No doubt, the landscape of the Parque Nacional Torres del Paine is fascinating. Mountains, blue lakes and a lot of Flora. Still, think about visiting the place if you are on a long trip trough South America. Entrance fee is outrageous, 20 US$ in December 2005. Camping is 8 US$ a person and a refugio is more than 30 US$. Furthermore is the place so crowded that it is sometimes hard to enjoy the scenery.

We love trekking and the Parque Nacional del Paine supposed to be one of the best places in the world. But sharing a campsite with 40 other people, even paying for it is not everyones dream of trekking. Therefore we skipped the famous Circuit and the W too. However, we enjoyed the two days trek to the Mirador Las Torres

Info and map at the administration

The park lies about 100km north of Puerto Natales

several campgrounds and refugios but all expensive

Groceries:
best to stock up before, no real shop and very expensive
Restaurant:
at some hosterias and refugios
Outdoor:
Hosteria Las Torres: www.lastorres.com
Internet:
none as far I know

Patagonia: www.patagoniainteractiva.com
Parque Nacional: www.conaf.cl
Rock and Music: Las Torres
Rock and Music: Torres del Paine Animals