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Torres del Paine: Traveler Reviews

Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, Puerto Natales, Chile
4.5 of 5 stars 160 Reviews
Type: National Parks, Geologic Formations, Mountains
Activities: Hiking, Viewing wildlife, Camping
Owner description: A hiker's dream, this national park contains huge granite mountains surrounded by clear lakes and a series of well-maintained trails that vary in...... more » Owner description: A hiker's dream, this national park contains huge granite mountains surrounded by clear lakes and a series of well-maintained trails that vary in degree of difficulty. « less
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BazzaSoft
Harrow
Senior Reviewer
10 reviews
13 helpful votes
“Trip of a lifetime”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 23, 2012

Actual date November 2010. We had been warned that Patagonia was cold and wet so we'd bought thermals and alpaca woolies but when we were there the sun shone all day from a cloudless sky. The scenery is unforgettable, the peaks tower over you, the lakes so blue and inviting and there are guanacos and rheas (type of ostrich) to be seen and photographed. Take your own food and drink and have a picnic in the best surroundings you could imagine.

Visited February 2011
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2architex
Orange, California
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews
“Classic Patagonia”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 22, 2012

The Torres (towers) that the park is named for are seen from the north side of the park and were upstaged only by the Cuernos (horns), that are the view of the same mountain cluster from the south. We found the best view from the Rio Serrano.

Visited January 2012
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1800hammer
Central Coast, NSW, Australia
Top Contributor
77 reviews
49 helpful votes
“Spectacular. Something for everyone”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 20, 2012

This national park has something for everyone. The hardy trekkers can go at it and camp out rough on a multi-day circuit, the day trippers have many options, and there's a variety of other activities as well, such as glacier trips,

While the hardy types will love the rougher weather, for the general traveler I suggest you research the time of year carefully. We found the shoulder season quite good. Not over-populated, but very good weather (clear skies, but still very windy). Plenty of light late for the campers for those late night social sessions.

The scenery is impressive. The Torres dominate, but there's plenty more to see beyond just that. I look at the pictures and can still feel the bite of the November winds whipping the lake into a frenzy, but how good it felt to be out in it.

Visited November 2011
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cl0udh0pper
Vancouver, Canada
Reviewer
5 reviews
7 helpful votes
“2/3 of W better than none”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 17, 2012
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Week of 8 January, fires still burning in Lago Grey area, but W circuit east of and including Los Cuernos and Refugio Dickson open. Hosteria Las Torres and Refugio Los Cuernos open, clean, and comfortable. Food expensive but good quality and plentiful.

Visited January 2012
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Palicin
Santiago
Senior Contributor
26 reviews
2 helpful votes
“Patagonian Paradise”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 16, 2012
2
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Definitely the best vacations ever! The scenery is magnificent, each Camping and road is more beatiful and georgeus than the other. I recommend to do the "O".. by far the best circuit.

Visited February 2011
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