Can I buy tickets to Torres del Paine National Park online?

Yes, you can buy your tickets to the park at this link.

Do I have to take all my luggage to the trek?

No, from Howlanders, we recommend that you take only what is necessary for the trek and leave the rest of the luggage in the cloakroom of your accommodation in Puerto Natales. Unfortunately, it is not possible to store your luggage in the office.

What is included in the lunch box?

The lunch box consists of specific foods for physical activity: nuts, cereal bars, fruit, a sandwich and some candies. You will can buy it during the tour.

Do I have to bring any documents?

Yes, it is very important that you take with you your passport and the migration card that you are given when you enter Chile.

Do I need to be physically fit to do this tour?

The Torres del Paine Full Day Excursion does not require a great physical effort, so it is a tour suitable for everyone. The only section that is done on foot is a route of about 60 minutes round trip.

Do you want to do this tour in private?

This tour offers the possibility to do it privately for an additional cost, if you are interested please contact us to know all the details.

Travelers in a viewpoint in Torres del Paine

Travelers in a beach of Torres del Paine Lake

Torres del Paine forest and mountains landscape

travelers seeing the sights at torres del paine

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Tour Full Day Torres del Paine & Milodon Cave

Bus tour to Torres del Paine from Puerto Natales for the day

(70 reviews)

Puerto Natales

1 day

Spanish and English

Starts: From your accommodation in Puerto Natales between 7:00 and 7:30 a.m.

Ends: To your accommodation in Puerto Natales around 6:00 p.m.

Free cancellation!

Briefing

The Tour Full Day Torres del Paine is a good way to get to know different areas of the park without having to make a great physical effort. We will visit the Sarmiento Lake viewpoint, the Laguna Amarga viewpoint from where you can see the Torres del Paine, and the Nordenskjold Lake viewpoint. We will make a short hike of about 3.1 miles (5 km) with little slope, so it is a tour suitable for all types of travelers. On the way back to Puerto Natales we will make a stop at the Milodon Cave.

Do you want to know all the stops? Keep on reading ⬇.

Tour details

Included

Transport in private minibus
Bilingual guide
First aid kit
Trekking poles

Not included

Entrance to Torres del Paine National Park
Entrance fee to Milodon Cave Natural Monument
Meals

Important information

The minibus with which you will move around the park has 15 seats.

Remember that the tour does not include food, so you will have to bring it from Puerto Natales.

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation! You can cancel this tour and you'll receive 100% refund of the amount paid if you cancel more than 48 hours in advance. After this time, or in case you do not show up, no refunds will be given.

Tour itinerary

Tour Full Day Torres del Paine

Duration: 12 hours

Difficulty: Easy

Walking: 1 hour

Trip to Torres del Paine

We pick you up by minibus at your accommodation in Puerto Natales to start the tour and head towards the famous Torres del Paine National Park, a journey of approximately two hours. We will access the park through the area of Portería Laguna Amarga, from where you can enjoy excellent views of the Torres del Paine.

Bus tour to Torres del Paine from Puerto Natales for the day

Full Day Torres del Paine

We begin our tour through the roads of Torres del Paine National Park. From the comfort of the minibus, you will be able to observe its particular and unique Patagonian steppe as you enter the park. In addition, throughout the tour, you will be amazed by the breathtaking views of the great Macizo Paine.

Views from the minibus in torres del paine

Viewpoints of Torres del Paine

Keeping on the tour, we will stop at the most famous viewpoints of Torres del Paine: Sarmiento Lake Viewpoint, Laguna Amarga Viewpoint, and Noderhold Lake Viewpoint. Each viewpoint offers very different landscapes of the different ecosystems of the park.

Once we arrive at the Camping Pehoé sector, we will stop for lunch with your group and the guides, enjoying a beautiful view of Lake Pehoé and the Cuernos del Paine.

Lago Grey

During approximately one hour, we will cross the old Lenga Forest until we reach the shore of Grey Lake. Advancing along the beach, we will be able to enjoy the different shades of blue of the Grey Glacier ice, which comes from the Southern Patagonian Ice Field.

Tour Cueva del Milodon

We begin our return through the Portería Serrano sector to Puerto Natales, although this is not the end of the tour. Before finishing the Torres del Paine Day tour, you will have the opportunity to visit one of the greatest curiosities of the park, the Milodon Cave Natural Monument.

This cave is famous for being the place where the remains of an extinct species of large herbivorous mammals were found, a species endemic to Patagonia and related to the current sloth bear.

Return to Puerto Natales

Once the visit to the Milodon Cave is over, we will return to the town of Puerto Natales arriving around 6:00 PM. With this, we will put an end to our Tour Full Day Torres del Paine and this intense but fantastic day.

What to bring to Tour Full Day Torres del Paine & Milodon Cave

Warm clothes
Sunscreen
Sunglasses
Hat or cap
Water
Snacks
Camera
Lunch (you can buy a lunch box during the tour)
Passport + immigration card (the document given when stamping the passport)
Cash (USD)

Where does the tour Tour Full Day Torres del Paine & Milodon Cave start

The tour starts in the city of Puerto Natales. If you are traveling from Santiago de Chile the best option is to take a flight to Punta Arenas, and from there you can take a bus that in only 3:15 hours will take you to the bus station in Puerto Natales or hire a private transportation service with us.

If you are traveling from El Calafate (Argentina), there are buses that connect directly to Puerto Natales in a 5 hour trip or you can book a private service with us.