WELCOME TO... PATAGONIA !
HAVE YOU ALWAYS DREAMED ABOUT PATAGONIA ? DO YOU LOVE SPENDING YOUR TIME ACTIVELY ? YOU’VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE ! IZA AND I HAVE BEEN ORGANIZING AND LEADING TRIPS TO SOUTH AMERICA FOR YEARS. A TRIP TO PATAGONIA IS, ABOVE ALL, ABOUT TREKKING AND CRAZY WIILDERNESS… WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US IN NOVEMBER, WHERE WE’LL BOTH BE LEADING IT !
♦ Snow Capped Mountains
♦ Cerro Torre
♦ Boat Trip
♦ Fitz Roy
♦ Torres del Paine
♦ Base Torres
♦ Perrito Moreno Glacier
♦ Ushuaia
♦ Pristine Lagoons
DETAILED ITINERARY
DAY BY DAY
DAY 1 & 2
Day 1 : Visit of the oldest neighborhoods of Buenos Aires, that the Italian immigrants built in the past. We will learn the history of the center of Buenos Aires, visit the artistic and bohemian San Telmo and the colorful La Boca districts. We may also go to a Tango show if we have enough time…
Day 2 : Morning flight from Buenos Aires to El Calafate. Welcome to Patagonia ! Then we’ll drive 4 hours from El Calafate to the small village of El Chalten, at the foot of the most iconic peaks of the entire region…
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DAY 3, 4 & 5
TREK TO LAGUNA DE LOS TRES AND CERRO TORRE
On the first day we’ll hike about 25km. It will take us about 8-9 hours. We will go to Laguna de los Tres, from where there is one of the most amazing views of Mount Fitz Roy. On the second, we’ll have to walk 19 km instead of 25. It will take about 7-8 hours. For those who do not feel up to it – there a possibility of shortening this trekking to a particlular viewpoint, from where you can also see Cerro Torre. Then instead of 19 km, you would walk 7 only. Day 3, morning walk to another stunning view point on all these peaks, and transfer by private transport to El Calafate (4-hour drive).
DAY 6 & 7
Day 5 : Today, we’ll have a full day trip to Los Glaciales National Park. We’ll visiting the majestic Perrito Moreno Glacier on foot and by boat. In addition, we will stop at many viewpoints, from where we will have a unique view of this natural wonder. Return to El Calafate for the night.
Day 6 : Transfer to Puerto Natales in Chile ! It’s quite a long ride (about 7 hours), and the border crossinig can take some time. Then, in the afternoon, we will visit the surprising Mildon’s Cave.
DAY 8, 9 & 10
TORRES DEL PAINE 3-DAY TREK
One of the most beautiful trekking in Patagonia (called the W trek). On day 1, we’ll hike to Base Torres, and reach a splendid turquoise lagoon on the foot of the amazing towers of the Park (about 20km – night in a tent). Second day, we’ll continue towards the French Valley. It’s a 17 kilometers walk until we reach our basecamp on the foot of the wonderful Cuernos Grande (night in a tent). On day 3, we’ll walk along the Lago Grey, with amazing views on the impressive Grey glacier (28km long). Back to Puerto Natales by boat and then private transportation.
DAY 11
DAY OF TRANSFER TO USHUAIA
We’ll have a very long day in our private bus this day. We will go to the “end of the world”, so the journey will take us 10 to 12 hours. We’ll cross the famous Strait of Magellan by boat on the way. We should reach Ushuaia before 8pm. Unfortunately, there are no direct flights from Puerto Natales or from El chalten to Ushuaia, we must take a bus to go there.
DAY 12 & 13
Day 1 : We’ll visit Tierra del Fuego National Park. We will do a 10km trekk along the Beagle Channel, from where we will have beautiful views of many snow-capped peaks. The trek will take us about 3 hours (10km).
Day 2 : Half-day boat trip on the Beagle Channel today (not private). We will see colonies of cormorants, seagulls, albatross and many other birds. We will stop on the island of Los Lobos, inhabited by sea lions, and see the Magellanic penguins on Martillo Island. We will also reach the famous red and white Eclaireurs lighthouse.
DAY 14
BACK HOME
Every amazing trip must come to an end. We’ll take a flight this morning to Buenos Aires, and then you’ll connect with your international flight.
INCLUDED :
- All the internal flights (Buenos Aires – El Calafate, Ushuaia – Buenos Aires)
- Private transportation for the whole trip (except boat ride on Beagle Channel)
- All the entrance tickets
- All the accommodations (varying from 3* hotels to glamping, shelter, tents…)
- All the food during the trekkings, and all the breakfasts
- Camping equipment (tent, mattress)
NOT INCLUDED :
- International flights
- Travel Insurance
- Personal trekking equipment (headlamp, sticks, clothes…)
- Lunches and dinners in cities (Buenos Aires, El Chalten, El Calafate, Puerto Natales, Ushuaia…)
- Bank commission due to transfers
- Single room (250 USD extra)
” THERE ARE ALSO A LOT OF HIKES IN THE PROGRAM. SO YOU MUST BE IN A GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION TO JOIN THIS ADVENTURE. OBVIOUSLY, YOU DON’T NEED TO BE ABLE TO RUN A MARATHON… BUT YOU MUST AT LEAST HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF HIKING EXPERIENCE.”