Top Things to do in Magallanes Region
Top 10 Things to do Good for Adrenaline Seekers in Magallanes Region, Magallanes Region
Discover the best top things to do in Magallanes Region, Chile including Torres del Paine National Park, Pingo Salvaje, Chiletour Patagonia, Venture Patagonia, Mount Tarn, Kayak en Patagonia, Lago Pehoe, Dientes de Navarino, W-Trail, Cerro Bandera.
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1. Torres del Paine National Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 6,038 reviews
A hiker's dream, this national park contains huge granite mountains surrounded by clear lakes and a series of well-maintained trails that vary in degree of difficulty.
Reviewed By TEBlaise - Ilion, United States
I have been to many beautiful places from Alaska to Iceland, but this place is a world apart. It's label as the 8th wonder of the world is spot on. I drove around this park with my wife and son and had to stop around every corner to take a photo, and the views just kept getting better. The best view by far was from the top of Mirador Condor (which is where the photo was taken), The air is the freshest I have ever breathed and the views are something out of a painting. We rented a car and winged it, enabling us to go wherever we wanted.This place should be on everyone's bucket list.
2. Pingo Salvaje
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 138 reviews
Pingo Salvaje is a tourist complex inside a 7,000 hectares farm named “Estancia Laguna Sofia” Part of the property is intended to cattle breeding, under a “holistic management system”, which includes a sustainable an objective grazing based on intensive rotations and lag periods to allow a better recovery and production of the meadow. Is located between Ruta 9 Norte, which connects Puerto Natales to Cerro Castillo, and Laguna Sofia total 32 Kl. We are 100% sustainable. Our water comes from a waterfall which feeds the lake and provides us with energy. Firewood to obtain heating comes from the trees fallen during the Winter. There is no Internet service or telephone in La Estancia, only a radio with VHF. Our office has internet but, it is very unsteady and depends on the weather condition.Pingo Salvaje owes approximately 60 horses, between Arabs and creole, ready to receive any kind of customers with or without experience in riding. We offer one hour, half or full day ridings.
Reviewed By evanses5 - Miami, United States
We stopped here on our way from Torres Del Paine park to Puerto Natales We had a great demonstration of working sheep dogs followed by a horse back ride I. The meadows and hills of Patagonia The crew served us grilled lamb for an early dinner Truly delightful!
3. Chiletour Patagonia
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 183 reviews
W Trek Torres del Paine, Patagonia Day Trek Torres del Paine Day Trek French Valley Full Day Tour of Torres del Paine Full Day Tour of Grey Glacier
4. Venture Patagonia
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 72 reviews
Venture Patagonia is a tour operator based in Puerto Natales, Chile. We provide tailor-made and luxury adventure travel tours to numerous destinations throughout Patagonia.
5. Mount Tarn
6. Kayak en Patagonia
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 114 reviews
Kayak en Patagonia was born a decade ago, originally conceived by a group of friends and guides that were born and raised on the shores of the Senoret Chanel. Their dream was to explore and navigate the hidden secrets that only locals knew and to show their beauty and wonders to the people that visit this region. Today, after the many trips and unforgettable experiences that we have shared paddling with people from all over the world, we want to welcome you to Patagonia, a true paradise for Kayaking adventures. In Kayak en Patagonia, we want to give you a "Travel Experience". We work with the best quality of gear, equipment and food on each of our trips. Our certified guides have the knowledge and qualification that is needed to give you a safe and unique experience.
7. Lago Pehoe
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 207 reviews
Reviewed By BLtrvl - Glenview, United States
Our guide brought us here to wrap up our full day Paine tour, and it was the perfect way to end the day. Magnificent views toward Cuernos del Paine from a small hill at the lookout, and if you pack a snack or beverage you're able to enjoy it in one of the camp shelters nearby after.
8. Dientes de Navarino
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 64 reviews
Reviewed By evwtrip - Nijmegen, The Netherlands
This is one of the more rougher treks I've done. Both in terms of adressing my routefinding skills many times (while there is a collection of signposting as well as the much more frequent markerstones, I did manage to wander off track quite a few times) as in the actual difficulty of the terrain (boulder hopping, steep descents, muddy marshes, negotiating tree roots & branches) your progress will be slow each of the 3 or more days you're trekking the 32km/20mi long Dientes. I solo-hiked it in 4. But they say: the rougher the trek, the more beautiful it gets. That counts here also. It's a little more wilderness than the one in Torres del Paine. While you're on the most southerly inhabited island of the world in Puerto Williams, a Chilean Armada town slowly growing into a tourist destination, enjoy the view of Cerro Bandera while you start your climb. On top there's a beautiful view of the Beagle Channel and Argentina's Tierra del Fuego mountains across. Continue along the edges of the ridge to a steep drop to Laguna del Salto, one of the many tundra lakes in the area. I stayed here for the night on a terribly wet and uneven floor, but with fresh water. My second day started with a climb up to Paso Australia and over loose boulders up Paso los Dientes (I wandered off track here which did cost me half an hour) to eventually descent to Laguna los Dientes and Laguna Escondida again with plenty big boulders to hop. Campsites and water were no problem finding here and were in better condition. There's a beautiful view of the jagged peaks of the actual Dientes ('teeth' in spanish), for which the area is named. On a clear day the more southerly Lago Windhond is visible as are the Cabo de Hornos islands. My third day ended up being the easiest one. Only two easier uphill sections and drops to arrive at the beaver affected area of big Laguna Martillo, where I took a wrong direction again costing me about 45 minutes. After the big lake there's a beautiful valley to cross where I saw signs of a big animal nearby, possibly a puma. I eventually camped at the foot of the biggest climb of the whole trek, Paso Virginia. The fourth day started with a muddy ascent of the lower section of the climb and ended at a fantastic overview of a very steep and possibly dangerous descent to Laguna Guanacos. Take care here in bad weather. After this lake there is a long mixed section of marshes, woods and farmland to get you down to the end of the trail at an old fishery at the road which will lead you to Puerto Williams again in 2 hours. I only saw people on the first night and was thus almost the whole time alone on the trail. Weather can be a problem here because of the southerly location of the Island, but most of the time I was hiking in clear sunny skies in late March 2017. Recommended.
9. W-Trail
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 386 reviews
Reviewed By sandtrap629 - Birmingham, United States
My wife and I hiked the W trail for our 40th anniversary at age 63 & 64. We brought along our two children and their spouses telling them they would be our packmules, but in reality we all had a minimal backpacks as we stayed at refugios - less than 20 pounds. We did not use a guide as they are much more expensive and not needed as the trails are well marked. However, you have to be willing to put in some effort to figure out the logistics of lodging and transportation as that can be fairly complicated. The refugios are owned by different companies and have limited availability so you have to get things reserved well in advance - at least 9 months for peak season IMO. The Puerto Natales airport only has flights a few days a week so when to arrive and leave is more challenging unless you want to take a 3 hour bus ride from Puntas Arenas. Then you have to figure out how to get to the park and in which direction you will hike. What fit our schedule best was arranging for private transportation to take our party of 6 from Puerto Natales to the Lagos Grey Hotel to catch the boat across Lagos Grey and hike to the Paine Grande refugio. From there we hiked to Cuernos refugio seeing the French Valley on the way (hardest day we hiked). Day 3 was a hike to refugio Chileno. The final day was a hike up to Mirador Torres then down to Hotel Torres to catch a bus back to town. You will also find the wether forecasts confusing. You can go to two different web sites for Torres del Paine weather and one will say it will be a high in the 60s and another say the 30s for the same day high. We packed for extremes. For the most part it was nice and in the 50s and 60s for us (late February), but when we hiked up to Mirador Torres the temperature dropped into the 30s with 30 MPH winds gusting to 50 MPH. I would recommend wearing light fast drying long pants rather than shorts as it was never that hot and there are lots of prickly plants you will be encountering. If you enjoy hiking with mountain scenery this is a trip you have to take.
10. Cerro Bandera
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 49 reviews
Reviewed By yulianaF56
See the forest of this remote area of the world and everything, eat raspberries and just enjoy the view, for some people that wants to go to the Navarino teeth’s have to come across this area
