Patagonia Pack

Today, leaving after breakfast from Sector Central (base Torres), you’ll connect from Lake Pudeto to Paine Grande by catamaran. This is a 40-minute journey that is awe-inspiring across Lake Pudeto giving a magnificent view of the Cuernos Mountain Range, & you’ll have a trek in the afternoon to the Mirador Carreta on arrival to Paine Grande. In the evening, a delicious meal awaits, and time to relax in the evening before rest.

• Meals: Breakfast, Boxed Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation: Refugio or Camping Paine Grande

Today you’ll trek around 13.5 km bordering Lake Nordenskjöld, Cerro Almirante Nieto, and the impressive Cuernos del Paine. During the trek, you will have beautiful views of granite-formed mountains, lakes, and zones where you can appreciate the abundant flora and fauna of this Patagonian Park.

Reaching the viewpoint of the Valley Frances, from here you’ll have one of the most breathtaking images of the circuit: the view towards the valley flanked by the hills of Paine Grande and Northern Horn amongst others.

You will have dinner and sleep in Paine Grande.

• Meals: Breakfast, Boxed Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation: Refugio or Camping Paine Grande

Today you’ll reach the third milestone of this famous circuit, a place that offers an unforgettable postcard of the park, the wonderful Grey Glacier. The path begins along Paine Grande Hill, the highest point of the Massif (3,050m), with incredible views towards its hanging glaciers. Walking between Ñirres, Coigües, and Notros, you’ll reach the first Mirador of Lago Gray where you’ll see numerous pieces of glacier floating in the lake.

Kayaking in the lake in the afternoon.

Continuing walking with the impressive view of the Grey Glacier until reaching the Grey Refuge. Lunch will be taken here (or a boxed lunch along the way depending on time), then you will return to the Paine Grande Sector, where you'll stay overnight.

• Meals: Breakfast, Boxed Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation: Refugio or Camping Grey or Paine Grande

Today in the late morning, you’ll take the catamaran that will take you to Pudeto. There will be a bus that will take you back to Puerto Natales.

• Meals: Breakfast, Boxed Lunch.
• Accommodation: Puerto Natales

Collection from your Hotel and transfer to the bus station. 7.30 am bus from Puerto Natales directly through to El Calafate, arriving at around 2 pm. Afternoon free at your leisure.

• Meals: Breakfast
• Accommodation: El Calafate, Rucanel

The tour starts with a collection from your hotel in El Calafate. You will board our comfortable buses, where our tour guides will give you information on the place, the glacier, and the tour on our way to Parque Nacional Los Glaciares. Once you arrive at “Bajo de las Sombras” port (located on Route 11, 70 Km from El Calafate), you’ll board a ship to cross Lago Rico and descend on the opposite coast, after a 20-minute navigation in front of the stunning south face of Glaciar Perito Moreno.

When you disembark, you will be welcomed by our expert mountain guides, who will lead you to a cozy shelter with a privileged view of the glacier. Here starts the trekking! We will start by walking along the coast of the lake, keeping our eyes on the glacier so that we can experience all ice carvings. Then, the guides will give a talk about glaciology.

When we reach the glacier side, with its amazing shades of blue ice framing the landscape, you will be divided into subgroups of up to 20 people each and you will have the crampons and helmets fitted, which are provided by the company. This tour is highly personalized (one guide every up to 10 passengers). Once on the glacier, you will hear the safety instructions and you will walk to enjoy this frozen paradise, which was declared a World Heritage Site in 1981.

The level of difficulty of this walk is moderate. The surface of the ice is irregular, but firm and safe. During the trekking, you will be able to see a variety of typical glacier features, such as deep cracks, blue moulins, huge seracs, and turquoise ponds.

At the end of the ice trekking, you will walk on the area around the glacier and the side moraine, from where you will be able to enjoy a panoramic view of Glaciar Perito Moreno, the mountains, and the lake.

• Meals: Breakfast & Boxed Lunch
• Accommodation: El Calafate, Rucanel

Morning Bus to El Chaltén and trek 2D/1N Mt. Fitzroy Trek Departure: 08:00 am Calafate-El Chaltén arrive: 10:40 am Meeting point at the office: 11:00 am San Martin 55, El Chaltén, Santa Cruz—3 minutes from the bus station. Take a taxi.

On departure with your group, you’ll leave El Chaltén travelling the 12 km that separates us from the Río Eléctrico along a winding gravel road following the Río de las Vueltas. During the tour, important information about the area is transmitted, and descents are made at panoramic points. Once at the Río Eléctrico, the 17 km walk in total will begin, bordering the Río Blanco, where after an hour and crossing beautiful Lenga and Ñire forests, you will reach the Mirador del Glacier Piedras Blancas, where you will see an incredible frontal view of the glacier.

Continuing along the trail you will reach the Poincenot area with a unique view of the glacier and surrounding granite needles. There begins the ascent of about 300 meters that in 90 minutes allows us to discover the Laguna de los Tres and appreciate the central wall of the hill in all its magnitude.

Then the descent will begin, and about 20 minutes after leaving the Poincenot area behind, we will reach the Fitz Camp Base Camp to enjoy a snack, dinner, and rest.

• Viewpoints: Mirador Mt Fitzroy & Laguna Capri
• Fitzroy Hike Length: 21 km / 13.0 miles
• Elevation Gain: +1,103 m / +3,620 ft
• Duration: 7 – 10 hrs

The first hour of the morning is an unforgettable moment in this sector; the proximity of the central wall of the hill reflecting the reddish colour of the sun is usually an indelible memory. You’ll enjoy breakfast and prepare to continue our walk. Saying goodbye to Fitz Camp by advancing along the path of the Madre and Hija lagoons that in about two hours connect with the path to Cerro Torre, to arrive an hour later at the foot of the Torre lagoon.

Around noon, the view of the Grande glacier, the Solo Hill, the Torre, Eger, and Stanhard needles is the right setting to enjoy our lunch. From there, always following the course of the Fitzroy River, you’ll continue the descent until arriving in about 3 hours at the town of El Chaltén, where your adventure ends.

But if after breakfast someone prefers to stay and enjoy the area, they can do so without any problems, and around noon they can return along the Capri lagoon trail and the Matzen ranch lookout point, arriving at El Chalten in approximately three hours.

• Viewpoints: Mirador Cascada Margarita & Mirador Cerro Torre
• Laguna Torre Hike Length: 17.7 km / 11.0 miles
• Elevation Gain: +480 m / +1,580 ft
• Duration: 6 – 8 hrs

Fitz Camping Service The tent is set up for two people with a sleeping bag and insulation, and the service can be provided on a single basis. Includes dinner and breakfast provided in a dome restaurant. Dinner is 3 courses, the main course offers two menu options of your choice, and drinks are not included in the service. Breakfast is provided in abundance and with a variety of products. After the trek, you’ll transfer to El Chaltén bus station and take an evening bus to El Calafate. Included

• Transfer El Chaltén - Río Eléctrico
• Box lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation at Fitz Camp (1 night)
• Mountain Guide Service

Departure: 7:00 pm – Arrival: 9:40 pm for collection and transfer to your hotel. Accommodation: El Calafate, Rucanel.

Transfer in local transport to El Calafate & take your domestic flight out to Buenos Aires, Argentina, or Santiago, Chile.

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