El Chalten and El Calafate Trekking Tour

Patagonia Peaks Tour Extension

4 Days / 3 Nights per person*

from 979

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El Chalten and El Calafate Trekking Tour

Summary

4 Days / 3 Nights

El Calafate and El Chaltén are hiker’s towns filled with all the best hikes in Patagonia! Located near the Los Glaciares National Park in Argentina’s Patagonia region only a short bus ride away from El Calafate is the town of El Chaltén. There, the massive Monte Fitz Roy looms above the glaciers and Patagonian steppe. Explore Patagonia’s glacial lakes, moraines, and immense beauty on this 4 day Patagonia tour that includes trekking to Torre Lake and Laguna de los Tres. Note: This is a tour extension. Please combine this trekking trip with another Patagonia travel package for a complete tour.

FROM 847 Per Person

This tour includes:

3-Nights accommodations
All breakfasts
All tours, transfers, and entrance fees
English-speaking guides
Professional trekking guides

Highlights

Trekking to Torre Lagoon
Trekking to Laguna de los Tres
Trekking to Pliegue Tumbado

Itinerary

Day 1Arrive in El Calafate & Transfer to El Chalten

Fly into the El Calafate airport and greet your Patagonia tour guide to escort you to the bus station for the journey to El Chaltén. Check into your lodge in El Chaltén for the night which is a traditional Patagonian-style hostel inspired by 20th-century estancias.

Day 2Trekking to Laguna de los Tres

Wake up early this morning and follow your Patagonia tour guide to the trailhead for a full-day Laguna de los Tres excursion. Start off with a 2-hour hike of moderate difficulty. From El Chaltén, trek to the Poincenot camping site, the starting point for the trek. Ascend a steep but short incline of 400m, pass by moraines and take in incredible views of the Laguna de los Tres and the adjacent river of frozen ice. Continue to the Sucia Lagoon embraced by a ring of striking glaciers. Admire the sunrise over the icy, white landscape and the light appearing above the Mount Fitz Roy peak. Then trace the tracks of footsteps back to the Poincenot camping site and return to El Chaltén in the late afternoon. Unwind and relax at your hotel in the evening.

Day 3Transfer Back to El Calafate

Rise with the sun again and board a bus to El Calafate. Check into your hotel and recover from the hike the day before. Then venture out to explore the area, enjoy an evening meal in the town or dine at the hotel’s restaurant.

Day 4Depart Calafate

After this short but memorable trekking tour, transfer to the El Calafate airport today for your flight to Buenos Aires or to your next destination.

Summary

Note: This is a tour extension. Please combine this trekking trip with another Patagonia travel package for a complete tour.

Tour Highlights

Trekking to Torre Lagoon
Trekking to Laguna de los Tres
Trekking to Pliegue Tumbado

Included

3-Nights accommodations
All breakfasts
All tours, transfers, and entrance fees
English-speaking guides
Professional trekking guides

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