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Torres del Paine map, hiking through the Patagonia region is a brilliant way to see the brilliance of the Andes. A trip that can ensure a look at both Argentina and Chile, this South American hiking adventure can be the vacation of a lifetime.
This is some of the wildest and most remote terrain on the planet, made famous by Bruce Chatwin in his classic "In Patagonia" for being "the farthest place to which man walked from his place of origins."
If you start your trek in Chile, you will probably arrive in Santiago and then fly to Punta Arenas. From here, you will travel to the Torres del Paine National Park. Start from Puerto Natales and begin your hike to caves, Cueva del Medio and Cueva del Medio, and to Lago de Grey. This lake is glacier fed and often contains icebergs.
It is possible to enjoy wondrous views of the Paine massif by hiking across the bottom of Grey Glacier from Lago de Grey. The hiking trails continue to offer views of glaciers and lakes as you head toward Torres del Paine. Along the way, there continue to be glacier-fed lakes as well as forests.
You can spend about a week hiking in Chile and the Torres del Paine National Park and then cross into Argentina. Your first goal will be El Calafate, the starting point for entering Los Glaciares National Park. Along the way to this town, you may see Andean condors as well as other birds.
Part of the third largest ice cap in the world, this park is known as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There is also an active glacier that you can see - Perito Moreno - where you are able to see ice chunks breaking into the lake. If the weather is suitable, you may be able to walk on the glacier.
La Leona Petrified Forest offers an amazing landscape of old tree trunks as well as fossils. Working your way through the park, a trek along Viedma Lake is available to be enjoyed. More lakes await you as you trek to some of the park's most renowned glacial peaks, Cerro Torre and Monte Fitz Roy. There is also the Piedra del Fraile and Piedras Blancas glaciers that can be hiked to.
Following on from all of the park hiking that you could ever wish for, you will need to fly back to Buenos Aires from El Calafate. Experiencing the sounds and sites of this wonderful city is something that you should try to find time for, so be sure to leave yourself a day or two.
Booking through an agency is often the best way to go, and this is particularly true if you are limited to a time frame and don't want to miss the top sights. Depending on the amount of luxury you are looking for, there are tours with many levels - with stays in either lodges or tents. If you want to make at least part of your trip less scheduled, you can stay in el Calafate while you're in Argentina and do day hikes from there, using the town as your base.