El Calafate Trip Overview
Early in the morning search for the hotels in Calafate and then head towards the mythical Route 40. This route borders the Argentino Lake, crosses the Santa Cruz River and La Leona River, after 1.15 hours you arrive at the Hotel de Campo La Leona, almost a museum on Route 40, where you can have a coffee with homemade cakes.
The journey continues bordering Lake Viedma with the Andes Mountains in the background. Before arriving at El Chaltén, you will stop at the Viedma Glacier Viewpoint from where you can see a beautiful panoramic view of the homonymous Lake and Glacier and the emblematic Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre hills.
After 3 hours of driving, you will arrive at the Villa de Montaña El Chaltén.
Once in town, we will have lunch and later we will indicate the start of the self-guided trails that start in El Chaltén and lead to the main viewpoints: Laguna Capri, Mirador del Fitz Roy, Mirador del Cerro Torre, Mirador de los Cóndores, Salto of Chorrillo
Additional Info
Duration: 13 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
Early in the morning search for the hotels in Calafate and then head towards the mythical Route 40. This route borders the Argentino Lake, crosses the Santa Cruz River and La Leona River, after 1.15 hours you arrive at the Hotel de Campo La Leona, almost a museum on Route 40, where you can have a coffee with homemade cakes.
The journey continues bordering Lake Viedma with the Andes Mountains in the background. Before arriving at El Chaltén, you will stop at the Viedma Glacier Viewpoint from where you can see a beautiful panoramic view of the homonymous Lake and Glacier and the emblematic Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre hills.
After 3 hours of driving, you will arrive at the Villa de Montaña El Chaltén.
Once in town, we will have lunch and later we will indicate the start of the self-guided trails that start in El Chaltén and lead to the main viewpoints: Laguna Capri, Mirador del Fitz Roy, Mirador del Cerro Torre, Mirador de los Cóndores, Salto of Chorrillo
Itinerary
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Stop At: Road to El Chalten, El Chalten Argentina
El Chaltén is a municipality located in the Los Glaciares National Park, in the Argentine province of Santa Cruz. From here it is possible to access the trails that surround the peaks of Cerro Torre and Mount Fitz Roy, to the northwest. Near Fitz Roy, a path leads to the viewpoint of the Los Tres Lagoon. Just northwest of the town, the shore of the Capri lagoon offers views of the mountains.
We will arrive in our vehicles to the mountain village of El Chaltén after 3 hours of travel, having traveled 220 kms.
Duration: 13 hours
Stop At: Lago Argentino, El Calafate Argentina
We will take the mythical Route 40 along the Argentino Lake, we will cross the Santa Cruz River (Here we will tell Darwin’s experiences with Fitz Roy going up this river until very close there), then we will continue to the La Leona River, where we will travel through its canyon to arrive after 1 hour 15 minutes, to the old hotel of route La Leona (almost a museum of Route 40), where you can have coffee with homemade cakes
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Cerro Fitz Roy, El Chalten Argentina
Then continue vehicle through the valley of the Rio de las Vueltas to the White River, where we find the Hosteria El Pilar, there we will start a walk with AAGM mountain guide, passing through the Piedras Blancas Glacier, Camp. Poincenot, Mount Fitz Roy, to the Capri Lagoon, where we will find our Base Camp
Pass By: Mirador Lago Viedma, Estancia la Silesia Argentina
We will continue along Lake Viedma – having the Andes Mountains in the background (Including Fitz Roy and the Tower). Before reaching the town we will stop at the Viedma Glacier viewpoint from where you can see a beautiful panoramic view of the Glacier, the Cordillera and the emblematic Cerro Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre.
Pass By: Glaciar Piedras Blancas, El Chalten Argentina
It will allow you to appreciate in all its splendor the beautiful Piedras Blancas glacier, about 2000 m away, with its characteristic cascades of seracs that descend through the glacier circus of the north Fitz Roy massif, flanked by the Madsen and Electric hills. With luck, it is possible to witness some of the small landslides that happen during the summer.
there we will start a walk with AAGM mountain guide, passing through the Piedras Blancas Glacier, Camp. Poincenot, Mount Fitz Roy, to the Capri Lagoon, where we will find our Base Camp.
Pass By: Laguna Capri, El Chalten Argentina
Then continue vehicle through the valley of the Rio de las Vueltas to the White River, where we find the Hosteria El Pilar, there we will start a walk with AAGM mountain guide, passing through the Piedras Blancas Glacier, Camp. Poincenot, Mount Fitz Roy, to the Capri Lagoon, where we will find our Base Camp. There they wait for us to enjoy a hot lunch, and then continue to El Chalten where we will arrive at 5PM.
Pass By: Laguna Torre, Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, El Chalten Argentina
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Pass By: Glaciar Huemul, Avenida Lago Del Desierto a 36 km del Chalten, El Chalten Z9301ACA Argentina
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Pass By: Viedma Glacier, Avenida San Martin Libertador Avenue 1037 – El Calafate Offices, El Chalten Z9301ABA Argentina
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Pass By: Laguna Toro, Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, El Chalten Argentina
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Pass By: Paso de Viento, El Chalten 9301 Argentina
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Pass By: Chorillo del Salto, Avenida Lago Del Desierto, El Chalten Z9301ACA Argentina
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