2-day El Chalten Hiking Adventure Tour from El Calafate

Itinerary

Day 1: Bus from El Calafate to El Chalten & hiking to Laguna de los Tres

Stop At: 299, 25 de Mayo 199, El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina
Day 1 – El Calafate / El Chalten - Laguna de los Tres & Cerro Fitz Roy

Early in the morning (around 7.00 am) start your journey taking the bus from El Calafate to El Chalten (pick up from hotels located in El Calafate). Upon arrival, you will be taken to El Pilar, from where you start an 1-hour trek to the viewpoint of Piedras Blancas Glacier. From there, you will continue until you get to Blanco River from where the uphill hike of about 2 hours to Laguna de los Tres begins. From there, you will be able to admire the beautiful scenery of this marvelous place in Patagonia. After 2-hour descend, you will have a 15min walk from Blanco River to the camping area. You will spend the night at a campsite (near Poincenot) but located in a wild area and hidden from the mass. It has tents for 2 people with sleeping bag and insulation mat, and a share latrine toilet. Dinner will be held in the dinning 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 walk about 15 km.

Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch: Box lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Prestadores Poincenot Campsite

Day 2: Hiking to Laguna Torre, return to El Chalten & bus back to El Calafate

Stop At: Amanecer en El Chalten, El Chalten Argentina
This morning, we highly recommend you to wake up a couple of minutes before dawn, as watching the sunrise reflected on the Fitz Roy mountain is astonishing! After breakfast, you will trek through the path of the Lagunas Madre e Hija and you will arrive at Laguna Torre near noon. From there, if the weather permits, you will be able to see the legendary Cerro Torre with its needles Egger and Stanghardt. After having your lunch, you will have to start your hiking back in order to arrive around 5.00 pm at El Chalten.

Upon arrival you will board your share transfer back to your hotel en El Calafate.

This day you walk about 20 km.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast: (Breakfast consists of infusions, bread, cookies, sweet jams and scrambled eggs.)
• Lunch: Box lunch
No accommodation included on this day.