Across the border to Chile and Torres del Paine National Park

The past 4 days have been spent in the pristine Torres Del Paine National Park, staying in the beautiful Eco Camp within view of the towering granite massifs. This amazing location is full of natural beauty and wildlife, remote, wild and far away from Internet and modern conveniences.





At the risk of repeating myself, the wild beauty of this part of Patagonia is awesome. We stayed in very comfortable dome style luxury tents, complete with ensuite bathrooms and wood fire heaters which were very much appreciated at the end of the day.

My dream of viewing the Condor in flight and up close has been fulfilled even though I did not manage a good photo, but hopefully one of my travel companions will have a photo to share with me.


Some of our group of 7 have treked the 22 kms along the Torres trek which ends at the top of a ridge with amazing views of the towers and lake. Unfortunately, the day I did the trek it was snowing near the top and no views could be seen, though we did experience the real Patagonia with its harsh wind and snow conditions. The weather here can change within minutes. On other days we explored the flora and fauna as well as other vantage points for outstanding views and easy walks.


We are now on our homeward journey through Buenos Aires, with a little time left for shopping.

- Marika at Women's Own Adventure signing off

Location:Torres Del Paine, Patagonia, Chile