This visit to the Perito Moreno glacier starts in El Calafate, going through route 11, with Lake Argentino on our right and beholding the botanical transition between steppe vegetation to Andean-Patagonian vegetation, made of ?lenga? trees, Antarctic Beech and bright-colored flowers, among which the redness of Embothrium stands out.
Already inside the National Park the Glaciers, we will enter long and wide catwalks, arranged in three levels, from where we will be dazzled by the spectacular views of the Perito Moreno Glacier, further enhanced every now and then by the rupture, sometimes significant, of its front wall. At the National Park, you can buy two optional nautical excursions that take you on a tour along the northern wall (MORENO FIESTA) from where you will be able to contemplate the glacier in all its beauty and magnitude. SEE MORE...
Glacier Pertito Moreno Trekking
Departure:
07:15 Hs
Lasts:
Full Day
Difficulty:
Medium
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Description
The excursion begins at the ?Bajo de las Sombras? quay, where you board the ships to cross the arm Rico of Lake Argentino, you disembark at the southeastern shore after 20 minutes of navigation. You enter the shelter, where the guides will organize groups of up to 20 people. Then you walk to the glacier, where the guides will help you to attach your crampons. The tour on the glacier takes around 1 hour and a half during which you will be able to see the crevasses, seracs, drains and small lakes. The walk is slow, you walk over an uneven but firm and safe ice surface. The way back to the quay is started by approaching one the glacier walls. SEE MORE...
Big Ice
Departure:
07:15 hs
Lasts:
Full Day
Difficulty:
High
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Description
The excursion stars at the ?Bajo de las Sombras? quay, where you board the ships to cross the arm Rico of Lake Argentino, you land at the southeastern shore after 20 minutes of navigation. Escorted by mountain guides approved by the Office of National Parks, you will start the walk on the path that will lead us to the margins of the glacier and after fitting the crampons, we start trekking on ice. Once we are on the ice surface we will walk for around 4 hours in all, during which we will see the incredible blue lakes, deep drains, seracs, amazing caves and other glacial formations which will make you feel you are in the core of the glacier. In the middle of the excursion, we will enjoy a unique picnic ?on the ice?, surrounded by an amazing beauty. Once the walk is over, we will board again and return to civilization from one of the most unbelievable trekking expeditions in the world.
All Glaciers
Departure:
Daily
Lasts:
Full Day
Difficulty:
Easy
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Upsala Glacier navigation
Amazing navigation to the heart of the ice cap, suitable for all ages. The tour starts at the Punta Bandera quay (47 Km from El Calafate) sailing the northern arm of Lake Argentino toward the Upsala glacier, the biggest of the Patagonian ice cap (with walls over 20 meters high) you will sail along its six-kilometer front wall, and then head for Onelli bay, where you will disembark and start an 800 meter walk through a typical Andean-Patagonian forest, with abundant ?lenga? and black cherry trees, leading to Lake Onelli, where you will see the convergence of the glaciers Onelli, Bonelli and Agassi, sliding through the valley outline by neighboring hills. Amidst this impressing natural frame, you will enjoy your lunch, after what you will start the navigation, this time, toward the biggest of all glaciers: the Upsala, with an area of 595 Km2, which produces the biggest and most amazing icebergs because of their shapes and shades. After that, you will board again toward Punta Bandera and El Calafate. In low season, the route is reduced, and not landed at bay Onelli.
The route of navigation, can be modified by unfavorable weather conditions. SEE MORE...
Paine Full Day
Departure:
07:00 hS
Lasts:
Daily
Difficulty:
Easy
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Paine 4x4
The excursion begins at the door of your lodging place, very early, when you are picked up by the guide and you start to journey the 350 Km which separate El Calafate from this spectacular National Park in the south of Chile, watching the local fauna, made up of guanacos, hares and occasional foxes, condors and eagles. Once you are inside the National Park, you will tour the many lookout points, from where you will be able to behold the ?Cuernos? (horns) and ?Torres? (towers) del Paine, the lakes Sarmiento, Azul, Pehoe, Nordenskjold and the Salto Grande of river Paine, always carrying out your little ?photographic safaris?. In the middle of the excursion, there will be a short trekking to a lookout point, where the guide will give you something to eat before starting your way back to El Calafate. SEE MORE...
El Chalten Full Day
Departure:
Daily
Lasts:
Full Day
Difficulty:
Easy
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Description
El Chalten is a mountain village located 220 Km north from El Calafate, it lies on the foot of Mount Fitz Roy and within the limits of the Glaciers National Park, it is the National Capital of Trekking, a place widely visited by mountain sport fans. It counts on several clearly outlined and signposted paths which will lead us to different vantage points to view Mounts Fitz Roy, Torre, etc; several lakes, with an absolutely unique landscape, with abundant vegetation and fauna.
Once in the paths, we will start to feel in contact with the pure nature of the Patagonia. We will head for the heart of the mountain, through thick Andean-Magellanic forests, we will encounter several crystal-clear waterfalls, ideal place for a photographic safari. We have different paths with various lengths and demand levels, depending on your will and stamina. In the vehicle you will find rainproof capes, binoculars, bibliographic material with all sorts of information, a picnic (sandwiches, mineral water, sodas, fruits, etc.) is included, as well as a ?merienda? (afternoon snack) with coffee, tea, milk, ?alfajores?, cereal bars, etc. During the excursion you will be offered the chance of visiting Lake del Desierto. SEE MORE...
Mount León Full Day
Departure:
Oct/April
Lasts:
Full Day
Difficulty:
Easy
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Mount Leon and road 9 Full Day
We travel mostly trough open steppe with magnificent views of the coast along the valley of santa Cruz river.
Due to its location road 9 does not receive many visitors, for this reason it is the ideal places to observe condors, eagles, guanacos, choiques, red and grey foxes and different birds species. After three hours we reach Monte Leon National Park.
Monte Leon Its the first and only coastal National Park and it is inhabited by colonies of blue eyed cormorants, red legged cormorants and rock cormorants; blackish, oystercatcher, magellanic penguins and southern sea lions.
Road 9, from El Calafate to Monte Leon National Park, is the ideal places to see fauna from the Andes mountains to the atlantic coast; the environmment are inhabited by a wide variety of species offer the best oportunities to have a close contact with nature. SEE MORE...
Patagonia Adventure
Departure:
Daily
Lasts:
2 hours
Difficulty:
Medium
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4x4 offroad Patagonia adventure
Llegar a los lugares donde solo es posible en cuatriciclos 4x4, acompa?ados por nuestros guias quienes le ense?aran esta regi?n de la Patagonia Austral en profundidad.
El circuito tiene una duraci?n de 2 horas, en el cual recorremos la Bahia Redonda bordeando el lago Argentino hasta uno de los puntos mas bellos situado en Punta Sobrerana, previamente haremos paradas para sacar fotos y disfrutar de la observacion de las diferentes y ?nicas especies de aves que habitan el lago. De regreso visitaremos el Club Andino de Calafate, disfrutando de una excelente vista saboreando un chocolate caliente, acompa?ado de torta a sandwiches, a elecci?n.
Caves of the Hands
Departure:
Oct- April
Lasts:
2 Days & 1 night
Difficulty:
Easy
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Caves of the Hands
We travel mostly trough open steppe with magnificent views of the coast along the valley of santa Cruz river. Due to its location road 9 does not receive many visitors, for this reason it is the ideal places to observe, eagles, guanacos, choiques, red and grey foxes and different birds species. After three hours we reach el Chalten where we will see the spectacular Mount Fitz roy and Torre. Here we take a lunch and we continuis north for the 40 raod untill we reach bajo Caracoles where we will sleep this noght. In the morning we drive the last 50 km and we reach Cuevas de Las Manos located in a sector of the river Pinturas Canyon, here we will see an amazing archaeological site that protects more than 800 stencilled outlines of human hands, of hunting scenes, animals and geometric figures.
after this we return to El Calafate. SEE MORE...
Estancia Cristina
Departure:
07:00 hs
Lasts:
Full Day
Difficulty:
Easy
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Upsala Explorer
Boarding at the Paraje de la Cruz in Punta Arenas quay at 07:45 a.m. The only means of access to the Estancia is through the lake. Departure 08:00 a.m. on board of modern and comfortable ships. You will sail through icebergs and impressing landscapes by the western wall of the Upsala glacier till reaching the quay of the Estancia. Breakfast on board. Arrival at the Estancia Cristina at 11:30 a.m. Lunch (beverages included). Stay at the Estancia: 6 hours.
Departure from the Estancia 05:30/05:45 p.m. Arrival at Punta Bandera quay at 07:15/07:45 p.m. SEE MORE...
Spirit of the Glaciers
Departure:
Ask
Lasts:
2 days
Difficulty:
None
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Spirit of the Glaciers
The tour starts from Punta Bandera Port, taking the North Arm of Lake Argentino. Then it goes to the Canal Uppsala navigating between icebergs to approach the glacier of the same name where they serve lunch to passengers.
In the afternoon runs to the Glacier Spegazzini where you can enjoy the evening.
Since landfall in the Cows where overnight stay. At nightfall passengers will have a dinner against a framework impressive.
The next day after breakfast ww will sail for the Canal The Ice Floe up to the front of the Perito Moreno to observe different landslides ice.
It undertakes the return to Punta Bandera where it landed and the passengers moved to El Calafate.
La Leona Petrified Trees
Departure:
Oct / April
Lasts:
Full Day
Difficulty:
Easy
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La Leona Petrified Trees
Departing from El Calafate, we turn left at "highway" 40 and drive North. We travel mostly trough open steppe with magnificent views of the lake Argentino, cross mighty Santa Cruz river, coast along the valley of La Leona river and panoramic sight of the Southern Andes and Mount Fitz Roy.
We reach La Leona Hotel (hostorical landmark) and stay for 15 minutes. Continue west for other 10 km aong the southern shore of lake Viedma untill we get to Los Hornos hill.
Near the top starts a large depression formed by water erosion where most of the fossils can be found. Here our walk starts trough a loose, dry and claylike soil almost saturated with petrified wood that "sprouts" from the soil. Wind and water erosion takes place at a very fast rate, so every season we encounter new surprises.
We get to see tree trunks in diameters that range from 0.50 to 1.2 meters, heaps of fossillized broken bones and whole leg bones of large dinosaurs still in the process of identification.
After 3 hours of walking about (including the time for lunch)we return to El Calafate the same way with stopover 15 minutes at Hotel La Leona. SEE MORE...
Caves of Walichu
Departure:
Oct / April
Lasts:
2 hs
Difficulty:
None
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Caves of Walichu
Only 8 km. from El Calafate you will find this important archaeological site where the first cave paintings in the province were discovered. These paintings have been partly recreated to be better appreciated.
Walichu Caves and Punta Bonita will take you back in time. Apart from their archaeological value, these caves on the pebble shore of Lake Argentino will surprise for the beauty of its environment.
These remarkable works can be seen along the interpretation trail, when you will also learn about this culture. SEE MORE...
Enjoy a different adventure and discover marvels of the Glaciers National Park which can only be fully appreciated from above, such as Lake Argentino, Upsala glacier, the majestic. Perito Moreno glacier, the Patagonian Ice Cap, Mount Fitz Roy, the almost unknown glacier Viedma and 300 other glaciers that are distributed inside the park, and a view of the immense Patagonian steppe. You will face a landscape where mounts, slopes, peaks, snow, snow, permanent ice, lakes, rivers, valleys, lenga, woods, the sky, the sun and the clothes all come together as one. flying is a unique experience! SEE MORE...
El Galpon del Glaciar
Departure:
Oct/May
Lasts:
5 hs
Difficulty:
None
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El Galpon del Glaciar
A wonderful personal welcome awaits our guests at our restaurant with delicious home
made jams, cookies, scones and bread and hot tea or coffee. The adventure starts
at the antique sheep shearing shed where the walking tour begins through trekking
paths that lead to the lagoon ?Laguna de los P?jaros? and the lake ?Lago Argentino?.
...The expedition to our nature reserve includes birdwatching of over 40 migrating species
..which visit us from the beginning of Spring and which often nest in the reserve by the
lagoon.
It is hard to imagine this trip without watching our Kelpie dogs mustering the flock from their
pastures to the shearing shed. There you will see how sheep are shorn and how wool is baled.
The tour ends with a delicious patagonic lamb barbecue, fresh salads and homemade desserts
at our cozy restaurant. SEE MORE...
Mil Outdoors - Balcon de El Calafate
Departure:
Everyday
Lasts:
3 hs
Difficulty:
Easy
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Balcon de El Calafate
From El Calafate, we ascend to 1050 meters above sea level (SNM), arrive until the first balcony where passengers will enjoy a panoramic view of El Calafate and the east side of Lake Argentino, we'll see if that cleared the hill Chalten, Cerro Torre and we can contemplate the flight of the Condors. Continuing the ascent arrived at Maze Stone, this is a formation that has Cretaceous 85 million years where we can find fossils. From there begin to decline and reach the stone where the hats take a snack. Return to El Calafate by the north face cord without losing sight of the majestic Lake Argentino.
Includes Stop with refreshments on the terrace. Three daily departures. See more info
Mil Outdoor - Balcon del Calafate 4x4 tour
Departure:
Daily
Lasts:
4 hours
Difficulty:
None
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Mil Outdoor - Balcon del Calafate 4x4
From El Calafate, we ascend to 1050 meters above sea level (SNM), arrive until the first balcony where passengers will enjoy a panoramic view of El Calafate and the east side of Lake Argentino, we'll see if that cleared the hill Chalten, Cerro Torre and we can contemplate the flight of the Condors. Continuing the ascent arrived at Maze Stone, this is a formation that has Cretaceous 85 million years where we can find fossils. From there begin to decline and reach the stone where the hats take a snack. Return to El Calafate by the north face cord without losing sight of the majestic Lake Argentino.
Includes Stop with refreshments on the terrace. Three daily departures. See more info
Horseriding in Patagonia
Departure:
Oct/April
Lasts:
Aks for information
Difficulty:
Easy
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Shorts horse ride
The most traditional way of enjoying the endless and colorful Patagonian sunsets, riding by Lake Nimez, getting to know the avifauna, stepping on the sand of Lake Argentino through the area of the Punta Soberana. There are shorts and long excursions taking several days with the ?gaucho? Gustavo Holzmann as a guide, he and his ?tropilla? (troop of horses) will introduce us to the deep Patagonia, its secrets, habits and natural beauty, SEE MORE...
kayaking
Departure:
Oct/april
Lasts:
4 hs
Difficulty:
None
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Kayaking in Redonda Bay
Brief kayak sailing around the bay, just 5 minutes far from the city, in which we are going to have a “different” view of the city and its landscapes.
At 9 AM we meet at Patagonia Shop Expediciones store, after meeting each other en dress up with neoprene suits we catch and drive on the Land Rover to the bay trhough the shore road.
At our arrival in the shore we pull down the kayaks, put on the last parts of the gear (spray skirt and el life jacket-safety first -)…and straight to water.
Sometimes the wind push us fast to the middle of the bay, is then when we try to reach a place near of the shore trying to save up energy for the way back. But if the good weather is with us we paddle easily among flamingos, kaikenes and ducks delighting our selves by the town view, now from water.
After all a very relaxing tour at every one’s hands in which we may enjoy of El Calafate from a different angle. See +...
Lago Roca
Departure:
Free
Lasts:
Sep/May
Difficulty:
None
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Reserva Lago Roca
Departing from El Calafate, 50 km ahead on Provincial Route 15 (paved), either on your own car, a remis (call-taxi), a rented vehicle or through a travel agency. This area offers some quiet and sheltered places, ideal for camping, rambling to the neighbouring mounts, such as Mount Cristal, or visiting cave paintings. You will be able to enjoy the typical Patagonian steppe landscapes, with its characteristic bushes (coir?n, mata negra, calfate, etc.) and at the same time sightseeing important estancias, such as Huyliche, Anita, Alta Vista, Chorrillo Malo, Lake Roca and Nibepo Aike. As you enter the Glaciers National Park (Lake Roca Section), you will be able to observe the transition of the Patagonian wood, characterized by ?ires. Lake Roca is an ideal place for fishing, where you will be able to catch marvellous brown and rainbow trout. You can buy a fishing permit at the camping site of Lake Roca.
Nimez Lagoon
Departure:
Free
Lasts:
2 hours
Difficulty:
None
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Nimez Lagoon
Nimez lagoon + Local Natural Reservation. Just 1 km away from downtown Calafate, near Lake Argentino, you can find the Lake Nimez bird and fauna reservation, where there are 80 different bird species. These birds are beautiful, colourful and gracefully perform for the visitors. Some of them are: flamingos, black-necked swans, bandurrias, kelp geese, southern lapwings, ducks, etc. This is an ideal place to watch both dusk and dawn in summer. The birds appear within the frame of vegetation which, depending on the time of the year, displays all the creating potential of its off-springs. You will be able to get here on your own car, by taxi or hiring a guided excursion with a bilingual guide, who will explain for you all the characteristics of each species and its relationship with the ecosystem.
