ITINERARY

Day 1: Arrive in Buenos Aires

• Arrive during the day or night, but it’s nice to just relax and unwind at your hotel after dinner at a parillada in Buenos Aires as you prepare for your journey tomorrow to Patagonia.

Day 2: Travel day to El Chalten

• Take an early morning flight from Buenos Aires to El Calafate.

  • Approx. 3-hr 20-min flight

• From El Calafate airport:

  • Approx. 2- 3 hours road trip

  • Take a private transfer (taxi, semi-private or private shuttle) to drop you off directly to El Chalten.

  • Take a taxi or shuttle transfer from airport to the bus station, from here, you can take the public bus to El Chalten.

Most likely, your driver will make a stop at La Leona to break up the trip, go grab yourself some coffee and empanada!

Day 3 - 5: Enjoy the sights in El Chalten

RECOMMENDED ACTIVITIES

*** Not all activities below can be completed in 3 days, these were compiled from our multiple trips in Patagonia.

Don’t try to squeeze all of these in 3 days, unless you have more time in the area.

FULL DAY

• Hike Laguna de los Tres

• Take a cruise along Laguna del Desierto and hike to see Glaciar Vespignani

HALF DAY

• Ride a horse up and down the hills of Patagonia, across a river, all while enjoying the spectacular views of Mount Fitz Roy.

  • Our trip included a delicious lunch after more than an hour of horseback riding.

• Hike to Laguna Capri

  • If you do not plan to go on a full day hike to Laguna de los Tres, this one is a shorter day hike and you will still be rewarded with the view of Fitz Roy on a clear day.

  • You can also choose to stop here en route Fitz Roy.

• Hike to Glaciar Huemul

  • Stop and enjoy the view of Cascada de Francesca

  • Spot wildlife

  • Relax in the sound of a raging river

  • Quick tip: There are stores before you enter Glaciar Huemul’s trail, grab some snacks and drinks to enjoy at the end of the trail.

• Short stop en route Lago del Desierto

• Hike to Chorillo del Salto

• Hike to Laguna Torre and (maybe) try some iceberg from the ground

• Have fun at the playground while enjoying the view of Fitz Roy

Day 6 - 8: Bundle up for El Calafate

• Take the bus or hire a private shuttle or taxi you to take you to El Calafate.

RECOMMENDED ACTIVITIES

*** Not all activities below can be completed in 3 days, these were compiled from our multiple trips in Patagonia. Don’t try to squeeze all of these in 3 days, unless you have more time in the area.

• Spend the day in Los Glaciares National Park

  • This can be done half day or full day

• Full day boat tour to get up close and to know more about the glaciers and its surrounding areas.

  • The trip we took includes fine dining, the food was soooo good!

• Take a trek to Perito Moreno Glacier

  • If you realllllly want to get close and touch Perito Moreno, you can!

  • This tour did not include trekking ON the glacier, Austin was under the age limit.

• Take a quick trip to Glaciarum

  • We cannot speak to this experience as we ran out of time.

• Yeti Ice Bar

  • A “nice to” experience, but no one else was taking a tour when we went.

Day 9: Travel back to Buenos Aires