Arrival in El Calafate airport. Transfer to accommodation and check in. Free afternoon to do self guided treks
Itinerary
El Calafate and El Chalten are a perfect combination for a Patagonian escapade. From El Calafate you can visit the beautiful Los Glaciares National Park, with the renowned Perito Moreno Glacier. But just 3 hours north from El Calafate you will find El Chalten, a perfect spot for trekking lovers. Pleasant U shaped glacial valleys, incredible rocky peaks and the trails that depart just from the limit of the village. A couple of days to feel the freedom of being in extreme Patagonia!
Highlights:
-Be a witness of the imposing Perito Moreno Glacier, a massive white wall that cracks and moves.
-Ride the legendary Route 40
-Trek to the base of Mt Fitz Roy or to Laguna Torre
Age range: 18-75 years old
Season: All year round
Counties visited: Argentina
Travel Style: Independent - All our trips are independent style (not group tours)
This is an Independent Tour. You will be sharing services with other passengers.
Trip Level: For all levels of fitness
Beware of visa needs (Argentina)
Note: the shuttle from El Calafate airport to El Chalten has a fixed timetable. If the arrival time of your flight is outside the shuttle times we can reverse the direction and begin in El Calafate to end in El Chalten
Tour program
El Chalten
Start point
Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate - Comandante Armando Tola (FTE), Ruta Provincial 11 s/n, Lago Argentino, Santa Cruz, Argentina
El Chalten
Free day to do self guided hikes. You may want to try Laguna de los Tres, about 8-9 hours to go and return. Take food along but you can drink water from the streams.
El Chalten
Free day to do self guided hikes. You may want to try Laguna Torre, about 7-8 hours to go and return.
El Chalten
Check out, walk to the bus station to take the bus at 8 am to El Calafate. Arrival, go on your own to your accommodation, check in and free day
El Calafate
Breakfast. 7.30 hs - Perito Moreno Glacier Full Day Tour:
People from all over the world come to this remote place in Southern Patagonia to be a witness of the Ice Age. This is one of the moving glaciers in the planet, and a visit is not only worth, is a MUST.
You start from El Calafate early in the morning to enjoy the landscape, the nature, the fauna and the wide variety of birds (trying to arrive to the glacier before everyone). Through the gateways you visit the north face of the Perito Moreno Glacier, in different viewpoints from different altitudes. Back at the hostel or hotel at 4-5 pm.
El Calafate
Breakfast. Check out. Transfer to airport. End of services
End point
Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate - Comandante Armando Tola (FTE), Ruta Provincial 11 s/n, Lago Argentino, Santa Cruz, Argentina
Tour Details
accommodation
-3 nights Accommodation at selected room with breakfast in El Chalten
-2 nights Accommodation at selected room with breakfast in El Calafate
transport
- Bus from El Chalten to El Calafate.
- Shuttle from El Calafate airport to El Chalten
insurance
optional
- Other activities and services not included
flights
- International flights are not included
others
- El Calafate airport drop off
- Perito Moreno Glacier Full Day Tour
others
- Entrance fee to Glaciers National Park (aprox 20 USD per person)
- Meals not specified in itinerary
- Breakfast, in case of Dorm option only in El Chalten
- Towels, in case of Hostel Dorm Room
meals
- Breakfasts in El Calafate
- Breakfast in El Chalten (Dorm option has no breakfast in El Chalten)
guide
This is a self-guided tour.
Good to know
Currency
Argentine Peso
Argentina
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