Torres del Paine, Chile | photoreport

Finally! I got to where so long wanted .

National Park Torres del Paine - one of the most famous wildlife sanctuaries of the planet and one of its most beautiful places. It is the main tourist trump Chile and , in fact, for him , and people come here . Not all , of course , but most certainly . Statistics did not collect himself , but if in 2005 it was visited by over 2 million people , now the figure is many times more (though debatable ) . In the park you can get , in my opinion , of any city in South America. The question will be only in price and time. Directly connected with the park city of Puerto Natales, which though has an airport , but apparently not so much to serve large aircraft . It can be reached only by car or bus . If you choose the bus , the important thing is now to find the right city to ensure that all was not so expensive.

If you arrive in Buenos Aires , the best choice - the city of El Calafate, because he belongs to Argentina and you will not have to change trains in the capital of Chile - Santiago. There you can catch in 5 hours to go to the Perito Moreno Glacier 's tracking or in the capital area - El Chalten town with its famous Mount Fitzroy .

Border of Argentina and Chile in the south of South America overlap a bit strange (apparently gave Argentina Chile all mountain areas, and himself took the plains of Patagonia ) . Therefore , the choice of returning to the city for the flight, you need to choose the city of the country in which you are. For example, a flight from Ushuaia to Punta Arenas Santiago passes through ! and it is such a great hook , and, accordingly, the price of tickets .

Generally , South America cheaper just to fly through Buenos Aires . Santiago until the ticket is not as expensive as if you were taking it directly from Moscow to transfer in Europe, and Uruguay to reach - 200km . You can buy a ticket for $ 50 on a large ferry Buquebus and 4 hours to reach the capital - Montevideo . Well, it's like who and what .

Generally, coming to Puerto Natales , and the entire city center consists of restaurants and offices of different travel agencies. Applying into the first - and you immediately sell bus ticket . Ticket with free time . On it you can once get to the park and out of the park .

Normal bus departure time - 14:30 . Go 2-4 hours. Why so ? I do not know - it is written on the ticket that the journey time of 4 hours and arrived 2 .

City , in principle, no longer what is not needed, except for a transshipment base for tourists. Though so if you count that such unnecessary and towns in Russia overall. And then stagger on it with tremendous tourists backpacks and photographed. The main attention is focused on the city bus station. It was from there buses to the north - in Calafate and the South - in Torres del Paine , Punta Arenas .

In Chile, I just did not like the food , and the atmosphere after Argentina chtoli some more conservative . Dollars do not take currency is considered almost in the thousands. $ 1 - 500 Chilean pesos . Somehow without scope.

In the middle of the road , the bus stops at the cafe and shop with food.

Driving up to the Torres del Paine

In the park , it is desirable to come with their tents and sleeping bags , because overnight at Refugio costs about $ 50 per night and about $ 20 for breakfast , and then they need to walk more , and sometimes it can be tiring to climb the mountains , the legs and was not listening well , if there's a place for camping. Yes, the beds at Refugio is not much and you can easily run out of them .

The rules of the park says that should not be installed outside the tent camping .

If you do not take it with no tents, no sleeping bag , then you can safely take it all for rent .

Entrance to the park - about 40 U.S. dollars. You are given a map, which shows the popular routes and time of their passage .

The park is beautiful , but not everywhere . For the most part it looks like any other mountain -plain areas.

Entangled in the Torres del Paine will not work - the rocky path traced well of grassy areas . Also many pointers (there's even a pointer to the direction of motion for horses ) . Yes, you can navigate in the park on horseback , but it is expensive .

In the mountains met compatriot - Dmitri. He's already a year traveling in South America , and the park was already 7 days and visited the most remote places.

Water in the park drinking them straight mountain rivers , it's pretty clean, so take only the empty bottle :)

Here Refugio Cuernos. The beds are not hard and not soft . Sleeping bag still needs to be covered - at night is pretty cool and the outdoor temperature drops to 0 degrees.

Besides the mountains and lakes in the park to photograph nothing. Well, if only the guanaco , but the park itself is rare to find them - only on departure.

But so look campsites .

Then you can see the area damaged by fire not long ago. Israeli citizen , made a fire in the wrong place and eventually burned very large area of the park. The result - took the 3.5 years + state paid compensation in Chile restoration of the park for its citizens .

Showed pictures , after which it was decided not to go there , because they were absolutely not something for which I came here .

I wanted to see the lake Pehoe, whose photos adorn many posters and posters in various magazines . And I saw him, precisely in the color scheme , in which he wanted.

And as I have said in previous posts , glacial lakes of Patagonia begin to glow blue during inclement weather .

While I went to the lake and saw the same catamaran dovozit tourists to the other side where there is a bus stop.

Buses stop at the park in 3 places and you can choose any .

We return back to Puerto Natales

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04/04/2020 14:02

I visited Chile in 2010, when I flew to Brazil for a month. At that moment, Brazil was hosting the World Cup. A trip to Chile came out spontaneous. In Brazil, the playoff round began, and we didn’t have tickets for all matches, so a weekly gap between the matches formed. I'm tired of sunbathing on Brazilian beaches, so we decided to fly to Chile. Our first stop was the capital city - Santiago. There is nothing special to tell me about him, since we spent only 12 hours there (they were waiting for a flight to Punta Arenas). The capital, as the capital, is a pleasant, clean city, a little extravagant, but that’s what I liked. After was a flight to Punta Arenas and transfer from there by bus to Torres del Paine. What can I say - such a long and long road was definitely worth it. The reserve is simply magnificent. Sometimes it seemed that we were in places where a person’s foot had hardly stepped. By the way, this impression was quickly spoiled by crowds of tourists from the most diverse corners of the globe. Torres del Paine is a place for unity with nature. Mountains, rivers, lakes, animals - what else is needed for a pleasant stay? So this week we visited one of the world's largest natural reserves and returned to Brazil to inspect the remaining matches of the World Cup.
04/04/2020 14:02

Curious photo report. In my opinion, not all photos turned out, but many are quite successful, some can decorate the cover of a travel magazine. Perhaps strange, but the town reminded me of Norway and Finland, especially in the first photo and in the photo with a wooden two-story house. Of course, the streets could be a little more well-groomed. I agree with the author, the mountains are similar to other similar mountains. But this is only at first glance, because the vegetation, wildlife, geological composition will be different. Perhaps, just to take a walk with a backpack, you can choose the same Urals or Khibiny, I don’t know. If the goal includes getting to know an interesting country, and Chile is an interesting country, then the matter is different. For the first time, everything will be new. Personally, I would not go just for the sake of the park, but in general the friends living there have invited more than once, I think someday I will get together. I would like to see how the descendants of the ancient Indians live, listen to their speech, if possible, spend several days not as a tourist, but as a guest. Probably, it will be possible to delve deeper into their culture. And perhaps even lucky to see a condor or someone else interesting. In any case, there will be something new. Yes, I’ll also drop in the park if possible!
04/04/2020 14:01

I looked at photos of the places where you travel, received a dose of positive impressions and inspiration, as if I had visited these cities and countries with you! And I also wanted to go to some beautiful and interesting place) But not everyone, unfortunately, will be able to go like this, because inside you need to be prepared for the fact that in another country there will be a kind of culture and attitude for tourists, perhaps, also not everyone will be able to afford this kind of material costs. You also need to be prepared for the fact that the cuisine of such countries may turn out to be unusual, even weird, you need to adapt, as maybe not everyone will suit and like it. Prices, incidentally, are unexpected in the article. But as usual, you need to take with you everything you need just in case to avoid all sorts of unpleasant surprises. The truth is, I have never tried to spend the night in a tent, I belong to lovers of all sorts of civilization benefits). I liked the photos very much, especially where the donkey walks along the mountain path - the landscape and the view are fascinating. And where a couple sits on a stone - right there is already breathtaking! Thank you for such wonderful photos and a story about your trip!
04/04/2020 14:01

Chile for Russians is a land still unexplored by tourists. Units go there. it’s all the more interesting to take a look at the photo and read the story of the person who visited there. The beginning of the article, which says that the road will not be so expensive as it inspired, but when I read how much it costs only to travel by ferry, I imagined at what price a plane ticket would cost. Maybe millions of tourists have visited there, but these are definitely not Russians. Well, if one percent of this amount. There is no word, the beauty of nature is fascinating, but how to get to this beauty .. I read about nutrition, they also feed quite expensive, given that these are roadside eateries. The villages in the middle of the road, where there were stops, have the usual look, but after all tourists go by this means, we just scroll through. But the settling pictures .... it’s just breathtaking from the view of these mountains, lakes, valleys. Amid this green and stone silence, rare human figures seem unnatural. Blue water, green trees and snow on the peaks - well, aren't there contrasts in nature? In the last pictures, in general, something fantastic, Roerich. To visit there once is probably a great success! Everything is very large and magnificent. The breathtaking.
04/04/2020 14:01

I have not seen so many beautiful photographs of nature for a long time. Now they mostly upload pictures processed by programs, but here everything looks natural. The cleanliness of these places is amazing, in our vast country there are a lot of beautiful places, but where people are often everything is littered. Sometimes you come to a beautiful place, but the whole mood disappears when you see around plastic bags of all colors of the rainbow, broken glass bottles, as well as plastic trash. Here, in more than one image, I did not see the garbage, as if a person’s foot didn’t step there. Very beautiful places near the lakes, beautiful views of the mountains and good vegetation around. It is worth going to this park to enjoy the proximity to nature, not being afraid that someone will invade there in cars with loud music, drunken shouts and many other negative factors. You should definitely take a high-quality camera with you to snap a few gigabytes of unique photos. If I go to South America in the future, I will definitely try to go to this park, the existence of which I only found out today by going here. It was photographs that bribed me the most, it was difficult to assess the uniqueness of the place from the text alone, and with good pictures it is easier to do.
04/04/2020 14:01

Insanely awesome place! In our country, for sure, there are no analogues to it, although some Belovezhskaya Pushcha or the reserves of Adygea can come a little closer in beauty to the Torres Del Paine park. Of course, it’s scary to live in a campsite when you are surrounded by strangers, in my opinion it is better to choose a hostel and go with a company of friends, the hostel will be warmer and more comfortable, and if you go in a crowd, it’s also more budget. But living in tents at such temperatures and sleeping on the ground is still not a good option. Even recalling the story of a tourist from Israel who burned out the floor of a national park, what guarantee is there that while you are sleeping in a tent, some other wise guy does not decide to light a fire in the wrong place and doesn’t burn the surviving park? It was very striking that tourists drink water directly from the lake, is it really so clean there, after all, it’s not a well, there’s nothing to filter it. The photo shows that the water near the shore is clear, but I would not dare to drink it. Very beautiful color near the mountain lakes in Torres Del Pine, reminiscent of the turquoise color of the Indian Ocean. I would never have thought that in Chile there is such a wonderful national park, it seemed that there you can see only extinct volcanoes, the Pacific Ocean and penguins.
04/04/2020 14:01

Inspired by your Blog, I want to start traveling to such places, so that later I have something to remember and tell my own children and grandchildren! For such trips you need to be prepared not only financially, but also physically, mentally. Food from other countries is not likely to appeal to everyone. But depending on which city. We were surprised by the prices for breakfast, accommodation, a trip to the park and overnight in it. Of course, it is necessary, whenever possible, to stock up on all the necessary things, so as not to regret it later. The option with a sleeping bag and a tent is the most budgetary and unusual, but I would not risk traveling alone and spending the night in an unfamiliar city. Yes, and of course it’s scary to spend the night in tents. I immediately remember some moments from horror films. I have never been to the mountains, so it's hard to imagine how people go hiking, their emotions. It takes time to get used at least briefly to people, the terrain in which you are, and even to the very weather. I really liked the photos of the mountains and nature as a whole, I feel a special atmosphere, but of course it’s even cooler in reality :) It feels like I was in a fairy tale or in shooting a cool movie, or maybe it is. I would like to know the stories of travelers. Of course, travel requires considerable willpower and just strength. Not everyone is ready to rush to distant lands!
04/04/2020 14:01

For some time now, my husband and I had the opportunity to live for ourselves. There is time for this, and, of course, the funds that are needed for any trip to any country. We included the trip to South America in our immediate plans. Moreover, it attracts this area with its beautiful places. We read a lot about Chile, watched videos about this country, but, unfortunately, we didn’t have the opportunity to visit it, to see first hand its natural protected areas, which Chile is famous for, including its Torres del Paine National Park. We know about it, and have seen it many times, but only from the materials of travelers who have been there. We would like to go there ourselves. We would like to visit the alpine lake. I met this in Kazakhstan, in the Tien Shan mountains. We went to the mountains and admired Lake Issyk, which resembles Lake Pehoe in color. The places are very beautiful - just a fairy tale. Your photographs are very, very cool — look at them, read your information about this trip, and you will certainly want to visit these unusually beautiful places. I think that in the very near future we will make our dream a reality.
04/04/2020 14:00

I always dreamed of visiting South America, I don’t know why, this continent attracts me like a magnet. Having the opportunity to visit such beautiful places, such as the Torres del Paine National Park, which is located in Chile, I think it would be the greatest happiness for me. Frankly, I didn’t really like the first photos. The city is somehow gloomy and empty, something is missing there. The following photos are simply gorgeous, they are amazing. Are there really such wonderful places on our earth that look like a fairy tale? And what mountains! Now I understand why so many tourists come there, I think that the feeling of everything seen is simply unrealistic. Of course, living in a referee is expensive, they charge fifty dollars a night, and twenty dollars for breakfast, so, thanks to the author for the advice to bring a sleeping bag or tent ... Only here the question arises: - how much sleep is safe in your tent? To be honest, I’m a little afraid, although assuming that you will not go to the Torres del Paine National Park alone, it becomes calmer. For example, I would take my husband with me. Although he certainly is not a fan of distant wanderings. The husband laughs, says that I’ll be mistaken two meters away, doubts that I will not get lost in the mountainous-flat terrain, but I don’t listen to him, as trampled paths that can be easily navigated will show the right path. I can imagine how clean the air in the Torres del Paine National Park is, how great it is to enjoy it and absorb health. After all, living in the city limits you have to breathe the exhaust gases from cars, and this of course cannot be useful. I wonder if there are poisonous animals, snakes for example in these places? I am terribly afraid of this, I would like to be sure that you will not meet any creeping muck on the road. I hope that there are none. The lakes are striking in their beauty. The water in them is like marble, in the photographs such species are simply mesmerizing. Surely, you can’t fish and swim in them, since this is a national park, or is it still possible? Looking at the Cuernos refugio, I want to note that everything is rather modestly decorated in the house, but there is everything to feel comfortable. It is wooden with comfortable beds. I really liked the photographs of the author, they are simply magnificent, it would be great to see all this live, I hope that my dream will someday come true and I will see the Torres del Paine National Park with my own eyes.
04/04/2020 14:00

Mysterious Latin America always attracted me. I sometimes try to look for travel pages, and when I come across stories about Latin America, I always rejoice. And the photos in your story are rich and interesting. Latin America has its own flavor and special spirit of antiquity. Judging by your photos, Chile is no less interesting than, say, Mexico. Blue houses resemble the outskirts of a quiet Russian provincial town. The same silence and peace, tranquility or, at least, so it seemed from the photographs. Photos very well convey the atmosphere of the place. So it seems like upon arrival in Chile you can settle down with a local resident, rent such a house and the next morning go with a backpack light to conquer the mountains. And I also really like to watch photos of the local population! Where, no matter how in such photos you can be surprised at the diversity of the world and people. A local resident straight from the frame of the film about the Aztecs, all that remains is to take off modern clothes and put on traditional Indian clothing. I wonder what is the secret of such a blue color of the lakes? Is it not that he was not affected by the influence of civilization and the network of the fisherman? In the photographs nature in its pristine beauty. It's amazing what roads are in Chile! That would be us like that. Asphalt from the descendants of the Indians is a hundred times more accurate than the Russians. But this is offtopic. Yet the main attraction in Chile is nature. I really want to visit this country and the park someday. A trip to the campsite is interesting, but a little extreme. You never know what in the mountains, rockfall or something else. An option for brave people. I would prefer a hostel and a day trip to the mountains. Or two days, it will be seen there. It’s also interesting how people live there. To spend a day with them. What they eat, everyday food. It is from such trifles that you usually learn a lot about the country. Yes. I would definitely live with the Indians a day! The city is tired, I want nature in the mountains. We have mountains in Russia once, twice, and miscalculated, but there, take a walk, I don’t want to. Chile, as far as I know, is the most economically prosperous country in Latin America. It becomes partly clear why they have such good roads. The government does not steal the travel budget. And even if he steals, he builds roads. Can girls go to Chile alone? What about the criminal situation? I read in Venezuela, Colombia restlessly in this regard, there are many shooting on the face. Is it safe for tourists in Chile? Thanks for your post. It takes a lot of work to film, lay out, show others that we, too, could enjoy the beauty.
Darya
Moscow

06/07/2014 20:00

Yes, Chile mysterious country, at least in the Torres del Paine special puzzles I have not noticed. Liked alpine lake. Water in it, probably, very clean, although it is unlikely to temperatures suitable for bathing. But there has fabulous scenery, though, on the edge of the light differently and can not be. Pro-Israeli arsonist - it's certainly something. Imagine sure which sounds it - to come this far and go to jail because of your fire here so out of control. I was thinking, God forbid there be lost. Unprepared tourists in Patagonia will be very difficult. Despite this, I would gladly visited Torres del Paine, would visit local parks and lakes. I know that in Peru there are also high-altitude lakes, but they are there are even higher. And in general, if you do not know what it is Chile, then for some pics you'd think it was some of Ireland or the north of Scotland, and even Iceland. There is also a similar nature, only vegetation is a little different. And the houses there are also similar to some Scandinavian hinterland. Generally, it becomes clear why 9 years ago Torres del Paine visited many as two million people. For the sake of such beauty money do not mind. Been there, and will certainly be something to remember.
Tatyana
Novosibirsk

06/07/2014 20:00

For some time now my husband the opportunity to live for yourself. For this is the time and, well, of course, means that are necessary for any trip to any country. Travel to South America, we have included in their immediate plans. Especially because the area attracts its beautiful places. Read a lot about Chile, watched videos about this country but unfortunately did not have the opportunity to visit her, to see firsthand its natural protected areas, which is famous in Chile, including its National Park Torres del Paine. Know about him, and have seen many times, but only on the materials travelers who've been there. I would like us to himself and there pobyvat.Hochetsya visit the mountain lake. Like I've met in Kazakhstan, Tien Shan mountains. Went to the mountains and Lake Issyk admired that resembles the color of the lake Pehoe. The place is very beautiful - just a fairy tale. Photos of you very, very cool, look at them, read to your information about this trip, and just really want to definitely visit these incredibly beautiful place. I think that we soon realize his dream into reality.
Valeria
Youzhno-Sakhalinsk

06/07/2014 20:00

I always dreamed of going to South America, do not know why this continent attracts me like a magnet. Have the opportunity to visit such beautiful places, such as the national park Torres del Paine, Chile, which is, I believe it would be the greatest happiness for me. Frankly, the first pictures I did not like. City some dark and empty, there is something missing. Subsequent photos just gorgeous, they are dazzling. Is our land there are some wonderful places, like a fairy tale? And what a mountain! Now I understand why there are so many tourists gathers, I think that feeling of all seen simply unrealistic. Of course, live in Refugio expensive there take fifty dollars per night, breakfast and twenty dollars, so kudos to the author for advice to take a sleeping bag or tent ... But here the question arises - how to sleep in his tent safely? I'm honestly a little afraid, though, if we assume that you will go to the National Park Torres del Paine not one becomes calmer. I would like, taking with him a husband. Although he is certainly not a fan of wanderings. Husband laughs, says that I get lost in two meters, doubts that I was not lost in the mountainous and plain areas, but I did not listen, as trampled paths, which can be easy to navigate, will point the right way. I can imagine how clean the air in the national park Torres del Paine, how cool to enjoy it and absorb health. After living in the city to breathe exhaust fumes from cars, and it certainly can not be useful. I wonder whether there is in these places poisonous animals, snakes, for example? I'm terribly afraid of this, I would like to be assured that you will not meet on the road some creeping muck. I hope that those are not there. Lake struck by its beauty. The water is like a marble, the photographs such views are simply fascinating. Surely, they can not catch fish and swim as a national park, or is it possible? Watching Refugio Cuernos, we note that in the house all decorated modestly, but has everything to feel comfortable. It is wooden, with comfortable beds. I loved the photos of the author, they are just gorgeous, it would be great to see them, I hope that someday my dream fulfilled and I still see the national park Torres del Paine with their own eyes.

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