El Chalten Tour (full day)

Since 7.30 am, a bilingual tour guide from our staff will start picking up the passengers at the hotels. After travelling eastwards about 30 km, we will take the Mythical Route 40 and pass by the edge of the east bank of Argentino Lake and the shore of Santa Cruz River; then we will come across La Leona River. The inn and hotel of La Estela Country Estate were named after the river. We will stop there to get to know a little bit more about the history of La Leona inn and hotel, where our excursionists will be able to enjoy hot tea with well-known homemade cakes. Afterwards, we will depart towards El Chaltén, First, we will pass by the edge of Viedma Lake, and stop to take pictures during the tour in order to enjoy the mountainous landscape and the panoramic views of the Viedma Glacier and Chaltén (Fitz Roy) and Torre hills. Around 11.00 am, Los Glaciares National Park will welcome us and the park rangers will be waiting to give us information about El Chaltén, the “National Trekking Capital.”

At about 11.30 am, we will be ready to start with our activities:

Option "Hike to Capri Lagoon"
Those who have chosen to walk towards the lagoon will be accompanied by mountain guides specialized in the area. Getting to the lagoon will take a walking time of approximately 2 hours and the length will be 7km. The first kilometres are fairly difficult for walking, as there is a steep slope. Along the way, you can feel like you are part of the forest, and upon arrival at Capri, we will have lunch and take our time to enjoy the magnificent views of Torre, Chaltén and Guillomet Hills, Madre e Hija Lagoons and the beautiful surroundings. At about 3.30 p.m. we will return to the town of El Chaltén, where a bus will be waiting to return to El Calafate. We will be back at the hotels at about 8.00/8.30 pm. 

Option "Viedma Light Sailing Tour"
Upon arrival at El Chaltén, we will head for Chorrillo del Salto waterfall, about 4 km away from the town, to continue enjoying the landscape embellished by a natural waterfall in the middle of the mountain range, Chorrillo del Salto. After travelling a long way and after having new experiences, we will go to La Tapera restaurant, where a tasty and necessary lunch will be waiting for us. Full of energy, we will depart towards Bahía Túnel Port, where we will get on a ship to view the Viedma Glacier, the largest glacier as compared with over 300 glaciers inside the National Park, and the largest glacier in Argentina. While sailing for 2 hours and 30 minutes, we will have a unique experience: enjoying the blue ice walls of the Viedma Glacier, which are 40 metres high. There are no physical restrictions for this excursion. By the end of the tour, our bus will be waiting to return to El Calafate. We will be back at the hotels at about 8.00/8.30 pm.

Option "Viedma Ice Trek"
Upon arrival at El Chaltén, we will enter Bahía Túnel Port, where we will get on a ship to travel towards the Viedma Glacier. For this walk on the glacier, which will last three hours and will be fairly difficult, we will be accompanied by qualified guides, who will provide us with the necessary technical equipment and give us all the necessary instructions on how to use crampons, ice axes, harnesses, etc. In the middle of the trek, we will stop to have what we took in our lunch box and then continue to enjoy the inner life of a glacier: by recognizing cracks, drains, moraine debris, caves, etc. There are some restrictions for this excursion; passengers under 12 are not allowed. The people who go on this tour must be used to walking on VERY uneven ground, they must wear warm clothes and gloves and it is COMPULSORY to wear trekking boots. At the end of the tour, we will go back to the pier where the ship will be waiting for us to return to Bahía Túnel. Finally, our bus will be waiting to return to El Calafate. We will be back at the hotels at about 8.00/8.30 pm.

Available: From October to April
Duration: Full Day