Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
sure you get here early to grab a booth, which comes complete with its own metered tap
and a topo map to plan your route.
Information
INTERNET RESOURCES
The best bilingual portal for the region is
www.torresdelpaine.cl
.
MEDICAL SERVICES
Hospital
(
61 411582; Pinto 537)
MONEY
Most banks in town have ATMs.
Gasic
(Manuel Bulnes 692)
Decent rates on cash and travelers checks.
POST
Post Office
(Eberhard 429)
TOURIST INFORMATION
Conaf
( 411438; Baquedano 847)
National parks service administrative office.
Paine sustainable with good visitor advice (staff give a free Torres del Paine introduction
talk for trekkers daily at 3pm). Also promotes alternative options and rents gear. Guide
service specializes in treks to Cabo Froward, Isla Navarino and lesser-known destina-
tions.
Fantastico Sur
( 710050;
www.fantasticosur.com
; Esmeralda 661; 9am-1pm & 3-6pm Mon-
Fri)
Runs Refugios Torres, El Chileno, Los Cuernos in Torres del Paine and offers park
tours, guiding and trek planning services.
Municipal Tourist Office
( 614808; Plaza de Armas; 8:30am-12:30pm & 2:30-6pm Tue-
Sun)
In the Museo Histórico, with attentive staff and region-wide lodgings listings.
Sernatur
( 412125; infonatales@sernatur.cl; Costanera Pedro Montt 19; 9am-7pm Mon-Fri,
9:30am-6pm Sat & Sun)
There's a second
office
( 9am-7pm Mon-Fri, 9:30am-6pm Sat & Sun)
with the municipal tourist office on Plaza de Armas.
TRAVEL AGENCIES
