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South
American Adventure - Argentina
FGP
Los Glaciares + Paine Adventure 13
days - 12 nights (Moderate trek)
Departures:
Guaranteed All
Saturdays
Season:
October to April
Starts
at: El
Calafate Airport
Ends
at: El
Calafate Airport
Group
Departures
The FGP
- Los Glaciares + Paine
Adventure tour is
an unforgettable trekking
tour exploring the Mount
Fitz Roy area and the deep
blue of the Perito Moreno
Glacier at Los Glaciares
National Park, and the most
colorful and interesting
locations at Torres del
Paine National Park.
This Tour is oriented to all
of them who wish to visit
Patagonia in a closer and
intimate way, being part of
a group where they surely
will find new friends.
This Tour doesn't have big
demands, neither risky steps
and it can be enjoyed by
practically everybody. It
only requires the desire of
coming closer to this type
of tourism and like the
balance among the outdoors,
the comfort, and the care of
the natural areas.
Day
1 El Calafate
Airport – Calafate
We receive you at El Calafate Airport from
there you are transferred to El Calafate
City, where at 7 pm the group meet by first
time at the Hostal del Lago Libertador, at
Del Libertador 587, El Calafate. You meet
your guide, and you enjoy a dinner with you
adventure partners while chatting on the
program details for tomorrow Lodge at Hostel Room with shared
bathroom
Alternatives: Inn Room double or single base
with private bathroom
Meals Included: Dinner
Day
2 Bus to El Chalten – Capri Lagoon
After breakfast we travel by bus to El
Chalten, a little and colorful town next to
Mount Fitz Roy. To arrive to El Chalten we
will cross 190 km of gravel road through the
Patagonia steppe and we will stop at La
Leona, a picturesque inn to enjoy his
homemade cakes. From here, the views on the
Viedma Lake are superb.
When we arrive to the town, carrying only
the necessary for this three days trip, in
which we will lodge in a Full Camp. A
beautiful trail next to ¨Las Vueltas¨
river will take us to the first panoramic
views of the Mount Fitz Roy. From now on, we
will be approaching to De los Patos Lagoon
and finally we will arrive to our camp next
to the Capri Lagoon. (3 hs approx.)
The Camp has been previously mounted,
featuring spacious dome tents, used in
double or single base. Each tent has
sleeping bags, inner sheet and insulating
mattresses. The camp has a large dining tent
with table, benches, dishes and kitchenware.
The sanitary services are provided with
chemical bathrooms. Lodging in Full Camp at Capri Lagoon
double o single base (rural area)
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and
dinner
Day
3 Mount Fitz Roy, De los Tres Lagoon
Early in the morning and carrying only your
coat and the photo camera we overcome the
Chorrillo Salt, always with the impressive
needles of the glacier in front of us. The
first 2 hours are mainly flat, through
forest and open glade and bog areas, with
diverse bird life, lead us to Fitz Roy base
camp. From here it is a 400 meters/1300 ft
climb to the De los Tres lagoon on a steep
trail that takes us around one hour and a
half at gentle pace. This walk is one of the
highlights in the National Park Los
Glaciares; the views of Cerro Poincenot,
Monte Fitz Roy and the other peaks
surrounding these are splendid. We return to
Capri Lagoon Full Camp. (5 hs approx) Lodging in Full Camp at Capri Lagoon
double o single base (rural area)
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and
dinner
Day
4 Mount Torre
This morning we hike surrounding Capri
Lagoon down by the trail to Madre e Hija
Lagoons through a dense forest following the
Fitz Roy River. We reach the Mount Torre
Valley to glacier-fed Laguna Torre where
Fitz Roy river begins. This lagoon contained
between moraines, generally piles floes that
come off of the Grande Glacier that falls in
its west extreme. The impressive group of
Mount Torre needles with its slender 3128
meters/10262 ft height, frame the landscape. Lodging in Full Camp at Torre Lagoon
double o single base (rural area)
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and
dinner
Day
5 Torre Glacier and Lagoon – El
Chalten
In the morning we walk the area near Torre
Lagoon, with nice views of the Solo Mount
and the Adela Glacier.
Optionally, you can choose to do a trek on
the Torre Glacier, the Holiday On Ice
Excursion. We put on our crampons (provided)
and trek on the glacier’s surface and
develop our ice climbing skills (harness and
ice axes provided).
We return on the same trail to El Chaltén,
where the passenger will lodge that night. Lodge at Hostel Room with shared
bathroom
Alternatives: Inn Room double or single base
with private bathroom
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and
dinner
Option: Holiday On Ice Excursion
Day
6 El Chalten - El Calafate
In the morning each participant can opt to
explore the town of El Chalten freely, with
the possibility of visiting The Climbers
Chapel; or the Matzen family country, one of
the pioneering families in the area; the Del
Desierto Lake located 45 Km out of town or
to visit the Interpretive Center of National
Parks. Around 5 pm we move toward El
Calafate retracing the same road we did,
arriving to El Calafate around 21 hs. Lodge at Hostel Room with shared
bathroom
Alternatives: Inn Room double or single base
with private bathroom
Meals Included: breakfast
Day
7 El Calafate – Perito Moreno
Glacier
After breakfast we depart by bus to the
Magallanes peninsula, where is located the
entrance of The Glaciers National Park. Its
centerpiece is the Perito Moreno Glacier,
which, because of unusually favorable local
conditions, is one of the world’s few
advancing glaciers. Huge icebergs from the
glacier wall collapse into the De los
Tempanos Channel. The roar of the gigantic
ice rocks falling and crashing into the
waters of the channel is a unique experience.
Our bus will lead us just in front of the
Glacier, allowing us to walk the gangplanks
to view the Glacier from different
viewpoints.
Then we go down to the lakeside to board a
ship that carries us very near the Glacier
ice walls. We return to El Calafate using a
different route that we used to arrive. Lodge at Hostel Room with shared
bathroom
Alternatives: Inn Room double or single base
with private bathroom
Meals Included: breakfast
Day
8 El Calafate - Torres del Paine
We depart early in the morning (around 7 am)
from El Calafate to Torres del Paine through
a spectacular landscape of the Patagonia
steppe. Choiques and flamingos are very
common in this area. Almost 4 hours from
starting our journey, we will be at the
border crossing between Chile and Argentina
called ¨Paso Cancha Carrera¨. We continue
until reach the Torres del Paine National
Park. UNESCO gave to this park the World
Heritage status, due to its unique wildlife
and magnificent scenery. We arrive to our
camp at Camping Pehoe Full Camp after 6
hours of travel.
Afternoon, we will visit several panoramic
viewpoints of the Nordenskjöld Lake and the
“Cuernos del Paine” (Paine Horns), to
finally arrive to the Camping Pehoe Full
Camp. Duration of the journey: 6 hs approx. Lodging in Full Camp Camping Pehoe
double or single base (area with sanitarium
services)
Included meals: breakfast and dinner.
Day
9 Las Torres - Ascensio River Valley
We dedicate this day to one of the most
spectacular and classical trekking in the
park: the Torres Trail. We transfer after
breakfast by bus to the trail start at Las
Torres area. We cross a suspended bridge and
remount the slopes of the Almirante Nieto
Mount, bordering the Ascencio River. After
one hour ascending we go into the Valley,
and reach Chileno Refuge. From there the
trail leads us through the forest, in the
middle of unforgettable landscapes, to Las
Torres base camp. There the climbers wait
good weather conditions to climb Las Torres.
We trek one hour more to reach the Las
Torres Viewpoint, an amazing natural
amphitheater at the bottom of the vertical
granite towers that reach 2800 meters height.
We return by the same way. It’s a total 7-hour
trek. Lodging in Full Camp Camping Pehoe
double or single base (area with sanitarium
services)
Included meals: breakfast, lunch box and
dinner.
Day
10 Pehoe Lake Navigation, Del Frances
Valley
Early in the morning we cross sailing 45
minutes the Pehoe Lake embarking at puerto
Pudeto and arriving at the Pehoe Refuge
area. We walk from there until get the Del
Frances Valley. It’s a beautiful mountain
valley descending from the middle of the
massif toward the Nordenskjold Lake. Flanked
by The Horns to the east and by the
impressive Paine Grande (3050 meters/10006
ft) to the west. We ascend the valley until
the upper viewpoints located in a natural
amphitheater surrounded by some of needles
and walls most wonderful of the massif:
Cuernos, Espada, Mascara, Hoja, Aleta de
Tiburon, Catedral, and Paine Grande. The
forest and the suspended glaciers that cause
continuous ice and snow fallings, give us a
unique scenery to this walk. We descend the
same trail and turn west rounding Skottberg
Lake until arrive to our Camp for this night
at Pehoe Refuge area. It’s a total 7-hour
trek. Lodging in Full Camp Pehoe Refuge
area double or single base (area with
sanitarium services)
Day
11 Grey Glacier Viewpoints
Another unforgettable day dedicated to the
Grey Glacier, impressive Glacier 300 square
kilometers of surface (115 square miles), 25
kilometers long (16 miles). It overflows
from the Continental Ice Field falling into
Grey Lake. The Glacier produce enormous
amount of blue icebergs that sail over the
lake pushed by the wind toward the south,
given the characteristic feature to this
lake.
The trail leads us to a wonderful viewpoint
where we can appreciate the whole lake, the
glacier and the mountains that emerge from
the west of the Ice Field.
Two more hours walking and we arrive to
another viewpoint just in front of the
Glacier.
All the trek is develop between Andean bush
and lengas forest, at the shadow of the ice
blocks that drape the Paine Grande Mount. We
walk this day about 7 hours. At the end of
the day we sail again the Pehoe Lake to the
south shore to return to our Full Camp at
Camping Pehoe area. Lodging in Full Camp at Camping
Pehoe area double base (area with sanitarium
services)
Included meals: breakfast, lunch box and
dinner.
Day
12 Torres del Paine – Puerto
Natales – Ottway Penguin Colony- Punta
Arenas
In the morning we start our land transfer
from Torres del Paine to Puerto Natales,
where we visit and enjoy the city.
Then we continue being transfered by regular
bus crossing the border to reenter
Argentina. Our guide will say us goodbye
when we board the Bus at Puerto Natales. We
arrive to El Calafate at the end of this day
where another person will be waiting for us
and transfer us to the Hostel. Lodge at Hostel Room with shared
bathroom
Alternatives: Inn Room double or single base
with private bathroom
Meals Included: breakfast
Day
13 El Calafate - El Calafate Airport
After breakfast we transfer to El Calafate
Airport where we end our services.
Meals Included: breakfast
Bilingual Spanish-English guides during all
the program’s activities.
Mountain Guides during the trekking
activities.
Perito Moreno Glacier Excursion including
Navigation.
Pehoe Lake Navigation.
Transfer El Calafate Airport - El Calafate
– El Chalten – El Calafate – Torres
del Paine – Puerto Natales - El Calafate
Airport.
12 breakfasts, 8 lunch boxes and 9 dinners,
as detailed in the chart below.
Base Accommodation (FGP 00) at Hostel Room
or Alternative Accommodation (FGP 01 or FGP
02) at Inn double or single base, according
to the following chart.
The FGP - Los Glaciares + Paine Adventure
tour is offered in three different ways to
lodge.
Base Accommodation
(FGP – 00) Hostel Room
The Base Offer (FGP 00) lodge as shown in
the following chart, at Hostel Room.
DAYS
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
(FGP 00) Hostel
Room with shared bathroom
Full Camp double base (rural area)
Full Camp double base (area with
sanitarium services)
Accommodation (FGP
– 01 and FGP- 02) Inn Double or
Single Base
These Offers lodge as shown in the following
chart, in double base (FGP 01) or single
base (FGP 02) in the days when this option
is available.
They differ from the previous one that they
go to an Inn, not to a Hostel.
When you choose single base, you have single
base accommodations at the Full Camp Tents
too.
DAYS
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
(FGP 00) Hostel
Room with shared bathroom
Full Camp double base (rural area)
Full Camp double base (area with
sanitarium services)
(FGP 02) Single
Base Option
Meals
Meals included in the program are detailed
in the following chart.
DAYS
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
Breakfast
Lunch Box
Dinner
Meeting Point
The Meeting Point for the Group on Day 1 is
at 7 pm at the Hostal del Lago Libertador,
Del Libertador 587, El Calafate. This
Meeting Point can be modified and will be
confirmed when confirming the booking for
the passenger.
Services
Not Included
Entrance ticket to Los Glaciares National
Park
Entrance ticket to Torres del Paine National
Park
Medical and Life Insurance
Tips
Air flight tickets and Airport fees and
taxes
Optional Excursion Holiday On Ice
Services not detailed in the program
