Arriving
Chile · 50.9423° S, 73.4068° W
Granite towers lit before the wind.
Overview
“The wind clears everything but the view.”
Torres del Paine is where the Andes break into granite towers above turquoise lakes.
The wind is real and the weather changes by the hour, which is part of the point.
Walk it slowly, and every turn gives you another skyline.
Toward the centre: calm, culture, budget, near
Wild 95%, Nature 100%, Luxe 55%, Far 100%
When to go
November
Torres del Paine in November: weather ideal, crowds busy, prices high.
Darker means more of it. Estimates from each place's best months.
Do
Itinerary
Day 1
Walk to Salto Grande, where the lake's outflow thunders into turquoise Lago Pehoé.
Day 2
Trek or sail to Grey Glacier and watch blue ice break into the lake.
Day 3
Hike to the Base of the Towers, a long climb rewarded by three granite spires.
Day 4
Ride out on horseback across an estancia's open steppe.
Day 5
Watch dawn hit the Cuernos from the shore of Lago Pehoé.
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