{"id":8419,"date":"2017-12-14T14:28:02","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T21:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/?p=8419"},"modified":"2019-05-13T13:43:45","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T19:43:45","slug":"trek-top-hikes-south-america-january-february-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2017\/12\/14\/trek-top-hikes-south-america-january-february-march\/","title":{"rendered":"South America Treks for Every Month of the Year (January, February &#038; March)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not everyone can take off on an epic international trip anytime they want; many of us have unique demands made on us from work, family, and other realms of our lives so we have to travel when we can, not always when we want. \u00a0Additionally, many of us want to be active in our travels, seeking both a physical challenge and a refreshing break from our everyday lives. With these two points in mind, we\u2019ve created an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adventureswithinreach.com\">Adventures Within Reach <\/a><strong>\u201cTrek a Month South America\u201d<\/strong> overview highlighting our favorite treks each month to help you pick a great adventure for your travel dates. We\u2019ll write a total of 4 posts, each with 3 months of the best treks for those times of year!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2017\/12\/14\/trek-top-hikes-south-america-january-february-march\/\">&gt;&gt; Read about top treks for January, February and March! &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2017\/12\/26\/trek-top-hikes-south-america-april-may-june\/\">&gt;&gt; Read about top treks for April, May and June! &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2017\/12\/29\/south-america-treks-for-every-month-of-the-year-july-august-september\/\">&gt;&gt; Read about top treks for July, August and September! &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2018\/01\/03\/south-america-treks-october-november-december\/\">&gt;&gt; Read about top treks for October, November and December! &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8420\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8420\" data-attachment-id=\"8420\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2017\/12\/14\/trek-top-hikes-south-america-january-february-march\/dientes-3-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dientes-3.jpg?fit=800%2C500\" data-orig-size=\"800,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dientes 3\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Chile&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dientes Trek, Patagonia, Chile&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dientes-3.jpg?fit=640%2C400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8420\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dientes-3.jpg?resize=640%2C400\" alt=\"Patagonia \" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dientes-3.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dientes-3.jpg?resize=300%2C188 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dientes-3.jpg?resize=768%2C480 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dientes Trek, Patagonia, Chile<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>JANUARY: <a href=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/chile\/overview.php?trip=6-day-The-Dientes-Trek\">6-Day The Dientes Trek<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Experience what has been called the best trek in Patagonia on this nature-lover&#8217;s paradise trek! Walk through the Dientes de Navarino massif at the far end of South America, trekking along rural roads through and alongside forests, peat bogs, valleys, ponds, lakes, and rivers. At the hike&#8217;s summit, take in stunning views of the Beagle Channel, the cities of Puerto Williams in Chile and Ushuaia in Argentina, Nassau Bay, the Wollaston archipelago, and the mythical archipelago of Cape Horn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Where:<\/strong> Navarino Island in Tierra del Fuego, Chile.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Distance:<\/strong> 53.3 km (33 miles)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Time:<\/strong> 6 days\/5 nights is the recommended amount of time to truly enjoy the trek, but some people choose to do it in 5 days\/4 nights. Some people choose to extend it to 7 days.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Difficulty:<\/strong> Demanding &#8211; best for experienced trekkers. This trek tests your stamina and calls for long days of rough hiking on uneven terrain in virtually untouched territory. But the landscape and solitude makes the struggle well worth it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>When to go:<\/strong> Mid-December to mid-March. This falls during Patagonian summer, but the weather can still be unpredictable, with strong possibilities of high winds, rain, and chilly temperatures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>PRICE: $3000 per person (based on 2 people), $1725 per person (3 people+ )<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_8421\" style=\"width: 689px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8421\" data-attachment-id=\"8421\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2017\/12\/14\/trek-top-hikes-south-america-january-february-march\/wtrek-main\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/wtrek-main.jpg?fit=607%2C233\" data-orig-size=\"607,233\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wtrek main\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Patagonia&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Traditional W-Trek in Torres del Paine, Patagonia&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/wtrek-main.jpg?fit=607%2C233\" class=\" wp-image-8421\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/wtrek-main.jpg?resize=640%2C246\" alt=\"Torres del Paine\" width=\"640\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/wtrek-main.jpg?w=607 607w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/wtrek-main.jpg?resize=300%2C115 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traditional W-Trek in Torres del Paine, Patagonia<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>FEBRUARY: <a href=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/chile\/overview.php?trip=5-day-Patagonia:-Traditional-W-Trek-in-Torres-del-Paine\">5-Day Patagonia: Traditional W Trek in Torres del Paine<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Experience the traditional W-Trek in Torres del Paine based from cozy refugios all along the way. The name &#8220;W&#8221; comes from the formation of a perfect W with the coming together of the paths that surround the southern sector of Torres del Paine national park. The principal attractions of the W Circuit are: Base Torres, Franc&#8217;s Valley and Grey Glacier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>GROUP DEPARTURE DATES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">JAN 15-27, 2018<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">FEB 12-24, 2018<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">MAR 19-31, 2018<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>PRICE: $1550 per person (group departures)<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_8380\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8380\" data-attachment-id=\"8380\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2017\/11\/27\/new-trip-7-day-los-glaciares-national-park-fitz-roy-and-cerro-torre-trek\/cerro-torre\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/cerro-torre.jpg?fit=2000%2C1000\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cerro torre\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Patagonia&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cerro Torre. Patagonia&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/cerro-torre.jpg?fit=640%2C320\" class=\"wp-image-8380 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/cerro-torre.jpg?resize=640%2C320\" alt=\"Patagonia\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/cerro-torre.jpg?resize=1024%2C512 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/cerro-torre.jpg?resize=300%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/cerro-torre.jpg?resize=768%2C384 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/cerro-torre.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/cerro-torre.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/cerro-torre.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cerro Torre. Patagonia<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>MARCH: <a href=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/argentina\/overview.php?trip=7-day-Los-Glaciares-National-Park:-Fitz-Roy-and-Cerro-Torre-Trek\">7-Day Los Glaciares National Park: Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre Trek<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">From north to south, trek to the basecamps of Mt. Fitz Roy &amp; Cerro Torre, camping at each and trekking to Paso del Viento with views of the second largest icecap outside the polar regions! Experience classic Argentine Patagonia landscapes &#8211; steep granite spires towering over vast glaciers, cerulean lakes, rivers and forests.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Season: October to March<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">5 days backpacking trek, 7 days total<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Difficulty: Intermediate &#8211; Must be physically fit; 6-8 hours trekking\/day<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Requires backpacking experience (carrying 40-45 lbs\/18-20 kgs backpack; sections of steep trail and scree, river crossings by zip-line and\/or wading)<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Group size: 4 to 8 guests<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>DEPARTURE DATES 2018:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Jan 4-10<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Jan 28-Feb 3<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Feb 25- Mar 3<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Mar 25-31<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>PRICE: $1395 per person (group departure)<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Interested in one of these treks ? Contact us!<\/p>\n<p>Your friendly South America expert,<\/p>\n<p>Gretchen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not everyone can take off on an epic international trip anytime they want; many of us have unique demands made on us from work, family, and other realms of our lives so we have to travel when we can, not &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2017\/12\/14\/trek-top-hikes-south-america-january-february-march\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5,7,8,241,19,20,400,26],"tags":[265,777,257,266,246,477,779,276,787,788,336,980,981,259,251,798],"class_list":["post-8419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-argentina","category-chile","category-ecuador","category-family-travel","category-patagonia","category-peru","category-south-america","category-trekking","tag-argentina","tag-cerro-torre","tag-chile","tag-el-chalten","tag-family-travel","tag-fitz-roy","tag-group-departures","tag-hiking","tag-los-dientes","tag-soth-america","tag-tierra-del-fuego","tag-top-treks","tag-top-trips","tag-torres-del-paine","tag-trekking","tag-treks-per-month"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/wtrek-main.jpg?fit=607%2C233","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Xxsg-2bN","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8419"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8539,"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8419\/revisions\/8539"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}