DURATION
4 days / 3 nights
QUANTITY
Per person
Day 1: Departure from El Calafate and Arrival to El Chalten.
Day 2: Full Day Trek Fitz Roy, Laguna de Los Tres.
Day 3: Full Day Trek to Laguna Cerro Torre.
Day 4: Return to El Calafate.
Today you will depart from El Calafate towards El Chalten, a charming town located in the Argentinian Patagonia. At your arrival you will have time to settle in the hotel and explore the place. In the next few days, you will live the Full Trek experience, the first day you will reach the foot of the mythical Mount Fitz Roy and the second day you will have impressive views of the famous Cerro Torres, one of the most difficult places to climb in the world.
Along with the Fitz Roy, this is the other most important trekking on the area, which ends with a stunning view to one of the most difficult to climb mountains in the world, the Cerro Torre (Mount Torre). The trail starts from the town itself, with a gentle slope in the first few minutes, always walking along the course of the Fitz Roy River. After 20 minutes of walking, amazes us to see the Canyon of the Fitz Roy River and behold beautiful bodies of water such as Cascada Margarita (Margarita Cascade). From here, we get to see delightful sight of the Cerro Torre. Right after, we reach the first lookout point which is ideal to make a first resting stop (at only 01:30 hrs. from El Chalten), and contemplate, besides Cerro Torre, its glaciers and Cordon de las Adelas. If you return to El Chalten through this lookout point, it will be a 3-hour hike, ideal for passengers or groups looking for short duration activities. After this, we walk by (around 1 more hour) a beautiful valley, with little undulations, until reaching De Agostini Base Camp, where surely the elite of hikers and climbers from all around the world will be met, waiting to climb Cerro Torre. We keep hiking for a few more minutes, under the intention of reaching Laguna Torre, with a magnificent view of the mount of the same name, flanked by the Egger, Standhardt and Bifida pointers.
accompanied by el Cordon de las Adelas, with its impressive glaciers spilling into de lagoon. After that,the returning hike begins on the same trail.
Note: if the passengers are still energized enough, it is possible to extend the hike to Laguna Torre to “Mirado Maestri” (Maestri lookout point), which takes 2km walk, 45 more minutes, surrounding the
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel and then head to the bus terminal to take the bus back to El Calafate.
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