Length - 13 Days / 12 Nights
Departures - October to April
Destinations - Patagonia, Argentina, South America
Activities - Adventure Touring
- Trekking
- Hiking
- Canoeing
- Boating
- National Parks
Difficulty - Beginner
Highlights - El Calafate
- El Chalten
- Torres del Paine National Park
- Puerto Natales
- Punta Arenas
- Ushuaia
- Perito Moreno Glacier
- Lake Argentino
- Mount Fitz Roy
- Mount Torre
- Magellan's Strait
- Tierra del Fuego National Park (trekking & kayaking)
- Beagle Channel Navigation
Itinerary
Day 1
Upon arrival in El Calafate, you will be taken to your selected hotel. We highly recommend visiting the birds reserve Nimez Lagoon for sunset.
Day 2
After an early breakfast, you will leave in a full day excursion to Perito Moreno Glacier. Inside Los Glaciares National Park, you will take the route surrounding Lago Argentino where 80km from El Calafate, Perito Moreno Glacier lies imposing with its 60-meter high ice walls. Follow the paths that lead you to face the glacier and get different impressive views of it while continuous detachments and constant ice breaking noises echoes in the site. Return to the hotel in the evening. Restaurants really offer quality and service, we recommend trying the famous "Cordero al Asador".
Day 3
Breakfast. Day at leisure to enjoy any of the available Optional Tours. We recommend taking the navigation to Upsala & Onelli Glaciers.
Day 4
Breakfast. Morning bus ride to El Chalten. Upon arrival at noon; accommodation in your selected hotel. Enjoy any of the short visits or walks from the village. We highly recommend preparing your food and backpack for day 4, multiple trekking options are waiting.
Day 5
Breakfast. Day at leisure to enjoy any of the self guided treks in the area. We recommend taking the path to the feet of Mount Fitz Roy: Laguna Los Tres.
Day 6
Breakfast. Day at leisure to enjoy any of the self guided treks in the area. We recommend taking the navigation across Viedma Lake and trekking over Viedma Glacier.
Day 7
Breakfast. Day at leisure to enjoy any of the self guided treks in the area. We recommend taking the path to the feet of Mount Torre: Laguna & Glacier Torre as it takes less time. You will board your bus back to El Calafate at 6pm. Accommodation.
Day 8
After an early breakfast, you will leave in a full day excursion to Torres del Paine National Park. After a ride of almost 3 hours, you will cross the international border between Argentina and Chile and will continue the tour inside the park. You will visit highlights such as Sarmiento Lake, Amarga Lagoon, Lago Nordenkjold, Pehoe Lake, Salto Chico, Paine's Horns and, finally, Grey Glacier where you will be provided a lunch box included after a short trek to a close lookout point. The tour will leave you at your selected hotel in Puerto Natales.
Day 9
Breakfast, time at leisure to hang around in Puerto Natales until the departure of your bus to Punta Arenas. Upon arrival, accommodation in your comfortable hotel.
Day 10
After breakfast, you will take your 12-hour bus to Ushuaia that's crosses the Magellan Strait to Tierra del Fuego Island. Arrival in Ushuaia in the evening. Accommodation.
Day 11
After breakfast, you will leave in a full day excursion to Tierra del Fuego National Park. Discover the beautiful End of the World in a different way, you will start your excursion trekking off the beaten paths admiring flora and fauna until you reach a bay where kayaks will be waiting for the next leg of your adventure after lunch (provided in the tour). After one hour canoeing Lapataia River and the Beagle channel, return to the hotel.
Day 12
Breakfast. You will leave from the pier in a morning navigation of the Beagle Channel. You will be taken in a 3 to 4-hour excursion along the channel to get wonderful views of the city from the sea and islands. In the afternoon, you can visit on your own the lookout point of Martial Glacier. Evening to enjoy a drink at Kuar, our preferred bar overlooking the Beagle Channel where the sunset turns to be a unique show.
Day 13
Breakfast. At appropriate time, you will be transferred to the airport or bus terminal.
Occupancy | Hostel Dorm | Hostel Room | Inn | 3* Hotel |
Double | 629 | 725 | 885 | 1209 |
Single | 959 | 1399 | 1795 |
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**Prices in US dollars, based on double occupancy
Included
•- Transfers mentioned in the itinerary.
•- 4 nights in El Calafate, 3 nights in El Chalten, 1 night in Puerto Natales, 1 in Punta Arenas, 3 in Ushuaia.
•- Breakfast.
•- Round trip bus El Calafate / El Chalten / El Calafate.
•- One way bus Puerto Natales / Punta Arenas.
•- One way bus Punta Arenas / Ushuaia.
•- Tours described in the itinerary.
•- Bilingual guide (English / Spanish).
Not Included
•- National Park Entrance Fees (Glaciares $15; Torres del Paine $28; Tierra del Fuego $10).
•- International or Domestic Flights.
•- Guides during your days at leisure in El Chalten (We are not including any organized trekking as paths are marked so there is no need of hiring any guide ~if you want to have information about the area, flora and fauna, we offer guide service at an extra cost, just let us know~. In case of groups of +6 people, we will provide a local guide without any extra cost).