When you’re thinking about Patagonia, you’re really thinking about Torres del Paine National Park. Its masterpiece are the three towering granite spires that overlook a turquoise lake but it’s also graced with an abundance of wildlife, ancient mountain ridges, lush and ghost forests, gold brushed fields, and sprawling glaciers.
In this guide to traveling Patagonia that focuses on Torres del Paine, we aren’t shy about going into all of the details, large and small, when it comes to planning a trip here. It’s meant to answer the basics but also the minutiae that is really hard to discover unless you’ve been there already.
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How to get a deal in Torres del Paine?
- We are currently offering two different offers with the companies we personally worked with in Torres del Paine. With Chile Nativo, if you use Going Awesome Places as a referral, you’ll save 5% off of their available packages.
- For an all-inclusive hotel experience, we recommend Hotel Las Torres and if you book 3 nights or more, get a free 30-minute massage.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Things to Know Before Going to Torres del Paine in Patagonia
Let’s start with the need-to-know basics of traveling in Chile to see Patagonia and more specifically, Torres del Paine National Park. From here, keep reading as we’ll be jumping into way more detail to make sure you’re the most prepared for the trip of a lifetime.
Keep in mind that we understand that Patagonia spans Chile and Patagonia but since we’re putting an emphasis on Torres del Paine, we’re focusing on Chilean Patagonia.
The facts
- Electricity – 220 volts, 50Hz
- Type L (Italy and Chile)
- Type F (most of Europe)
- If you have Type F adapters, these will work fine. No need to invest in Type L.
- Currency – Chilean Peso (CLP)
- $1,000 CLP = $1.089 USD = $1.469 CAD = 1.089€ EUR
- For many, it’ll just be easier to consider 1000 as $1 USD but if you want something more accurate, make sure to print a currency conversion cheat sheet before you go.
- Timezone – GMT -03:00 (all year round). This means it is normally 1 hour ahead of EST (New York, Toronto). However, don’t assume this is always the case as Chilean Patagonia (called Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica Region)doesn’t observe Daylight Savings Time (DST) so in the months of winter (first…
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