Torres del Paine with Grey Boat Full-Day Tour

In many occasions during the drive it will be possible to see the spires of Torres del Paine from the distance, getting bigger as we get closer to our destination. Once we enter the National Park, we will enjoy views of the immense Paine mountains and spires from various angles and will stop at the main look-outs to admire the majestic landscapes and the lakes of different shades of blue and turquoise. We will also observe native vegetation and wildlife (among these: condors, guanacos, foxes, rheas).

Depending on the boat trip schedule, we will enter the Park by the east or west. In the first case, we will start with the spectacular views of the three Torres, and the boat tour would be in the afternoon. Otherwise, we will be entering by the west side over Río Serrano, to go straight towards lake Grey, and later explore the rest of the Park to the east. In any of the two versions, once we are at lake Grey and after the check-in for the boat, you will walk through a beautiful forest to get to the beach, where you are very likely to find blue icebergs that have dettached from glacier Grey. On the boat, the trip to the glacier will take an hour, during which you will be delighted by the mountain views and the lake’s milky water. Once by glacier Grey, a very slow cruise is done close to the front wall, so that everyone on the boat can enjoy this absolute marvel and take pictures. The ice giant is of a vibrant blue colour, and formed by capricious shapes just like sculptures: blue needles, caves, spiral holes from which waterfalls emanate, an unimaginable world!

If this is your lucky day, you may even witness some calvings from the ice wall, that will become icebergs. Back at the vehicle, you might be about to finish the tour around the Park, or might still have all the eastern side to visit. In either option, facing the really turquoise lake Pehoé, we will enjoy an amazing panorama with the Cuernos del Paine in the middle, we will visit a big waterfall called Salto Grande, and admire Mount Paine Grande and the Francés valley, with its big hanging glacier.

The way back to Puerto Natales is done on a different road, completing a big loop that will allow you to observe both the Patagonian steppe, drier and covered by hard grasses and calafate bushes, and the more humid and dense forests of the western side, on the slopes of the Southern Andes.