Climb past wind-gnarled cypresses and through lush groves of southern beeches on the slopes of Cerro Benítez for an introduction to the vast vistas of Patagonia • Settle into a rustic-chic working estancia (ranch) built on the sweeping range by 19th-century English homesteaders • A local hiking guide points out the rock formations that flabbergasted early European explorers as we trek the remote valley of the Las Chinas River • Saddle up for a horseback ride among the 186-square-mile property of our estancia • Watch out for wild horses, guanacos (the llama’s wild ancestor) and the massive wingspan of soaring Andean condors. 

Set off on trails into Torres del Paine National Park, hiking through high-mountain rain forest and gnarled Nothofagus trees • Climb to a viewpoint of imposing Lago Sarmiento, which stretches into the distance where the pampas meet the peaks, and to the electric-blue hanging lake of Laguna Inge • Choose between the iconic Base Torres hike—an epic climb that takes you to the foot of the Torres del Paine and their nameless reflecting pool—or a day of small a la carte hikes to waterfalls, canyons frequented by dainty guanacos and a picnic by a lake • Feeling like a speck at the feet of some of nature’s most supersized scenery is a unique sensation of awe • Learn how to make Patagonia’s signature drink, the calafate sour, which adds an alpine twist to the classic pisco sour with the use of wild calafate berries • Hike sections of the park’s most renowned backpacking circuit, the W Trek.

Paddle down the crystal clear Grey River, watching the landscape change as you traverse the park • The Torres del Paine pierce the skyline in the distance as you stop at secluded beaches and riverbanks • Grab a massage treatment or simply relax in the inviting hot pools of our serene spa hotel • Twisted beech trees around us, rock faces lined with ice overhead and grand vistas of turquoise lakes spread below—the famed Valle del Francés hike is a worthy grand finale • Toast to the hiking trip of a lifetime with a view and perhaps a local vintage • Say goodbye to this larger-than-life land with one last morning ramble alongside the vast braid of the Serrano River.