Lisa returned in March from a Full Circuit Trek based from an eco friendly camp in Torres del Paine. Here she tells us about her experiences on her trip and in booking with Swoop and our partners…
Trip to Patagonia was fantastic. Fortunately we had great guides, a really fit group (everyone was a hiker), pretty good weather and perfect weather for the 1 day that meant the most to me 🙂
How were Swoop Patagonia in helping you plan and arrange your trip?
Swoop were great – very responsive to my emails, and thanks for sending me the pre trip gift, it was a nice surprise 🙂
How were swoop’s partners who ran the Full Circuit?
They were not as responsive to emails and queries as Swoop, but we got there in the end.
What did you think of your itinerary?
The 9 day Full Circuit Itinerary was good – though the first day is a very tough introduction to the hike due the number of kms walked – and it would have been nice to have a “grace” day somewhere in case of bad weather (though realise this makes logistics very difficult).
What did you think of your Guides?
The guides were fabulous – we had a lot of fun 🙂
What was the highlight of your trip?
My highlight was the perfect day we had for the Paso Yungai coming down on top of the Grey Glacier. No wind, sunshine, perfect weather for the most important day of the trip for me (I’d done some of the hike before – it was for this moment/view that I wanted to do the full circuit). Another highlight was having a wonderful bunch of people to walk with.
Did you visit anywhere else on your trip?
Also visited El Chalten region in Argentina for 8 days. Unfortunately the weather was not so kind to me there but I did manage to do some day hikes.
