minimum 2, maximum 8.
Includes
- All meals indicated in the itinerary
- Three nights in refugios (dormitories with bunk beds & fresh bedding), heating, showers and hot water
- One night in a cabin in the Serrano Area (two-room cabin with shared bathroom)
- All the private transportation indicated in the schedule
- Entrance fee to Torres del Paine National Park
- English and Spanish-speaking guide
Excludes
- Meals not included in the itinerary
- Drinks during lunch and dinner
- Any additional nights
- Personal equipment (see our recommended kit list)
- Personal travel insurance
- Porters to carry personal belongings (available upon request, cost of USD $150 per day with a maximum of 15 kg per porter, usually good to share one between two hikers)
- Gratuities/tips
- International and domestic/in-country flights
- Any visa, passport and vaccination expenses