EXCURSIONS FROM EL CHALTEN
FITZ ROY MOUNT AREA

FROM EL CHALTEN; CAPRI LAGOON
It is a one and a half hour walk from El Chaltén up hill along a winding trail with Mount Fitz Roy always on the left. The Lagoon is a beautiful and colorful spot with a great variety of fowls. Camping is allowed.
According to weather conditions, there is an excellent view of the mountain range.

TREKKING TO FITZ ROY: BLANCO RIVER BASE CAMPSITE
Returning down the trail that led to Capri Lagoon, you will find a sign that shows the way to the base of Mount Fitz Roy. This road goes across several streams. Before crossing Blanco River there is a turn off that leads to the first campsite.
Nevertheless, Blanco River Campsite (only for mountain climbers) is the ideal spot to experience a high mountain climbing atmosphere, and is across Blanco River.
The campsite is surrounded by mountains, woods and river and only an hour from De los Tres Lagoon, the closest point to Fitz Roy which can be reached on foot with no special gear.
If you continue along the left bank of Blanco River up to Electrico River you will encounter another wonderful spot, Piedras Blancas Lagoon and Glacier.

FITZ ROY: TORRE LAGOON (LAGUNA TORRE)
After a three hour hike along different landscapes, you arrive at Torre Lagoon, a really impressive spot. Camping is allowed at De Agostini Campsite, an excellent place to relax.
Both glacier and mount Torre can be viewed from the lagoon.
There is also a trekking excursion on this glacier, worth considering.

DEL SALTO FALL
From El Chaltén, it is an hour hike along a flat well marked road. The fall is off the road, to the left, in the midst of the forest and it pours into a crystal clear stream.

FROM EL CHALTEN: DEL DESIERTO LAKE (LAGO DEL DESIERTO)
Del Desierto Lake, is located north of El Chaltén along Route N° 23. It is an ideal alternative for a non conventional trip in contact with nature.
During the whole way, you follow the course of the De La Vueltas River to your right and have a totally different view of Mount Fitz Roy on your left, the north wall.
Further ahead, you cross the bridges over Blanco and Electro River and continue on the west shore of Condor Lagoon.

FROM EL CHALTEN: SAILING ON THE VIEDMA LAKE
The craft sails from Tunel Bay up to some rocks located at the front of the Viedma Glaciers. Once on this site, passengers debark and trek shortly along the glacier front, looking at ice caves while a guide explains the features of the glaciers.
Back again on board, the sail towards de los Tempanos Bay, where passengers lunch on shore and later return to Tunel Bay.

DAY 1 - Arrival to El Calafate Airport and transfer to hotel. 03 nts of accommodation with breakfast

DAY 2 - Excursion to the incredible Perito Moreno Glacier

DAY 3 - Boat Excursion to Los Glaciares National Park to enjoy three amazing glaciers: Upsala, Onelli and Spegazzini

DAY 4 - Transfer to airport

This is a basic program to visit El Calafate Area. Please visit our tour list to see more tours combining this area and others place in Argentina and Chile

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