Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Cordillera del Paine, Chili

Topdrukte — Southern summer peak, Summer holidays in Chili

• Regel

  Every night must be booked ahead

  1 jan – 31 decBoek vroegSluitingen

  You cannot walk the W or the O and find a bed. Campsites and refuges are reserved in advance across three separate operators plus the park service, rangers check the bookings at the gate, and the good dates go the day they open. Bron ↗

• Regel

  No fires anywhere in the park

  1 jan – 31 decSluitingen

  Open fires are banned outright after the fires of 2005 and 2011, and stoves may only be used in the marked cooking shelters at each camp. Rangers enforce it and a careless stove has closed sectors before. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Flamingos on the lagoons (1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)), O Circuit opens (1 nov – 31 mrt), Patagonian wind season (1 nov – 28 feb), Guanaco birthing (15 nov – 10 jan (meestal)), Southern summer peak (20 dec – 28 feb)

Topdrukte — Southern summer peak, Summer holidays in Chili

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Every night must be booked ahead (1 jan – 31 dec), No fires anywhere in the park (1 jan – 31 dec), Flamingos on the lagoons (1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)), O Circuit opens (1 nov – 31 mrt), Patagonian wind season (1 nov – 28 feb), Southern summer peak (20 dec – 28 feb)

Druk — Summer holidays in Chili, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Lenga turning

  20 mrt – 10 mei · meestalHerfstkleuren

  The southern beech goes red and orange across the lower valleys from late March, the wind drops off, and the park empties. Shorter days and colder nights are the trade, and the back of the circuit is already shut.

Nog steeds bezig: Every night must be booked ahead (1 jan – 31 dec), No fires anywhere in the park (1 jan – 31 dec), Flamingos on the lagoons (1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)), O Circuit opens (1 nov – 31 mrt)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Sluiting

  Back circuit and refuges shut

  1 apr – 31 okt

  The park stays open but the far side of the massif does not: the John Gardner pass and most refuges close for winter, and some day routes require a guide. It becomes a park you drive and day-walk rather than trek. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Puma tracking season

  15 apr – 30 sep · meestalDierenseizoen

  The cold months are when trackers find them: fewer visitors, snow that holds a print, and long low light at both ends of the day. Late April to May and September are the compromise, with the wildlife without the deep cold.

Nog steeds bezig: Every night must be booked ahead (1 jan – 31 dec), No fires anywhere in the park (1 jan – 31 dec), Lenga turning (20 mrt – 10 mei (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Every night must be booked ahead (1 jan – 31 dec), No fires anywhere in the park (1 jan – 31 dec), Lenga turning (20 mrt – 10 mei (meestal)), Back circuit and refuges shut (1 apr – 31 okt), Puma tracking season (15 apr – 30 sep (meestal))

Druk — Winter holidays in Chili

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Every night must be booked ahead (1 jan – 31 dec), No fires anywhere in the park (1 jan – 31 dec), Back circuit and refuges shut (1 apr – 31 okt), Puma tracking season (15 apr – 30 sep (meestal))

Druk — Winter holidays in Chili, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Every night must be booked ahead (1 jan – 31 dec), No fires anywhere in the park (1 jan – 31 dec), Back circuit and refuges shut (1 apr – 31 okt), Puma tracking season (15 apr – 30 sep (meestal))

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Every night must be booked ahead (1 jan – 31 dec), No fires anywhere in the park (1 jan – 31 dec), Back circuit and refuges shut (1 apr – 31 okt), Puma tracking season (15 apr – 30 sep (meestal))

Druk — Fiestas Patrias recess in Chili

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Every night must be booked ahead (1 jan – 31 dec), No fires anywhere in the park (1 jan – 31 dec), Back circuit and refuges shut (1 apr – 31 okt), Puma tracking season (15 apr – 30 sep (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Natuur

  Flamingos on the lagoons

  1 okt – 31 mrt · meestalVogelseizoen

  Chilean flamingos work Laguna Amarga and the shallow lakes by the eastern gate through the southern summer, with condors on the thermals above the same road.

Nog steeds bezig: Every night must be booked ahead (1 jan – 31 dec), No fires anywhere in the park (1 jan – 31 dec), Back circuit and refuges shut (1 apr – 31 okt)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Opening

  O Circuit opens

  1 nov – 31 mrtWandelseizoenBoek vroeg

  The park service opens the back half of the massif around the start of November and shuts it again at the end of March, and it is walked counterclockwise only. The exact opening date depends on snow on the pass. Bron ↗

• Risico

  Patagonian wind season

  1 nov – 28 feb

  The same months that give you the long days give you the wind, and gusts over a hundred kilometres an hour on the exposed passes are routine rather than remarkable. It knocks people over on the Grey and Nordenskjold shores. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Guanaco birthing

  15 nov – 10 jan · meestalDierenseizoen

  Chulengos drop in the open country on the eastern side from late November, which is also why the pumas are working that ground in daylight. The herds are visible from the road, no hike needed.

Nog steeds bezig: Every night must be booked ahead (1 jan – 31 dec), No fires anywhere in the park (1 jan – 31 dec), Flamingos on the lagoons (1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Southern summer peak, Summer holidays in Chili

• Seizoen

  Southern summer peak

  20 dec – 28 febSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  Chileans and Argentines take their holidays now and the trails carry their heaviest traffic of the year. Puerto Natales runs out of beds, and the base of the towers at sunrise has a queue on the last scramble.

Nog steeds bezig: Every night must be booked ahead (1 jan – 31 dec), No fires anywhere in the park (1 jan – 31 dec), Flamingos on the lagoons (1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)), O Circuit opens (1 nov – 31 mrt), Patagonian wind season (1 nov – 28 feb), Guanaco birthing (15 nov – 10 jan (meestal))