Torres del Paine W Trek (4 or 5 days)

The W Trek is one of the most iconic trekking routes in Patagonia. Located in Torres del Paine National Park, the trail connects some of its main highlights: Base Torres Viewpoint, the French Valley, and the Grey Glacier viewpoints, passing through landscapes of mountains, lakes, forests, and glaciers.

This program allows you to complete the W Trek independently in 4 or 5 days and brings together in a single booking the accommodations and main transportation needed to complete the route. You can choose between camping or refugio accommodation and decide whether to include meals during the trek. This way, the main logistics are arranged in advance, so you can simply focus on enjoying the experience.

Our programs are designed to cover the entire W Trek, with accommodations in different sectors along the route, allowing you to follow a continuous itinerary and make the most of each day of trekking.

This is a high demand program and its spaces are limited, so our recommendation is to book your trip as early as possible.

W Trek (4 days)​

Program with accommodation in camping:

• Program based on double occupancy for residents in Chile: CLP$ 569.000 per person.
• Program based on double occupancy for non-residents in Chile: US$ 830 per person.

Program with accommodation in refugio:

• Program for residents in Chile: CLP$ 609.000 per person.
• Program for non-residents in Chile: US$ 1,120 per person.

W Trek (5 days)​

Program with accommodation in camping:

• Program based on double occupancy for residents in Chile: CLP$ 629.000 per person.
• Program based on double occupancy for non-residents in Chile: US$ 959 per person.

Program with accommodation in refugio:

• Program for residents in Chile: CLP$ 699.000 per person.
• Program for non-residents in Chile: US$ 1,359 per person.

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Important notes

• For programs that include camping accommodations, all tents are double occupancy and shared by two people. Double-occupancy rates apply to groups with an even number of travelers (2, 4, 6, etc.), as each tent is shared by two people. For groups with an odd number of travelers (1, 3, 5, etc.), a single supplement of CLP$ 269.000 / US$ 399 applies for the W Trek (4 Days) and CLP$ 299.000 / US$ 439 for the W Trek (5 Days), as one traveler will occupy a double tent alone.
  
• Non-resident foreigners must present their passport and entry card to the country at check-in at each accommodation. If these documents are not presented, the guest must pay IVA (Spanish acronym for VAT) directly at the accommodation.

1. Select the program start date on the calendar.
2. Select the number of passengers.
3. Click “Add to cart.”
4. Pay the total program price online.
   
   

Once the online payment is completed, we will confirm your booking within 3 business days (up to 7 business days during high season), depending on accommodation availability. If we are unable to confirm the requested start date, we will offer you the next closest available date (usually starting one or two days later). If the proposed date doesn’t work for you, you may request a full refund.

• Transport:
  • Round-trip transport by bus from Terminal Rodoviario de Puerto Natales to the Torres del Paine National Park.
  • Catamaran from the Pehoé Area to the Muelle Pudeto.
• Accommodation:
  • Campsite: Includes a down sleeping bag, sleeping pad, and pillow. The tent is already set up at the campsite; you do not need to set it up, take it down, or carry it. Overnight stays are at Central or Chileno, Francés or Cuernos, and Paine Grande campgrounds. The 5-day version also includes an overnight stay at Grey Campsite.
    
  • Refugio: Includes a mattress cover, sleeping bag or bed linens with a blanket, and a pillow. Overnight stays are at Central, Francés or Cuernos, and Paine Grande refugios. The 5-day version also includes an overnight stay at Refugio Grey.
• Hot showers.

​*The confirmed accommodation for each night, as well as the direction of the program (Central to Grey or Grey to Central), will depend on accommodation availability for your travel dates. If you have any specific preferences regarding accommodations and/or direction, please indicate them in the “Additional comments” box during the online booking process.​

• Full board meals (breakfast, box-lunch and dinner, starting with the dinner of the first day and ending with the box-lunch of the last day):
  
  • W Circuit (4 days):
    • Residents in Chile:
      • Normal: CLP$ 300.000 per person.
      • Christmas and New Year: CLP$ 336.000 per person.
    • Non-residents in Chile:
      • Normal: US$ 570 per person.
      • Christmas and New Year: US$ 624 per person.
  • W Circuit (5 days):
    • Residents in Chile:
      • Normal: CLP$ 370.000 per person.
      • Christmas and New Year: CLP$ 406.000 per person.
    • Non-residents in Chile:
      • Normal: US$ 640 per person.
      • Christmas and New Year: US$ 694 per person.
• Grey Glacier Hike (only for W Circuit (5 days)): CLP$ 265.000 per person.
• Grey Glacier Kayak (only for W Circuit (5 days)): CLP$ 195.000 per person.

*The box lunch is always provided to go, while breakfast and dinner may be either to go or served, depending solely on the meal availability at each accommodation (it is not possible to choose the format). If you have any dietary restrictions, please indicate them in the “Additional comments” box during the online booking process.

• Entrance fee to the Torres del Paine National Park (CLP$ 14.200 for resident in Chile and CLP$ 48.500 for non-resident in Chile*).
• Connection transport between Laguna Amarga and Las Torres Area (CLP$ 5.000 for resident in Chile and US$ 6 for non-resident in Chile*).
• Pickup at your accommodation.
• Guide.
• Porter.
  

*Prices subject to change without notice.

*The following itinerary is for reference only and may not match the itinerary of your confirmed program. If you have any questions about your confirmed itinerary, please contact us at reservas@nomades.com.

Start: Day 1 at 6:45 am in the Terminal Rodoviario de Puerto Natales.

End: Day 5 at 9:30 pm at the Puerto Natales Bus Terminal. This is a fixed schedule and cannot be moved earlier. Therefore, it is required to stay overnight in Puerto Natales on the day the program ends, and your flight from Puerto Natales or your transfer to Punta Arenas must always be scheduled for the following day.​

Day 1: Departure from Puerto Natales and Base of Torres del Paine Hike (22 km, 13.7 miles, 8 to 9 hours).

The program starts in the Puerto Natales Bus Station to take the bus to the Portería Laguna Amarga, where you will enter the Torres del Paine National Park. After that, you will be able to take another ground transport to the Welcome Center, where you will have to register. After leaving your things in Refugio Central, you will start walking up for 4 hours, crossing the Ascencio Valley and the Paso de los Vientos until reaching one of the most known places inside the national park: Base of Torres Lookout Point. After visiting the lookout point, you will go back by the same track to spend the night in refugio Central.

Day 2: Cuernos Trek (11 km / 6.8 miles, 4 to 5 hours).

The hike continues from Refugio Central going around the Paine Massif, going through the base of the Cerro Almirante Nieto. During this way you will see the local flora, the Nordenskjöld lake and the hanging glaciers. After 4 or 5 hours walking, you will reach your next destination, the Cuernos del Paine, where you will be able to take some pictures, if the weather is good enough. When night falls, you will sleep in refugio Francés or refugio Cuernos.

Day 3: Francés Valley Hike (25 km / 15.5 miles, 10 to 12 hours).

During this day, you will have to go over 15.5 miles, so the general recommendations is starting the excursion early. The first two hours are smooth, with views of the Nordenskjöld Lake. The first stop will be in the Italiano Campsite, where you can leave your backpack and continue the route only with the essentials (water, warm clothes and food). From there, you will start going up for 1 hour and half through the Francés River Valley until reaching the Francés Glacier Lookout Point. The rip continues until reaching the Británico Lookout Point, where you will be able to see unique scenarios inside the national park: Paine Grande, Catedral, Aleta de Tiburón and Cuerno Norte. The return is by the same track until Italiano Campsite, and then you will follow the route to Paine Grande for your third night of accommodation in refugio Paine Grande.

Day 4: Grey Trek. 

Today you'll hike to the Grey Glacier viewpoints. To reach the first viewpoint, you'll hike about 1.5 hours from Paine Grande, where you'll get your first views of your final destination. Continue hiking for nearly 2 more hours to the Grey area, where you can leave your belongings before walking another 15 minutes to the Main Viewpoint. After the effort, you'll be rewarded with breathtaking views of Grey Glacier, the Olguín Mountain Range, and the floating icebergs.

4-day version (22 km / 13.7 miles, 8 to 9 hours): After visiting the viewpoint, you'll retrace the same trail back to Paine Grande, where you'll board the catamaran across Lake Pehoé to Pudeto. There, a bus will be waiting to take you back to the Puerto Natales Bus Terminal.

5-day version (11 km / 6.8 miles, 4 to 5 hours): After visiting the viewpoint, you'll return to the Grey area, where you'll spend the night. From there, you can choose one of the following optional activities:

• Grey Glacier Ice Hike: 15-minute navigation by Zodiac to the Nunatak Island, from where starts the 1-hour hike with crampons, piolet, harness and helmet on the Grey Glacier.
• Grey Glacier Kayak: kayak navigation between the small icebergs surrounding the glacier and, if the weather is good enough, close to the Nunatak Island, to have another perspective of the glacier. Wetsuit, jacket and waterproof boots, kayak gloves, kayak skirt, kayak vest and life vest included.

Day 5 (only in the 5-day version): Paine Grande Trek and arrival to Puerto Natales (11 km / 6.8 miles, 4 to 5 hours).

In the morning, you will start walking by the same track to the Paine Grande Area, seizing the last views of the Grey Glacier, passing by the Patos Lagoon. While you continue, you will have views of the Pehoé Lake and the Cerro Paine Grande, until reaching the pier where you will have to take the catamaran that crosses the Pehoé Lake to Pudeto. In that last place will be waiting the bus that will take you back to the Terminal Rodoviario Puerto Natales.

​*The itinerary may be modified at any time in case of trail closures due to extreme weather conditions (such as whiteouts, heavy snow accumulation, or wind gusts that make trekking unsafe) or natural disasters. These measures are very rare, applied only once or twice a year, and are determined by CONAF, the park’s managing authority, exclusively to ensure visitor safety.​

• ​40-liter backpack for the entire circuit.

• 20-liter daypack for daily hikes.
• Trekking shoes.
• Sandals or comfortable shoes (like Crocs).
• Waterproof pants.
• Waterproof jacket.
• Warm jacket (like a fleece).
• 1 T-shirt per day (ideally a mix of short- and long-sleeved shirts).
• 1 pair of socks per day (preferably trekking socks).
• Underwear.

• Warm hat.
• Warm gloves.

• Sun hat.

• Sunglasses.

• Sunscreen.

• Small microfiber towel.

• Personal hygiene items.

• Water bottle.

• Ziploc bags or similar (for storing trash).

• Flashlight.

• Power bank.

• Cash.

• Food and cooking gear (if not booking the full board meal service).

• Minimum age required of 14 years old to make the activity.
• Not allowed for pregnant women.

You may make changes to your booking, reschedule, or cancel it with a 100% refund, regardless of the reason, within the following timeframes:

• General policy: Up to and including 60 days before the program start date. If fewer than 59 days remain before the start date, the booking is non-refundable and cannot be modified.

• High-demand dates: For programs that include at least one overnight stay between December 15 and January 5, included both days, the deadline is extended to up to and including 90 days before the program start date. If fewer than 89 days remain before the start date, the booking is non-refundable and cannot be modified.

Once the applicable deadline has passed, changes, rescheduling, and cancellations are not permitted under any circumstances, including for bookings made within that period. This includes changes to participants, accommodations, transfers, schedules, or the direction of the itinerary.

Likewise, changes, rescheduling, and cancellations are not permitted if any of the following circumstances (or similar events) prevent part or all of the program from taking place: partial or complete trail closures, natural disasters, fires, road closures, accidents, strikes, demonstrations, pandemics or epidemics, flight cancellations, lost luggage, passenger accidents within the park, or the passenger’s personal or health-related issues. For passengers who have travel insurance that covers the circumstances preventing the program from taking place, we can issue the necessary documentation for submission to their insurance provider.