El Calafate, El Chaltén, Lago del Desierto
- #Self-drive
- #7 days
Code: FTE 9703
HIGHLIGHTS
El Calafate, Torres del Paine, Chalten, Glaciers & lakes
DAY BY DAY
Welcome at El Calafate airport and reception of your Rental car.
The picturesque village of El Calafate, located on shores of Lago Argentino at 200 meters above sea level, is the gateway to some of the most spectacular natural sceneries in southern Patagonia.
We suggest visiting the “Glaciarium” for an introduction on the days to come.
Night in El Calafate
The breathtaking Moreno Glacier certainly is the most outstanding of the more than 300 glaciers in the National Park.
Once reaching the panoramic platform, a succession of catwalks, balconies and belvederes allow excellent close up views of the front wall of the glacier from different perspectives and heights.
Night in El Calafate
The road leads through authentic Patagonian landscapes with endless horizons and magical cloud formations. Time for relax and enjoy the fantastic sceneries on the way to “Torres del Paine” National Park
The National Park is formed by craggy mountains of extraordinary beauty – surrounded by rivers, lakes and colorful Patagonian flora & fauna.
Night in Torres del Paine
The park is habitat for an extremely rich flora and fauna where herds of guanacos graze at the foot of the sheer granite walls and where rheas, foxes, flamingos, black-necked swans and endangered species such as pumas and condors roam freely in their protected natural environment.
Night in Torres del Paine
Resume the trip and via Cerro Castillo-Cancha Carrera border you soon will reach the legendary Route 40 that leads to Lago Viedma and the northern part of Los Glaciares National Park with the majestic Fitz Roy massif.
The little town of El Chaltén; which in the language of the Tehuelche aboriginal people refers to a “smoky mountain”, is the gateway to some of most fascinating mountain sceneries in Southern Patagonia.
Night in El Chaltén
Visit to the beautiful Lago del Desierto, hidden between high mountains and lush green Andean forest and reached by a winding gravel road that follows the meandering Rio de las Vueltas.
From there you may choose go on a lake navigation or hike through fantastic woods and mountain scenery to Laguna Huemul with its hanging glacier
Night in El Chaltén
Return to Route 40 and following the shoreline of Lake Viedma you may enjoy the last view of the mighty Fitz Roy massif and the magnificent lake and mountain scenery of Los Glaciares National Park.
At established time return your Rental car at El Calafate airport.
Continue with your individual tour program
