Hygieneprotocol

Security measures: - Face masks must be used in all public places, both passengers and staff. - Hand sanitizer or alcohol gel will be available for both passengers and staff - Social distancing will continue to be another of the security measures, affecting the size of the groups on excursions and group transfers in vehicles. - The areas with the highest number of passengers will be disinfected regularly - In case you need technical equipment (vests, trekking poles, life jackets, crampons, etc.) they will be disinfected between use. - Vehicles will also be disinfected regularly

Guide

- Billingual Guide is included during tours

Others

- Private Transfer from / to El Calafate Airport - 3 Night´s Accommodation in El Calafate - Double / Single Base - Full Day Tour Perito Moreno Glacier with Safari Nautico Boat Trip - Entrance Fee to Los Glaciares National Park - Transfer from / to Bus Station in El Calafate and Puerto Natales - Bus from El Calafate - Puerto Natales - 3 Night´s Accommodation in Puerto Natales - Double / Single Base - Full Day Tour Torres del Paine National Park with Box Lunch - Entrance Fee to Torres del Paine National Park - 6 Breakfast, 1 Box Lunch

Meals

- 6 Breakfasts, 1 Box Lunch

Accommodation

- Hostel Accommodation: - 3 Nights Accommodation at Hostel Folk or similar in El Calafate - Shared Room - 3 Nights Accommodation at Hostel Natales or similar in Puerto Natales - Share Room - Standard Accommodation: - 3 Nights Accommodation at Hotel Las Dunas or similar in El Calafate - Double or Single Base - 3 Nights Accommodation at Hotel Factoria or similar in Puerto Natales - Double or Single Base - Superior Accommodation - 3 Nights Accommodation at Hotel Rochester Calafate or similar in El Calafate - Double or Single Base - 3 Nights Accommodation at Hotel Weskar or similar in Puerto Natales - Double or Single Base

Transport

- Transfer from / to El Calafate Airport - Full Day Tour Perito Moreno Glacier - Boat Trip Safari Nautico - Transfer from hotel to El Calafate´s bus station - Bus from El Calafate to Puerto Natales - Transfer from Puerto Natales´s bus station

Not included:

Optional

Other activities and services are not included.

Flights

Flights are non included

Insurance

- Medical or Life Insurance is non included

Others

- Entrances Fees to National Park - Optional Excursions - Meals non detailed in the itinerary - Tips - Flights

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Day 1 Arrival El Calafate
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Arrival El Calafate

Welcome to the land of glaciers: El Calafate, located in Santa Cruz province, in south Patagonia.

Upon arrival we transfer from El Calafate airport to our accommodation. The rest of the day is al leisure to visit the city or to do any optional excursion that this increible place has to offer us.

Lodging in El Calafate - Double or Single Base

Meals: NULL

Optional Excursion Recommended: Nativo Experience, Lakes and Caverns

It is an excursion in 4×4 along the coast of Lake Argentino. Ideal for the day of arrival or departure, it has an anthropological approach, making a tour at the time about the passing of man in these lands, rediscovering the stories of the first expeditions and daring that ventured into the unknown.

Between the cliffs and overlooking the Andes Mountains, the excursion focuses on the first contacts of those expeditionaries with the natives, and then enter the Tehuelche world.

On the banks of the lake are the caves where thousands of years ago that culture left its marks on the rock and that today induce us to its interpretation. Finally, the excursion culminates in another cave where lunch or dinner is included that will transport us to those remote years.
Day 2 Perito Moreno Glacier With Boat Trip
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Perito Moreno Glacier With Boat Trip

We dedicate this day to one of the World’s Natural Wonder: the Moreno glacier. This ice field- type glacier flows down from the Patagonian Icefield, a big sheet of ice that with its 22.000 square kilometers is the third largest glacier area in the world, after Antarctica (14 M sq km) and Greenland (1 M sq km). Because unusual favorable local conditions, this glacier is the only one in the world that shows a closure and rupture process. The road leads to the very front of the glacier, which will be only meters away from your eyes. The roar of the chunks of ice falling inside the glacier or from the glacier into the lake, the frequent collapse of the front seracs into the turquoise water, makes out of this day a very special and unique experience.

Then we wil go up to “Bajo de las Sombras” from where, you will board the catamaran boat to navigate the Lago Rico where your will be able to appreciate the amazing ice wall of the Perito Moreno Glacier and its icebergs. Then we go back to our accommodation in El Calafate.

Lodging in El Calafate - Double or Single Base

Meals: Breakfast

Optional Excursion Recommended: Minitrekking - Ice Trek on Perito Moreno Glacier

Optional Dinner Experience: Rancho a Parte Restaurant

Rancho Aparte experience will allow you to savor home-cooked meal in a warm and friendly atmosphere. The dishes are prepared with local products and a ubiquitous ingredient in homemade food...lots of love!

The menu is accompanied by selected wine pairings from Argentine and Patagonian wineries. Therefore, with each course we respect the aromas and flavors in a harmonious and palatable way. We have four fixed menus; two of them "traditional". They are based on regional cuisine and adapt the local products to a journey of unforgettable flavors. The other two menus are "vegetarians or vegans". They are designed so that those who choose this type of food can also enjoy this experience, where most of the ingredients used are selected from organic farms in the area.
Day 3 El Calafate
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

El Calafate

Free day to visit El Calafate on our own or to do any of the optional excursions that El Calafate has to offer us. We suggest to visit El Chalten on a full day tour, a picturesque village at the foot of Mount Fitz Roy.

Lodging in El Calafate - Double or Single Base

Meals: Breakfast

Optional Excursion Recommended: Full Day El Chalten

The excursion begins at 7.00 AM from El Calafate. We take the mythic Route 40, that goes along the Argentino Lake up to La Leona River. We will pass by the canyon with the same name, Cañadón La Leona, and after 1.15-hour ride we will arrive to the ancient route hotel "La Leona", almost a museum of the Route 40, where you can have coffee and cakes.

Our trip continues along the Lake Viedma, from where we will have magical views of glaciers, hidden lakes and the overpowering presence of the Mount Fitz Roy. We will make some photo stops at the viewpoint of the Viedma Glacier and Lake and after a 3 h ride we will arrive to this andean village called “The Capital of the Trekking”. As soon as we arrive at El Chalten we make another stop at the National Park Interpretation Centre. Once at Chalten, the activities will continue according to the option booked
Day 4 El Calafate - Puerto Natales
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

El Calafate - Puerto Natales

After breakfast we transfer to the bus station to take our bus to Puerto Natales in Chile.

We will cross the border and upon arrival a transfer will be waiting for us in the bus station to take us to our hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure.

Lodging in Puerto Natales - Double or Single Base

Meals: Breakfast
Day 5 Torres Del Paine National Park & Milodon Cave
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Torres Del Paine National Park & Milodon Cave

Today we will visit Torres del Paine National Park, World Heritage by the UNESCO (United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization). In this adventure through Chilean lands, it has as its main attractions the Mirador del Lago Sarmiento de Gamboa, Saltos del Río Paine, Upper Mirador Cerro Almirante Nieto, Cuernos del Paine, Entrance of Laguna Amarga.

Once inside Torres del Paine National Park, we are ready to start with the different trekking trails. Where, accompanied by our local experts, a lunch box is provided. Then we will continue exploring and knowing the southernmost part of Patagonia, we will learn about its flora and fauna. Then we return to Puerto Natales.

Lodging in Puerto Natales - Double or Single Base

Meals: Breakfast, Box Luch

Adventure Supplement: Trek to Viewpoint las Torres in Torres del Paine National Park

We will leave Puerto Natales and head north towards the Torres del Paine National Park. After a 2-hour trip, we will reach the Estancia Torres del Paine, the starting point for our hike. First, our guide will give a short presentation, and then we will begin hiking on the trail that will take us to an old bridge that crosses the Asencio River. After a one-hour hike, we will arrive at the El Chileno Campsite shaded by a breathtaking lenga tree forest, crossing numerous springs cascading from the Almirante Nieto Mountain.

We will make a short stop and then continue on our way to the next lookout point at an altitude of 700 meters (2,297 ft.). From here, the trail will get steeper and a half an hour later we will reach the Las Torres Base from the eastern side of the lagoon. Here we will have a stunning view of the three towers (Central, Monzino, and Dagostini) and the Peineta and Nido de Cóndores Mountains, if the cloud conditions allow it. With this view as our backdrop, we will have some time to rest. We will return on the same trail until reaching the starting point, where we will go back to Puerto Natales by vehicle.

*Reaching the Las Torres Base lookout point depends on the physical conditions of the participants and current weather conditions. No refunds will be given in the event that a participant is not able to reach the lookout point due to the aforementioned reasons.
Day 6 Puerto Natales
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Puerto Natales

Free day in Puerto Natales to visit the city on our own or to do any of the optional tours.

Lodging in Puerto Natales - Double or Single Base

Meals: Breakfast

Optional Excursion Recommended: Balmaseda and Serrano Navegation

The trip will start in Puerto Natales and on our way, it will be possible to see the buildings that belongs to “Frigorífico Bories” which was one of the biggest meat industries in Patagonia. You can also observe an imperial cormorant colony, a small sea-lions colony and a huge variety of plants that form the flora such as coigüe, cinnamon tree, lenga, ñirre and the calafate. Balmaceda Glacier can be seen from the boat while for Serrano Glacier, a 20 minutes’ walk is necessary, through a path that borders a small lake that appears with the melting glacier. On our way back, we will have a typical Patagonian lunch in a farm in “Última Esperanza” bay.
Day 7 Puerto Natales - Punta Arenas´S Airport
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Puerto Natales - Punta Arenas´S Airport

At the indicated time we transfer to Punta Arenas´s Airport where our services end.

Meals: Breakfast

Note 1: You can go back to El Calafate in Argentina or you can op to do an extension to Ushuaia, the city of the end of the world.

Note 2: We can also dropp you off at Puerto Natales´s Airport.

7 days tour

Mountains And Glaciers: El Calafate And Torres Del Paine

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Itinerary of your trip Mountains And Glaciers: El Calafate And Torres Del Paine

Arrival El Calafate

Perito Moreno Glacier With Boat Trip

El Calafate

El Calafate - Puerto Natales

Torres Del Paine National Park & Milodon Cave

Puerto Natales

Puerto Natales - Punta Arenas´S Airport

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