Los Glaciares and Fitz Roy Trek

Get to know El Calafate and El Chalten

These two villages, tucked away in the grassy pampas, valleys, and mountains of Argentine Patagonia, are the gateways to all the natural wonders that the region holds. Your Argentine adventure begins in El Calafate after crossing the border from Chile to Argentina at the Cerro Castillo border crossing, where you’ll have lunch. Then you’ll be transferred to El Chalten, the last outpost before the wilds of Los Glaciares National Park. You’ll retire to the Hosteria Senderos for a relaxing night sleep - you’ll need it for the exciting days to come!

ACCOMMODATION : Hosteria Senderos

MEALS INCLUDED : Lunch, Dinner

Hike to Laguna Torre

Today’s hike will take you through peaceful forests of beech, alongside a gushing river, and to an unbeatable viewpoint of one of the park’s most awe-inspiring peaks: Cerro Torres. The dizzying heights and sheer challenge of scaling its dangerous spires to the summit are a siren’s call to mountain and alpine climbers all over the world, and because of its technical difficulties and history as a climbing peak, it’s also the source of much controversy within the climbing community. You’ll follow the Cerro Torre trail to Laguna Torre, where Cerro Torre and the Adela range can be seen and marveled at, before returning along the same trail and to El Chalten for dinner at one of the town’s cozy restaurants.

ACCOMMODATION : Hosteria Senderos

MEALS INCLUDED : Breakfast, Box Lunch

Hike to Laguna Los Tres

After a relaxing night’s sleep, it’s time to hit the trails again, this time to see Mount Fitz Roy in all its iconic glory! After hiking past Laguna Capri, you follow the Fitz Roy trail to the Blanco River. By now, your legs should be good and warmed up, which is perfect for the quick, steep trail that leads up to the pure, turquoise waters of Laguna de Los Tres and its views of Fitz Roy. After lunch, it’s time to return the way you came and head back for the final night in little El Chalten.

ACCOMMODATION : Hosteria Senderos

MEALS INCLUDED : Breakfast, Box Lunch

Pliegue Tumbado Trek & El Calafate

Before continuing on the grand tour of Argentine Patagonia by heading to El Calafate, you’ll walk through forests of native trees such as lenga to pay a visit to the relatively unknown but well-worth-it Pampa de las Carretas viewpoint, from which you will be surrounded by views of Fitz Roy, Cerro Torre, and the Huemul Glacier. For those who love history and archeology, the next part of the hike will be a real treat, as 100 million year old marine fossils of ammonites and belemnites are plentiful on this stretch of trail. Next, you’ll stop at the Pliegue Tumbado viewpoint for the ultimate panoramic: Fitz Roy, Cerro Torre, Torre Glacier, the Fitz Roy river canyon, the area’s impossibly blue lagoons, and even the Paso del Viento, the entrance to the great Southern Patagonian Ice Field. After such a visual feast, rest your eyes on the semiprivate ride to El Calafate.

ACCOMMODATION : Hostería Sierra Nevada

MEALS INCLUDED : Breakfast, Box Lunch

Perito Moreno Glacier

Whether it’s your first or fiftieth time seeing a glacier, the experience is always indescribably poignant, a rush of emotions and thrills. Now, imagine seeing one of the most incredible glaciers on Earth and then being able to WALK across it. Today is your chance to do just that at the Perito Moreno Glacier, a wonder of nature renowned for its immense breadth, spectacular color, and accessibility. After the drive from El Calafate to Los Glaciares National Park, the group will stop at the Bajo de las Sombras bay to board the ride to the glacier’s southern wall. Along the way, a guide will give a short lecture about glaciers and local geology. After disembarking and walking to the edge of the glacier, you’ll put on your crampons, and set off across the ancient ice for a truly once-in-a-lifetime experience. A bit later, at an ice bar, you can raise a glass to the wonderful memories you’re creating with a whisky over freshly chopped glacier ice. Then you’ll continue to the footbridges, stopping for lunch along the way, all the time encountering the best views around. Then, it’s back to El Calafate for the night at the Hosteria Sierra Nevada.

ACCOMMODATION : Hostería Sierra Nevada

MEALS INCLUDED : Breakfast, Box Lunch

Departure

The adventure’s come to an end, but you’ve have plenty of souvenirs to take home; memories of crossing glaciers, being dwarfed by mighty peaks, and conquering the rugged wilderness of Patagonia. After a filling breakfast, you’ll be transferred to the airport for your flight out of El Calafate.

*Torres del Paine extension. Instead of going home, why not extend your trip to Torres del Paine since you have made the long journey!  Contact us for more information.

MEALS INCLUDED : Breakfast