10 days tour

Southern Patagonia: El Calafate, El Chalten & Ushuaia

$ 2,040 .00 USD

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Southern Patagonia: El Calafate, El Chalten & Ushuaia

This tour includes:

Meals

- 9 Breakfasts

Accommodation

Hostel Accommodation: 4 Nights Accommodation at Hostel Folk or similar in El Calafate - Shared Room 2 Nights Accommodation at Hostel Rancho Grande or similar in El Chalten - Shared Room 3 Nights Accommodation at Hostel Cormoranes or similar in Ushuaia - Shared Room Standard Accommodation: 4 Nights Accommodation at Hotel Las Dunas or similar in El Calafate - Double or Single Base 2 Nights Accommodation at Hotel Infinito Sur or similar in El Chalten - Double or Single Base 3 Nights Accommodation at Hotel Canal Beagle or similar in Ushuaia - Double or Single Base Superior Accommodation: 4 Nights Accommodation at Hotel Mirador del Lago or similar in El Calafate - Double or Single Base 2 Nights Accommodation at Hotel Chalten Suites or similar in El Chalten - Double or Single Base 3 Nights Accommodation at Hotel Albatros or similar in Ushuaia - Double or Single Base

Transport

All transfers El Calafate airport โ€“ El Calafate - El Chalten โ€“ El Calafate โ€“ El Calafate airport - Ushuaia Airport - Ushuaia - Ushuaia AIrport

Guide

Spanish / English guide is included during all tours included on this tour.

Others

- Private Transfer from / to El Calafate Airport - 4 Nights Accommodations in El Calafate - Double or Single Base - Full Day Perito Moreno Glacier with English Speaking Guide - Safari Nautico Boat Trip - Entrance Fee Los Glaciares National Park - Transfers from / to El Chalten - 2 Nights Accommodations in El Chalten- Double or Single Base - Private Transfer from / to El Ushuaia Airport - 3 Nights Accommodations in Ushuaia - Double or Single Base - Beagle Channel Boat Trip (Small Boat) - 3.30 Hours - Half Day Tierra del Fuego National Park with English Speaking Guide - Ticket Enf of the world train - Entrance Fee Tierra del Fuego National Park - 9 Breakfasts

Not included:

Others

โ€ข Entrance fees to National Parks โ€ข Medical and life insurance โ€ข Tips โ€ข Drinks and beverages (all foods are without alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks) โ€ข Flights or airport taxes โ€ข Optional excursions. โ€ข Services not shown or detailed in the program.

Optional

Other activities and services are not included.

Flights

Domestic flight from El Calafate (FTE) to Ushuaia (USH) is not included. If you need help to book your flight let us know. We can add the cost of the flight in the final price of the trip.

Insurance

Medical and life insurance

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Itinerary of your trip Southern Patagonia: El Calafate, El Chalten & Ushuaia

  • Day 1 Arrival El Calafate
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Arrival El Calafate

      Welcome to the land of glaciers: El Calafate, located in Santa Cruz province, in south Patagonia. 

      Upon arrival we transfer from El Calafate airport to our accommodation. The rest of the day is al leisure to visit the city or to do any optional excursion that this increible place has to offer us. 

      Lodging in El Calafate - Double or Single Base 

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      Optional Excursion Recommended: Nativo Experience "Lakes and Caverns" 

      It is an excursion in 4ร—4 along the coast of Lake Argentino. Ideal for the day of arrival or departure, it has an anthropological approach, making a tour at the time about the passing of man in these lands, rediscovering the stories of the first expeditions and daring that ventured into the unknown.

      Between the cliffs and overlooking the Andes Mountains, the excursion focuses on the first contacts of those expeditionaries with the natives, and then enter the Tehuelche world. On the banks of the lake are the caves where thousands of years ago that culture left its marks on the rock and that today induce us to its interpretation. Finally, the excursion culminates in another cave where lunch or dinner is included that will transport us to those remote years. 

  • Day 2 El Calafate - El Chalten
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      El Calafate - El Chalten

      After breakfast a transfer will pick us up at the hotel for the 220 km long drive to El Chaltรฉn, a small and picturesque village at the foot of Fitz Roy & Cerro Torre massif. We make a stop half way to enjoy local pastries and hot coffee. 

      Upon arrival the rest of the day is at leisure to visit El Chalten on our own or do to any of the amazing treks that El Chalten has to offer us. 

      Lodging in El Chalten - Double or Single Base 

      Meals: Breakfast

      Optional Excursion Recommended: "Trek Mount Torre" 

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  • Day 3 El Chalten
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      El Chalten

      After breakfast the rest of the day is at leisure to visit El Chalten on our own or to do any of the optional treks. 

      Lodging in El Chalten - Double or Single Base 

      Meals: Breakfast

      Optional Excursion Recommended: "Trek Mount Fitz Roy - Laguna de los Tres" 

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  • Day 4 El Chaltรฉn - El Calafate
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      El Chaltรฉn - El Calafate

      After breakfast we take our bus to El Calafate. Upon arrival we have the entire day to explore the city or to do an optional excursion.

      Lodging in El Calafate - Double or Single Base 

      Meals: Breakfast 

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  • Day 5 Perito Moreno Glacier With Safari Nautico Boat Trip
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Perito Moreno Glacier With Safari Nautico Boat Trip

      We dedicate this day to one of the Worldโ€™s Natural Wonder: the Moreno glacier. This ice field- type glacier flows down from the Patagonian Icefield, a big sheet of ice that with its 22.000 square kilometers is the third largest glacier area in the world, after Antarctica (14 M sq km) and Greenland (1 M sq km). Because unusual favorable local conditions, this glacier is the only one in the world that shows a closure and rupture process. The road leads to the very front of the glacier, which will be only meters away from your eyes. The roar of the chunks of ice falling inside the glacier or from the glacier into the lake, the frequent collapse of the front seracs into the turquoise water, makes out of this day a very special and unique experience.

      Then we wil go up to โ€œBajo de las Sombrasโ€ from where, you will board the catamaran boat to navigate the Lago Rico where your will be able to appreciate the amazing ice wall of the Perito Moreno Glacier and its icebergs. Then we go back to our accommodation in El Calafate.

      Lodging in El Calafate - Double or Single Base 

      Meals: Breakfast 

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      Optional Excursion Recommended: Dinner at Ranch Aparte Restaurant 

      ยญRancho Aparte experience will allow you to savor home-cooked meal in a warm and friendly atmosphere. Our dishes are prepared with local products and a ubiquitous ingredient in homemade food...lots of love!

      The menu is accompanied by selected wine pairings from Argentine and Patagonian wineries. Therefore, with each course we respect the aromas and flavors in a harmonious and palatable way. We have four fixed menus; two of them "traditional". They are based on regional cuisine and adapt the local products to a journey of unforgettable flavors. The other two menus are "vegetarians or vegans". They are designed so that those who choose this type of food can also enjoy this experience, where most of the ingredients used are selected from organic farms in the area.

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  • Day 6 El Calafate
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      El Calafate

      After breakfast, the rest of the day is at leisure to visit El Calafate on our own or to do any of the optional tours that this city has to offer us. 

      Lodging in El Calafate - Double or Single Base 

      Meals: Breakfast 

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      Optional Excursion Recommended: Full Day Ranch Nibepo Aike with Lunch  

      Opportunity to spend the day at the ranch which allows to know the history of the estancia, admire the gaucho skills and demonstration of shearing. Before lunch, a walk or horseback ride to the narrows where the Roca Lake drains into the Argentino Lake, culminating the program with the renowned lamb roast.

      Reception with hot drinks and fried cakes/homemade puddings, walk around the old historic quarter, milking and herding sheep, shearing demonstration and rein testing.

      Lunch: Roast Lamb with salads, dessert and a drink.

      Transfers from / to El Calafate 

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  • Day 7 El Calafate - Ushuaia
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      El Calafate - Ushuaia

      At the indicated time we transfer to El Calafate Airport to take our flight to our next destination: Ushuaia.  Upon arrival we transfer from Ushuaia Airport to the Hotel in the city center. The rest of the day is free do optional excursions or to visit the city center. 

      Lodging in Ushuaia - Double or Single Base 

      Meals: Breakfast 

      Domestic flight from El Calafate (FTE) to Ushuaia (USH) is non included.

  • Day 8 Beagle Channel Boat Trip
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Beagle Channel Boat Trip

      After breakfast we walk to the turistic pier to start the excursion.  We will star toward Alicia Island, where we will find a colony of South American sea lions. Then we sail to Bird Island to watch king shags and imperial shags living close to their nests, and from spring through fall we can even find their breeds. Again, we head east towards another small island that, depending on the season, we can view South American fur seals. Very close to this island is Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse, an authentic symbol of Ushuaia, built in 1919. From there we have a view of the island where rock shags live.

      On our way back to Ushuaia, we disembark at Bridges Island to walk along a path for the interpretation of wildlife, while listening to the history of the native inhabitants, the Yamanas. On this island, we can find the largest Yamanaโ€™s "concheros" (shelly deposits) of the region.

      As this is the largest island, we reach the highest panoramic point from which we can enjoy amazing views of the Beagle Channel with the town of Ushuaia in the distance. During the trip, we offer coffee with liquor, different types of tea, a delicious hot chocolate with biscuits and cookies and, of course, the typical Argentine beverage, the mate.

      Lodging in Ushuaia - Double or Single Base 

      Meals: Breakfast  

  • Day 9 Tierra Del Fuego National Park With Train
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Tierra Del Fuego National Park With Train

      Leaving the city of Ushuaia, heading southwest, we will travel the national route No. 3, towards Tierra del Fuego National Park. After crossing the Pipo River bridge, next to the Ushuaia Golf Club, we will arrive at the station of the Austral Fueguino Railway, the End of the World Train. where we will get on board one of the most magical trains. 

      Along the road surrounded by Lenga forests and peat bogs, we will arrive at Lake Acigami (formerly Lake Roca), a lake of glacial origin, framed by mountains and forests, where it is possible to spot specimens of native birds. The last section of the tour takes us to Bahรญa Lapataia, after crossing the cormorant archipelago, peat bogs and a visit to a beaver dam.

      In Bahรญa Lapataia, in addition to the marine coast, rich in mollusks and mussels, we will find vestiges of the ancient aboriginal people that inhabited the region. There we will have time to walk the walkway from which we can take pictures and enjoy the feeling of being at the end of the world. Then we will return to our accommodation in Uhsuaia. 

      Lodging in Ushuaia - Double or Single Base 

      Included Meals: Breakfast 

  • Day 10 Departure Ushuaia
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Departure Ushuaia

      Morning at your own to visit the town. At the indicated time we transfer to Ushuaia airport to take our flight back to Buenos Aires. 

      Meals: Breakfast 

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโ€™re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Personal

Youโ€™ll be just with your guide or pilot. Examples of these activities are paragliding, sky diving, personal mountain climbing, etc.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Basic

Almost everyone is fit for these activities. Every hike or physical exercise last less than 30 minutes, such as paragliding and horseback riding. Please ask about specific conditions.

Age range

Age range

Min: 18 / Max: 75

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