Andean Patagonian Adventure (12 Nights)
Tour Overview
The Andes Range is the backbone of South America. Huge, mythical and impressive. But in Patagonia, the action of the glaciers during the last Ice Age created fantastic landscapes. Deep blue lakes, giant granite towers and u-shaped valleys with winding rivers colonized by beautiful nothofagus forests. Pure natural energy. This itinerary begins in Bariloche, the head of the lakes districts and home of the most pleasant scenarios in Patagonia. Llao Llao peninsula, Nahuel Huapi National Park and the big lake the same name. Going south, the bus follows a route in the Patagonian steppe, parallel to the Andes, to reach El Chalten, Argentinean trekking paradise. There you can do self guides hikes, like the Laguna de los Tres or to Laguna Torre. Three hours southern from El Chalten, you can find El Calafate, the most importan city close to the Glacier National Park. From there you will be able to visit Perito Moreno Glacier, imposing, moving, unforgettable. And you will be able to visit Torres del Paine, a true natural wonder, just crossing the border to Chile. And finally, like all the adventure is not enough, some days in Ushuaia, the city in the end of the world. ...more ...less
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Bariloche
Location: San Carlos de Bariloche
Accommodation: Hostel
Arrival in Bariloche on ODD days only. Airport or Bus Station Pick up. Transfer to selected accommodation and check in.
Day 2 : Bariloche
Location: San Carlos de Bariloche
Accommodation: Hostel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast. At 2.30 pm, Mt Campanario and Circuito Chico Half Day excursion: The Tour starts in Bariloche along Bustillo Avenue with an amazing view of Lake Nahuel Huapi. Right at the km. 8 of the road you will find Playa Bonita, from where you can see Huemul Island. Later on, after traversing different landscapes, you will arrive at the foot of Mt. Campanario.
There is a chairlift that visitors can use to get to the 1500mts of the hill. There is a tearoom on top and also a terrace where you can admire one of the most complete and beautiful views of northern Patagonia.
Returning to the tour along Bustillo Avenue, the bus enters San Pedro Peninsula.
At the km. 23 of Bustillo Avenue you will reach Villa Llao Llao, site of the San Eduardo Chapel, a jewel of regional architecture and place of the magnificent Llao Llao hotel.
From there the route goes through the Llao Llao Peninsula.
After bordering Lake Escondido at km. 33, the road passes over Narrow Bridge Creek, that separates the Moreno Lake from Nahuel Huapi Lake. At km40 you will reach the famous Panoramic Point of 945 meters high, where you can appreciate the majesty of the landscape that make up the Lake Moreno and the Llao Llao Peninsula.
Day 3 : Bariloche
Location: San Carlos de Bariloche
Accommodation: Hostel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast. At around 9.00 am hotel pick up to do the Isla Victoria y Bosque de Arrayanes Boat Trip: During the tour you will have the unique chance to visit Victoria Island and the incredible Myrtle Forest (Arrayan Forest) - a place with all the exuberance typical of Patagonian plant life. The activity will depart from Bariloche, crossing by boat the Lake Nahuel Huapi to Victoria Island and Quetrihue Peninsula. Prepare to be blown away by the sights and lush vegetation of the area and the enormous Myrtus or Myrtle trees, that grow to an exceptional 18 meters, really making this forest one of a kind!.The Victoria Island and Arrayanes Park tour begins at Puerto Pañuelo, from where you will climb aboard the comfortable boat to travel across Lake Nahuel Huapi towards Port Quetrihue. This is an area that includes the world’s only Arrayan Forest, with trees over 500 years old. You will be able to see the spectacularly tall myrtle tree forest while you walk along the National Park trails leading you through the ancient Arrayanes . The Isla Victoria boat tour will then take you to another port on the Victoria Island, Puerto Anchorena, where you will explore different pathways that offer incredible natural viewpoints of the Nahuel Huapi National Park where you’ll be able to observe rare native species of flora and fauna, making this tour a natural experience! Discover one of the world’s rarest forests and enjoy the exclusive Patagonian landscapes. The Victoria Island and Arrayanes Forest Tour will show you impressive views of the Southern Andes. Back to accommodation.
Day 4 : Bariloche
Location: El Chaltén
Accommodation: Bus
Check out. At 6.45 am, departure to El Chalten on EVEN days. Night in the BUS.
Day 5 : El Chalten
Location: El Chaltén
Accommodation: Hostel
In the morning, arrival in El Chalten. Accomodation. Free day for self guided trekking trails.
Day 6 : El Chalten - Calafate
Location: El Calafate
Accommodation: Hostel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Free day to trek the beautiful paths of Los Glaciares National Park and to take pictures of Mount Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre. In the afternoon, at 6 pm, departure to El Calafate. Check in at selected accommodation.
Day 7 : Calafate
Location: El Calafate
Accommodation: Hostel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast. At 7 am or 9 am depending on season, Perito Moreno Glacier Full Day Tour: People from all over the world come to this remote place in Southern Patagonia to be a witness of the Ice Age. This is one of the only moving glaciers in the planet, and a visit is not only worth, is a MUST.
You start from El Calafate early in the morning to enjoy the landscape, the nature, the fauna and the wide variety of birds (trying to arrive to the glacier before everyone). Through the gateways you visit the north face of the Perito Moreno Glacier, in different viewpoints from different altitudes.
Day 8 : El Calafate
Location: El Calafate
Accommodation: Hostel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast. 5.30 am, Torres del Paine Full Day Tour: The tour starts from El Calafate. You will reach the border between Argentina and Chile at 10:00 hs. and make the customs procedures. Then you make a stop in "Cerro Castillo" town. At 11:00 hs. you go on to the "Lago Sarmiento", where you stay there for a while to take photographs and to enjoy the amazing landscape.
You arrive to "Laguna Amarga" and pay the entrance to the "Torres del Paine National Park" (not included). You go to the "Nordenskjol Lake", from where you are going to admire the imposing sight to the "Cuernos del Paine". Once you arrive to "Pudeto" you visit the "Salto Grande waterfall" where you do a trek. At 17:00 hs. you leave the National Park and make 3 new stops at beautiful viewpoints where you can appreciate the "Paine Range". You arrive to Castillo Hill at 18:00 and come back to Calafate.
Day 9 : El calafate
Location: El Calafate
Accommodation: Hostel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Free day to enjoy El Calafate, or to take optional tours.
Day 10 : Calafate-Rio Gallegos-Ushuaia
Location: Ushuaia
Accommodation: Hostel
Check out 2 am. At 3 am, departure to Rio Gallegos, connecting another bus to Ushuaia at 8.30 – 9 am. Arrival in Ushuaia in the night. Check in at selected accommodation.
Day 11 : Ushuaia
Location: Ushuaia
Accommodation: Hostel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast. 9 am, Half Day Tour to Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego
Get ready to walk along thousand-year-old paths in the only Argentine National Park that combines sea, mountains and forests. Everything right there in front of your eyes.
The list is truly moving: Lapataia Bay, the coast of the Beagle Channel, the most incredible flora and fauna with red foxes, woodpeckers, steamer ducks, condors, eagles, beaver dams and peat bogs, all rubbing shoulders in the most spectacular setting. Here you get right into this beautiful region and you experience it right up close. Back to Ushuaia at about 2 pm.
Day 12 : Ushuaia
Location: Ushuaia
Accommodation: Hostel, Hostel
Meals Included: Breakfast, Breakfast
Breakfast. 9 am, Sea Lion Colony Half Day Boat Trip: You will leave the local port, in the direction of Alice island to see the colony of sea lions, then you continue to the Birds Island where the king and imperial cormorants inhabit. Nearby, you will enjoy the view of the Rock Cormorants on the cliffs. Then, you navigate towards the Sea Lions Island to see them and also fur seals. Finally, you find Les Eclaireurs lighthouse, which was made in 1919 and it´s the symbol of the city. Return to Ushuaia
Day 13 : Ushuaia
Location: Ushuaia
Accommodation: No accommodation
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast. Check out and Airport Drop Off
What's Included
3 nights Accommodation in Bariloche at selected room with breakfast. Bariloche Airport or Bus Station pickup Mt Campanario and Circuito Chico half day Excursion Isla Victoria and Bosque de Arrayanes Boat Trip Bus from Bariloche to El Chalten. Standard Service. 1 night Accommodation in El Chalten, no breakfast. Bus from El Chalten to Calafate. Standard Service. 4 nights Accommodation in Calafate at selected room with breakfast. Perito Moreno Glacier Full Day Tour Torres del Paine Full Day Tour Bus from Calafate to Rio Gallegos. Standard Service. (A flight El Calafate to Ushuaia can be taken paying a supplement) Bus from Rio Gallegos to Ushuaia. Standard Service. 3 nights Accommodation in Ushuaia at selected room with breakfast. Ushuaia Airport drop off. Half Day Tour to Tierra del Fuego National Park. Sea Lion Colony Half Day Sailing.
What's Not Included
Not Included
Entrance fee to Glaciers National Park (approx 20 USD per person) Entrance fee to Torres del Paine National Park (approx 38 USD per person) Entrance fee to Tierra del Fuego National Park (approx 20 USD per person) Port Tax for Boat Trip (approx 3 USD per person) Meals not specified in itinerary Towels, in case of Hostel Dorm Room
Check out our Q&As
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Are flights included in this tour?
No, you can ask for a quote. There are going to be some changes in the itinerary due to the overnight buses.
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Are all entrance fees included in the price?
No, entrance fee to the parks are not included. You can buy it online.
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Will I know the names and details of all the accommodation before I depart?
Yes, you'll receive vouchers and itinerary before departure
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What happens if a group doesn’t make its minimum required number of passengers?
Our tours are independent. This means you'll be meeting people during day tour and at the accommodation but from city to city you'll taking regular buses. There is not going be a group where you can join and shared the same itinerary. This tour is not going to be canceled unless you require it. ...more ...less
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Can you assist with pre or post tour accommodation?
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Andean Patagonian Adventure (12 Nights)
13 Days Starting in San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina and ending in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
Visiting: San Carlos de Bariloche, El Chaltén, El Calafate, Ushuaia
Tour operator:
Tour code:
AR11
Group Type:
Independent
Specialist Group:
18-30 Somethings
Guide Type:
Partially Guided
Age range:
18-99
Special diets catered:
Vegetarians