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Hiking Patagonia, 16 Days
Length: 16 Days / 15 Nights
Highlights
- . El Chalten
- . El Calafate
- . Torres del Paine
- . Puerto Natales
- . Punta Arenas
- . Ushuaia
- . Mount Fitz Roy
- . Mount Torre
- . Pliegue Tumbado
- . Lake & Glacier Viedma
- . Perito Moreno Glacier
- . Lake Argentino
- . The W of Paine
- . French Valley
- . Lake & Glacier Grey
- . Lake Pehoe
- . Magellan’s Strait
- . Tierra del Fuego
National Park - . Beagle Channel
Navigation - . Martillo Island Penguin
Rockery
Description
Hiking in Patagonia gives you the once in a lifetime opportunity to discover the stunning glaciers, majestic mountains and pristine national parks of Argentina and Chile. Starting in the gateway to Patagonia- Calafate- and finishing in Ushuaia, trip highlights include a guided tour and boat cruise to Perito Moreno Glacier, hiking in the Fitz Roy and Chalten mountain ranges, hiking in Torres del Paine and guided canoeing in Tierra del Fuego National Park, as well as three nights in the southern most city in the world, Ushuaia. This hiking trip is ideal for those interested in experiencing the natural beauty, culture and adventure of Patagonia.
Departures Every Day
Upon arrival in El Calafate, you will be taken to the bus station to take the bus to El Chalten. Upon arrival make your way from the bus station to your hotel giving you a chance to check out the quaint mountain town (there are no taxis in El Chalten, but all hotels are within a few blocks of the bus station). On your first night check out one of the local steak houses to experience your first Patagonian parrilla.
Breakfast. Day at leisure to enjoy any of the self guided treks in the area. We recommend taking the path to the feet of Mount Fitz Roy: Laguna Los Tres.
Breakfast. Day at leisure to enjoy any of the self guided treks in the area. We recommend taking the path to the feet of Mount Torre: Laguna & Glacier Torre. You can optionally purchase a trekking over the glacier.
Breakfast. Day at leisure to enjoy any of the self guided treks in the area. We recommend taking the path to Pliegue Tumbado from where you get impressive panoramic views of the Mounts Fitz Roy and Torre. You can optionally hire horses for this trekking.
Breakfast. Day at leisure to enjoy any of the self guided treks in the area. We recommend taking the navigation across Viedma Lake and trekking over Viedma Glacier. You will board your bus back to El Calafate in the afternoon. Accommodation.
Today you will enjoy a tour of Perito Moreno Glacier. Located in Los Glaciares National Park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Perito Moreno Glacier is one of the most awe inspiring destinations in Argentina. During your tour, you will have the chance to enjoy stunning views of the glacier´s ice wall from the nearby walking & viewing trails. You will also be able to get up close to the glacier for some amazing photos on the included glacier cruise on Lake Argentino.  Don´t forget your camera! In the early evening you will be returned to you hotel.
For even more adventure and the chance to actually go hiking on the glacier, ask about reserving the Big Ice excursion at the time of booking your trip. (Please note, the Big Ice excursion is not included in the tour price and due to limited availability needs to be reserved well in advance.)Â
Breakfast. Day at leisure to enjoy any of the available Optional Tours. We recommend taking the navigation to Upsala & Onelli Glaciers.
After an early breakfast, you will leave in a full day excursion to Torres del Paine National Park. After a ride of almost 3 hours, you will cross the international border between Argentina and Chile and will continue the tour inside the park. You will visit highlights such as Sarmiento Lake, Amarga Lagoon, Lago Nordenkjold, Pehoe Lake, Salto Chico, Paine's Horns and, finally, Grey Glacier where you will be provided a lunch box included after a short trek to a close lookout point. Overnight in tents at Camping Pehoe.
Meals included ~ Box lunch.
Breakfast. Today you can enjoy the trek (by your own) to the base of Torres del Paine. You will get to the feet of the 900-meter granite Paine Horns which are a challenge for climbers all over the world.
Breakfast. Today you will be taken from your accommodation to take you in private service to Pudeto. From Pudeto you will take 45-minute navigation from Pudeto to the opposite shore of Lago Pehoe. Arrive and go by your own to Paine Grande Refugee, where you will spend one night. From here you can enjoy the Trekking to the French Valley. This beautiful valley takes you, walking through woods and hanging glaciers, to a natural lookout point from where you will be able to make out several walls of the Paine Range: Cuernos, Espada, Máscara, Hoja, Aleta de Tiburón, Catedral, Paine Grande. You will get back to the camp site skirting Lake Skottberg.
* It's advisable to leave part of your luggage to the driver that will take you to Pudeto and leave with a light backpack. The following two days you'll be doing long trekking. On day 11, the transfer (driver) that will take you to Puerto Natales will give you your entire luggage.
Breakfast and morning departure to Grey Mountain Hut. You will take a navigation in front of Grey Glacier that will drop you off at Hosteria Grey from where you will take your bus to Puerto Natales. Accommodation.
Breakfast, time at leisure to hang around in Puerto Natales until the departure of your bus to Punta Arenas. Upon arrival, accommodation in your comfortable hotel.
After breakfast, you will take your 12-hour bus to Ushuaia that’s crosses the Magellan Strait to Tierra del Fuego Island. Arrival in Ushuaia in the evening. Accommodation.
After breakfast, you will leave in a full day excursion to Tierra del Fuego National Park. Discover the beautiful End of the World in a different way, you will start your excursion trekking off the beaten paths admiring flora and fauna until you reach a bay where kayaks will be waiting for the next leg of your adventure after lunch (provided in the tour). After one hour canoeing Lapataia River and the Beagle channel, return to the hotel.
Breakfast. Morning departure on a full day excursion trekking through virgin areas. You will take a 2-hour navigation across the Guarani Strait and a visit to the Penguin Rockery at Martillo Island (you can optionally disembark for an additional charge).
Breakfast. At appropriate time, you will be transferred to the airport or bus terminal.
Upon arrival in El Calafate, you will be taken to the bus station to take the bus to El Chalten. Upon arrival make your way from the bus station to your hotel giving you a chance to check out the quaint mountain town (there are no taxis in El Chalten, but all hotels are within a few blocks of the bus station). On your first night check out one of the local steak houses to experience your first Patagonian parrilla.
Breakfast. Day at leisure to enjoy any of the self guided treks in the area. We recommend taking the path to the feet of Mount Fitz Roy: Laguna Los Tres.
Breakfast. Day at leisure to enjoy any of the self guided treks in the area. We recommend taking the path to the feet of Mount Torre: Laguna & Glacier Torre. You can optionally purchase a trekking over the glacier.
Breakfast. Day at leisure to enjoy any of the self guided treks in the area. We recommend taking the path to Pliegue Tumbado from where you get impressive panoramic views of the Mounts Fitz Roy and Torre. You can optionally hire horses for this trekking.
Breakfast. Day at leisure to enjoy any of the self guided treks in the area. We recommend taking the navigation across Viedma Lake and trekking over Viedma Glacier. You will board your bus back to El Calafate in the afternoon. Accommodation.
Today you will enjoy a tour of Perito Moreno Glacier. Located in Los Glaciares National Park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Perito Moreno Glacier is one of the most awe inspiring destinations in Argentina. During your tour, you will have the chance to enjoy stunning views of the glacier´s ice wall from the nearby walking & viewing trails. You will also be able to get up close to the glacier for some amazing photos on the included glacier cruise on Lake Argentino.  Don´t forget your camera! In the early evening you will be returned to you hotel.
For even more adventure and the chance to actually go hiking on the glacier, ask about reserving the Big Ice excursion at the time of booking your trip. (Please note, the Big Ice excursion is not included in the tour price and due to limited availability needs to be reserved well in advance.)Â
Breakfast. Day at leisure to enjoy any of the available Optional Tours. We recommend taking the navigation to Upsala & Onelli Glaciers.
After an early breakfast, you will leave in a full day excursion to Torres del Paine National Park. After a ride of almost 3 hours, you will cross the international border between Argentina and Chile and will continue the tour inside the park. You will visit highlights such as Sarmiento Lake, Amarga Lagoon, Lago Nordenkjold, Pehoe Lake, Salto Chico, Paine's Horns and, finally, Grey Glacier where you will be provided a lunch box included after a short trek to a close lookout point. Overnight in tents at Camping Pehoe.
Meals included ~ Box lunch.
Breakfast. Today you can enjoy the trek (by your own) to the base of Torres del Paine. You will get to the feet of the 900-meter granite Paine Horns which are a challenge for climbers all over the world.
Breakfast. Today you will be taken from your accommodation to take you in private service to Pudeto. From Pudeto you will take 45-minute navigation from Pudeto to the opposite shore of Lago Pehoe. Arrive and go by your own to Paine Grande Refugee, where you will spend one night. From here you can enjoy the Trekking to the French Valley. This beautiful valley takes you, walking through woods and hanging glaciers, to a natural lookout point from where you will be able to make out several walls of the Paine Range: Cuernos, Espada, Máscara, Hoja, Aleta de Tiburón, Catedral, Paine Grande. You will get back to the camp site skirting Lake Skottberg.
* It's advisable to leave part of your luggage to the driver that will take you to Pudeto and leave with a light backpack. The following two days you'll be doing long trekking. On day 11, the transfer (driver) that will take you to Puerto Natales will give you your entire luggage.
Breakfast and morning departure to Grey Mountain Hut. You will take a navigation in front of Grey Glacier that will drop you off at Hosteria Grey from where you will take your bus to Puerto Natales. Accommodation.
Breakfast, time at leisure to hang around in Puerto Natales until the departure of your bus to Punta Arenas. Upon arrival, accommodation in your comfortable hotel.
After breakfast, you will take your 12-hour bus to Ushuaia that's crosses the Magellan Strait to Tierra del Fuego Island. Arrival in Ushuaia in the evening. Accommodation.
After breakfast, you will leave in a full day excursion to Tierra del Fuego National Park. Discover the beautiful End of the World in a different way, you will start your excursion trekking off the beaten paths admiring flora and fauna until you reach a bay where kayaks will be waiting for the next leg of your adventure after lunch (provided in the tour). After one hour canoeing Lapataia River and the Beagle channel, return to the hotel.
Breakfast. Morning departure on a full day excursion trekking through virgin areas. You will take a 2-hour navigation across the Guarani Strait and a visit to the Penguin Rockery at Martillo Island (you can optionally disembark for an additional charge).
Breakfast. At appropriate time, you will be transferred to the airport or bus terminal.
Included
- . All Transfers mentioned, including to and from airports.
- . 12 nights hotel accomodation + 3 nights camping.
- . Breakfast.
- . Described tours.
- . Bilingual guide (English / Spanish).
- . Round trip bus El Calafate / El Chalten / El Calafate.
- . One way bus Puerto Natales / Punta Arenas.
- . One way bus Punta Arenas / Ushuaia.
Not Included
- . Flights
- . Parks or Reserves entrance fees. (El Calafate $25; Torres del Paine $30, Ushuaia $22).
- . Guides during your days at leisure in El Chalten
- . Travel insurance http://www.sayhueque.com/travel-insurance
(We are not including any organized trekking as paths are marked so there is no need of hiring any guide ~if you want to have information about the area, flora and fauna, we offer guide service at an extra cost, just let us know~. In case of +6 groups of people, we will provide a local guide without any extra cost).
| Occupancy | Hostel | Inn | Comfort | Superior | Luxury |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double | U$D 2.240 | U$D 2.565 | U$D 2.870 | U$D 3.199 | U$D 3.475 |
| Single | U$D 2.950 | U$D 3.780 | U$D 4.275 | U$D 4.960 | U$D 5.930 |
*Prices in US Dollars.
*Valid for High Season – from October 2011 until March 2012
(Several transfers & navigations on this trip depend on weather conditions; that’s why running from November to March, 2012).
NOTE:
Visiting Chalten is subject to weather conditions during May, June, July, August and September. (Several transfers & navigations on this trip depend on weather conditions; that’s why running from November to March, 2012).
The Perito Moreno Glacier mini-trekking tour is available from September – April. Â
Departures Every Day
| Occupancy | Hostel | Inn | Comfort | Superior | Luxury |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double | U$D 2.240 | U$D 2.565 | U$D 2.870 | U$D 3.199 | U$D 3.475 |
| Single | U$D 2.950 | U$D 3.780 | U$D 4.275 | U$D 4.960 | U$D 5.930 |
*Prices in US Dollars.
*Valid for High Season – from October 2011 until March 2012
(Several transfers & navigations on this trip depend on weather conditions; that’s why running from November to March, 2012).
NOTE:
Visiting Chalten is subject to weather conditions during May, June, July, August and September. (Several transfers & navigations on this trip depend on weather conditions; that’s why running from November to March, 2012).
The Perito Moreno Glacier mini-trekking tour is available from September – April. Â
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