4 Torres del Paine Day Trips from El Calafate to Build a Day Around

1.Torres del Paine Full Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 434 reviews · 16 hours · from $229Our pick

Travel from El Calafate into Chile for a guided day at Torres del Paine National Park. Expect a long coach ride, border formalities, short easy walks, boxed lunch, and major viewpoints at Lago Sarmiento, Río Paine Falls, Lake Nordenskjöld, and Lake Pehoé. Guides such as Carla, Silvestre, Matías, and Natalia have led recent departures.

“Silvestre was an amazing guide. The pleaces you will see speak for themselves. Amazing. Of course it’s a long trip but it’s worth it.”

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2.Full-Day Tour to Torres del Paine

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 77 reviews · 14 to 15 hours (approx.) · from $262

You’ll cross from Argentina into Chile by 4WD overland truck, stopping at Sarmiento Lake, Laguna Amarga, Salto Grande, Nordenskjöld Lake, and Lake Pehoé. A bilingual guide handles the border process, while a gentle 4.5-kilometer hike gives you time outside the vehicle. Expect a very long day, with an early start and a late return.

“A great tour but much longer than advertised. There are a number of stops along the way, but the bus makes its way through a Chilean boarder post everyone has to show their passport and get added to the entry register, to various sights near the Tores del Paine mountains. This includes what they described as the windiest waterfall in the world, several viewing sites for the mountains, some lakes and some general scenic walks as well as a lunch stop. The views of the mountains are stunning and it's hard to take a bad picture - so long as the weather allows you to see them. The journey back…”

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3.Full-Day Torres del Paine National Park from El Calafate

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 73 reviews · 1 day · from $304

Travel from El Calafate into Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park in a 4x4 Overland Truck. With bilingual guides, lunch, WiFi, a toilet, short walks, and stops at Grey Glacier, Pehoe Lake, Salto Grande, and more, this is a long but efficient way to see Patagonia in one day.

“The tour was well-organized, the views were incredible, the guides were friendly, interesting and helpful”

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4.13-Day Best of Patagonia Tour from El Calafate to Ushuaia: Los Glaciares, Torres del Paine and Tierra del Fuego National Parks

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 39 reviews · 13 days (approx.) · from $2,302

Follow a practical 13-day route from El Calafate to Ushuaia through Argentina and Chile. You’ll see Perito Moreno Glacier, hike around El Chaltén, tour Torres del Paine, canoe in Tierra del Fuego, and cruise the Beagle Channel. Expect shared transfers, local buses, 12 breakfasts, and several days to explore independently.

“Considering that I am using a suitcase on rollers and not a backpack, the Hostel del Glaciar Libertador was not within walking distance. The hostel was fine. You just don't want a room near the breakfast area, which gets traffic evening and a.m.”

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