Photos, maps, tours, lodgings, and trekking information for the various circuits and paths within the park.
Parque Nacional Torres del Paine is a world-renowned area with mountain ranges up to 9000 ft, including the spectacular Cuernos del Paine at 6300 ft. Thousands of visitors annually come to trek, camp, mountain climb, hike and ride through the park on any of the numerous trails or stay in lodgings and venture out on daily walks.
"Chile rarely offers the possibility of trekking from shelter to shelter, which is why we describe here the tour in the southern part of the National Park known as “W-trail” ."
"On the often under appreciated South American continent Chile’s Torres del Paine National park is perhaps, along with the nearby Los Glaciers national park in neighbouring Argentina, the most famous trekking destination."
Books include "Getting to Know Torres del Paine" and "Fauna, Flora and Mountain of Torres del Paine," plus maps and other books about the region by Gladys Garay and Oscar Guineo.
Excellent photos taken on a five day trek on the W loop.
"Visitors at explora can join a wide range of carefully developed explorations. Each day you can choose from 5 different explorations out of a total of 25 alternatives which have been selected according to the weather, guests' desires, the duration and its difficulties. Explorations are led with a maximum of 10 people per guide, and all the necessary equipment."
Hosterias and lodges within the park. Some have virtual tours.
Map and photo tour of the park from Go Chile.
"El sector Torres del Paine contempla una extensa zona geográfica con innumerables atractivos naturales, abarcando desde el Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, conocida reserva mundial de la biósfera, hasta el límite de las provincias de Ultima Esperanza y Magallanes (a 150 kms. al sur de la ciudad de Puerto Natales aproximadamente)."
"Es, sin duda, uno de los parques nacionales más espectaculares del país."
Photos and video of "A few days trekking among the dramatic rock spires of southern Patagonia, some days of which were decidedly wet, including walks to the Torres Lookout, Lago Grey and the Cerro Ferrier Lookout."
"Chile's Torres del Paine ("Towers of Paine") National Park takes its name from three distinctive granite "towers" within the park."
"A detailed color map of the park at a scale of 1:80,000. With trekking routes, refuges, and color illustrations of common animals."
"The trails in between the Torres del Paine famous craggy mountains are among the world%u2019s classic trekking routes. Breathtaking views together with glaciers, rivers, lakes, forests and abundant wildlife provides the trip with constantly changing scenarios and experiences. During summer (Nov-Mar) there are 18 hours of daylight which gives the explorers plenty of time for the walking journey."
Tour from the UK offers first class or tourist packages for four, five or eight day tours.
10 day tour from Santiago includes lodging at hosterias and camping in Torres del Paine national park.
Tour the park on horseback. "12 day moderate to fast paced expeditions for fit and experienced riders in Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia Region. There is a camping and non-camping version. Customized trips of any sort can be arranged in the area."
Bicycle and hiking trip to and through the park to Perito Moreno glacier in Argentina, with photos.
"Lying just 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) north of Antarctica, the 180,000-hectare UNESCO Biosphere Reserve protects the majestic thousand foot high granite towers that are its namesake as well as herds of guanacos (a wild relative of the llama), huemul (a Chilean deer), pumas, foxes, flamingos, Andean condors and hundreds of other birds and animals."
Photos and text of a trek along the Torres del Paine Circuit in bad weather.
Torres del Paine, Chile%u2019s spectacular national park in southern Patagonia, is a wonderland of craggy, granite peaks, snow clad mountains, glacier-fed lakes, waterfalls and rivers, pampas and thick Magellanic forests, meadows, forests and no matter where you look, fantastic scenery.
