Patagonia, Chile
Torres del Paine – O Circuit
Route detail
About this route
Nine days with Torres del Paine Adventure, refugios and campsites pre-booked.
Daily activity
6–9 hr per day.
Terrain
Windy trails, one high pass.
Best season
November to March
Your guide office
Torres del Paine Adventure
Based in Puerto Natales, Chile
What's included
Guide, park entry, refugio/camp nights, meals.
Not included
Flights to Puerto Natales, tips.
Itinerary
- 1
Serón
Time: 5 hr
Grassland start from Laguna Amarga.
- 2
Dickson and Los Perros
Time: 7 hr
Glacier lakes and forest.
- 3
John Gardner pass
Time: 9 hr
Views over Grey Glacier.
- 4
Base de las Torres
Time: 8 hr
Final day at the towers.
What to pack
Built for this route's terrain, altitude and number of days. Tick items off as you pack — without the right footwear or hard shell, a guide can refuse to take you up.
0 / 29 packed
Footwear and pack
Broken in before the trip — new boots are the most common cause of an abandoned day.
Clothing layers
Three layers, no cotton. Temperatures can swing 20 °C between valley and summit.
Sun, health and altitude
UV rises roughly 10% every 1,000 m of altitude.
Hut and overnight kit
Mountain huts supply blankets and pillows, never sheets.
Boots, crampons, ice axe and harness can usually be rented from Torres del Paine Adventure in Puerto Natales, Chile — confirm sizes when you agree your dates.
Traveller feedback
Ratings collected from travellers who completed this route with Torres del Paine Adventure.
4.9
★★★★★103 ratings
Written reviews for this departure are still being collected. Ask us for references from previous groups before you pay — we will forward them from the guide office.
Questions about this route?
Talk to the guides who run it — gear, fitness, weather windows, private dates. We answer within one working day.
€2,100
per person
Guide, park entry, refugio/camp nights, meals.
Next departure · 5 December 2026
10 of 10 spots left
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