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Inner Journey

Patagonian Listening

Chile · Ten slow days in Torres del Paine. The silence has weather in it.

a by alderan

Length 10 days

Group size up to 8

Starts Nov 12, 2027

Location Chile

Languages 🇬🇧 English, 🇪🇸 Spanish

The story

About this journey

Patagonia is enormous and indifferent in a way that turns out to be healing. You walk it not to conquer it but to be in proper relation to something much older than you.

What we walk

Sections of the W and the O circuits, paced for slowness rather than speed. Daily distances are 12–20 km. We sleep in refugios — simple but good — with shared meals.

The fitness honesty

This is the most physical journey we offer. You should be comfortable walking 6–8 hours a day with a daypack. The land does not negotiate.

Practical

What this asks of you

Group size

Up to 8

What's included

In and out of the price

✓ Included

Small group (max 8)
Local guide on the route
Curated lodging
Most meals

× Not included

International flights
Travel insurance
Personal expenses
Tips for the guide

About the guide

alderan Guide

alderan

Host since 2026 · 10 listings

Travira gathers a small number of journeys each year — quiet, paced, walked with care. We work with hosts we have known a long time, in places that ask something of you.

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Voices

From those who came through

I came back changed in the way that matters — slowly, quietly.

— Maya P.

Travira chose well for me. I trust them now.

— David K.

The kind of attention to detail you only notice afterwards.

— Léa M.

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Cancellation policy

If plans change

Free cancellation up to 60 days before departure. From 60 to 30 days, 50% refund. Under 30 days, no refund — travel insurance is strongly recommended for what we cannot cover.

Why slow

Travira makes a small number of offerings, with small groups and long timescales. Slow, for us, is not a marketing word. It is the only honest way we know to do this — to give a thing enough room to change you.

From the journal

Quiet reads from Travira

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