EcoCamp

A dome with a view! An ecological base for superb hiking adventures in the heart of Torres del Paine National Park

If you want to hike the spectacular trails in the heart of the Torres del Paine but don’t fancy hauling your tent, EcoCamp is the comfortable alternative. Choose from various trekking packages of all lengths and levels, with excellent bilingual guides, and meals, drinks and transfers included. The friendly young staff take great care to make both hiking expeditions and your stay at the camp well-organised and welcoming.

Congregate around the wood-burning stove in the large dining dome for drinks before dinner. Then retire, with a hot water bottle and a lamp, to your geodesic dome: wooden floors, real beds with lots of warm bedding, and a window in the roof to see the stars. EcoCamp has minimal impact on the environment, but shared eco-bathrooms with loos and hot showers (and compost loos in the Suite Domes) feel like the real thing. Feel the wind and hear the birdsong, and in the morning when you open your tent flap, it’s a miracle to see the Torres right there, lit by the morning light, beckoning you to get out there and hike.

Highs

• Fabulous views right from your tent flap, and you can see the stars through a window in the roof
• Excellent hiking in the heart of Torres del Paine National Park without having a long drive beforehand
• The guiding is first-class, and back at camp there's a warm, friendly atmosphere created by the excellent staff
• A very environmentally friendly set-up, both in the building and the way EcoCamp is run

Lows

• You can only stay at EcoCamp as part of a package, but they're excellent
• Though comfortable, bear in mind that the standard tents are unheated, and you’ll need to wrap up warmly to go to the shared bathroom
• There aren't any tents for single travellers, so you’ll be sharing with someone else of the same sex if travelling alone