Planned itenery:
Today you will head to Torres del Paine National Park. The main stop will be “Cascada Paine,” a waterfall from the glacier’s water. The following stops will include “Mirador Salto Grande“& “Mirador Cuernos“. Around Mid Day we will stop for lunch at Hosteria Camping Pehoe (this might change depending on weather conditions), where you will enjoy lunch with the spectacular view of “Macizo Paine” and Lake Pehoe Here you can do an optional short hike to “Mirador Condor” After that, you will head back to Puerto Natales on the route you can make more stops for pictures or just enjoying your time.
On this day, you can spot Condors, Pumas, Sheep, Lambs, and many other kinds of birds and trees.
The landscape will be impressive the whole day, which is perfect to encourage kids’ curiosity
Our Day:
Today, Joaquin gave us a comprehensive Torres Del Paine Parque National tour. Torres Del Paine (Towers of Blue) is a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve and Joaquin considers it a world wonder. It is named for the Paine massif, a metamorphic ridge and needles cluster between the Southern Patagonian Ice Field and the Patagonian Steppe. The name is a mix of Spanish and Indigenous Patagonian (Tehuelche) words: Paine being a Tehuelche word for blue seen throughout the park in the turquoise glaciers, rivers, lakes, and lagoons. This is one of the most beautiful national parks with sweeping mountains, vertical soaring granite pillars, glistening blue and turquoise lakes, lagoons, rivers, and sprawling green forests. It is a mecca for trekkers with hikes ranging from a few hours, a day, and three to ten day backpacking routes. We visited three lakes and lagoons, including the Azul Lagoon where we had a picnic lunch, saw glaciers, and saw countless spectacular lookout points. As for wildlife, we saw Guanacos (the animal from Mike’s post) on the grassy tundra. Though we searched, we failed to see a puma or a condor. These photos don’t capture the magnificence of Torres Del Paine.
