Day 1 - Arrival
Riding: No riding.
Transfer (c. 2 hours) from Puerto Natales airport to Estancia Cerro Guido where you will have your first experience of the gauchos and their way of life. After watching them work for a while, you'll head to your accommodation at Baguales Glamping. This beautiful glamping site is surrounded by rolling hills and towering mountains located on the northern side of Torres del Paine, right next to the border with Argentina. A Calafate sour, (typical Patagonian drink) will be waiting for you on arrival. Dinner at the puesto, then spend your first night in the exclusive domes with private bathrooms.
Day 2
Riding: 6 hours
Meet your horses and set off on a full days horse ride in Sierra Baguales. Explore the untamed, breathtaking landscape, stopping for lunch in an old Puesto, a place where the gaucho (Patagonian cowboy) lives. This is your chance to get to know your horse, tack and style of riding. Return to the glamping site for dinner and a second night.
Day 3
Riding: 7 hours
Ride to Estancia Cerro Guido, stopping for lunch along the way. This authentic working estancia borders the famous Torres del Paine National park and offers spectacular views from the salon, where you can also watch gauchos fetching in their sheep. Dinner and overnight at Cerro Guido.
Day 4
Riding: 6 hours
Full day horseback ride to the waterfall Salto Las Chinas, where you stop for lunch and then head to Laguna Azul, crossing the river Rio Las Chinas and continuing to the Estancia Tercera Barranca. A typical Asado de cordero (BBQ) prepared by a gaucho will be waiting for you. Dinner and overnight at Tercera Barranca.
Day 5
Riding: 8 hours
Today's ride takes you from Estancia Tercera Barranca to the Rio Serrano, passing alongside Lago Sarmiento. You'll enjoy views of wild landscapes of forests and mountains alongside beautiful lagoons. You’ll enter Torres del Paine national park to enjoy your lunch at a view point. After leaving your horses in a paddock, you'll be transferred to a hotel alongside the Rio Serrano for dinner and to overnight.
Day 6
Riding: 4 hours
Today's ride is one of the highlights of the trail. You'll ride from Rio Serrano to Lago Grey where you’ll have the opportunity to take a boat to Grey Glacier (3 hours) to admire the Glacier from the Southern Patagonia ice field; lunch location will depend on arrival time. There is a scenic 45 minute hike to get to the boat. Later you'll transfer back to the hotel alongside the Rio Serrano.
Day 7
Riding: No riding.
After breakfast you'll transfer out of the park and head back to Puerto Natales. The town of Puerto Natales was officially founded in 1911 to serve as a port for the booming sheep industry. The thriving sheep and wool trade brought hordes of immigrants from a plethora of nations: Britain, Ireland, Germany, Croatia, Italy, Spain, and Greece. Many Chileans, especially from the islands of Chiloe, also moved to Puerto Natales to take part in the regional hot commodity.
After checking into your hotel there is some free time to go shopping and discover this little town on the inlet.
Optional Stand Up Paddle Boarding for the more adventurous (payable locally).
Day 8
Riding: 4 hours
Board a boat to Estancia La Peninsula, which is located on the shore facing Puerto Natales. After coffee, it's time to ride again! You will be riding through the native forests and the pampa, chasing amazing views and riding along beaches. Overnight at a nice house in the middle of nowhere, where you’ll feel nature as his best.
Day 9
Riding: 6 hours
Full day riding and exploring. Apart from the ever-changing nature around this area, the peninsula Antonio Varas also has some fascinating archaeological sites to visit too.
Day 10
Riding: 4 hours
Horseback ride back to the main estancia, Estancia La Peninsula, where the boat is waiting to transfer you back to Puerto Natales.
After a farewell drink on the shore you are transferred to the airport for your flight home.
Note: All programmes and itineraries are weather dependent; in the face of adverse, or unexpected, weather conditions reasonable attempts will be made to provide equivalent riding. All programmes are accurate at the time of writing. However, the team may adapt or modify details, whilst aiming to provide a similar experience.