This brief journey offers an extraordinary introduction to Argentine Patagonia, featuring a day at the awe-inspiring Moreno Glacier, time exploring the charming streets of El Calafate and a few days of exhilarating hikes in Los Glaciares National Park and around the iconic Mount Fitz Roy.
Highlights
- Feel the earth shake as huge ice chunks slice off the Moreno Glacier into the lake below
- Take one of the world’s most incredible highways to the mountain village of el Chalten
- Feast on Argentina’s finest steak washed down with some of its prized vino Tinto
- Amble around the quaint streets of el Calafate before sampling some delicious gelato from one of the town’s many heladerias
- Adventurers can don crampons and hike onto the icy landscape of the Moreno Glacier
- Set out on a challenging hike culminating in the awe inspiring sight of Mount Fitz Roy towering majestically above the landscape
Day by day
- Arrive into el Calafate by bus or plane. Transfer to hotel.
- Choose from a selection of full day excursions to the Perito Moreno Glacier. Hotel or Estancia.
- Shuttle or private transfer to el Chalten. Afternoon hike. Hotel.
- Full day hike (guided or un-guided) according to fitness. Hotel.
- Morning hike (guided or un-guided). Shuttle or transfer to el Calafate for onward travel.
Is this trip for me?
- This trip is suitable for all fitness levels and all ages as you can choose from a choice of Moreno tours and hikes depending on your preference
- It is a great tour to combine with Torres del Paine so you experience some of Patagonia’s most iconic sights.
- To transfer between Torres del Paine and el Calafate (the jumping off point for this tour) we can help with transport, there is a regular daily bus service between the two places and this is the preferred option for most of our clients. The journey time is 5-6 hours depending on how busy the borders are.
- For the hiking in the Fitz Roy range you can choose guided or un-guided, or a combination of both whereby you have a guide for the first day for orientation and advice and then continue with some hikes unguided (the majority of hikes start and finish in el Chalten making logistics more simple for unguided visits).
- The trip is available on request for 2+ people.
Extras
- We can add ice hiking on the Moreno Glacier (according to age restrictions)
- Kayaking is now possible in front of the Moreno Glacier, ask for details.
- Add on a night or two at a local estancia for some horse riding, cycling and immersion into the local culture