Puerto Natales Travel Blogs

In Natales we stayed in a hostel called Casa Lilli at my friends recommendation. It was good value at only $5,000 CLP a night. It also has really friendly helpful staff who you can rent equipment off and leave things as well. However it was a bit cold. Our initial plan was to stay one night and t…

We arrived a Puerto Natales, which is essentially a launchig point for trekers to get to the Torres del Paine National Park. After a thrilling bus ride from Punta Arenas we were mobbed by hostel managers trying to get us back to their hostel. We procrastiated for a while, but ended up at …

One big adventure I'm looking forward to! Once the booking process starts, every trip is getting closer and more real. Many thanks to innotech(Mike) who gave me his agent name to book my Antarctica cruise and to all travbuddies for taking the time to detail their Patagonia trips!(kramerdude especially)

The pick-up for the ride north to Puerto Natales arrived shortly before noon at Oro Fueguino.  Met Scott and Theresa, Elisa, and Alexis in the common room of the hotel who would also be heading to Torres del Paine.   The Cascada Expediciones van picked us up for the ride no…

Today was our last day aboard the ship Navimag.  Over an early morning coffee (to help wipe the previous night away), I sat out on the deck and watched as our freighter navigated through some really narrow channels.  Pretty cool. By late morning, we maneuvered into Puerto Natales and do…

Friday I could still feel Thursday’s hike in my legs, but it would be the shortest day, so that helped a bit. Since there were no lookouts between refugio Los Cuernos and refugio El Chileno, it was not the most interesting hike. Weatherwise it was OK: clear blue skies, but very hard winds. I lite…

The getaway to torres del paine. We did not have any reservations for any accommodation and it turned out to be a bit tricky to find a good place. However we then just took the first possible place not even looking how good or bad it was and then kept on looking for the next day for a nice place. …

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D. 14 Januar slaebte vi al vores oppakning ned til havnen i Pounto Montt og gik ombord paa faergen der paa fire dage skulle fragte os til Puerto Natales ved Chiles sydspids og parken Torres Del Paines.Vi hastede afsted, men vel ombord fandt vi dog ud af at der ingen grund var til panik, da faergen …

15 November   Rondtouren Met Huub gaat het niet geweldig, maar we moeten verder en met vereende krachten gaat hij de bus in. De dag indeling zal bestaan uit het rondtoeren in de bus in het NP Torres del Paine, met hier en daar een uitstapje of een wandeling. Huub probeert zo goed en kwaad a…

from Argentina to Colombia in 7 month.

WOO HOO ! we are Trekking !! After all the last minute purchases of trekking essentials lke a tent, lots of biscuits and packets of three minute noodles ( a major essential) we were up and out by 7 am for the two hour drive to the park entrance to begin our 5 day trek of " the big W" - this may sou…

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Map and some photos of my second trip around South America. Blogs coming soon! Argentina - Uruguay - Paraguay - Bolivia - Chile - Patagonia