Arrive into Puerto Natales to start trip. Bus tickets and support provided from either Punta Arenas or el Calafate in Argentina.

Meet guide and transfer vehicle for the private transfer to the small outpost town of Cerro Castillo and the comfortable Hosteria el Pionero. Surrounded by the customary layer of trees, the villa has the look and feel of an English country home and was built by European settlers to Tierra del Fuego at the beginning of the century. Once home to one of the most important and influential estancieros in the region it offers comfortable accommodation and an excellent restaurant offering a variety of typical local foods and international cuisine.
The fireside bar is an excellent place to enjoy a pisco sour whilst meeting your new friends and discussing the adventures to come.

Comfortable en suite accommodation (some rooms with fireplaces). Dinner in the comfortable restaurant.

Dinner included (wine/drinks available at extra cost).

After breakfast, we start the famous Torres del Paine Circuit, trekking along the shores of Laguna Azul through southern beech forests towards the mighty Towers that give Torres del Paine its name. Lots of beautiful flower-filled meadows and great mountain scenery.

Arrive at Lago Paine where we will stop for lunch before continuing across this wide open valley crossing its dry river beds and streams - our views constantly dominated by the Paine massif to our left.

After a few hours we will pass through a thick beech forest before arriving at the Rio de los Perros where we will call the local boatman and board the small boat to take us across this fast flowing glacial river.

Our base for the night is the pretty Dickson refugio located in its own remote valley with no vehicle access and incredible views in every direction. We will be settling into our dorm-style accommodation here before relaxing before dinner or meeting some of the other travellers who will be calling the place home for the night. 

Facilities include bathrooms, showers and restaurant. Beers normally available to purchase in the refugio.

Night in dorm style rooms with all meals included (wine/drinks available at extra cost).

Today's hike takes us out to the fantastic lookout with views of Dickson Lake and Glacier, one of the prettiest in the park.
We will enjoy some time here taking photos and relaxing in the pretty forest before walking back to our refugio in the Dickson Valley.

Time to relax before dinner. 

Facilities as above.

Night in refugio with all meals included (wine/drinks available at extra cost).

After breakfast, we will set out on our shorter but steeper walk that takes us alongside the vast Los Perros River and through an ancient forest, all under the shadow of the Indian Head mountain.

A spectacular viewpoint will give us views of the immense Dickson Glacier and lake. At day's end we will set up camp just below the glacier.

This is an organized camp with some facilities. Night camping with all meals included (with wine at dinner).

Next is the Torres del Paine Circuit's most challenging trek. We will climb up and over the John Gardner pass and hopefully see the southern Patagonian Ice Field laid out before us, with its endless glaciers and mountains. This is a special place, which sees few visitors.

In the afternoon we will head down to the camp near the face of Grey Glacier. Our base for the night is the small wooded campsite situated in the forest close to the glacier.

Meals will be in the nearby refugio. Facilities include showers, restaurant and bathrooms.

All meals included, dinner in refugio (drinks available at extra cost).

Continuing along the lake fed by Grey Glacier meltwater, we enjoy an easier day today as we trek out of this beautiful valley along the ridge top. The spectacular Glacier will be visible to our right during most of today's trek. This is one of Torres del Paine's great treks and our destination is the crystal clear, turquoise waters of Lago Pehoe.

Chance to rest a little while we wait for the catamaran that will take us across the lake to meet our transfer vehicle for the drive back to Puerto Natales.

Trip ends in Puerto Natales.

Breakfast and lunch included.