If you re trying to figure out how to book a self guided hike of the o circuit your head is probably spinning now.
Patagonia o circuit itinerary.
The o circuit also referred to as the paine circuit forms a full loop around the park while the w trek makes a w shape to the south of the park.
Hike the incredible 8 day o circuit in torres del paine national park with a local chilean guide.
The o circuit torres del paine national park.
Fly from santiago to puerto natales.
Torres del paine o circuit itinerary.
Hike the o circuit in torres del paine national park.
Torres del paine 8 day o circuit with an experienced guide.
Though the towers in the park earned it such renown it s the ever changing landscape on each day of the trail that has made me fall in love with it enough to hike it twice.
We hiked with our newly made friends the entire route and started to form some great friendships.
When we were planning our trip we found it to be a lot to take in as well.
Regardless of the amount of time you have or how much of a hiker you are the good news is patagonia is so full of incredible things to see you can t really make a bad choice in regards to what to see.
Puerto natales bus laguna amarga bus hotel las torres serón campsite 13km 8 miles 3 hours bus 3 hours walk.
Enjoy the quiet trails away from the crowd and challenge yourself to 8 days of back country camping and trekking.
Direct flights from santiago and buenos aires will get you to puerto natales or el calafate backpacking towns that are within a few hour s drive of torres del paine.
The o circuit in torres del paine national park in chile is easily the most famous trail in patagonia.
Patagonia itinerary for two weeks of travel.
Glacier grey to paine grande 7 miles.
My first time i backpacked it carrying all of my own gear.
Puerto natales serón campsite 13km.
A view of the ice field when coming down the pass on the o circuit trek.
Explore puerto natales.
Itinerary for the o circuit trek the trek route and times will be based on how fast you are how many kilometers you want to walk in a day and how much money you want to spend on campsites.
We took our time to wake up and have breakfast as today was only a 7 mile hike.
The o circuit is tucked away deep in patagonia far from any major cities or hubs.
The o circuit includes the w trek which makes up the southern portion of the circuit.
Don t worry that s normal if you re planning on hiking patagonia without a guide.
Luckily getting there is relatively easy and affordable.
Overview of this two week torres del paine national park itinerary.
Choose to do the full o circuit or the w depending on time.