4 days trip El Calafate and El Chalten

4 days trip El Calafate and El Chalten

Explore the Perito Moreno Glacier in El Calafate and go to visit El Chalten in this fantastic 4 days trip!

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive to El Calafate

Stop At: El Calafate, El Calafate, Province of Santa Cruz, Patagonia
Comandante Armando Tola International Airport of El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina
When you arrive at El Calafate airport we will be waiting for you to take you to your hotel in the city center (private service)
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: El Calafate, El Calafate, Province of Santa Cruz, Patagonia
Once in the city you will chek in at the hotel and will have the rest of the day free to enjoy the city and the surrounding areas like Laguna Nimez, a local bird reserve which protects navite fauna.
Duration: 6 hours

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Accommodation in selected hotel included (on double basis with private bathroom)

Day 2: Perito Moreno Glacier Full Day Tour

Stop At: Los Glaciares National Park, Los Glaciares National Park, Province of Santa Cruz, Patagonia
The tour starts from your hotel in El Calafate. We will pick you up and we will begin a journey of 50 km until the entrance of Los Glaciares National Park, crossing the Patagonian Steppe and
enjoying the incredible landscape of the Centinela River Valley, Lake Argentino and the Andes Mountain range. Upon arrival at the National Park entrance, payment is made for the entrance and we will continue the journey for 30 km more, through the Andean-Patagonian Forest. Halfway we will stop at El Mirador de los Suspiros, the first view of the Perito Moreno Glacier and, as the final point of the route, we will arrive at the balconies in front of the Perito Moreno Glacier. There the guide will explain the trails options and we will have several hours to enjoy the visit to this
majestic Natural Monument. In this excursion we will have enough time to calmly walk each section of the trails. A schedule and meeting point will be determined to return to El Calafate. Los Glaciares National Park has a restaurant and a snack bar, where you can have lunch enjoying a beautiful view of the glacier. Another option for lunch is to take a lunch box with your food to have lunch on some of the outdoor balconies.
National Park Fee not included (around USD 17 per person)

Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Accommodation in selected hotel included (on double basis with private bathroom)

Day 3: Full Day Tour to El Chalten

Stop At: El Chalten, El Chalten, Province of Santa Cruz, Patagonia
El Chaltén is located 220 km north from El Calafate. It is considered the National Capital of Trekking, because from the town leave numerous trekking trails with varying degrees of difficulty and duration, immersed in incredible landscapes. These trails take place within the lengas forest and a very varied flora and fauna typical of the Patagonian – Andean Forest and the Steppe.
The tour begins with the pick up from the hotels in El Calafate starting at 07:00 am. Then we will start a 220 km route to El Chaltén. During the tour we will make two stops. The first stop will be in the mythical Parador La Leona, icon of the famous Route N° 40, where we will make a little break and if you wish, enjoy a nice coffee with a variety of cakes. The second stop will be at the Viedma Glacier Viewpoint, from where we will have a panoramic view of the Glacier and Lake Viedma, and the emblematic Cerro Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre.
After this stop, after having travelled for three hours from El Calafate, we will arrive at the beautiful tourist village of El Chaltén. Upon arrival, the guide will indicate the trails options and you will be given a lunch box and a map. Each person will choose the path that best suits their conditions and interests. You will have six hours to walk the trails. A schedule and meeting point will be agreed upon to return. We will arrive back at El Calafate approximately at 08:30 pm.

Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch: Lunch Box
Accommodation included: Accommodation in selected hotel included (on double basis with private bathroom)

Day 4: Transfer to the Airport

Stop At: El Calafate, El Calafate, Province of Santa Cruz, Patagonia
Comandante Armando Tola International Airport of El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina
We will pick you up at your hotel to take you to the airport (private service).
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.