A once-in-a-lifetime experience, you’ll team up with our highly experienced and knowledgeable guides and head off on one of the most captivating treks in the world - the visually stunning W-Trek. Here are some highlights!
Hike the iconic Torres del Paine W-Trek: Trek to Towers Base + the French Valley, walk along the Grey Glacier, take in glacial lake views with a myriad of shades of blue, and feel dwarfed by towering Los Cuernos.
Navigate by boat along Grey Lake and to Balmaceda Glacier.
Stay at the world’s first geodesic domes, the award-winning EcoCamp Patagonia.
Hike through Nothofagus forest and enjoy isolation far from the beaten path.
Stunning views, magnificent food, powerful connections.
Daily mindfulness practice, including sound healing, yoga, meditation, journaling, etc.
Patagonia is a land of multi-layered expansive views that inspire respect, understanding, beauty, and awe. We’ll explore the vastness around us while exploring the vastness within. With the help of mindful practices, we’ll explore what’s happening around us and within.
If you hear the calling of Patagonia and all of its glory and are ready to go deep into a powerful immersion of the self with other curious individuals in a setting unparalleled to any other, join us.
We're already waiting for you.
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Knowledgeable guides with decades of experience and personal connections with locals
Daily mindfulness activities and intentional conversation
Experienced Root tour leader
3 month pre-trip physical and mental preparation guide
2 pre-trip Zoom calls
Post-trip integration guide
2 post-trip Zoom calls
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About The Host
Breanne
Utilizing her decades of experience in the adventure travel and hospitality businesses, Breanne sought to create something fundamentally different. The company has continued to evolve inline with Breanne’s own mental health journey. The COVID travel pause provided the space for her to redefine the company with all that she learned along her own personal journey. Her history of PTSD, Dyslexia, and Depression continues to define her vision and leadership style as company CEO as she infuses vulnerability through all aspects of the company. Now with over two decades of experience in the industry she is confident that this work is exactly what has been missing from adventure travel.
Itinerary
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Day 1: The Patagonian Adventure Starts
Let’s begin the trip of a lifetime!
You can travel to Patagonia from Santiago and land either in Puerto Natales or Punta Arenas.
We’ll start with a morning pick-up from your hotel or the airport and drive to EcoCamp Patagonia, located in the world-famous Torres del Paine National Park, one of the most beautiful places in South America.
On the way to EcoCamp, we’ll make a stop in Puerto Natales, a small, lively town on the shores of Last Hope Sound (Ultima Esperanza) where we can enjoy a hearty lunch of local food.
This scenic journey ends with our arrival at EcoCamp Patagonia, nestled in the heart of Torres del Paine National Park with a prime view of the majestic Paine Towers.
Meals: L | D
Day 2: Los Cuernos Trek
We’ll dive into our Patagonian adventure with a pleasant walk along the Cuernos Trail which leads to the beautiful Lake Nordenskjold.
During this warm-up walk - a day hike of medium difficulty - we will have the opportunity to admire the park’s exquisite flora and fauna and take in the views of the horn-like peaks of slate that sit atop the gray granite of the Paine Massif.
The trek may end at the accommodation, a small and cozy mountain guesthouse located on the shores of Lake Nordenskjold. Or it will end at Domo el Francés, located between Cuernos and Italiano camping sites, with an amazing view of Nordenskjöld Lake. The evening is at your leisure.
Hiking Distance: 12 km./7.5 mi.
Hiking Time: 4-5 hrs.
Max. Altitude: 244 m./800 ft.
Elevation gain: 300 m. / 1148 ft.
Meals: B | BL | D
Day 3: The Paine Massif's Heart: Valle Frances
Get your boots ready for today’s challenging, yet rewarding, trek.
After breakfast at the accommodation, we'll begin hiking along a steep trail leading into the very heart of the Paine Massif - the famed French Valley. How far we’ll go depends on our group's trekking rhythm.
A swifter walk will lead us to the French River’s hanging bridge, located at the foot of the south-eastern face of the Massif. We will then continue to ascend towards the upper section of the valley to marvel at spectacular views of the extensive mass of the valley's geological formations: Hoja (Blade), Máscara (Mask), Espada (Sword), Catedral (Cathedral), Aleta de Tiburón (Shark’s Fin) and the magnificent Fortaleza (Fortress).
After our upward trek, we will pause for a tasty picnic and relax for a while.
The day's trek will end with a descent through an undulating terrain of mixed grassland and light forest to our accommodation.
Hiking Distance: 20 Km. / 12.4 Mi.
Hiking Time: 10 hrs.
Max. Altitude: 686 m./2250 ft.
Elevation gain: 820 m. / 2690 ft.
Meals: B | BL | D
Day 4: Grey Glacier
Today we will hike from the accommodation along the shores of Lake Pehoe to the northern side of Lake Grey ("Lago Grey").
We will feast on a picnic lunch before boarding the boat that sails to the huge, crystalline facade of Glacier Grey. From the southern end of Glacier Grey, we will transfer to EcoCamp.
Due to the temperamental weather of the region, boat trips across the lake may occasionally be canceled or if the required minimum of 15 passengers is not reached. If this is the case, we will trek up to the sightseeing point to enjoy wonderful, panoramic stunning views of Grey Glacier instead.
Afterward, it is time to return on foot to Paine Grande and take a catamaran to the dock, where we will be picked up and driven to EcoCamp.
Hiking Distance: 11 km./6.8 mi.
Hiking Time: 4 hrs.
Max. Altitude: 244 m./800 ft.
Elevation gain: 271 m. / 889 ft.
Meals: B | BL | D
Day 5: The Big Challenge: Trek to the Towers Base
Today is the big day -- the walk to the base of the famous Paine Towers.
We will walk from the campsite towards Hostería Las Torres before ascending to Ascencio Valley on the Tower’s eastern face. Mountain ridges, beech forests, and small rivers line the scenic walk towards the valley.
Our big challenge is the steep moraine, a huge mass of boulders that lead to that iconic base of the Towers, the three gigantic granite monoliths that are the remains of a great cirque sheared away by glacial ice.
After a tough uphill climb, the Towers eventually come into full view, rising majestically before us with the glacial lake visible below.
Is there any better place in the world to have lunch? After feasting on the view, we backtrack along the same trail through Ascencio Valley and return to EcoCamp for a well-deserved dinner and some tasty Chilean wine.
Hiking Distance: 22 km./14 mi.
Hiking Time: 9 hrs.
Max. Altitude: 914 m./3000 ft.
Elevation gain: 1148 m. / 3766 ft.
Meals: B | BL | D
Day 6: Eastern Lakes
On the sixth day, we'll opt for a less strenuous trail in order to counter our exhausting efforts of the previous day.
After breakfast, we will drive to the northern shore of Sarmiento Lake where the Aonikenk Trail begins. As we hike northbound, we will spot an impressive range of Patagonian fauna on the vast plains, and maybe even the occasional puma print!
We will pass the charming Goic lagoon and, after approximately 5 km of relaxed walking, we will reach the Laguna Amarga ranger station where we will be picked up and driven towards Laguna Azul, home to many wild guanacos and ñandúes.
We will pause occasionally to admire the views of the Patagonian steppe and the Towers from its many perspectives.
At Laguna Azul, we will hike to the lookout point where we will be treated to a gorgeous view of both the lagoon and the granite towers.
Afterwards, we will head back to Ecocamp for dinner.
Hiking Distance: 6 km./4 mi.
Hiking Time: 3 hrs.
Max. Altitude: 300 m./984 ft.
Elevation gain: 267 m. / 876 ft.
Meals: B | BL | D
Day 7: Full-free Day for Yoga, Mindfulness and Exploration
On the seventh day, we'll take time to reflect on the week’s journey.
Together, we will design a full day focused on self-reflection, journaling and contemplation about our experiences at Torres del Paine, mindful movement and energy balancing. We’ll also spend some time on the land and make our final group offering of gratitude.
Overnight: EcoCamp Patagonia
Meals: B | L | D
Day 8: Adios Torres Del Paine!
We will board an early morning vehicle, sit back, relax, and enjoy a scenic ride back to Puerto Natales or Punta Arenas in time to catch an evening flight onwards.
Meals: B | BL