Torres del Paine

W Trek Express 3 Nights

Self-Guided Itinerary

Here is a great, short Torres del Paine W Trek Express 3 nights itinerary for those short of time, or low on funds. Even though the itinerary includes 3 nights on the trail, you will, weather permitting, get to see the Torres Base, the French Valley as well as arrive to the Lago Grey viewpoint.

In addition, there is a night in Puerto Natales pre and post the trek itinerary, all included.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Torres del Paine

W Trek Express 3 Nights 

Introduction to Torres del Paine W Trek Express 3 Nights Itinerary

This Torres del Paine W Trek Express 3 Nights itinerary is ideal if you are short on time. The itinerary will include two nights in Puerto Natales and 3 nights’ accommodation on the actual trail. You will be able to hike the Torres Base, the French Valley and also get to the lookout to see Grey lake and the glacier at the far end.

On This Trek You Should See:

Torres Base

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French Valley

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Grey Lookout

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Subject to Availability the Accommodations

in the Itinerary will be among these:

Chileno

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Refugio Central

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Frances Domos or Camping

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Cuernos Refugio

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Cuernos Premium Camping

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W Trek Express 3 Nights Express

Self-Guided Flexible Dates

All-Inclusive W Trek – What Does This Mean?

It should be noted that our all-inclusive, Self-Guided W Trek itineraries will include:

  • Accommodation in Puerto Natales pre and post Torres del Paine.
  • Transfer to the local bus terminal.
  • Regular bus tickets from Puerto Natales to Torres del Paine.
  • The Torres del Paine CONAF Park entry tickets.
  • Accommodation in either refugios or serviced camping (or both) on the W Trek trail.
  • Meals by the way of a hot dinner, breakfast and box lunch each day on the trail.
  • Catamaran tickets between Paine Grande and Pudeto.
  • Regular bus tickets back to Puerto Natales.
  • Transfer back to your hotel in Puerto Natales.

Arrive to Puerto Natales

  • Transfer to Hotel in Natales.
  • Night – Puerto Natales.

Start of W Trek

  • Transfer to Bus Terminal.
  • Regular Bus to Laguna Amarga Torres del Paine.
  • Shuttle to Welcome Centre.

Torres Base

  • Trek to Torres Base and back to Chileno or back down to Central.
  • 1 Night on Trail – at Refugio or Camping Central or Premium Camping Chileno.

On to Cuernos or Frances

  • Trek to Cuernos or Frances.
  • 2 Night on Trail – Refugio or Camping Cuernos (or even Cabins Cuernos).

French Valley

  • Trek into the French Valley and back.
  • 3 Night on Trail – Refugio or Camping Cuernos (or even Cabins Cuernos).

On to Paine Grande

  • Trek to Paine Grande.
  • Take catamaran across to Pudeto.

Return to Natales

  • Regular bus to Puerto Natales.
  • Transfer to hotel in Puerto Natales.
  • Night – Puerto Natales.
  • Transfer to airport or bus terminal.

Cost PER PERSON (subject to alteration) including all services mentioned above:

REFUGIOS ON THE TRAIL:

USD1,799 credit card payment.

Discount Down to USD1,698 bank wire payment.

SERVICED CAMPING ON THE TRAIL:

USD1,414 credit card payment.

Discount Down to USD1,338 bank wire payment.

SINGLE PERSON SUPPLEMENT IF CAMPING EACH NIGHT USD620

Express W 3 Nights

Arrive to Puerto Natales

  • Transfer to Hotel in Natales.
  • Night – Puerto Natales (cost not included).
  • Transfer to Bus Terminal.
  • Regular Bus to Laguna Amarga Torres del Paine.
  • Shuttle to Welcome Centre.
  • Trek to Torres Base and back to Chileno or back down to Central.
  • 1 Night on Trail – at Refugio or Camping Central or Premium Camping Chileno.
  • Trek to Cuernos or Frances.
  • 2 Night on Trail – Refugio or Camping Cuernos (or even Cabins Cuernos).
  • Trek into the French Valley and back.

French Valley

  • 3 Night on Trail – Refugio or Camping Cuernos (or even Cabins Cuernos).
  • Trek to Paine Grande.
  • Take catamaran across to Pudeto.
  • Regular bus to Puerto Natales.
  • Transfer to hotel in Puerto Natales.
  • Night – Puerto Natales (cost not included).
  • Transfer to airport or bus terminal.

Cost PER PERSON (subject to alteration) including all services mentioned above:

REFUGIOS ON THE TRAIL:

USD1,799 credit card payment.

Discount Down to USD1,698 bank wire payment.

SERVICED CAMPING ON THE TRAIL:

USD1,414 credit card payment.

Discount Down to USD1,338 bank wire payment.

SINGLE PERSON SUPPLEMENT CAMPING USD620

Traditional W 4 Nights

Arrive to Puerto Natales

*Natales accommodation subject to the offer in our offers page.

  • Transfer to Hotel in Natales.
  • Night – Puerto Natales.
  • Transfer to Bus Terminal.
  • Regular Bus to Laguna Amarga Torres del Paine.
  • Shuttle to Welcome Centre.
  • 1 Night on Trail – at Refugio or Camping Central or Premium Camping Chileno.
  • Trek to Torres Base and back to Chileno or back down to Central.
  • 2 Night on Trail – at Refugio or Camping Central or Premium Camping Chileno.
  • Trek to Cuernos or Frances.
  • 3 Night on Trail – Refugio or Camping Frances or Refugio or Camping Cuernos (or even Cabins Cuernos).
  • Trek into the French Valley and on to Paine Grande.

French Valley

  • 4 Night on Trail – Refugio Paine Grande.
  • Optional trek to Grey lookout and back to Paine Grande.
  • Take catamaran across to Pudeto.
  • Regular bus to Puerto Natales.
  • Transfer to hotel in Puerto Natales.
  • Night – Puerto Natales.
  • Transfer to airport or bus terminal.

Cost PER PERSON (subject to alteration) including all services mentioned above:

REFUGIOS ON THE TRAIL:

USD2,074 credit card payment.

Discount Down to USD1,955 bank wire payment.

SERVICED CAMPING ON THE TRAIL:

USD1,836 credit card payment.

Discount Down to USD1,733 bank wire payment.

SINGLE PERSON SUPPLEMENT CAMPING USD620

 

Extended W 5 Nights

Arrive to Puerto Natales

*Natales accommodation subject to the offer in our offers page.

  • Transfer to Hotel in Natales.
  • Night – Puerto Natales.
  • Transfer to Bus Terminal.
  • Regular Bus to Laguna Amarga Torres del Paine.
  • Shuttle to Welcome Centre.
  • 1 Night on Trail – at Refugio or Camping Central or Premium Camping Chileno.
  • Trek to Torres Base and back to Chileno or back down to Central.
  • 2 Night on Trail – at Refugio or Camping Central or Premium Camping Chileno.
  • Trek to Cuernos or Frances.
  • 3 Night on Trail – at Refugio or Camping Frances or Refugio or Camping Cuernos (or Cabins).
  • Trek into the French Valley and back to Frances or Cuernos.

French Valley

  • 4 Night on Trail – at Refugio or Camping Frances or Refugio or Camping Cuernos (or Cabins).
  • Trek to Paine Gande.
  • 5 Night on Trail – Refugio Paine Grande
  • Optional trek to Grey lookout and back to Paine Grande.
  • Take catamaran across to Pudeto.
  • Regular bus to Puerto Natales.
  • Transfer to hotel in Puerto Natales.
  • Night – Puerto Natales.
  • Transfer to airport or bus terminal.

Cost PER PERSON (subject to alteration) including all services mentioned above:

REFUGIOS ON THE TRAIL:

USD2,393 credit card payment.

Discount Down to USD2,254 bank wire payment.

SERVICED CAMPING ON THE TRAIL:

USD2,032 credit card payment.

Discount Down to USD1,917 bank wire payment.

REFUGIO & HOTEL ON THE TRAIL:

USD2,877 credit card payment.

Discount Down to USD2,706 bank wire payment.

SINGLE PERSON SUPPLEMENT CAMPING USD620

Long W 6 Nights

Arrive to Puerto Natales

*Natales accommodation subject to the offer in our offers page.

  • Transfer to Hotel in Natales.
  • Night – Puerto Natales.
  • Transfer to Bus Terminal.
  • Regular Bus to Laguna Amarga Torres del Paine.
  • Shuttle to Welcome Centre.
  • 1 Night on Trail – at Refugio or Camping Central or Premium Camping Chileno.
  • Trek to Torres Base and back to Chileno or back down to Central.
  • 2 Night on Trail – at Refugio or Camping Central or Premium Camping Chileno.
  • Trek to Cuernos or Frances.
  • 3 Night on Trail – at Refugio or Camping Frances or Refugio or Camping Cuernos (or Cabins).
  • Trek into the French Valley and back to Frances or Cuernos.

French Valley

  • 4 Night on Trail – at Refugio or Camping Frances or Refugio or Camping Cuernos (or Cabins).
  • Trek to Paine Gande.
  • 5 Night on Trail – Refugio Paine Grande
  • Trek to Grey.
  • 6 Night on Trail – Refugio or Camping Grey.
  • Trek back to Paine Grande (unless you have requested an alternative ending, see below)
  • Take catamaran across to Pudeto.
  • Regular bus to Puerto Natales.
  • Transfer to hotel in Puerto Natales.
  • Night – Puerto Natales.
  • Transfer out to airport or bus terminal.

ALTERNATIVE ENDING AFTER GREY (requires additional cost): Options are Kayak or Ice Hike at Grey, then trek back to Paine Grande, or take the Navigation Grey boat across the lake to Hotel Grey. We can arrange any of these as well as a night at Hotel Grey. From Hotel Grey it will be either the regular bus back to Puerto Natales or a more comfortable private transfer that can stop off at scenic spots for photos.

Cost PER PERSON (subject to alteration) including all services mentioned above:

REFUGIOS ON THE TRAIL:

USD2,690 credit card payment.

Discount Down to USD2,231 bank wire payment.

SERVICED CAMPING ON THE TRAIL:

USD2,176 credit card payment.

Discount Down to USD2,050 bank wire payment.

REFUGIO & HOTEL ON THE TRAIL:

USD3,230 credit card payment.

Discount Down to USD3,036 bank wire payment.

SINGLE PERSON SUPPLEMENT CAMPING USD620

 

 

What ExperienceChile.Org says about

Torres del Paine W Trek 3 Nights Express Itinerary

These 3 night-express W treks will allow you to see the two main and iconic valleys of the Torres Base and the French Valley. Experience Chile has been arranging Torres del Paine W Trek itineraries since 1996. Above all, we are an English owned and managed, receptive travel operator, based in Chile. It should be noted that, in particular, we are the pioneers who began developing structured, personal itineraries for clients in Patagonia, and it is only true to say that we are outright specialists in this part of the world and in particular with the W trek.

There are often many factors involved in arranging a W Trek, including all the other travel logistics you need each side of your Torres del Paine stay. One of the most difficult parts of the puzzle can be getting the accommodation on the dates you want. When this happens, we can put our extensive local knowledge and contacts to work and invariably find a creative solution for you. Apart from that, it is usually always better to have a professional, local expert to handle all you need – one company doing all the work for you. Sounds good?

Send Your Enquiry to here: request@experiencechile.org

Please Send Us Your Enquiry

For the best service please supply us with as much information as you can. For example, where you want to go, what you want to do, what you want to experience and how much money you want to spend (or do not want to spend!).  How many people, what type of beds (matrimonial, twin, single etc.)

VIP

In the event that you are a VIP in any of the fields such as celebrity and/or political and/or business, and you need “special attention”. For example, privacy and/or security for your trip please use an alias in the enquiry but mention that you are VIP and one of the directors will handle your request and keep your real name and details confidential.

OFFER

Ask us to handle ALL of your South America, or Chile trip and we WILL include some items for free or at special lower-than-public rates. How much we can offer you depends on how much we can arrange and book for you. REQUEST@EXPERIENCECHILE.ORG

Remember, our specialty is to create a travel itinerary custom-built to your needs.

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