Kayak in Grey + Serrano

A combination of two adventures: the navigation of Grey River and Serrano River. The adventure includes icebergs, camping, paddling down a river, glaciers and finishing with a traditional Magallanes roasted lamb. Kayak in Grey + Serrano is the perfect match if you don’t know which one to choose!

Intermedium

3 days

67 Km / 44 Miles

1.050.000 CLP

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Itinerary

We leave town in the morning with our car headed to the Grey Lake sector, at Torres del Paine national park (if you are somewhere in the park we can pick you up there).

At the Playa Grey bank we will start the instruction to have a confortable and safe navigation. We begin the excursion from Grey Lake mouth where it´s possible to paddle alongside stunning icebergs that are blown by the wind right after they separate from the glacier. We have Macizo Paine and the west mountain range as landscape, highlighting also the famous Cuernos del Paine.

After enjoying the lake navigation and master your kayak we will start to go down through the Grey River.  From now on it´s going to be an adventure passing through rapids and cannons from start until finish, followed by numerous turns overlooking Sierra del Toro. We will have a break close to Grey Bridge where we will enjoy a great lunch and continue paddling until we find the confluence with Serrano River, the place where the grey waters full of sediments merge with the clear waters coming from Lago del Toro.

The day ends at Pueblito Serrano after 3-4hrs paddling. Here our van pick us up and leave us in our campsite where we will have dinner and sleep our first night.

If the wind is too strong, it will not be possible to enter to the iceberg zone. If this is the case, we will only paddle the whole Grey River (which is sheltered from wind).

We start our day with a nice breakfast and later we take the tent down. After that we load our kayaks with our equipment and have a talk about details such as weather conditions and the river. We start paddling to Salto del Rio (an amazing water fall) where a short walk and portaging (carrying) the kayaks will allow us to avoid the waterfall. The navigation continues along the mighty river on our way to the Serrano Glacier. The viewpoints from Tyndall Glacier and Geike mountains give us the sign that we navigate close to the Southern Ice Field. Here we will have a break to replenish ourselves and enjoy our lunch with a spectacular view. After that we will slowly get closer to Monte Balmaceda until we meet with Ultima Esperanza fjord waters. At these same waters, Juan Ladrilleros was intensely searching for some exit to the Atlantic sea (circa 1558). From this point we have a privileged view from the Serrano Glacier.

We will camp at Puerto Toro for the night where we will enjoy a delicious dinner with Patagonian wild nature as landscape.

Early in the morning right after our breakfast we will portage (carry) our kayaks (now empities) about 50m to Serrano Lagoon (where the Glacier ends). We will paddle alongside with the blue icebergs that break off from the huge glacier. After enjoying the Glacier we go back to the campsite and pack our equipment to get the catamaran that will take us back to Puerto Natales through Ultima Esperanza fjord. In it´s journey we have an amazing view to Balmaceda Glacier. We will stop at Estancia Perales to have a delicious and traditional roasted lamb. At 6pm we arrive at Puerto Natales.

Sometime the lagoon can be blocked with too many pieces of ice. If this is the case it won’t be possible to paddle in the lake.

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  • Biligual certifiel guide (British Canoeing, American Canoe Association and Wildernes First Responder)
  • Transportation from Puerto Natales or from somewhere inside Torres del Paine National Park (this must be on the regular route), to the Grey River sector
  • Bernardo O´Higgins National Park entrance fee
  • Navigation ticket Puerto Toro – Puerto Natales (21 de Mayo Catamaran)
  • Paddling equipment including drysuit / Double Kayak (Wilderness System Kayaks)
  • Camping equipment (tent, sleeping mat, cooking gear, etc…)
  • All meals (except first day breakfast)
  • Transfer back to the Hostal in Natales
  • Torres del Paine National Park entrance fee (the ticket must be purchased in advance as required by Conaf at this link)
  • Sleeping bag (Puerto Natales has a lot of rental stores)
  • Excursion individual equipment (technical clothes, cleaning supplies, photographic camera, sunscreen, etc).
  • Base layers to wear under the drysuit
  • Middle layer / polar to keep warm
  • Isolation jacket to keep warm
  • Waterproof out layer and trousers
  • An extra set of clothes
  • Synthetic underwear
  • Warm socks
  • Approach shoes / trainers
  • Hat
  • Gloves
  • Small flash light
  • Sleeping bag (-10°C/4°F)
  • Insect repellent
  • Sun block
  • Sun glasses
  • Lip balm
  • Bottle for water

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Map of Grey + Serrano Kayak Excursion

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Due to the pandemic situation we had to temporarily make some changes to the itinerary of this tour. Read more

Due to the pandemic situation we had to temporarily make some changes to the itinerary of this tour. Read more