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7 Day Patagonia Trekking Tour
offered by supplier M19550 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 7
day(s)
Group Size: 2
- 20
people
Destination(s):
Argentina
Specialty Categories:
Glacier Tours
Hiking & Trekking
Season: January - December
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 1451 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 1451 US Dollar (USD)
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Your Itinerary:
Day 1: El Calafate-El Chalten. Upon arrival at the El Calafate Airport, you will be met and transferred 4 hours by private car to El Chalten. Overnight accommodations at La Aldea Lodge, in a superior room with daily breakfast included.
Days 2-3: El Chalten/Fitzroy Massif. Using El Chalten as your base, you can explore a myriad of hiking trails that weave throughout the Fitzroy massif. Popular with outdoor enthusiasts worldwide, some of these trails are particularly recommended. In addition to outstanding outdoor activity and scenery, equally exciting in the flora and fauna. In particular, the Andean Condor and the Austral parakeet are widely spotted. The following are two of the most popular hikes from El Chalten: depart El Chalten for a full-day hike to the Cerro Torre base camp at Laguna Capri. You will have spectacular views of Cerro Solo and the Fitzroy Massif along the way. The spires of Cerro Torre and Cerro Egger rise directly across the lake.
Fitzroy Basecamp-Laguna de los Tres, from El Chalten, you'll hike through beech forests to the Poincenot base camp of Mt. Fitzroy. Along the way, you will have constantly changing views of Piedras Blancas glacier and the N.E. face of Fitzroy. From base camp, you may attempt the strenuous 1-hour climb to Laguna de los Tres. Here, three glaciers drain into the green lagoon with majestic Mt. Fitzroy towering above. Enjoy breathtaking views of Lago Viedma, the endless Patagonian steppe and Fitzroy itself. You can continue down a steep 1½-mile trail to the lake with a natural balcony overlooking Laguna Sucia, the St. Exupery and Poincenot spires. Return to base camp, the Rio Blanco and El Chalten. Approximately 8 hours round-trip hiking time. Includes: (B).
Day 4: El Chalten-El Calafate. Transfer by public bus approximately 3 hours from El Chalten to El Calafate. You will be picked up at El Calafate's Bus Station and transferred to your hotel. Accommodations at Hotel Kau Yatun, superior room with breakfast included. The hotel is located a few blocks from downtown El Calafate, on almost 4 hectares of land. The hotel features a bar and restaurant offering typical Patagonia BBQ and local specialties. 3 nights. Includes: (B).
Day 5: Perito Moreno Glacier. From El Calafate, the journey continues across the last portion of the plateau, a landscape of glaciers and enormous snowfields stretched out across the mountains. Los Glaciares National Park, in the sub-Antarctic Continental Ice-cap, is known as the "Third Pole" and extends over 60,000 sq km (23,000 sq miles), giving birth to several major glaciers along the Patagonian Andes. Pay the Los Glaciares National Park entrance fee (8 USD paid in pesos). Perito Moreno Glacier is one of the few advancing glaciers in the world, and statistics are mind-boggling.
The main wall is over 200 feet tall and almost 3 miles wide. Every now and then enormous pieces of ice break down and fall with thunderous noise into the lake. This area was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO. The wildlife of the area includes Andean condors, buff-necked ibis, black-chested buzzard eagles, ashy-headed geese, etc. You'll land on an uninhabited beach and hike onto the glacier (no additional equipment or previous experience needed). The wildlife of the area includes Andean condors, buff-necked ibis and black-chested buzzard-eagles. Return to your overnight accommodations in the afternoon. A box-lunch may be purchased ahead of time at your hotel. Note: maximum age limit - 65 years. Includes: (B).
Day 6: Upsala Glacier Explorer. An early start takes you to the tiny port of Puerto Bandera, where you will board a 75 passenger comfortable catamaran for a 1.5 hour cruise on Lago Argentino. The boat gets close to Spegazzini arm of the lake to enter the channel leading to Estancia Cristina, surrounding by towering ice-capped mountains and glowing ice-blue bergs floating in the lake. Upon arrival, participants will hike shortly to see a beautiful waterfall. Alternatively, you may choose a 5-6 hour horseback ride. Those who prefer this option must let us know at the time of booking as there is only a group of 10 horses per day. Please note you will not be able to do this excursion if you haven't indicated so beforehand. Lamb barbecue for the hikers group and box-lunch for the riders. Return to El Calafate at the end of the day. Includes: (B), (L).
Day 7: El Calafate. Hotel pickup and transfer to the El Calafate Airport. Includes: (B).
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
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