Grey Glacier Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Grey Glacier. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Torres del Paine & Milodon Cave. Transfers from Puerto Natales
• Ice Hike on Grey Glacier from Torres del Paine](https://www.viator.com/tours/Puerto-Natales/Ice-Hike-Grey-Glacier/d23619-120233P31)
• Grey Glacier Kayak Tour in Small Group (departures from Paine)
• 3-Day Small Group Guided Tour W Trekking -Torres del Paine Highlights Fast track
• 4-Day Self-Guided W Express Trekking - Torres Del Paine

The admission fee to enter Torres del Paine National Park, home of Grey Glacier, is US$35 for one day and US$49 for more than three days—you’ll need the latter if you’re completing the W Trek, which usually takes 4-5 days. Kayak tours typically start at US$199, while ice trekking experiences are around US$275.

Yes, kayaking tours are available on Grey Lake near the Grey Glacier. You can paddle around large chunks of ice and get close to the vivid blue glacier. It's a good idea to book your kayaking experience before you set off on the W Trek that leads to the glacier, as kayak tours often sell out.

Yes, you can walk on Grey Glacier. Ice trekking is one of the highlights of a visit here; don crampons and an ice axe and explore the frozen surface, stepping over deep crevasses and heading into ice caves. All ice trekking experiences include a motorized boat ride to Grey Glacier.

While the glacier itself is only home to a couple of cold-loving insects, Torres del Paine—the national park that contains the glacier—is home to a wealth of wildlife, such as soaring condors, woodpeckers, and vivid red foxes. If you're lucky, you might spot the elusive Andean puma, though you're more likely just to encounter its droppings.

There is one lodge beside Grey Glacier, which is the only accommodation in this rural section of Torres del Paine National Park. It has basic shared dormitories, a campsite, a small shop, a restaurant, and you can buy Wi-Fi for an extra charge.