Full Day El Chalten: A Quick Visit to Argentina's Youngest Town for Trekking Enthusiasts
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El Chalten
Experience the natural beauty of El Chaltén, Argentina's youngest town, on a full-day trekking adventure. Marvel at the majestic Fitz Roy and Torre mountains and explore the stunning surroundings. Departure from El Calafate. Not recommended for children under 5.
Duration:
11 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- El Chalten - In a comfortable minibus we will begin with the pick up at hotels, at 08:00 hours approximately, to start our trip, accompanied by a bilingual guide.
- Parador La Leona - Along the coast of Argentinean Lake, we will continue until the crossing with the route 40 that we will take towards the north. Approximately half way we will arrive at the La Leona Inn, an old construction dating from 1894, on the river of the same name, where we will learn about its history.
- Chorrillo del Salto - Continuing towards the north, and after several stops at panoramic points, we will surely meet with herds of guanacos and hares.
We will go to “Chorrillo del Salto”, which is 4 km away from El Chaltén, where we will enjoy the enchanting landscape and a natural waterfall of 20 meters high in the middle of the mountain range.
If preferred, passengers may choose to walk the self-guided trails to the Mirador de los Cóndores or Las Águilas. (Condors Viewpoint or Eagles Viewpoint)
- El Chalten - Lunch will be held at a restaurant in El Chaltén. (Does not include drinks)
At around 3.30 hs pm we will return to El Calafate, estimating our arrival between 20:00 and 21:00 hs, after an enriching experience.
What's Included
- Lunch included
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off in El Calafate
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic drinks
- Carbonated beverages
Additional Information
This offering is aimed at those with a tight schedule, giving them a chance to experience El Chaltén, Argentina’s newest town, also known as the National Trekking Capital. This tour provides an opportunity to behold the majesty of Mount Fitz Roy (3405mts), Mount Torre (3102 mts), along with additional natural wonders in the vicinity.
FULL DAY CHALTÉN ADVENTURE WITH TREKKING TO MIRADOR DE LOS CÓNDORES AND CHORRILLO DEL SALTO
• The ‘Navigation Viedma Light’ isn’t incorporated.
• Take-off Time: 07:00 HS
• Duration: 13/14 HS
• This tour commences and concludes in El Calafate.
• CHILD POLICY: THIS TOUR IS NOT SUGGESTED FOR KIDS BELOW 5 YEARS OF AGE
- EXCURSION NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS OLD
- Not recommended for travelers with mobility problems
Location
El Chalten
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(18 Ratings)
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Mohammed_p
Sep 24, 2022
Beautiful Landscape. - It was a very fun experience. We had a lot of fun traveling through the area from El Calafate to El Chalten. We got to climb one of the mountains to get a better view of the area and traveled down a dirt road that lead to a Beautiful Waterfall.
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Angela_r
Jan 19, 2022
Great day out to National Park - It was an interesting day to the National Park - the guide was informative and made the day fun.
Great scenery and walk around.
The coffee stop and lunch were good locations with nice food.
I would definitely recommend this day tour.
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Ben_k
Mar 1, 2020
a stunning and informative day in stunning Pategonia - We had the most perfect day on this trip. Admittedly the weather was perfection and the scenery unbeatable but it was made all the more wonderful by Maria, our incredibly informative and helpful guide who smiled all day and had the most incredible English. We had been concerned that we would be spending hours on a bus, but in fact the day sped by and one can not tire of looking at the scenery. The tour is designed to include a bit of everything - a historic inn, a trek, a walk in the forest to a waterfall, viewing points, lunch and free time in El Chalten. Thanks also to the highly experienced driver, Oswaldo, who regularly stopped to point out the wildlife. We even saw Condors swooping in the sky. We will never forget the day.
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Geoffreyr509
Oct 31, 2019
El Chalten Day-trip from El Calafate - Well organised, comfortable and a great guide for the day -- wonderful scenery and walks, and pleasant lunch of local fare.
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Mahendra_m
Mar 3, 2023
Full day - Previous bad reviews put me off a bit but I am glad I was not put off.Hood guide and very well priced with lunch included
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Kendra_w
Sep 17, 2022
Good for less active - We stayed in El Calafate for 5 days and this was one of the day trips that we took. The trip itself was a lot more casual than a couple of the others out there; making this a good day trip if you do not want to do a lot of hiking or maybe have smaller children. You take a bus about 2.5 hours out to a hiking area, hike about 30 minutes each way to a nice view on top of the mountains, then head into a small town for lunch, then view a waterfall for about 30 minutes (flat walk for 10 mins). It wasn't my favorite day trip we took (definitely recommend Torres del Paine and Perito Merino over this) but it was nice.
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Beachfrontcondo314
Oct 2, 2023
Find a different tour operator. - Was not impressed with tour guide. Signed up for English speaking guide but she did both languages plus a speech tick which made it very fatiguing to listen too. I had to drown her out as to not have a massive headache.
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Donald_d
Feb 16, 2023
Great sights, old equipment, food mediocre - The bus provided could barely make it up the hills, the rear speakers did not work so we could not hear the commentary. The bus was hot and driver was eventually able tovget some air going.
The guide Gabriella was frustrated with the poor equipment provided and did her best to walk to back of bus to provide commentary and directions.
The stops and sights were very good.
The lunch location was fine but the milanesas were mediocre at best.
The guide told us to complain to the provider company about the equipment quality.
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U3423aomatthews
Sep 1, 2022
Ok tour - The land and area was beautiful and I really enjoyed the hike and the falls visit. The lunch was good too. I think it would be a good idea to explore the town before everything closes for the afternoon as we ate lunch and the time we had left everything was closed. As the tour is called full day El Chalten it would of been nice to explore the town when things are open. Switching the order of doing things would allow people to explore the town when the stores are open. Tour guide was nice but we felt left out at times as she would explain things in Spanish and not always in English.
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Elizabethwinter
Nov 11, 2022
Terrible day - Nothing really - seeing condors was good. The rest was awful and I’ve already complained to the operator in El Calafate who is not interested in what I have to say but I expect a refund or compensation as the guide was not able to guide in English only Spanish which is no good to me. The only map she had of the mountains in El Chalten was in Spanish as well. The pick up was late and unable to contact the company on the number provided.
It was not worth the money or for that matter my valuable and limited time in El Calafate. I could have organised something else.
I await your comments and compensation.
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