Torres Del Paine (Mar 2026)

12 Mar 2026 (Thu) - 13 Mar 2026 (Fri) We flew Turkish Airways through Istanbul to Santiago, with a refuelling stop at Sao Paolo. The flights were quite full up to Sao Paolo, after which the plane became half-full. We reached Istanbul slightly late (due to the route realignment because of conflict in Iran) but managed to reach Santiago on time. We took the Transvip return taxi service to reach our hotel - Novapark. Hotel check in would only starts at 3pm, so we left our baggage at the hotel and went out to Mount St Lucia for a walk. The weather was sunny and I forgot to bring out my hat. After the hike to the top of Santa Lucia, we headed to Lastaria for lunch. The portion of the lunch was huge. There were stalls selling arts related merchandises outside the Arts Museum near Lastaria. Finally, it was 3pm and we could check into our hotel. MP was already in Santiago a few days earlier and stayed at another hotel. The hotel rooms were clean and to our satisfaction. We slept early th...