The best travel itineraries to El Chaltén

Planning a trip can be tedious when we don’t know the destination and, worst of all, subtract valuable time by not knowing how to combine excursions. You have to study distances, schedules and so on. But hey! No biggie! To avoid all that, the best travel itineraries to El Chaltén were designed.

Just choose the one that best suits you, based on your needs, tastes, expectations, economy, available time and activities to perform. These packages include everything that is required for a splendid holiday: from transfers with air tickets, accommodation with breakfast, to the most sought after and popular excursions in the place, all perfectly combined.

·         CALAFATE AND CHALTÉN EXPRESS

The perfect duo. This itinerary combines El Chaltén with another wonderful destination of Patagonia Argentina, El Calafate, making it ideal for those who have a few days to travel. It is 4 days and 3 nights in which you will guarantee the best holidays. Everything is perfectly calculated; you’re going to enjoy every day without getting tired of trying.

We leave from Buenos Aires bound for El Calafate, a city where the adventure begins without first moving to your respective hotel for check-in. This first day, the afternoon is free, so you can tour the shopping center and its attractions on your own.

It is the second day, after breakfast, that gives way to the must-see Perito Moreno Glacier excursion. A majestic natural monument that we combine with the Rivers of Ice excursion. Both activities start in the walks of this destination. You will love it!

By the third day, we’re hiking to El Chaltén. For this place you have two options: Laguna Capri or Viedma Navigation. Get to know more details in our article about the best excursions in El Chaltén, so you will have a more accurate idea to choose the activity.

The adventure ends on the 4th day, after breakfast, with the transfer to the airport where we will take the plane back to the capital, where the whole experience began. Check details of the operation and confirm why it is one of the best travel itineraries to El Chaltén.

·         TREKKING CALAFATE AND EL CHALTÉN

This time, El Chaltén combines with El Calafate with a must-see proposal for trekking enthusiasts. Besides, it doesn’t take much time. It’s 4 days and three nights of adventure between these two wonders of the Patagonia Argentina.

The first day is destined for the transportation from Buenos Aires to El Calafate. We take care of your arrival at the hotel. The afternoon is free, depending on whether you settle into your room –after check-in– and tour the city center (its shops, restaurants and historic sites) if you wish.

After breakfast, on the second day, we make the Perito Moreno Glacier tour with Minitrekking. In the meantime, for the third day, the excursion to El chaltén (also after breakfast), is planned with the option of making Viedma Ice Trekking.

On day 4 we are ready to return to the starting point, i.e. Buenos Aires or any other city you have chosen for your departure (Rosario, Córdoba, Mendoza, etc.). After breakfast and check out, we move to the airport. Learn more by clicking on this link.

·         USHUAIA, CALAFATE AND EL CHALTÉN

Specially designed for those who have enough time to visit Patagonia. El Chaltén combines with Ushuaia and Calafate on an itinerary of 11 days and 10 nights. This means that you will have a chance to know the best attractions of these three important destinations in the Patagonian region.

The schedule of the first day is similar to that of the previous itineraries (with arrival in Ushuaia), starting the walks on day 2. After breakfast, we go hiking to Tierra del Fuego National Park with the End of the World Train. Then, in the afternoon, we take the Isla de Lobos tour. The night is spent in Ushuaia.

Meanwhile, the third day is destined for the Lagos Fagnano and Escondido excursion. We go back at night in Ushuaia and on the fourth day we move to El Calafate, where you will have that afternoon off.

We continue on the fifth day with the Perito Moreno Glacier tour and the sixth with the Rios de Hielo excursion. In the meantime, for the seventh day is planned the transfer to El Chaltén where, again, you will have the afternoon off. This means that you will be able to get to know the city center on your own.

For the 8th day the excursion Lago del Desierto and Dos Glaciares is performed. In the meantime, on the ninth day we go to the Forest Horseback Riding. After spending the last night in El Chaltén, the 10th day has arrived. We have breakfast and move from this city to El Calafate where we will stay the night before returning to Buenos Aires (or your starting point) on the 10th. Click here and learn more.

Now that you know the best travel itineraries to El Chaltén, you only have to choose the one you like the most, based on your needs and expectations and also the duration. Do not hesitate to consult our travel specialists to clarify your doubts or ask for advice; they can offer you many more options if you wish.