The W trek
Lodges each night, packs light.
10 / CHILE
ScrollPatagonia
At the end of the world, the wind tells stories.
Best timeOct – Apr
Ideal duration10 – 14 days
ClimateChangeable, often windy
CurrencyChilean peso
VisaVisa-free for many, 90 days
01 / WHY GO
Granite towers, glaciers calving into turquoise lakes, condors overhead. Patagonia is wild, raw and far, and every kilometre is worth it.
We combine Torres del Paine’s classic W trek with lodge nights, add a boat to the Grey Glacier, and cross to Argentina for El Chaltén and the Perito Moreno ice field.
02 / HIGHLIGHTS
Moments worth the journey.
Grey Glacier by boat
Ice the colour of sky.
Perito Moreno
Watch it calve, then hear it.
Estancia asado
Lamb on the fire, gaucho songs.
El Chaltén
Fitz Roy at first light.
Ways to see it.
A LOCAL TIP“Pack for four seasons in one day. Then stop checking the forecast. The weather is half the drama.”
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