FNP - Patagonia Marine Wildlife & Glaciers

(ID 66)

Day 1 Trelew Airport - Puerto Madryn

Upon arrival to Trelew airport a transfer will be waiting for you to take you to Puerto Madryn. This city was established by 1886 while the railway construction, attracting Welsh, Italian and Spanish immigrants. Still today the Welsh and Italian traditions and language keep their influence in this town. In the afternoon we can choose any of the optional excursions that this city offers.

Lodging: Lodge

Provided meals: None

NOTE: From September to March we can visit Punta Tombo Provincial Reserve to see penguins. The flight must arrive before 12pm. If this is not possible, please read note on day number 4 of this itinerary.

(ID 67)

Day 2 Puerto Madryn, Península Valdés

After breakfast we drive to Peninsula Valdes, World Heritage and paradise for wildlife enthusiasts. After one hour drive we will arrive at Puerto Piramides, small village in the south shores of the Peninsula Valdes. That is our key point to see Southern Right Whales, which visit the area from June to December. We get back to Puerto Madryn by 6 pm.

Lodging: Lodge

Provided meals: Breakfast

Optional excursion recommended (This excursion is not included in the program): From June to December you can choose to do the optional excursion recommended: Whale Watching Navigation.

(ID 68)

Day 3 Puerto Madyn, free day.

On the morning you can enjoy Puerto Madryn City or take an optional activity.

Lodging: Lodge

Provided meals: Breakfast

(ID 117)

Day 4 Puerto Madryn – Ushuaia

After breakfast we transfer to Trelew Airport, from where we fly to our next destination, the city of Ushuaia. Once in Ushuaia we transfer to our hotel, rest of the day is at leisure.

Lodging: Lodge

Provided meals: Breakfast

(ID 116)

Day 5 Half Day Tierra del Fuego National Park

After breakfast we drive to Tierra del Fuego National Park. From here we get beautiful views of Lake Roca. We also have the chance to know the many flowers, birds and mammals that live in the Park. Also traces of the originary Yamana culture which inhabited the Island. Eventually we visit Lapataia Bay where the Panamerican route and the Route 3 (Atlantic Coastal Route) ends.

Lodging: Lodge

Provided meals: Breakfast

(ID 118)

Day 6 Ushuaia - Free Day

You will enjoy this entire day by your own, to choose the optional activity that better fit your desires.

Lodging: Lodge

Provided meals: Breakfast

Optional Excursions Recommended: Beagle Channel Boat Trip - Estancia Harberton with Penguin colony.

(ID 119)

Day 7 Ushuaia – El Calafate

Today we transfer from the hotel to Ushuaia Airport to take the short flight that takes us from Ushuaia to El Calafate. When we arrive transfer from the Airport to the hotel.

Lodging: Lodge

Provided meals: Breakfast

(ID 2)

Day 8 Perito Moreno Glacier

We dedicate this day to one of the World’s Natural Wonder: the Moreno glacier. This ice field- type glacier flows down from the Patagonian Icefield, a big sheet of ice that with its 22.000 square kilometers is the third largest glacier area in the world, after Antarctica (14 M sq km) and Greenland (1 M sq km). Because unusual favorable local conditions, this glacier is the only one in the world that shows a closure and rupture process. The road leads to the very front of the glacier, which will be only meters away from your eyes. The roar of the chunks of ice falling inside the glacier or from the glacier into the lake, the frequent collapse of the front seracs into the turquoise water, makes out of this day a very special and unique experience.
In the afternoon we go back to our hotel at El Calafate.

Lodging: Lodge

Provided meals: Breakfast

(ID 4)

Day 9 El Calafate - Day at leisure

This day is free, with the possibility to choose between the optional proposals that the city of the Calafate offers

Lodging: Lodge

Provided meals: Breakfast

Contact your sales representative for excursions available.

(ID 5)

Day 10 El Calafate - El Calafate airport

After breakfast we take our transfer to El Calafate airport.

Lodging: None

Provided meals: Breakfast