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hello and greetings from chile in today's video we're going to
be taking you on a day trip to torres del paine national park
this is a major trekking destination in chile and you could easily spend a few weeks on the trails
but since we were a bit short on time today we're going to be showing you some of the highlights you
can experience on a day visit during our tour we saw all sorts of wildlife visited the cave
of a prehistoric animal and even came face to face with icebergs so all in all a very good day
and a great option for anyone wanting to date her from puerto natales now let's get into the video
our first stop of the day was the milotins cave which is a natural monument located
about 30 minutes northwest of puerto natales this site is comprised of several caves the largest
of which is 30 meters high and 200 meters deep this is where the milodon's remains were found
now a bit of trivia apparently the myelin state of conservation was so good that at first the remains
were believed to be that of a living animal this launched a small wave of early 20th century
expeditions in search of a living breathing myelitis well that search didn't yield much
the samples were eventually dated back about 10 000 years they were just in great condition
because of the extreme cold and stable conditions the cave had to offer so don't get too excited
on your visit well guys we just finished visiting the myladin's cave this was a prehistoric creature
kind of like a giant sloth and its remains were found in this cave they were discovered
by a german explorer and yeah we were able to walk around the cave it was pretty cool the only thing
i have to mention is chilean patagonia is so much colder than argentine patagonia and i think it's
because right now like we're just outside in the city of puerto natales which is by the ocean so
we're really getting a lot of the humidity and i feel like the cold is just seeping into my bones
so it's a bit of an adjustment and there comes sam how was your encounter with a prehistoric
creature oh my gosh i love that crease here it's slightly smaller than the uh than the mega
the megatherium the big ethereum this is like the the half size yeah the two meter version not the
five meter version yeah but it's very cool it adds a very cool element to the cave and also
it's great it's a great family-friendly kind of uh addition too yeah the kids would love it i did
and price point before we forget we priced 8 000 chilean pesos which is just over 10
us dollars there you go yeah and uh i believe nationals pay half that price
so if you're chilean enjoy enjoy your
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we then started driving in the direction of torres del paine national park in patagonia chile which
is located 60 kilometers north of puerto natales as you can imagine it was a pretty scenic drive
but the best surprise was spotting a group of condors circling above us this is the largest
bird of prey in the world so we were pretty excited to see several of them so close by
next up a little shopping at cerro castillo this is like a little
stopover that was created between the towns of calafat in argentina in puerto natales in chile
and it is right next to the border it's right at the border crossing actually went through there
a few days ago when we were crossing over so it might look familiar so we have about 20 minutes
at this little shopping spot and i'm looking for leg warmers and hopefully
an alpaca sweater because i'm cold and i've been wearing the same thing almost every day
so guys we have reached our first lookout of the day this spot is called mirador lagos
cermiento and we're getting our first views of doris del paine the weather cooperated
we thought we were going to have rain today and we can actually see the mountain range and the peaks
looks amazing and the color of the water is unbelievable you've gotta see this
here we have it
it's amazing let's get a picture where are you going sam
come i'm going i'm going for another viewpoint it just keeps getting better and better we get
closer and closer alpine and we're not even the national park yet it's unbelievable
he saw a con condor we've seen a few on this trip we've seen foxes we've seen
nand nyandus which are kind of like local local ostriches ostrich
and what else fox foxes okay let's see the lock we've seen a lot the day is young
apparently the most hot the most elusive is the puma
so if we see a puma today's the best day we'd be very lucky
this place is amazing guys we just keep getting closer and closer
to tour del pine and apparently we're not even in the national park yet
i know unbelievable we're just approaching it and right now we've stopped over at the bitter lagoon
and it gets that name because it's a mix of fresh water and salt and salt water and it has a high ph
i think he said like 9.1 or something so yeah oh and he also said during the summer months you can
see flamingos here because it's amazing they fly down they're not they're not here at the moment
no it's not even one in a few weeks they will be they'll be vacationing here
our next stop on this tour of torres del paine national park in chilean patagonia was the pinea
river waterfall we had a short stop here to take some photos and go on a quick walk
we then continued our drive through the park making several stops at various lookouts along
the way we also drove past estancia's experienced winds that nearly blew us
over and of course we were treated to incredible landscapes at every turn
just driving down the park's dirt roads was an adventure in and of itself
now check out these turquoise waters this is lake beway and it's the heart of torres del paine
national park in patagonia chile from this point you can view the famous horns of torres del paine
if the weather cooperates we had some strong winds that day so thankfully the clouds blew over and we
did get our peek at them and then it was time for lunch we ate at the rio pingo restaurant which is
located inside the park on the south side of lake grey the nice thing about eating in the middle of
the afternoon is that there were no lines so we were able to get a table and enjoy our meal with
zero wait time and by the time we were done eating the rain had stopped lunchtime lunch time there's
a restaurant in the park very convenient because we are starving what time is it it's it's about
it's almost three oh my gosh yeah so i actually chose a vegetarian option in the menu described
it as a stew and it's kind of like a mash of chickpeas carrots potato it's got some beans
grilled veggies on top and i saw that there was cheese so i was just looking yeah i'll
take some cheese yes please to the cheese right it's good it looks so good we're still hungry
at this point it doesn't matter but i'm glad that we've prioritized sightseeing obviously
yes yeah but yeah it's kind of cold and rainy out so yeah we had amazing weather up until the moment
we came in here and then it was like pouring rain and now it's clearing slightly yeah yeah
guys i'm really excited for this i got the cordero milanesa which is a lamb basically breaded cutlet
yeah and a risotto with mushroom and did you put cheese on there i did add cheese you're welcome
this mushroom risotto is delicious this is a good meal
we are going on a post lunch mini hike we've got sendero gray cinderella
my accent's getting a bit confused um we're just going to go across this hanging bridge
over the river and see where the trail leads and the weather clear just in time
cleared seriously they are not joking about like four season in a matter of ten minutes
it looked like it looked like rain again was coming amazing and then it was gone
well guys we are off to see the floating icebergs they sure are oh my well floating of course they
float they're icebergs so there's an area and it's basically kind of like a beaches leash leading out
there isn't there yeah it's like a strip of a strip of sandy strip sandy strip we've got the
lake and the icebergs and we've been given an hour and 40 minutes for lunch and to complete
you know this little walk down the trail go see the icebergs get back just enough time right just
enough time and hopefully the weather cooperates while we're out it's holding it's holding look
blue skies yeah in this direction a big gray over yonder indeed but well i mean it's patagonia like
what what can we ask what else can we ask of her you like the guy like our guide said today
prepare for four seasons four seasons all in one all in look at that that's majestic it is
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to the video for some logistics on how to visit torres del paine patagonia on a day trip hello we
are back from our really fun excursion what a day what a day what an incredible day yes i feel like
we have the the weather guru or the weather gods on our side on our side we we had amazing weather
everywhere we went and for the few moments that the the weather was bad it's when we were like
eating or when we had already got our shots everywhere in our car it was just unbelievable
and it it appeared that we were going to have bad weather today so this was just the most amazing
surprise to be honest i absolutely loved it that that torres del paine chilean patagonia is
just fabulous i can see why people would come and do eight to ten day treks there
it's a massive massive park and honestly i only have good things to say about the tour
normally i'm very much against those group day tours where you're rushed around on and off on
and off but this one it was just right it worked we got to see the highlights we had a great guide
and a great driver yeah just a positive attitude such such nice people yeah working there and i
feel like it was just the right pace it's like we weren't in the vehicle for too long they kept
we kept getting in and out there were things to do um the landscapes changed
yeah the views were just spectacular the whole time so everybody kept everyone excited
and engaged and um yeah what a tour if you don't have the time to do the full trek
independently this is definitely the best option to see everything assuming you don't have your own
vehicle yeah if you only have one day join a tour because you won't regret it totally totally agree
with that so in terms of the tour we paid just over 50 dollars i think it was 53 us yeah about 50
bucks per person per person which was mainly for transportation there and back it's like two and
a half hours almost from the city center to the park so the additional fee was the then we paid
for the caves which was about ten dollars yes um you you have the option of not doing that there is
a there is a coffee shop or you can just wait in the bus it was a short stop so if you didn't want
to do that i i really enjoyed it for me it was it was and you get to pose with the myelin so yeah
that's the best part at the end but the cave the key was enormous and i thought it
was really interesting to walk around yeah but then the only other fee is uh was the park fee
park fee it is not cheap let me tell you um so it was just under 30 us dollars per person yeah
21 000 chilean pesos that being said this ticket is good for three days but you have to let them
know when you're buying the ticket because they're going to ask you to write your name your passport
number yeah and then you have to take it to a desk to be stamped i believe i believe that's for day
trippers like us people who are leaving the park and then coming back yeah i think the people who
are doing the big hikes probably they probably just pay for this admission and then they're
granted that time i would imagine i would highly recommend the tour buying it is beautiful yeah and
oh i want to talk about all the animal encounters we saw oh my gosh we saw everything boxes wanakas
condors we even had gauchos riding on horses and a gaucho herding cows with with the help of dogs
yes at the very end of the day indeed what uh oh even the the nyandu the the the ostrich like
bird that's down here yeah it's just a one a great great day of travel and um yeah this
national park is phenomenal you definitely even if you've been to the argentinian um
area of patagonia that we went to if you've been to california in shelton still worth coming here
yeah and vice versa yeah um it's just a beautiful beautiful part of patagonia and we loved it
so with that in mind hope you guys enjoyed this video we'll have more coming from chile soon
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