El Calafate Trip Overview
Starting with a pickup in an air-conditioned vehicle from your centrally located El Calafate hotel, this full day excursion will give you the chance to experience Torres del Paine National Park, without having to stay there overnight.
Once at the National Park, choose between a visit by bus or in 4WD to see all of the park’s highlights such as the Salto Grande Waterfall, Cuernos del Paine, Nordenskjold Lake, Sarmiento Lake, just to name a few.
A boxed lunch, bottled water, and drop off back at your El Calafate hotel are all included in the price.
Additional Info
Duration: 14 hours
Starts: El Calafate, Argentina
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting El Calafate, Patagonia, Argentina
Starting with a pickup in an air-conditioned vehicle from your centrally located El Calafate hotel, this full day excursion will give you the chance to experience Torres del Paine National Park, without having to stay there overnight.
Once at the National Park, choose between a visit by bus or in 4WD to see all of the park’s highlights such as the Salto Grande Waterfall, Cuernos del Paine, Nordenskjold Lake, Sarmiento Lake, just to name a few.
A boxed lunch, bottled water, and drop off back at your El Calafate hotel are all included in the price.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
Our guide will pick you up from your hotel located in the City Centre. Please, provide the hotel name at the time of booking.
Take into account that this is an adventure excursion with the purpose of getting to know the mountainous region of Torres del Paine National Park in one day. We will travel a total of 700 km.. The trip to the park takes 3.5 hours one way and 3.5 hours back plus border customs. The estimated time touring inside the Park is 6 hours.
We begin our Day Tour to Torres del Paine National Park by picking you up directly from your hotel in El Calafate at 6:45 am.
Crossing the Patagonian Steppe from North to South, we arrive at the border pass of Cancha Carrera (2,20 hours of traveling), from where we start visiting the beautiful South of Chile until we get into Torres del Paine National Park (“Azules” according to the Tehuelche language, which refers to its predominant colour)
Stop At: Torres del Paine National Park, Torres del Paine National Park, Magallanes Region
From the moment you get to the Park, we offer you two options: visit by bus or go trekking and riding in 4×4 vehicles.
Among the possible centres of attraction and lookouts than can be visited, we can find:
– Sarmiento de Gamboa Lake (lookout)
– Amarga Lagoon
– Paine River waterfalls
– Panoramic stop with descent of 15 minutes in Superior Viewpoint of Nordenskjold Lake (Panoramic of the Horns)
– Salto Grande (50 minute walk), if the weather permitting, we will continue with the longest walk of 1 hour more towards Lake Nordenskjold to appreciate the Cuernos del Paine very closely.
– Pehoé Lake, panoramic view of the horns
At midday you will enjoy a picnic in the mountain.
We start our return to El Calafate around 5-6 pm, arriving around 22 pm.
Duration: 6 hours
