Lake Sarmiento Hike to Amarga Lagoon

Pick up in Puerto Natales

The guide will pick you up at your accommodation in Puerto Natales between 6:00 and 6:30 AM. You will then head to Torres del Paine by minibus on a two-hour road trip.

You will enter the National Park in the direction of Azul Lagoon. You will stop here to admire the view of the Torres and live the same experience that Lady Florence Dixie lived 140 years ago.

Paine Waterfall

On the way to the portería (gate), the guide will make different stops that he considers of interest and will give an explanation about them. With this tour, you will be able to discover in a unique way everything that is hidden among the landscapes of the national park.

A stop that will not be missing from your itinerary will be a visit to the Paine Waterfall. Clear evidence of the natural decline of the Paine River basin. You will continue on your way to the Sarmiento Lake gate.

Sarmiento Lake Portería (gate)

You will start the trekking from the Sarmiento Lake Porteria towards the Laguna Amarga Porteria (Gate-Gate). This route is of low difficulty and will last approximately two hours. You will walk through the Patagonian steppe, appreciating the Paine Massif and its lakes in the background.

📍 Sarmiento Lake Porteria to Laguna Amarga Porteria Trekking
👣 Distance: 6.64 km
🔺 Positive difference in altitude: 351 m
🕗 Time: 2 hours

Cave paintings - Nordensköld viewpoint

The route has a great variety of fauna that you and your guide will be able to admire and interpret. You will visit cave paintings that are more than 10,000 years old and were made by the first inhabitants of the area.

And you will arrive at the Laguna Amarga Gateway.

Laguna Amarga Porteria - Salto Grande Waterfall

At the entrance of the park Portería Laguna Amarga, the mini bus will be waiting for you again. You will get on and, accompanied by your guide, you will head for the Salto Grande waterfall. Another of the stops you will not miss on your day trip to Torres del Paine.

On the way, you will also stop at the Nordensköld viewpoint, from where you will see the Paine Massif from its east face.

From here, the guide will adapt the tour to the needs and preferences of each group, taking into account the weather conditions of that day and the season of the year in which the tour takes place.

Trekking to Mirador los Cuernos

If the energy and the weather are good, you can go trekking to the viewpoint Los Cuernos. A route of medium difficulty and about two hours of duration (round trip) with a dazzling landscape waiting for you at the end. 

You will return to the beginning of the route by the same road, and your minibus will be waiting for you.

📍 Trekking Salto Grande to Mirador Cuernos (round trip)
👣 Distance: 6.66 km
🔺 Positive difference in altitude: 266 m
🕗 Time: 2:30 hours

Lunch - Camping Pehoe

You will now travel to Camping Pehoe. Here you will enjoy a well-deserved break and have lunch overlooking this glacial lake. The tour does not include lunch and you can buy your own at the campsite (subject to availability) or take it with you in your backpack from Puerto Natales.

Condor Viewpoint

Before returning home, you will make one last stop: the Condor Viewpoint in Torres del Paine. This unique viewpoint is located a few meters from the campsite.

Return to Puerto Natales

You will get back on the mini bus in the company of your guide, and head back to the city of Puerto Natales on a road trip of about two hours. You will arrive at your hotel between 18:00 and 19:00.