Trekking El Chalten

Home   Tour   Trekking El Chalten

Tour Overview

The foothills of the Patagonian Andes offer wild beauty with the best highlights of Southern Patagonia, trekking to the Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre granite needles and the wilderness of Laguna del Desierto, one of the few places where you can still easily see the Patagonian deer or “huemul” and pristine mountain woodland surrounded by glaciers extending all the way to the Chilean border. This is definitely one of the best and most isolated treks you can do in this wild area of Patagonia.

Highlights

Route Map

Trekking El Chalten Route Map

Itinerary

DAY 1
El Calafate – El Chalten

Transfer  to El Chalten, a small picturesque village at the foot of Fitzroy & Cerro Torre Massif. Check in at your hotel.

DAY 2
El Chalten

Early morning pick up to start to your hike to Mt Fitzroy. Trekking via the valley of Rio Blanco, we can see the first balcony to Piedras Blancas Glacier.
From there we walk further, reaching Rio Blanco Camp site, then another hour walk up the trail reaching Laguna de los Tres. From the lake, there are even better panoramic views of Cerro Fitz Roy! You can also see Laguna Sucia and Lago Viedma in the distance. After lunch we start the return to El Chaten taking the trail to Laguna Capri.

Breakfast
DAY 3
El Chalten

Full day trekking
tour to Cerro Torre Basecamp. (3 hours each way). Enjoy amazing views of lagoons, glaciers and Cerro Torre. Walk past the first viewpoint located at the gorge of the Fitz Roy river -called Cascada Margarita- which offers a panoramic view of the Cerro Solo, Adela range, Cerro Torre and the Fitz Roy mount. Across the river lies the Margarita waterfall. Halfway you will reach Cerro Torre viewpoint with incomparable views of the Adela range, Cerro Torre and other granite needles. Finally the path crosses the DeAgostini base camp, then arrive at Laguna Torre. At the shore of this lagoon, it is often possible to find a number of icebergs from the Grande glacier.

Breakfast
DAY 4
El Chalten - El Calafate

Morning transfer back to El Calafate airport/hotel.

Breakfast

Tour Inclusions

  • Private & regular bus transportation
  • 2 Nights accommodation at Tourist Superior hotel
  • English speaking local guides
  • Meals as per itinerary (B) Breakfast, (L) Lunch, (D) Dinner

Tour Exclusions

  • Any items not mentioned as included

Tour Pricing

4 Days / 3 Nights
Single
Twin / Double
Tourist Class Hotels
$2,732
$1,349

Get in touch today,
we’d love to talk to you.

phone icon

Call us: 1300 857 805

We have friendly travel specialists who are waiting to help you.

Contact us
email icon

Send an Enquiry

Have questions about Latin America?
Simply fill out the form.

Send an enquiry
brochure icon

Request a Brochure

Get our latest brochures and start planning your next holidays.

Request a brochure