Trek in Los Glaciares and Torres del Paine from £993
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What makes this special?
Swoop Says...
A unique way to experience the top trekking destinations in South Patagonia. You'll be part of a small group guided by a South African couple who run just one trip in Southern Patagonia (see date below). Think of it more as trekking with some highly informed and experienced friends rather than joining a guided tour.
Operator Says...
Los Glaciares National Park in southern Argentina is a fantastic spot to experience snow-capped mountains, magnificent glaciers, and sparkling glacial rivers and lakes. Breathtaking views together with glaciers, rivers, lakes, forests and abundant wildlife provides the trip with constantly changing scenarios and experiences.
Itinerary Map: Key landmarks and route for Trek in Los Glaciares and Torres del Paine
Landmarks visited on Trek in Los Glaciares and Torres del Paine
Start from
Buenos Aires
and end at
Buenos Aires
Tours of Patagonia
One way to see the very best that Patagonia offers is to join a tour that takes you to 2 or more different destinations in one trip. With these tours you'll be able to spend a few days in each area, hiking and exploring; and have all the logistics, transport and accommodation organised for you as you move around Patagonia. See all of our Patagonia Tours, or consider:
For trips in specific destinations consider: Torres del Paine and El Chalten.
Operator's Itinerary
Day 1: Starting in Buenos Aires We’ll have a group meeting after breakfast , and then we can go out to enjoy an exciting day.
Day 2: We’ll have a group meeting after breakfast , and then we can go out to enjoy an exciting day in Buenos Aires. Trip to El Tigre by train: The best day trip outside of Buenos Aires is to go to El Tigre. There you can shop, eat, take a boat ride and visit craft markets. The weekends offer lots of activity and everything is open. The weekdays offer peace and quiet. We are ending this day with pizza or pancake evening dinner with a local family. Other activity Options : Visit St Elmos + Craft market + Art Gallery +Plaza Dorrego (all in one place!!) Visit Old Fashion Cafes + Parrillas for lunch Tango Festival in March/ Tango Show/ Tango Lesson Visit Palermo Huge Park. Recoleta Cemetery – You’ll find Evitas grave there and many others.
Day 3: Will travel to El Chalten – Patagonia
Day 4: Spend the day exploring El Chalten, get ready for our first 2/3 day trekking Grade B at Los Glaciares National Park (UNESCO world heritage site) shop for food to take with us. Have dinner together.
Day 5: Trek from El Chalten to Campamento de Agostini – 11 km – 3 to 4 hours – Elevation 200 mtr. Camp for the night.
Day 6: Trek from Camp Agostini to Campamento Poincenot – Option to trek to see Lag. de los tres
Day 7: Campamento Poincenot to El Chalten 22km – 6/7 hours
Day 8: Day rest/explore/ kayak day…
Day 9: Travel to El Calafate.
Day 10: Explore El Calafate and shop/get ready for 8 day hike. Have dinner together.
Day 11: Travel to Torres del Paine – 390 km
Day 12: We start our 8 day trek Grade B/C, Camp Las Torres – Camp Serón Today we start the traverse. WE leave our camp at the gate of the Ascensio river valley across flat prairies we follow Paine river, up to Camp Serón. During the first part of the walk we get good views of the Towers – 16km- 4/6 hours- fairly flat.
Day 13: Camp Serón – Camp Dickson We follow this morning the Paine river valley. After an hour and a moderate climb we turn west and we get the first views of the back part of the massif, including John Garner Pass (1250 mts above sea level) far away closing the valley. We follow the flat bottom of Paine river valley across old cattle area to Lake and camp Dickson. 18km – 6 hours trekking.
Day 14: Camp Dickson – Camp Los Perros From Dickson we start walking under old and dense beech forest- The Lord of the Rings style. This is the gate to the back part of the massif. A steady up hill lead us to Los Perros river valley, and a few hours later under this magic forest get us to lagoon and glacier Los Perros. We camp behind the moraine of the glacier. 10 km – 4/6 hours trekking.
Day 15: Camp Los Perros – Camp John Garner Pass Our main obstacle today is a boggy area which lead us to the upper stone grounds of the valley, from where a steady climb take us to Paso John Garner, 1250 mts above sea level and a door to the southern section of the Patagonian Ice Field. As soon as we get to the pass we see glacier Grey flowing down to the lake. If visibility is good you will see all of the mountains sticking out of the Ice Field, many of them rarely seen by men. A steep down hill leads us to our camp in the forest. 6 hours trekking.
Day 16: Camp John Garner Pass– Camp Grey Today we hike along Grey glacier, across dense forest. Skirting Cerros Ostrava and Olguín, we head to the north side of lake Grey. This is the more humid area of the Park, with lots of ferns along the trail. Our camp today is located in a protected bay, few hundred meters ayaw from the front of the glacier. 6 hours trekking.
Day 17: Camp Grey – Camp Refugio Pehoe During the morning, we visit the front of the glacier calving into the lake. By noon, we head towards our next camp by Refuge Pehoe. This is a trail with several ups and downs, and with a number of spectacular viewpoints over the lake and glacier Grey and the mountains of the Ice Field. 10km – 4/5 hours trekking. Have dinner together.
Day 18: Refugio Pehoe to Refugio Los Cuernos
Day 19: Ref. Los Cuernos to Hostel Las Torres.
Day 20: Exploring El Calafate / Have dinner together
Day 21: Flight back to BsAs
| Additional Charges | Type | Cost | Optional? |
|---|---|---|---|
Approx. expected spend on food for the 21 day trip per person |
Food and meals | £200 | no |
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Swoop says...
A unique way to experience the top trekking destinations in South Patagonia. You'll be part of a small group guided by a South African couple who run just one trip in Southern Patagonia (see date below). Think of it more as trekking with some highly informed and experienced friends rather than joining a guided tour.
Trip Information
| Total Days: | 21 |
|---|---|
| Group Size: | 1 — 6 |
Trekking in Torres del Paine
| Days trekking in Torres del Paine: | 8 |
|---|---|
| Swoop Effort Level: | 5 |
| Nights (tent): | 6 |
| Nights (refugio): | 3 |
| Nights (hotels): | 1 |
| Approx. travellers per guide: | 3 |
Trekking in Los Glaciares National Park
| Days trekking in Los Glaciares National Park: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Estimated distance trekked: | 21 miles |
| Swoop Effort Level: | 4 |
| Nights (tent): | 4 |
| Nights (refugio): | 5 |
| Approx. travellers per guide: | 3 |
About the operator
Explore the area in a small group of just 6 people. Your two guides are a South African husband and wife team who grew up in South America and have lots of friends and family in the region. They've been running these trips with great success for 4 years now.
