Hiking the W-Trek in Patagonia (Chile)
Lying in one of the most southern points of the world are the impressive Torres del Paine mountains, accessible either on a day hike or two multi-day hikes (the W- and O-treks). We did the W-trek so we could fit in time for all the other amazing parts of Chile! View of the Final Torres del Paine Mirador! The patagonia trek is definitely worth it on a visit to Chile or South America, but it's difficult to book and tour groups can cost thousands of dollars! But it's certainly possible to do this on your own and on a very tight budget. Not including our equipment (which we brought ourselves), we did the trek for ~100 USD including bus tickets back and forth from the national park! Firstly there's three different treks you can do. Tourists who are less inclined to do a multi-day trek can actually take a bus into Torres del Paine (entrance Laguna Amarga, see below for more information on buses) for a day hike to the "mirador" (viewpoint) for t