Torres del Paine: Puma Tracking Tour with Certified Guide

Torres del Paine, Chile



Track wild pumas in Torres del Paine National Park on a full-day tour from Puerto Natales. Enjoy a small-group experience with a specialist guide, a full lunch, and hotel transfers.

Highlights

  • Feel the thrill of tracking wild pumas in Torres del Paine National Park
  • Enjoy a full-day expedition with a specialist guide and a small group
  • Learn about wildlife tracking and animal behavior from your guide
  • Spot guanacos, Andean condors, Patagonian foxes, and lesser rheas
  • Savor a full lunch in the field and enjoy round-trip transfers from your hotel

Description

Depart Puerto Natales before dawn in a private vehicle, reaching the park as golden-hour light spills over the Andes. Your specialist guide — trained in wildlife tracking and animal behavior — uses a radio network spanning the park to maximize your chances of a close encounter. Read tracks, interpret behavior, and move through the landscape with purpose. Morning sessions target high-probability territories. After a full lunch in the field, afternoon tracking resumes as pumas grow active before sunset. A sighting is never guaranteed — these are wild, free-roaming animals — but this method consistently produces the highest encounter rates in Patagonia. Beyond pumas, the day delivers: guanacos, Andean condors, Patagonian foxes, lesser rheas and a landscape so vast and raw it feels like the edge of the world. A small private group of 3–6 means the guide's attention is entirely yours. Departure is from your hotel or accommodation in Puerto Natales. Park entrance fee, round-trip private transfer, specialist guide, and full trail lunch are all included.

Includes

Round-trip private transfer from Puerto Natales Specialist puma-tracking guide Snacks Tracking equipment and binoculars Full trail lunch Park entrance fee

Excludes

Accommodation in Puerto Natales Personal travel insurance Tips (discretionary) Personal snacks and extra drinks Photography equipment

Important Information

  • A sighting of pumas is not guaranteed as they are wild animals
  • The tour involves tracking across grasslands and rocky terrain

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund

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