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XCH - El Chalten Extension
4 Days - 3 Nights
Adventure Tours
October through April
Wednesday
Group
2
Low
El Calafate
El Chalten
| Day | Itinerary |
|---|---|
| 1 | El Calafate Airport - El Chalten |
| 2 | Pollone Lagoon and Glacier |
| 3 | Trek Los Huemules |
| 4 | Laguna Capri - Fitz Roy Camp |
| Lodging | |
|---|---|
| x3 | Lodge |
Our XCH extension is an ideal complement for those who want to participate in our Patagonia Adventure Experience visiting El Chalten and wish to add days of hiking along less explored trails with beautiful views of the Andes and in close contact with nature.
This itinerary is offered as a complement to the PAT, FGP and TFG programs that start on Saturdays, and must arrive at the starting point (El Calafate) the previous Thursday.
» Itinerary
(ID 140)
Day 1 El Calafate Airport - El Chalten
We welcome you at Calafate airport and then we drive our way across the Patagonian steppe and around Lakes Argentino and Viedma to El Chalten, a small and picturesque mountain village at the foot of Mount Fitz Roy. Driving distance 220 km. Free time in the afternoon to explore the town or the surroundings or to walk to the different viewpoints of the mountains.
Lodging: Lodge
Provided meals: None
(ID 166)
Day 2 Pollone Lagoon and Glacier
This day we set out to admire Mount Fitz Roy North face in all its immensity. After breakfast and a transfer to the Electric River, we start our trek through the access door to the Continental Ice Field. We hike through a forest of Lengas along gentle ups and downs until we reach Piedra del Fraile Refuge.
From there the trail becomes more exposed to inclement weather, until we turn south and enter the valley of the Pollone Glacier. Weather permitting, we enjoy our box lunch on this little-visited glacier,surrounded by a circus of vertical rock walls.
We will return on our steps to the Rio Eléctrico, where our vehicle will be waiting for us to return to El Chalten.
Lodging: Lodge
Provided meals: Breakfast, Box Lunch
(ID 167)
Day 3 Trek Los Huemules
After breakfast we go to Estancia Los Huemules, which today is a Natural Reserve of the Patagonian forest. Always with the presence of our guide, we will be able to explore the network of trails and be able to appreciate views of Fitz Roy from its north face, the valley of the Rio Electrico and the Cagliero Glacier. This trail is rarely visited, so it is possible to see the huemul deer, an native animal of Patagonia and very characteristic of this area. We return to our accommodation in the afternoon.
Lodging: Lodge
Provided meals: Breakfast, Box Lunch
(ID 168)
Day 4 Laguna Capri - Fitz Roy Camp
After breakfast we will have free time until the meeting with the rest of the group that comes from El Calafate. Then we continue with Day 2 of the PAT/TFG/FGP programs.
Lodging: None
Provided meals: None
» Services
| Lodging | |
|---|---|
| x3 | Lodge |
| Provided meals | |
|---|---|
| x2 | Breakfast |
| x2 | Box Lunch |
| Transfers | |
|---|---|
| x | 3 |
| Days including Guides | |
|---|---|
| x | 2 |
» Services detail
Included services
• Receptive service upon arrival.
• Regular transfer from El Calafate Airport to El Chalten
• Trekking FD Pollone Lagoon with boxlunch
• Trekking FD Los Huemules with boxlunch
• 2 nights accommodation in El Chalten
Services not included
• Entrance fees to National Parks
• Medical and life insurance
• Tips
• Drinks and beverages (all foods are without alcoholic or non alcoholic drinks)
• Flights or airport taxes
• Optional excursions. The recommended optional activities match the timetable of our program
• Services not shown or detailed in the program.
Recommended gear
Backpack, 50 lts or so
Thermal underwear
Trekking shoes or boots
Trekking pants
Fleece
Softshell jacket
Parka and pants
Gloves
Termal socks
The necessary spare cloth
Wool hat
Sun hat
Sun glasses
Sun screen (UV is very strong during the southern spring, from september thru december)
Personal items
Lamp
Trekking poles (recommended, if you are used to them)
Personal medication
Personal documents to cross the border between Argentina and Chile.
Gaiters (This item may be needed only in early dates of the season October-November.)
Notes
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