El Calafate Trip Overview
Travel to the end of the world! Join us in this adventure and get to know the most southern capital city in the world, Ushuaia. Be astonished by its landscape littered with dense forests, snow-capped mountains, lakes and millenary glaciers.
Additional Info
Duration: 5 days
Starts: El Calafate, Argentina
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting El Calafate, Patagonia, Argentina
Travel to the end of the world! Join us in this adventure and get to know the most southern capital city in the world, Ushuaia. Be astonished by its landscape littered with dense forests, snow-capped mountains, lakes and millenary glaciers.
Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer In from Airport and Tierra del Fuego National Park
Pass By: Ushuaia Airport, V9401 Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
Transfer In from the Airport
Stop At: Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego, Avenida Gral San Martin 1395, Ushuaia V9410BGA Argentina
After being welcomed at Ushuaia airport we will visit the stunning Tierra del Fuego National Park situated in the south-east of the province, almost touching the border with Chile. This is the most southern national park in the Andes and is a beautiful Patagonian forest with lakes, lagoons and rivers. Take a ride in the Austral Fueguino train, known as the “Train to the End of the World”. The train crosses the Pipo River, stopping at various points so that passengers can appreciate the fantastic panoramic views of Lago Roca and Lapataia Bay, and the impressive snowed-capped peaks of Cerro Nevado and La Cadena Sampaio.
Duration: 4 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at a 4* Hotel in Ushuaia (Hotel Los Acebos or similar)
Day 2: Beagle Channel and Sea Wolf Island – Transfer to El Calafate
Stop At: Canal Beagle, Ushuaia Argentina
After having breakfast, join the morning tour to Beagle Channel and Sea Wolf Island, the first remote tourist destination. During the afternoon, you will take the transfer to Ushuaia airport to take your flight to El Calafate where you will be welcomed and transferred to your hotel.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at a 4* Hotel in El Calafate (Alto Calafate hotel or similar)
Day 3: Punta Bandera and Ice Rivers
Stop At: El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
After breakfast we will take a bus to Punta Bandera where we will then get on board of a boat for a trip across the “Ice Rivers”. Here we will appreciate the other various glaciers: Upsala, Onelli, Agassiz and Bolado. You can take your own lunch along with you for the tour or you have the option to buy some snacks on board the boat.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at a 4* Hotel in El Calafate (Alto Calafate hotel or similar)
Day 4: Perito Moreno Glacier
Stop At: Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park Argentina
Departing from El Calafate, we will travel 80 kilometers by bus to the simply mind-blowing natural beauty of the Perito Moreno Glacier, one of the last naturally advancing glaciers in the world. Then we will take a boat across the Lake Brazo Rico and appreciate the various faces of the famous glaciar. You will have time at leisure to explore the place on your own in the “Pasarelas”
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at a 4* Hotel in El Calafate (Alto Calafate hotel or similar)
Day 5: Transfer Out to Airport – Back to Buenos Aires
Pass By: El Calafate Airport, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
Transfer to the Airport to take your flight back to Buenos Aires.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
