Puerto Natales Camp
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
7 days, planned by Condor Overland
Puerto Natales is the staging town — everything you forgot can be hired or bought here and nowhere past it.
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| Patagonian steppe |
| Puerto Natales |
| Seno Última Esperanza |
Nineteen kilometres and a boulder field at the end for three granite towers over a glacial lake. The wind on the last hour is the hardest part.
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| Las Torres |
| Ascencio valley |
| Chileno |
Hanging glaciers calve off Paine Grande all day and you hear them before you see them.
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| French Valley |
| Paine Grande |
| Cuernos |
| Mirador Británico |
Grey is the front of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, and icebergs from it drift down the lake past the refuge.
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| Grey Glacier |
| Lago Grey |
| Icebergs |
The border crossing is straightforward and slow. Carry your passport somewhere accessible.
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| Lago Grey |
| Cerro Castillo border |
| El Calafate |
Perito Moreno is one of the few advancing glaciers left, and it drops sixty-metre blocks into the lake most hours.
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| Perito Moreno |
| Los Glaciares National Park |
El Calafate flies direct to Buenos Aires, which is the sensible way out.
Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026
Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.
Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
6 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 4 dinners across 7 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 7.
13 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
“Latin America by public bus, the way most people actually do it”
Overland routes on scheduled buses and public ferries. Slower, cheaper, and closer to how the continent moves.
The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. Would book with them again.
Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.
Did this over 7 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. Sleeping under canvas at that height is cold work and the kit was up to it. Solid operator.
Torres del Paine & Los Glaciares in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. Camp was pitched and the kitchen going by the time we walked in each evening. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing. Recommended.
Torres del Paine & Los Glaciares in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp.
Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up.
Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up. The campsites were well chosen — sheltered, and close enough to water. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones.
Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up. Sleeping under canvas at that height is cold work and the kit was up to it. Solid operator.
Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down. Would send friends their way.
For December to February, six to eleven months. The park caps beds and camping places and checks reservations at the entrance — you are not admitted to the route without them. This is the main thing an operator is doing for you here.
One other operator runs this trail. See all 2 side by side →