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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), 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
What's Included
Lunch
Meeting and pickup
The tour will start at our local supplier's office in El Chalten. We will provide the exact address of the office once your booking has been confirmed. Please bear in mind that you must attend a briefing before the tour (at about 10:15 am)
Itinerary
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1El Chalten
Today you will head towards our office on your own and then you will be driven to Hosteria El Pilar.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2
From El Pilar, you will hike for about 1 hour to reach the viewpoint of Piedras Blancas Glacier.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
3
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)
6 hours • Admission ticket free -
4
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.
3 hours • Admission ticket free -
5
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
4 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 1 – Trekking to Laguna de los Tres from El Pilar
Trekking to Laguna Madre e Hija & Cerro Torre
Additional info
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Children must be accompanied by an adult - Minimum age required is 12 years old
- Please advise any specific dietary restrictions at the time of booking. You may use the "special requirements" box while booking.
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Additional info
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Children must be accompanied by an adult - Minimum age required is 12 years old
- Please advise any specific dietary restrictions at the time of booking. You may use the "special requirements" box while booking.
- A moderate amount of hiking is involved: 15km on day 1 and 20km on day 2
- Accommodation is included at Full Camp Fitz Roy which is at the foot of Mount Fitz Roy in an exclusive area located 700 meters away from Poincenot free-access campsite. It has tents for up to 2 people per tent with sleeping bags and insulation mats included. The restroom is a shared latrine toilet.
- We recommend bringing: hiking shoes and pants, waterproof jacket, a small backpack and water
- We do not recommend taking buses from El Calafate on the same day of the tour, as you may not arrive on time and miss the tour
- We do not store luggage or backpacks, please make sure you leave your luggage at your hotel so as not to be overloaded during the trek
- IMPORTANT: The section of the route from the Río Blanco to Laguna de los Tres is closed until further notice. Therefore, the Mt Fitz Roy and Laguna de los Tres viewpoint will not be accessible. The rest of the route is carried out without problems, starting in Río Eléctrico, passing through the Laguna and the Piedras Blancas Glacier to the Fitz Roy Valley and the intersection at Campamento Poincenot; and then continue the descent to the town passing through Laguna Capri and Mirador Río Las Vueltas.
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Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 3 full days before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 3 full days before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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