Comments on: Puerto Natales, Chile http://haveyouheardfromlaura.com/2004/02/26/puerto-natales-chile my travel site Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:08:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: j grimm http://haveyouheardfromlaura.com/2004/02/26/puerto-natales-chile#comment-29 j grimm Wed, 11 Aug 2004 02:26:37 +0000 http://haveyouheardfromlaura.com/2004/02/26/puerto-natales-chile#comment-29 hey did you guys camp out on rio serrano, i own the property from where you get dropped off at the glacier to where you get dropped off at the park...did you like the area? hey did you guys camp out on rio serrano, i own the property from where you get dropped off at the glacier to where you get dropped off at the park…did you like the area?

]]> By: Gordon http://haveyouheardfromlaura.com/2004/02/26/puerto-natales-chile#comment-28 Gordon Sun, 29 Feb 2004 01:10:24 +0000 http://haveyouheardfromlaura.com/2004/02/26/puerto-natales-chile#comment-28 I'm jealous of all of you! Ben, Steph , and you Laura. Sounds absolutely amazing. Some pictures would be nice if you can manage. How's the food? (An always important element for you I know.) I would skip the ice climbing and go for the kayaking. Have fun G I’m jealous of all of you! Ben, Steph , and you Laura. Sounds absolutely amazing. Some pictures would be nice if you can manage. How’s the food? (An always important element for you I know.) I would skip the ice climbing and go for the kayaking. Have fun

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]]> By: Ben & Steph http://haveyouheardfromlaura.com/2004/02/26/puerto-natales-chile#comment-27 Ben & Steph Fri, 27 Feb 2004 18:18:05 +0000 http://haveyouheardfromlaura.com/2004/02/26/puerto-natales-chile#comment-27 Hey CN! We faced a similar dilemma. We wanted to do the kayaking trip down the Serrano but didn't really have the time to do it and also spend quality time in Argentina. So, we took a boat UP the Serrano instead! It was a great way to enter the park (one less long dusty bus ride) and quite beautiful. By taking the boat you get to spend some time on the water and see all the river sights in one day instead of three. Obviously it's not as cool as kayaking, but we enjoyed it. You get on a big boat and cruise up to a glaicer in Bernardo O'Higgins Park where you get off and hike to check out the glacier. Then you switch to Zodiac boats for the remainder of the trip to Torres del Paine. NOTE: You cannot take your big backpack on the boats. They drive your pack to the park in a van/truck and meet you there. Make sure to have a day pack with everything you'll want on the boat! You arrive at the park in the late afternoon (4 or 4:30 pm?). We were able to get a shuttle to the catamaran and catch the last boat across Lago Pehoe the same day. Some friends of ours hiked the "W" in the other direction and just took the bus to Hosteria Torres after getting off the boat. Either way is good. I think the boat trip is $60-80. Have fun! xo, Ben and Steph P.S.- Tell Juan at Concepto Indigo that we say hello. He's the best! Hey CN! We faced a similar dilemma. We wanted to do the kayaking trip down the Serrano but didn’t really have the time to do it and also spend quality time in Argentina. So, we took a boat UP the Serrano instead!

It was a great way to enter the park (one less long dusty bus ride) and quite beautiful. By taking the boat you get to spend some time on the water and see all the river sights in one day instead of three. Obviously it’s not as cool as kayaking, but we enjoyed it.

You get on a big boat and cruise up to a glaicer in Bernardo O’Higgins Park where you get off and hike to check out the glacier. Then you switch to Zodiac boats for the remainder of the trip to Torres del Paine. NOTE: You cannot take your big backpack on the boats. They drive your pack to the park in a van/truck and meet you there. Make sure to have a day pack with everything you’ll want on the boat!

You arrive at the park in the late afternoon (4 or 4:30 pm?). We were able to get a shuttle to the catamaran and catch the last boat across Lago Pehoe the same day. Some friends of ours hiked the “W” in the other direction and just took the bus to Hosteria Torres after getting off the boat. Either way is good. I think the boat trip is $60-80.

Have fun!

xo,
Ben and Steph

P.S.- Tell Juan at Concepto Indigo that we say hello. He’s the best!

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