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Serious Patagonia Treks

Fitz Roy Wild Trails

Fitz Roy Wild Trails is a very popular program for those active passengers who enjoy intense trek, but are not interested in climbing or risky activities and do not need technical skills. We trek across the northern part of the Los Glaciares National park, around the Fitz Roy area near El Chalten, and as an impressive plus, we trek one day over the Torre Glacier. We use campsites to stay inside the Los Glaciares National Park, where we transport all the necessary equipment and personal passengers’ luggage. You should be in good physical condition to trek seven daily hours on average at gentle pace and enjoy campsites.

Day 1 El Calafate Airport – El Calafate
We meet you at El Calafate Airport, and transfer to El Calafate town, where at 7 pm the group will have a meeting at Hostel del Glaciar Pionero salon. You will meet our Guide, converse about the details of our trip and enjoy our first dinner together.
Lodge at Hostel Room with private bathroom
Meals Included: dinner

Day 2 El Calafate - El Chalten
After breakfast we will transfer to El Chalten, a little and colorful town next to Mount Fitz Roy. We cross 190 km of gravel road through the patagonia steppe and we stop at La Leona, a picturesque inn to enjoy his homemade cakes. The views on the Viedma Lake are superb. El Chalten is located on the edge of Los Glaciares National Park in the surroundings of the Fitz Roy Mount.
Lodge at Hostel Room with shared bathroom
Meals Included: breakfast

Day 3 Piedra del Fraile
Today we start our trek in the Los Glaciares National Park. A short transfer takes us to the Rio Electrico, where we start our trek through forest to Piedra del Fraile. Leaving our packs here we continue trekking the Rio Electrico Valley for 2 hours and then ascending 1 hour to see the Fitz Roy Mount (3441 metres/11.289 ft) north face and a view of the impressive Marconi Glacier. From there we return to Piedra del Fraile Full Camp.
Lodging in Full Camp at Piedra del Fraile double base (rural area)
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and dinner

Day 4 Rio Blanco, De los Tres Lagoon
Today we follow the Rio Blanco valley to the lake of Piedras Blancas where we have an impressive view of the hanging Piedras Blancas Glacier. In the afternoon, having left our packs at camp, we ascend the frontal moraine to De Los Tres Lagoon for a stunning view of Fitz Roy Mount.
Lodging in Full Camp at Capri Lagoon double base (rural area)
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and dinner

Day 5 Madre e Hija Lagoon, Torre Mount
This morning we start trekking along the shore of Laguna Madre and Lagoon Hija until reach Bridwell base camp at Torre Mount area. Torre Mount (3128 metres/10.262 ft) with its needle shaped peak is a major challenge for best climbers. We trek along the northern side of Laguna Torre, feeded by the Fitzroy river. From here we get astonishing views of Torre Mount.
Lodging in Full Camp at Bridwell double base (rural area)
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and dinner

Day 6 Glacier Trek on the Torre Glacier
Today, weather permitting, we perform an impressive, exceptional activity. You will walk and climb on the legendary Torre Mount Glacier, with its granite walls just behind you. All necessary equipment (rope, harness, crampons, ice-axe) and expert guidance are provided. In order to access the glacier we have to make a Tyrolean crossing of the river. This is done by clipping a little seat onto a fixed rope over the river and pulling yourself, or being pulled, across.
Lodging in Full Camp at Bridwell double base (rural area)
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and dinner

Day 7 Pliegue Tumbado, Toro Lagoon
Today we cross the Fitz Roy river using once again the Tyrolean traverse. We trek through the forest, then we climb 700 meters (2300 ft) to the ridge which connects the summits of the Pliegue Tumbado. The landscape of the Fitzroy group and the Rio Tunel Valley is breathtaking.
Lodging in Full Camp at Laguna Toro double base (rural area)
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and dinner

Day 8 Paso del Viento
Today we trek toward the Paso del Viento (Pass of the Wind, 1550 meters/5085 ft) with the fabulous Continental Ice Field view and the Mariano Moreno ridge inside it. We depart from the Toro Lagoon, and getting views of the Tunel Glacier and the river with the same name. It’s a demanding, but hugely rewarding trekking day. We trek 6-7 hours approx until return to the forest where we camp.
Lodging in Full Camp at Laguna Toro double base (rural area)
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and dinner

Day 9 Tunel River, El Chalten
We return trekking down to El Chalten, hiking on the Tunel River east shore. We descend through forest, enjoying the panorama. We arrive to El Chalten at evening.
Lodge at Hostel Room with shared bathroom
Meals Included: breakfast and lunch box

Day 10 El Chalten – El Calafate
We stay freely this day at El Chalten, resting and enjoying the small town, until travel by bus from El Calafate around 5 pm. It’s a 4 hour bus transfer and we arrive to have our dinner and to lodge at our hostel.
Lodge at Hostel Room with private bathroom
Meals Included: breakfast

Day 11 El Calafate – Perito Moreno Glacier
After breakfast we depart by bus to the Magallanes peninsula, where is located the entrance of The Glaciers National Park. Its centerpiece is the Perito Moreno Glacier, which, because of unusually favorable local conditions, is one of the world’s few advancing glaciers. Huge icebergs from the glacier wall collapse into the De los Tempanos Channel. The roar of the gigantic ice rocks falling and crashing into the waters of the channel is a unique experience. Our bus will lead us just in front of the Glacier, allowing us to walk the gangplanks to view the Glacier from different viewpoints. Then we go down to the lakeside to board a ship that carries us very near the Glacier ice walls. We return to El Calafate using a different route that we used to arrive.
Lodge at Hostel Room with private bathroom
Meals Included: breakfast

Day 12 El Calafate - El Calafate Airport
After breakfast we transfer to El Calafate Airport where we end our services.
Meals Included: breakfast

Price: US$1644 for Spanish-speaking guide, US$1744 for English-speaking guide

2007 Dates: Oct. 13 & 27, Nov. 10 & 24, Dec. 8 & 22
2008 Dates: Jan. 5 & 19, Feb. 2 7 16, March 1, 15 & 29

minimum of 3 people needed to operate.

Included Services:
Bilingual Spanish-English guides during all the program’s activities.
Mountain Guides during the trekking activities.
Transfer El Calafate Airport – El Chalten –El Calafate – El Calafate Airport.
Perito Moreno Glacier Excursion including Navigation.
11 breakfasts, 7 lunch boxes and 7 dinners

In El Calafate we lodge using hostel rooms, between double and quadruple base, sharing the room with same sex passengers, all of them belonging to our groups.
At El Chalten we use similar hostels but with shared bathrooms.
When camping we sleep in double base big tents.
When camping there aren’t showers. We warm and use the lagoon and river water to clean ourselves. We use a bathroom tent.
Full Camp is a camp previously mounted with wide igloo type tents we use in double or single base. Inside it each passenger has high mountain sleeping bags, individual sheets and insulated mattresses. The Full Camp comes with dining room tents, table, benches and complete kitchen with a cook in charge.

We provide the Cartage Service carrying the passengers' personal luggage and sleeping bags. The passengers carry a daily light pack (raincoat, box lunch, water, sunglasses, camera). We carry 15 kg of luggage for each passenger, in the same way as the equipment is transported.

To get the most out of this tour you should be in good physical condition.
We have classified this trek as intense. Previous technical skills on trekking are not necessary, because this program is not technically difficult. We trek approximately six to nine hours on same days, at gentle pace, with intermediate stops. The treks involve several ascents and descents (some long and steep). Previous experience of walking and camping in remote areas would be beneficial, because we use extensively camp sites.

Torres del Paine "W" Circuit

This superb trek guarantees us to enjoy intensely and in depth the Torres del Paine National Park, traveling its three more spectacular valleys: The Torres Valley, Frances Valley (Cuernos del Paine and Paine Grande) and the Grey Glacier Valley. Stunning mountains, lakes and forests, and a variety wildlife are offered in this classical and very popular tour. It's a must for those who love trekking and outdoor lifestyle. You have the Pre Tour Extension Add In Perito Moreno Glacier to visit the Glacier one day before the tour starts.

Day 1 El Calafate Airport – Calafate
We receive you at El Calafate Airport from there you are transferred to El Calafate City, where at 7 pm the group meet for the first time at the Hostal del Glaciar Libertador, at Del Libertador 587, El Calafate. You meet your guide, and you enjoy a dinner with you adventure partners while chatting on the program details for tomorrow
Lodge at Hostel Room with private bathroom
Meals Included: dinner

Day 2 El Calafate – Torres del Paine
We depart from El Calafate, until reach with legendary 40 Route, where we turn toward the south for 70 kilometers of rubble way. About 3 hours later we arrive to the border between Argentina and Chile (Cancha Carrera- Cerro Castillo Pass). Before complete the custom procedure, we continue for 2 hours more driving on a well maintained rubble way, now with the Torres Massif in our landscape.We stop a couple of times to take panoramic pictures and to observe bunches of “guanacos”. Finally we arrive to the Torres del Paine National Park by Amarga Lagoon. It’s a total of 6 hours transfer, until our Full Camp at Camping Las Torres.
Lodging in Full Camp at Camping Las Torres double base (area with sanitarium services)
Meals Included: dinner

Day 3 Torres –Ascensio River Valley
This day is dedicated to one of the most classical and amazing treks of the Park: the trail toward the Paine’s Towers. After breakfast we cross a hanging bridge and remount the Almirante Nieto Mount path, going on the border of Ascencio River. After one hour we go into the valley, until arrive to Chileno Refuge. The trail slopes down into an impressive forest where you get unforgettable landscapes. We reach Las Torres Base Camp where the mountaineers wait, sometimes for months, the appropriate weather conditions to climb the Torres Viewpoint, an amazing natural amphitheater at the bottom of the vertical granite towers that reach 2800 meters height. We return by the same way. It’s a total 7-hour trek.
Lodging in Full Camp at Camping Las Torres double base (area with sanitarium services)
Included meals: breakfast, lunch box and dinner.

Day 4 Las Torres –Los Cuernos Refuge
Today we start the two days Nordenskjold crossing, that lead us to the Full Camp at Refugio Pehoe, with one night spent at Los Cuernos Refuge. Before breakfast we prepare our backpack with only the needed for the next two days traverse: some clothes, the box lunch and the camera. We pack the rest of the luggage that will be transfer by our bus to the Refugio Pehoe Full Camp, where we’ll find it again. We walk by the Nordenskjold lake north shore. Three hours later we will be arriving to Los Cuernos Refuge.
Lodging in a Full Camp at Los Cuernos Refuge area
Included meals: breakfast, lunch box and dinner.

Day 5 Valle Frances – Pehoe Refuge
We start our trek early in the morning, arriving two hours later at the start of the Frances Valley. It’s a beautiful valley descending from the massif to the Nordenskjold Lake, outflanked by the imposing Paine Grande Mount, (3050 meters height) on the west side. We remount the valley until the upper viewpoints, surrounded by the most impressive peaks of the massif: Cuernos, Espada, Mascara, Hoja, Aleta de Tiburon, Catedral, and Paine Grande. The forest and the suspended Glaciers producing continuous ice and snow fallings give a spectacular frame to this walk. We return descending the valley until reach the Skottberg Lake, and arriving at our Full Camp at Refugio Pehoe at the end of the day, where our luggage will be waiting for us. We trek 9 hours this demanding day.
Lodging in Full Camp at Refugio Pehoe double base (area with sanitarium services)
Included meals: breakfast, lunch box and dinner.

Day 6 Grey Glacier Valley – Pehoe Refuge
Another unforgettable day dedicated to the Grey Glacier, impressive Glacier 300 square kilometers of surface (115 square miles), 25 kilometers long (16 miles). It overflows from the Continental Ice Field falling into Grey Lake. The Glacier produce enormous amount of blue icebergs that sail over the lake pushed by the wind toward the south, given the characteristic feature to this lake. The trail leads us to a wonderful viewpoint where we can appreciate the whole lake, the glacier and the mountains that emerge from the west of the Ice Field.
Two more hours walking and we arrive to another viewpoint just in front of the Glacier.
All the trek is develop between Andean bush and lengas forest, at the shadow of the ice blocks that drape the Paine Grande Mount. We walk this day about 8 hours with ups and downs. This day is exigent as the last one.
Lodging in Full Camp at Refugio Pehoe double base (area with sanitarium services)
Included meals: breakfast, lunch box and dinner.

Day 7 Pehoe Lake Navigation - Salto Grande - Camping Pehoe
We have breakfast later than usual to recover from the last two-day efforts. In the afternoon, with our luggage packed, we cross Pehoe Lake on a catamaran towards Pudeto, where we continue by land transportation to our Full Camp located at Camping Pehoe.
After lunch at Campsite we visit Salto Grande and walk a 45 minutes trails to get the Nordenskjold Lake beaches, where we have a wonderful view of the entire path we have walked the days before.
Lodging in Full Camp at Camping Pehoe double base (area with sanitarium services)
Included meals: breakfast, lunch box and dinner.

Day 8 Grey Lake - Camping Pehoe
We use this day to visit the west side of the Park. We pass an easy trail by the Grey Lake south shore, plenty of icebergs, and ascending to the Ferrier viewpoint with wide landscapes over the entire Park.
Lodging in Full Camp at Camping Pehoe double base (area with sanitarium services)
Included meals: breakfast, lunch box and dinner.

Day 9 Torres del Paine – Puerto Natales - El Calafate
In the morning we start our land transfer from Torres del Paine to Puerto Natales, where we visit and enjoy the city. Then we continue being transfered by regular bus crossing the border to reenter Argentina. Our guide will say us goodbye when we board the Bus at Puerto Natales. We arrive to El Calafate at the end of this day where another person will be waiting for us and transfer us to the Hostel.
Lodge at Hostel Room with private bathroom
Meals Included: breakfast

Day 10 El Calafate - El Calafate Airport
After breakfast we transfer to El Calafate Airport where we end our services.
Meals Included: breakfast

Price: US$1469 for Spanish-speaking guide, US$1556 for English-speaking guide

2007 Dates: Oct. 23, Nov. 6 & 20, Dec. 4 & 18
2008 Dates: Jan. 1 , 15 & 29, Feb. 12 & 26, March 11 & 25, April 8

minimum of 3 people neeeded to operate

Included Services:
Bilingual Spanish-English Mountain Guides during all the program’s activities.
Land Transfer El Calafate –Torres del Paine – El Calafate and the local transfers into the Park.
Pehoe Lake catamaran crossing navigation.
8 breakfast, 6 lunch box and 8 dinners
Accommodation

The trip doesn't include medical assistance. The guides will carry a basic first-aid kit along the walks and VHF communication equipment for any emergency that could take place.

Transports will be done combining private and regular services.

We provide the Cartage Service carrying the passengers personal luggage and sleeping bags, with the exception of the trek before and after Los Cuernos refuge, where each passenger will carry their own sleeping bag, or decide to rent one at the refuge. The passengers carry a daily light pack (raincoat, box lunch, water, sunglasses, camera). We carry 15 kg of luggage for each passenger, in the same way as the equipment is transported.

To get the most out of this tour you should be in good physical condition. We have classified this trek as intense. Previous technical skills on trekking are not necessary, because this program is not technically difficult. We trek approximately six to nine hours on same days, at gentle pace, with intermediate stops. The treks involve several ascents and descents (some long and steep). Previous experience of walking and camping in remote areas would be beneficial, because we use extensively camp sites.

We do not go above 1500 meters/4920 ft. In fact it’s one of the strong points of this trip, you can trek wonderful mountains trails without have to reach high altitude. Nevertheless, the strong winds which periodically affect Patagonia during the summer months can make walking much more strenuous.

Important: Do not forget your personal documents necessaries to pass the international border between Argentina and Chile (passport).It’s forbidden to cross the border with fresh meals as fruits, meat, prosciutto, etc.

Services Not Included:
Entrance ticket to Torres del Paine National Park
Medical and Life Insurance
Tips
Air flight tickets and Airport fees and taxes
Services not detailed in the program

Patagonia Wild Trails

Full Camp is a camp previously mounted with wide igloo type tents we use in double or single base. Inside it each passenger has high mountain sleeping bags, individual sheets and insulating mattresses. The Full Camp counts with dining room tents, table, benches and complete kitchen with a cook in charge.

We provide the Cartage Service carrying the passengers personal luggage and sleeping bags, with the exception of the trek before and after Los Cuernos refuge, were each passenger will carry their own sleeping bag, or decide to rent one at the refuge. The passengers carry a daily light pack (raincoat, box lunch, water, sunglasses, camera). We carry 15 kg of luggage for each passenger, in the same way as the equipment is transported.

To get the most out of this tour you should be in good physical condition. We have classified this trek as intense. Previous technical skills on trekking are not necessary, because this program is not technically difficult. We trek approximately six to nine hours on same days, at gentle pace, with intermediate stops. The treks involve several ascents and descents (some long and steep). Previous experience of walking and camping in remote areas would be beneficial, because we use extensively camp sites.

We do not go above 1500 meters/4920 ft. In fact it’s one of the strong points of this trip, you can trek wonderful mountains trails without have to reach high altitude. Nevertheless, the strong winds which periodically affect Patagonia during the summer months can make walking much more strenuous.

Services Not Included
Entrance ticket to Los Glaciares National Park
Entrance ticket to Torres del Paine National Park
Medical and Life Insurance
Tips
Air flight tickets and Airport fees and taxes
Services not detailed in the program

Continental Ice Field

An extremely intense and unforgettable expedition to the Southern Patagonian Continental Ice Field, through Marconi and Paso del Viento Pass; passing through the Western face of Mount Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre, and the Moreno Chain to the East, to enjoy the majestic Circo de los Altares. This excursion includes 4 nights camping on the glacier; no prior technical experience required with crampons or snowshoes. Previous experience on trekking and camp activities is required. Nevertheless, good predisposition to physical effort is needed in order to fully enjoy this unforgettable adventure.


Day 1 - Reception at El Calafate airport and bus transfer to El Chalten. The guides make a presentation and an informative talking to introduce the passengers on the Continental Ice Field characteristics and the program’s details. They will provide information on the equipment and some details about how to use it. Lodging at Hostel

Day 2 Trekking to the Marconi Glacier base, 3 hours aprox. trek. Altitude difference: 300mts. Lodging in campsite.

Day 3 - Trekking trhough the Marconi Glacier (1500mts) up to Paso Marconi. This is a full glacier trekking day. We will use crampons and rops, if the weather make it necessary. Fabulous panoramic view of the interior of the glacier and the mountains of this area. 6-7 hours aprox. trek. Lodging at campsite over the Continental Ice.

Day 4 - Trekking on the Continental Ice to the "Circo de los Altares", at the base of the legendary west face of the Torre Hill. Snowshoes will be used. 6 hours aprox. trek. Lodging at campsite over the Continental Ice.

Day 5 - Enjoy of the "Circo de los Altares", view of the west faces of the Fitz Roy and Torre Hills. Lodging at campsite over the Continental Ice.

Day 6 - Trekking to the Esquies lagoon, exit of the Continental Ice lateral border of the Viedma Glacier. If weather condition was really hard, we’ll have to continue for two hours more to the "Paso Del Viento" refuge. 7 hours aprox. trek (to the Esquies lagoon) Lodging at campsite.

Day 7 - Trekking going over the "Paso del Viento"(1550mts) with the fabulous view to the Toro Lagoon, crossing the terminal tongue of the Tunel Glacier and the river with the same name. 6-7 hours aprox. trek to arrive to the forest where we will camp. Lodging at campsite.

Day 8 - Trekking to El Chalten crossing the "Loma del Pliegue Tumbado" Lodging at Hostel.

Day 9/10/11 - Days reserved for bad weather conditions


Day 12 - Breakfast and transfer to El Calafate. End of our services.

Price: US$1744 with Spanish-speaking guide or US$1838 with English-speaking guide

2007 Dates: Oct. 27, Nov. 10 & 24, Dec. 8 & 22
2008 Dates: Jan. 5 & 19, Feb. 2 & 16, March 1 & 15

need minimum of 3 people to operate

Included Services:
Certified Mountain Guide from AAGM Mountain Guide Argentina Association.
Tents and Camp equipment
Provision of snowshoes, crampons, harness, ropes all the necesary security devices.
All the meals and lodges detailed in the program.

The trip doesn't include medical assistance. The guides will carry a basic first-aid kit along the walks and VHF communication equipment for any emergency that could take place.

We transport all the equipment and the passengers are expected to carry their own luggage, including their sleeping bags and insulating mattresses.

Operator retains the right to change the itinerary or to suspend some of the activities when some climatic cause or other cause of any other nature justifies it in favor of the security of each member of the group.
The reserve days will be used in bad climate conditions case ( inside the ice camp). If the climate conditions are really good, the reserve days will be used to enjoy each part of the crossing.
No previous technical experience with crampons or snowshoes is necessary.
But it’s necessary previous experience in trekking and camping.

Services Not Included:
Medical and Life Insurance
Tips
Air flight tickets and Airport fees and taxes
Services not detailed in the program

The Glaciers Route

This Expedition traverses The Glaciers National Park from north to South, trekking and sailing at the side of the mountain ranges that surround the Continental Ice Field. It's really a unique trekking expedition, really a jewel in the adventure tourism field. It's a travel through the Park by inside, while the rest of the ordinary tourist circuits travel outside the borders of the National Park. This expedition crosses the park partly walking and partly navigating it. We trek the Fitz Roy and Torre Mounts areas, we sail across the Viedma Lake to disembark at the Moyano fiord and cross the Cañadón Norte at the bottom of the Norte y Moyano Mounts. Then we cross the Argentino Lake to visit the imposing greatness of the Glacier Moreno. This program combines lodging at Hostels, Beds with Full Camps and Expedition Camps. From Viedma Lake to Argentino Lake we lodge at Expedition Camps where there is no bathroom and the food and equipment is adequate to the expedition. Also in this area we have trekking tracts outside of marked trails. The passengers carry their belongings.

Day 1 - Welcome at El Calafate airport. Bus transfer to Chaltén. 220 km, 190 of which are gravel road. The trip goes across the Patagonian steppe, around the East side of lakes Viedma & Argentino. Then we turn west to the mountains. El Chalten is a small 300 people village.
Lodge at Hostel Room with shared bathroom
Meals Included: Dinner

Day 2 - Transfer from El Chalten to Rio Electrico. We start trekking on an easy trail under southern beech forest and bogs to our Full Camp at Laguna Capri. On the way we get wonderful views on Mount Fitz Roy and Piedras Blancas glacier. Altitude difference: 300 meters. It’s a 5 hours approx. trekking.
Lodging in Full Camp at Capri Lagoon double base (rural area)
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and dinner

Day 3 - Today we visit Laguna de los Tres, astonishing natural viewpoint. Mount Fitz Roy, glaciers and lagoons offer some of the more incredible sights in this trip. Fitz Roy walls rise 1350 vertical meters above the surrounding glaciers. Walking down from Laguna de los Tres, we hike across Madre and Hija Lagoons valley to Fitz Roy river valley to our camp in the forest close to Torre Lagoon. We have 400 meters to climb from Capri to Laguna de los Tres, and 200 meters downhill from Madre and Hija valley to our camp in Laguna Torre. 8 hs approx walking.
Lodging in Full Camp at Torre Lagoon double base (rural area)
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and dinner

Day 4 - Today we cross Fitz Roy River with the help of a pulley and a horizontal fixed rope hanging from our harness. We walk around Torre Lagoon and we walk down to Grande Glacier. We walk glacier up until time and weather allow us. We will have great views of Mount Torre chain and the west face of Fitz Roy. We return to El Chalten along Mount Torre trail. 9 hs trekking, with frequent ups and downs.
Lodge at Hostel Room with shared bathroom
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and dinner

Day 5 - After breakfast we transfer to Bahia Tunel mooring, from where we sail to visit Viedma Glacier, a huge glacier calving from the Ice Field into the lake, and we continue sailing to Moyano Fiord far end. There will be our first campsite of the traverse between the lakes. Moyano Fiord is a narrow and vertical valley enclosed by the Mascarello and Huemules massifs. In its far end drain the glaciers coming down from the Ice Field.
Lodging in Expedition Camp double base
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and dinner

Day 6 - We climb up the valley that lead us to Norte Pass. This valley is covered of bogs and burned forest. We settle our camp in the higher part of the valley. 700 meters to climb in a 6 hours trek.
Lodging in Expedition Camp double base
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and dinner

Day 7 - We walk up valley to the Norte Pass, 1100 meters above sea level. Behind we can still see the Natural Area “Mascarello”, home for the last huemules (endangered local deer). Mount Moyano & Norte raise in front of us and Cañadón Norte flows down in its long way down towards Anita Lagoon. We walk down along moraines and bogs, to reach two beautiful lagoons at the base of Mount Norte. Norte Glacier is calving down on the second of these lagoons. We build here our camp, after 6 hours trekking.
Lodging in Expedition Camp double base
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and dinner

Day 8 - We begin our descent trough the valley, following animal trails and always maintaining the river to our right. After crossing forests and heaths we ascend to cross the edges that frame the valley to the left and here we mount our last camp, the fourth. The view is absolute impressive from this point. The Cañadón de los Fosiles in front of us and the Upsala Glacier and the surrounding mounts at the background.
Our trek descent around 400 meters in a 6 hours approx. trekking.
Lodging in Expedition Camp double base
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and dinner

Day 9 - We start our trek down through the valley until reach Estancia La Cristina. We have to wade Los Perros River. It’s a 5 approx hours trekking. From the Estancia La Cristina we sail to Punta Bandera and from there, through De los Tempanos Channel we sail until the Perito Moreno Glacier.
Lodging in Full Camp at Torre Lagoon double base (rural area)
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and dinner

Day 10 - We will spend the day admiring the Perito Moreno Glacier and taking notice of the advance and rupture process of this special Glacier that made the UNESCO to declare it as “Patrimony of the Humanity."
Lodge at Hostel Room with shared bathroom
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch box and dinner

Day 11 - Breakfast and transfer to the El Calafate Airport. End of our services

Price: US$1781 with Spanish-speaking guide or US$1869 with English-speaking guide

2007 Dates: Oct. 27, Nov. 10 & 24, Dec. 8 & 22
2008 Dates: Jan. 5 & 19, Feb. 2 & 16, March 1 & 15

need minimum of 3 people to operate

Included Services:
Certified Mountain Guide from AAGM Mountain Guide Argentina Association.
Tents and Camp equipment
All the land and sail transfers detailed in the program
All the meals and lodges detailed in the program.

The trip doesn't include medical assistance. The guides will carry a basic first-aid kit along the walks and VHF communication equipment for any emergency that could take place.

We transport all the equipment and the passengers are expected to carry their own luggage, including their sleeping bags and insulating mattresses.

Operator retains the right to change the itinerary or to suspend some of the activities when some climatic cause or other cause of any other nature justifies it in favor of the security of each member of the group.
The navigation transfer from El Chalten to the Moyano fiord will depend on the availability of services from the sailing provider company, and it’s usually available from November to March. In the eventual case this navigation transfer will not be offered at the time of the trip, the transfer will be done by land by minibus to Estancia Helsingfors and we’ll start our trek from there.

Services Not Included:
Medical and Life Insurance
Tips
Air flight tickets and Airport fees and taxes
Services not detailed in the program

Torres del Paine Turnaround Circuit

This wonderful trek is the most complete traverse you can do through the National Park. We turnaround the whole massif from the arid steppe to the majestic Ice Field. We pass forests, bushes, always with the scenery compose by mountain, lakes and Glaciers. Physically demanding, it’s a rewarding trip. We cross in our trek guanacos, condors, wolfs, a wide range of birds and flowers. We combine the comfort from our Full Camp with the logistic provided by the Refuges. All the nights we lodge in tents. When there are refuges, we use them to have meals. Our staff is in charge of our Expedition Camps. Passengers will carry their personal items, sleeping bags and insulating mattress.

Day 1 El Calafate Airport - El Calafate
We receive you at El Calafate Airport from there you are transferred to El Calafate City, where at 7 pm the group meet by first time at the Hostal del Lago Libertador, at Del Libertador 587, El Calafate. You meet your guide, and you enjoy a dinner with you expedition partners while chatting on the program details for tomorrow
Lodge at Hostel Room with shared bathroom
Meals Included: Dinner

Day 2 El Calafate - Torres del Paine. Las Torres
We depart in the morning, by a pavement route (approx 90 km/55 miles) until reach the Route 40, where we turn south 70 km/45 miles more in a gravel route After almost 4 hours we arrive to the border crossing with Chile, Cancha Carrera Cerro Castillo Path.
After complete custom procedures we continue 2 hours and arrive to the Torres del Paine National Park, entering by Amarga Lake side, with Las Torres in front of us.
Finally we arrive to our Las Torres Full Camp
Lodging at Las Torres in Full Camp double base (area with sanitarium services)
Included meals: breakfast, lunch box and dinner.

Day 3 Las Torres - Valle Ascencio
We dedicate this day to one of the most spectacular and classical trekking in the park: the Torres Trail. We transfer after breakfast by bus to the trail start at Las Torres area. We cross a suspended bridge and remount the slopes of the Almirante Nieto Mount, bordering the Ascencio River. After one hour ascending we go into the Valley, and reach Chileno Refuge. From there the trail leads us through the forest, in the middle of unforgettable landscapes, to Las Torres base camp. There the climbers wait good weather conditions to climb Las Torres. We trek one hour more to reach the Las Torres Viewpoint, an amazing natural amphitheater at the bottom of the vertical granite towers that reach 2800 meters height. We return by the same way. It’s a total 7-hour trek. At evening we prepare our backpacks with the necessary for the next days trekking, leaving the rest in our bus, which will meet us again at Refugio Pehoe Camp
Lodging at Las Torres in Full Camp double base (area with sanitarium services)
Included meals: breakfast, lunch box and dinner.

Day 4 Las Torres - Seron
Today we start the traverse departing our Las Torres Camp at the beginning of the Ascencio Valley. We cross plane bush fields, on the border of the Paine river, until arrive to Seron Camp. It’s around 5 hours trekking, without big ascents. We are going into the more wild part of the massif.
Lodging at Seron in Expedition Camp double base
Included meals: breakfast, lunch box and dinner.

Day 5 Seron - Dickson
From Seron we walk the Paine river valley. After an significant ascent we lead to the west, offering us to see the first views of massif’s rear part. We can see on the horizon the John Garner path (1250 meters/4100 ft), the higher point of our expedition.
After 3 hours of ascents and descents, and another 3 hours walking the valley, we arrive to Dickson Lake, where the Dickson refuge is located.
Lodging at Dickson in Expedition Camp double base
Included meals: breakfast, lunch box and dinner.

Day 6 Dickson - Los Perros
From Dickson we enter into the forest, and you feel you were entering the Lord of the Ring story. Imagine how do feel yourself arriving at the end of the world, in this day you will feel like that. After some ascents, the Lengas trees forest of the Los Perros Valley look like a magical place.
We cross the forest, the lake, and the glacier Perros, and camp in the forest beside the glacier moraine.
Lodging at Los Perros in Expedition Camp double base
Included meals: breakfast, lunch box and dinner.

Day 7 Los Perros - Paso John Garner
We continue trekking by a region with some mud and water, which is our main obstacle before ascending by the pebbles trail which lead us to John Garner Path (1250 meters/4100 ft). After 3 hours of ascent, we reach the path, where we have a brilliant perspective of South Patagonia Ice Filed, the Grey glacier and a ridge of mountains, most of them untouched by the men. A last ascent lead us to our next camp.
Lodging at John Garner Path in Expedition Camp double base
Included meals: breakfast, lunch box and dinner.

Day 8 Paso John Garner - Refugio Grey
From our Garner camp, we round through a dense forest, always with the Grey glacier on our right side. It’s the most wet sector of the Park, which is seen in the kind of flora we find. We trek 6 hours until the north shore of the Grey Lake, in front of the glacier and the refuge where we camp.
Lodging at Refugio Grey in Expedition Camp double base
Included meals: breakfast, lunch box and dinner.

Day 9 Refugio Grey - Refugio Pehoe
We dedicate the morning to visit the front part of the glacier, and afternoon we start our trek to Pehoe Lake, walking 4 hours with ascents and descents. We cross some viewpoints to observe the Park.
When we arrive to Pehoe Refuge we meet our Full Camp and the personal luggage we left at Las Torres. In these two days we travel the Grey valley almost completed.
Lodging at Refugio Pehoe in Full Camp double base
Included meals: breakfast, lunch box and dinner.

Day 10 Refugio Pehoe - Valle Frances
Today we visit Frances Valley, the inner valley of the massif, which descent to the Nordenskjold lake, between the Cuernos del Paine and Paine Grande, two of the most impressive pieces of the massif.
Walking around the Skottberg lake, we get to the end of the valley where we view the Frances glacier. For those who reach the upper viewpoints they will be rewarded with the amphitheater surrounded of needles and vertical walls. It’s a 9 hours trek we do carrying only a daily backpack.
Lodging at Refugio Pehoe in Full Camp double base
Included meals: breakfast, lunch box and dinner.

Day 11 Refugio Pehoe - Lago Pehoe
We cross sailing Pehoe Lake with all our luggage, in a boat to arrive to Puerto Pudeto, where our bus is waiting for us. We transfer Camping Pehoe where our next Full Camp is located. After a brief lunch, we visit Salto Grande of the Paine River, and the south shore of the Grey Lake, a place full of icebergs separate from the glacier. It’s a dream place.
Lodging at Camping Pehoe in Full Camp double base
Included meals: breakfast, lunch box and dinner.

Day 12 Lago Pehoe - El Calafate
In the morning we start our return to El Calafate where we arrive around 16 hs. We lodge there and share our farewell dinner
Lodge at Hostel Room with shared bathroom
Included meals: breakfast and dinner.

Day 13 El Calafate - El Calafate Airport
After breakfast we transfer to El Calafate Airport where our services end.
Included meals: breakfast.

Price: US$2150 with Spanish-speaking guide or US$2238 with English-speaking guide

2007 Dates: Nov. 3 & 17, Dec. 1, 15 & 29
2008 Dates: Jan. 12 & 26, Feb. 9 & 23, March 8 & 22

need minimum of 3 people to operate

Included Services:
Certified Mountain Guide from AAGM Mountain Guide Argentina Association.
Tents and Camp equipment
All the land and sail transfers detailed in the program
All the meals and lodges detailed in the program.

The trip doesn't include medical assistance. The guides will carry a basic first-aid kit along the walks and VHF communication equipment for any emergency that could take place.

We transport all the equipment and the passengers are expected to carry their own luggage, including their sleeping bags and insulating mattresses.

Operator retains the right to change the itinerary or to suspend some of the activities when some climatic cause or other cause of any other nature justifies it in favor of the security of each member of the group.
Previous experience in trekking and camping is required.

Services Not Included:
Medical and Life Insurance
Tips
Air flight tickets and Airport fees and taxes
Services not detailed in the program

Perito Moreno Pre-Tour Extension

Day 0 El Calafate Airport – Calafate
We receive you at El Calafate Airport from there you are transferred to El Calafate City.
Lodge at Hostel Room with shared bathroom
Alternatives: Inn Room double or single base with private bathroom
Meals Included: None

Day 1 Excursion Perito Moreno Glacier
After breakfast we depart by bus to the Magallanes peninsula, where is located the Perito Moreno Glacier.
Our bus will lead us just in front of the Glacier, allowing us to walk the gangplanks to view the Glacier from different viewpoints. Huge icebergs from the glacier wall collapse into the De los Tempanos Channel. The roar of the gigantic ice rocks falling and crashing into the waters of the channel become a unique experience.
Then we go down to the lakeside to board a ship that carries us very near the Glacier ice walls. We return to El Calafate using a different route that we used to arrive.
Meals Included: breakfast

Included Services
Transfer El Calafate Airport - El Calafate.
Perito Moreno Glacier Excursion including Navigation.
1 breakfast
Base Accommodation at Hostel Room or at Inn double or single base.