La Lioness Petrified Forest: Discover Ancient Fossil Logs and Dinosaur Remains
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El Calafate
Embark on a unique excursion to the La Lioness Petrified Forest and uncover ancient fossil logs and dinosaur remains. Explore the steppe between El Calafate and El Chaltén and witness 70 million-year-old petrified logs and fascinating dinosaur fossils.
Duration:
17 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- La Leona Petrified Forest - Explore a site of petrified logs and fossil bones in an impressive eroded landscape.
What's Included
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Lunch included
Additional Information
This is a whole day excursion very different from the rest in the area. The site is located in the middle steppe just halfway between El Calafate and El Chaltén.
Throughout the walk you can see a large number of petrified logs that lie on the surface, some 70 million years old, some with a diameter of 1.20 m. These remains are testimony to ancient times where the weather was very different from today and allowed the support of a large and abundant flora. Occasionally fossil remains of different types of dinosaurs are discovered.
- not available for children under 6 years
- only available for people with good physical condition
- The difficulty of the walk is Demanding.
Location
La Leona Petrified Forest
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Chelsea_z
Dec 4, 2023
Must do experience while in Calafate or during transfer from Chalten to Calafate - What a fantastic tour!!! Our guide, Leo was so friendly and knowledgeable. He really made the trekk through the forest interesting! All of that is to say that he was a great accompaniment to one of the most unique landscapes you'll ever experience! This forest has existed for well over 60 million years and is complete with dinosaur bonus, petrified tree logs, natural rock formations and things you just don't see everyday and can't see everywhere. We also arranged to have this tour as a transfer between El Chalten to El Calafate and it was seamless. We booked the tour and then reached out to add on the transfer from El Chalten to La Leona where we met up with the rest of the group. It was simple and very cost effective. Perfect way to spend a transfer day between Chalten and Calafate!! Highly recommend taking this one!!
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Dana
Dec 18, 2022
Great excursion between El Chalten/El Calafate - Kind of an obscure excursion but on a nice day this is a great way to make the most of your time in El Calafate or El Chalten. I booked it so I did this excursion to transfer from El Chalten to El Calafate and it was a great decision. Leo was a great guide and extremely knowledgeable about the area and geology. I really enjoyed it!
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68wassimam
Jan 20, 2020
Great experience - A completely different landscape than the gletsjers and el Chalten mountain area. Very worth a visit.
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