El Chalten Trip Overview
Explore the best of El Chalten at your own pace in just 2 days! Avoid the need for advanced planning, we will take care of logistics. We will provide all meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), will explain your self-guided hiking itinerary, and will include overnight camping accommodation so that you can tick off several of the region’s top sights, including Laguna de los Tres and Monte Fitz Roy. Enjoy an immersive experience of nature and benefit from the insights and supervision of our staff who will provide the necessary information and everything you may need to explore one of the most beautiful regions of Argentine Patagonia on your own!!
*Avoid hidden costs with meals and accommodation included as per itinerary
*Travel to the departure point with ease via shared transfer
*Absorb views of scenic highlights, such as Monte Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: El Chalten, Argentina
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting El Chalten, Patagonia, Argentina
Explore the best of El Chalten at your own pace in just 2 days! Avoid the need for advanced planning, we will take care of logistics. We will provide all meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), will explain your self-guided hiking itinerary, and will include overnight camping accommodation so that you can tick off several of the region’s top sights, including Laguna de los Tres and Monte Fitz Roy. Enjoy an immersive experience of nature and benefit from the insights and supervision of our staff who will provide the necessary information and everything you may need to explore one of the most beautiful regions of Argentine Patagonia on your own!!
*Avoid hidden costs with meals and accommodation included as per itinerary
*Travel to the departure point with ease via shared transfer
*Absorb views of scenic highlights, such as Monte Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre
Itinerary
Day 1: Day 1 – Trekking to Laguna de los Tres from El Pilar
Stop At: El Chalten, El Chalten, Province of Santa Cruz, Patagonia
After attending a short briefing at our office, you will be taken to Hosteria El Pilar.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Glaciar Piedras Blancas, El Chalten Argentina
From El Pilar, you will hike for about 1 hour to reach the viewpoint of Piedras Blancas Glacier.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Laguna de los Tres, Los Glaciares National Park Argentina
From there, you will continue to Blanco River to begin an uphill hike of about 2hrs to Laguna de los Tres. From there, you will be able to admire the beautiful scenery of this marvelous place in Patagonia. After a 2-hour descend, you will have a 15min walk from Blanco River to the camping area. You will spend the night at Poincenot campsite located in a wild area and hidden from the mass. It has tents for 2 people with sleeping bag and insulation mat, and a shared latrine toilet. Dinner will be held in the dining dome with benches. It includes appetizers that are usually hot soups, main dishes such as risotto with chicken and mushrooms or Ternerita with rosemary potatoes or vegetable panache, and desserts such as chocolate mousse and coffee. This day you will walk about 15 km. Please note that the lunch will be a box lunch (both days)
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Full Camp Fitz Roy
Day 2: Trekking to Laguna Madre e Hija & Cerro Torre
Stop At: Sendero Laguna Madre E Hija, El Chalten Argentina
After breakfast (breakfast consists of infusions, bread, cookies, sweet jams and scrambled eggs), you will hike through the path of the Laguna Madre e Hija (mother and daughter lagoon) and you will arrive at Torre lagoon near noon.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Laguna Torre, Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, El Chalten Argentina
Once you reach Torre Lagoon (if the weather permits) you will be able to see the legendary Cerro Torre with its needles Egger and Stanghardt. You will get back to El Chalten at around 5pm. This day you will walk about 20 km.
Note: walking times are estimated
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
