Customer Reviews

The trip was great. Highlight was our night in bader valley because we were ‘alone’ of course with our guide and porter and the trek up there was challenging so we felt incredibly accomplished once we arrived and got to imenjly amazing views and waterfalls. Second best day was the last 10 minutes of the towers climb. You’re so exhausted and you know your close and then you get to the top and the view is jaw dropping. We also LOVED the domes frances for sleeping after 3 nights camping it felt like heaven!!

Hike with Diego in *Patagonia National Park Piedra Clavada, Cuevas de las Manos/Valle Lunar November 7

My highlight was the trek on day one, to Grey Lake. I think this is because it was the first day, so everything was very 'Wow'. Landscapes amazing, wildlife good - saw some birds and little lizards. The people I met were great, very friendly, energetic and happy. I will tell my family and friends to go. I was surprised the weather was so good - only one morning with a bit of rain and snow. I think a 'magical moment' was kayaking on Grey Lake and getting up close to icebergs and the glacier.

Walking over the John Gardner pass and looking down at the glaciers and the southern ice field.

Every moment of this journey was memorable! Of course reaching Refugio Grey and completing the "W" was a great moment. Every step of the W trek is beautiful. The physical challenge is rewarding. Meeting our guide and learning from him about Patagonia was really so important. Staying at the refugios allowed us to meet people from all over the world who shared our love for this pristine place on our planet.

Hikes in Torres del Paine were both incredible.

Hiking through the French Valley and being surrounded by the mountains and glaciers. It was also not very busy there, it felt more peaceful and we were able to sit and have a quiet lunch.

There were too many memorable moments to list. However, I will say that being able to see the pristine nature of the valleys and the rivers was inspiring and troubling. It was troubling when we thought about how much was at risk in terms of losing it like so many other wilderness areas. We felt very lucky to have been able to see the untouched beauty of nature there. I would also say that our stay at Cathy's island was quite enjoyable. A very nice way to end our trip and another beautiful location that is unspoiled. Of course, the fact that we were able to do this as a family made the trip inspirational and we are very thankful to Cathy for accommodating the novice nature of our riding abilities in such a safe manner. The support for the rides was fantastic and were the horses.

The trip was great. The highlight of the Swoop portion was definitely Easter Island.

Standing with our small group at Laguna Amarga Ranch as a pregnant puma walked very close to us! Being able to observe pumas as they played, chewed on guanacho bones, "eeked" to call their cubs and teach them to hunt.

Hard question. We have two: in front of Grey glaciar and when we finally reached the Mirador frances after French valley trekking

Experiencing the Condor glacier from a zodiac.

I'll list two items: 1. Completing the Torres del Paine hike. This was a push for Debbie and I and we were very lucky with the weather. The whole day, all aspects were stunning but that combined with the effort involved yielded a sense of real accomplishment at the end of the day. 2. As a sailor, seeing Cape Horn. Even though we couldn't disembark with the wind howling 50 knots, to me this didn't matter. Cape Horn lived up to it's reputation and that was for me almost better!

The scenery throughout the W trek was continually AH-MAZING! So awesome and awe-inspiring.

Hiking to the towers.

Being disconnected from civilization and connecting as a group throughout the 7 day hike.

Proposing to my fiance at the base of the towers. The guides. Our first time walking through camp (our jaws dropped). Seeing the Torres del Paine from camp and on foot every day. The vibe of the camp.

Seeing something like 10 glaciers on a perfect weather afternoon as the ship took an extra and unexpected spin into a fjord. And when a double rainbow had all the guests AND crew running outside for photos.

We had so many that we really can't choose! But - we loved poincenot camp, laguna condor refugio, patagonia camp, and the base of the towers trek!

The highlight was definitely the W trek through Torres Del Paine. The hikes from El Chalten were also very good. The views and landscapes were probably the best I’ve seen and the biggest surprise was how good and hot the weather was!